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Bastow Manor +4
Title:Bastow Manor +4
Category:Game/Adventure
Release Date:
Language:English
Size:64K
Machine:PAL & NTSC
Code Type:Basic
Distribution:Freeware
Game ending type:Has an end, game ends
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Notes:Full title: The Secret of Bastow Manor +4. Converted version from C-64. Year 1983 on title screen is wrong and was not fixed. Release date unconfirmed, automatically extracted from BASIC listing.
  External links:
    C64 release
    Amstrad CPC release

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Solutions - Complete
Here is the complete solution by MCG:

Note: You can carry maximum 5 objects simultaneously.

(You start outside the Manor gates. A gate and a wall are here.)
S (By the Manor wall. A tree, a mailbox and a sign are here.)
READ SIGN (It says...Bastow Manor. Keep out.)
CLIMB TREE (At the top of a dead tree.)
LOOK TREE (Found a branch.)
BREAK BRANCH
GET BRANCH
CLIMB TREE (By the Manor wall.)
N (Outside the Manor gates.)
LOOK GATE (It's locked. Found an iron key.)
GET KEY (Which one?)
IRON
S (By the Manor wall.)
UNLOCK MAILBOX (With the iron key.)
LOOK MAILBOX (Found a letter.)
LOOK MAILBOX (Found a torch.)
GET LETTER
READ LETTER ("Left is right or is right wrong." Note: It is a message about the combination lock, later.)
DROP LETTER
GET TORCH
N (Outside the Manor gates.)
UNLOCK GATE (The key gets stuck.)
OPEN GATE (The gate opens. You hear dogs howling.)
GO GATE (On a gravel path. A manor and a garden are here.)

S (In the garden outside a shed. A shed is here. You hear dog barking.)
LOOK SHED (Found a ladder.)
S (Inside a storage shed. A case is here. You're tired and can't go any further.)
DROP BRANCH
N (In the garden outside a shed. You hear dogs howling.)
GET LADDER
N (On a gravel path.)
E (At the front door. A door, a bell and a sign are here. You hear dog barking.)
READ SIGN (It's says...Ring the bell and enter. Note: Don't ring the bell, because if you do that a chute opens and you will die.)
E (At the east side of the Manor. A door and a window are here.)
DROP LADDER
CLIMB LADDER (On a window ledge. An ivy, and a window are here. Note: Now you are safe from the dogs - ignore the window for now as it can only be opened inside.)
CLIMB LADDER (At the east side of the Manor. You hear dogs howling.)
W (At the front door.)
W (On a gravel path. You hear dog barking.)
S (In the garden outside a shed.)
S (Inside a storage shed.)
OPEN CASE
LOOK CASE (Found an apple.)
LOOK APPLE (Looks like a 'IIE'.)
GET APPLE
MOVE CASE (Found a trapdoor. Beware! There is dark down.)
LIGHT TORCH
GET BRANCH
GO TRAPDOOR (In a dim room. A small box and a door are here.)
GET BOX
S (In a dark, moss covered tunnel. A deep pit is here.)
LOOK PIT (My gosh!! It's full of snakes.)
DROP BRANCH (It spans the pit.)
S (In a damp stone corridor. A toolbox is here.)
OPEN TOOLBOX
LOOK TOOLBOX (Found a crowbar.)
GET CROWBAR
N (In a dark, moss covered tunnel.)
N (In a dim room.)
LOOK DOOR (It's secured with a beam.)
LOOK BEAM (Looks very heavy.)
REMOVE BEAM (You use the crowbar.)
DROP CROWBAR
OPEN DOOR

GO DOOR (At the north end of the hall. A door and a clock are here.)
OPEN CLOCK
LOOK CLOCK (Found a knife.)
GET KNIFE
S (At the south end of the hall.)
S (In the kitchen.)
LOOK TABLE (Strange...There's hot food there.)
DROP APPLE
CUT APPLE (Found a small key. Note: the iron key disappears from the inventory.)
DROP KNIFE
GET KEY (Which one?)
SMALL
UNLOCK BOX (With the small key.)
OPEN BOX
LOOK BOX (Found a note.)
DROP BOX
GET NOTE
READ NOTE (You see a writing. Looks like 'VI'... Note: This message is an another clue for the combination lock, later.)
DROP NOTE
W (In a closet. A mop, a bucket and a crate are here.)
GET BUCKET
MOVE CRATE (Found a brass key. An old man enters. Everything goes black. Your head spins...Slowly...Your head clears. You see... The brass key has disappeared.)
E (In the kitchen.)
N (At the south end of the hall.)
GO STAIRS (In the master bedroom. A stairs, a bed and a window are here.)
DROP BUCKET
OPEN WINDOW
GO WINDOW (On a window ledge.)
CLIMB LADDER (At the east side of the Manor. You hear dogs howling.)
W (At the front door.)
W (On a gravel path. You hear dog barking.)
W (Outside the Manor gates.)
S (By the Manor wall.)
LOOK MAILBOX (Found a brass key.)
GET KEY (Which one?)
BRASS
CLIMB TREE (At the top of a dead tree. Note: You are safe from the dogs again.)
CLIMB TREE (By the Manor wall. You hear dogs howling.)
N (Outside the Manor gates.)
GO GATE (On a gravel path. You hear dog barking.)
E (At the front door.)
E (At the east side of the Manor.)
CLIMB LADDER (On a window ledge.)
GO WINDOW (In the master bedroom.)

