This version has been updated for version 3.1 of Dungeon.



Welcome to Dungeon.

There are many variables in this game that are difficult to
account for in a walkthrough.  Your best defense against an
unwelcome surprise is to save the game often.  I suggest you
save at the end of each paragraph. Unfortunately, each time you
save your game it destroys the previous save file.  If you run
into the thief just move away from him.  If he steals your 
treasures, don't worry, you'll get them back.  Okay, here we
go. . .

You are at the west of a boarded up white house.  Go south, and
then east to the back of the house.  Open the window.  Go east
into the forest.  Move the pile of leaves.  This reveals a
locked grate.  Leaving the grate alone, or opening it will make
no difference in the game.  Go west, here you will find a tree
with a low branch.  Climb the tree, and take the egg from the
nest.  Climb down and go East, South, North, and East.  You
have returned to the back of the house.  Enter the house.  You
are in a kitchen.  On the table is a bottle and a sack.  Just
take the bottle, and go west to the living room.  Take the
sword and the lamp.  Move the rug, and open the trap door. Turn
on your lamp, and go down into the dungeon.

You are in a cellar, and it looks like there is no way to go
back.  Go east to the troll room.  Oh no, a nasty troll!  Kill
troll with sword.  If the troll does not die with the first
blow, do it again.  There is a chance that the troll may kill
you.  If he does kill you, restore your game and try again.

Once you have disposed of the troll drop the sword and go north
and then east to the Round Room. This is one of the more
annoying places in the game.  The room is a turning. The first
thing we need to do is stop it!  Until we do stop it from
spinning any direction you enter will send you to a random
place.  Your goal is to find the Engravings Cave.  Here are a
set of directions to return you to the Round Room.  If you see
a treasure along the way, just leave it we will come back later
to retrieve it. (Assuming the thief does not steal it.  And if
he does, you'll still get it back later.)  Keep trying 
different directions until you enter the Engravings Cave.

        (1) Deep Canyon         --> South
        (2) Grail Room          --> West
        (3) North-South Passage --> Northeast, Up, East, South, South
        (4) East-West Passage   --> East    
        (5) Winding Passage     --> East, North, North, West
        (6) Maze                --> West, North, East

Okay, you've made it.  Go southeast to the riddle room.  Answer
"Well", and the passage to the east will open.  Go East, take
the pearls, and continue east.  Board the bucket.  Say it just
that way.  Open the bottle, pour the water.  Well done. You are
now at the top of the well.  Disembark the bucket.  Again, say
it just that way.  Go east to the tea room.  Leave the cakes
for now, and go northwest.  Tell robot "East".  Go East.  Tell
robot "push triangular button".  You hear a dull thump in the
distance, and you have just stopped the round room from
spinning.  Tell robot "south". Go south.  Take the sphere.  Tell
robot "lift cage".  Take the sphere.  Go north and west.  Now
you compass spins wildly.  You need to keep trying to get back
to the tea room.  Try and go Southeast, if you end up in the
Machine room go West and try another direction until you get to
the tea room. Take all of the cakes.  Eat the eatme cake.  Go
East.  Throw the red cake. take the tin of spices.  Go West. 
Eat the blue cake.  Drop the orange cake. Go West.  Board the
bucket.  Fill bottle with water.  Close the bottle. Disembark. 
Go west, west, down, and north.  You are back in the now stable
round room.  Open the box.  Take the violin.

Now it is time to stop another nuisance.  Every time you enter
the Dungeon someone (probably the thief) shuts the trap door
and locks you in.  This will continue until you find a way out
of the Dungeon (other than the fireplace.)  So off we go . . .
West, West, South, South, East and Up.  Take the coins.  Do not
touch the rusty knife or the skeleton.  Go Southwest, east,
south, and Northeast.  A giant Cyclops blocks the way.  The
easiest way past him is the speak the name of his nemesis.  Say
"Odysseus".  Go north then east and you will be back in the
living room.  Open the case. Put treasures in case. Take the
egg.

If you still have the egg you need to give it to the thief so
he can open it for you.  If he has already stolen it skip to
the next paragraph.  Go west, south, and up.  Give the egg to
the thief.  Waste no time and get out of there.  Go Down,
North, and East.  If you get killed, you can restore the game
and try again.

Okay, we have one last nuisance to get rid of, namely the
thief.  You can not kill the thief until you have at least 200
points, and more is better. So, now we will go off and get as
many treasures as we can.  Open the trap door and go down.  Go
back to the round room (East, north, and East).  Go east to the
Grail room.  Take the Grail.  Go west.  Go Northeast twice. You
are in a strange cavernous room.  Say "echo".  Okay, now you
can take the bar.  Off to the dam now.  Go Up, and East.  We
need to open the sluice gates, so go north.  Take the
matchbook.  Read the Matchbook.  Interesting!  A free
brochure.  Send for free brochure.  Go north.  Take the
screwdriver, and the wrench.  Push the yellow button.  This
have activated the