GO STAIRS (At the south end of the hall.)
UNLOCK DOOR (With the brass key)
DROP KEY (Which one?)
BRASS
OPEN DOOR
GO DOOR (In the study. A desk and a picture are here.)
LOOK DESK (It has a drawer.)
OPEN DRAWER
LOOK DRAWER (Found a pencil. Note: It is useless.)
PRESS PANEL (Found a button.)
PULL BUTTON (You hear a rumble.)
E (At the south end of the hall.)
S (In the kitchen.)
S (In the wine cellar. Racks of wine and an armour are here.)
GET ARMOUR
WEAR ARMOUR
N (In the kitchen.)
N (At the south end of the hall.)
N (At the north end of the hall.)
N (In the entrance foyer. A door and a balcony are here.)
E (Old man Bastow Drops a safe from the balcony... Lucky you are wearing the armour. In the library. A desk and books are here.)
LOOK DESK (There's an open book there.)
READ BOOK (Lock and cunning escapes..and as a general rule for opening treasure chests, try... right 3, left 7, right 2...the rest of the page is missing. Note: it is the third clue for the combination lock.)
W (In the entrance foyer.)
DROP ARMOUR
S (At the north end of the hall.)
S (At the south end of the hall.)

GO STAIRS (In the master bedroom.)
GET BUCKET
S (In the master bathroom. A bath is here.)
LOOK BATH (There are taps here.)
FILL BUCKET
N (In the master bedroom.)
GO WINDOW (On a window ledge.)
CLIMB LADDER (At the east side of the Manor. You hear dogs howling.)
W (At the front door.)
W (On a gravel path. You hear dog barking.)
S (In the garden outside a shed.)
S (Inside a storage shed.)
GO TRAPDOOR (In a dim room.)
S (In a dark, moss covered tunnel.)
S (In a damp stone corridor.)
S (In a secret laboratory. A bloody table and a skeleton are here.)
LOOK SKELETON (You thought it moved!)
E (In a stone cell. A hole is here.)
THROW WATER (Where?)
HOLE
W (In a secret laboratory.)
N (In a damp stone corridor.)
N (In a dark, moss covered tunnel.)
N (In a dim room.)
GO DOOR (At the north end of the hall.)
S (At the south end of the hall.)
GO STAIRS (In the master bedroom.)
S (In the master bathroom.)
FILL BUCKET
N (In the master bedroom.)
GO WINDOW (On a window ledge.)
CLIMB LADDER (At the east side of the Manor. You hear dogs howling.)
W (At the front door.)
W (On a gravel path. You hear dog barking.)
S (In the garden outside a shed.)
S (Inside a storage shed.)
GO TRAPDOOR (In a dim room.)
S (In a dark, moss covered tunnel.)
S (In a damp stone corridor.)
S (In a secret laboratory.)
E (In a stone cell.)
THROW WATER (Where?)
HOLE
W (In a secret laboratory.)
N (In a damp stone corridor.)
N (In a dark, moss covered tunnel.)
N (In a dim room.)
GO DOOR (At the north end of the hall.)
S (At the south end of the hall.)
GO STAIRS (In the master bedroom.)
S (In the master bathroom.)
FILL BUCKET
N (In the master bedroom.)
GO WINDOW (On a window ledge.)
CLIMB LADDER (At the east side of the Manor. You hear dogs howling.)
W (At the front door.)
W (On a gravel path. You hear dog barking.)
S (In the garden outside a shed.)
S (Inside a storage shed.)
GO TRAPDOOR (In a dim room.)
S (In a dark, moss covered tunnel.)
S (In a damp stone corridor.)
S (In a secret laboratory.)
E (In a stone cell.)
THROW WATER (Where?)
HOLE
GO HOLE (In a secret room. A robot is here.)
LOOK ROBOT (It's shorted out!)
DROP BUCKET

E (In the treasure room. A chest is here.)
LOOK CHEST (It has a combination lock!)
UNLOCK CHEST (The combination lock has all the letters of the alphabet arranged around its rim. Enter letters or type '*' to quit.)
IBDF (That's it! Note: the rim cursor at the letter F (There is 'VI' on the note, the sixth letter is F in the alphabet, it is the beginning.), and now rotating the rim following the book saying in the library, the code is IBD. Finally, the first letter goes to the last position, as the letter said in the mailbox.)
LOOK CHEST (Found a gold.)
GET GOLD (You hear bells ringing somewhere.)
W (In a secret room.)
W (In a stone cell.)
W (In a secret laboratory. The skeleton stirs and comes for you.)
N (In a damp stone corridor. The skeleton comes after you..)
N (In a dark, moss covered tunnel.)
N (In a dim room.)
W (Inside a storage shed.)
N (In the garden outside a shed.)
N (On a gravel path. You hear dog barking.)
W (Outside the Manor gates.)

That's it! You've got the gold.
....And your life!

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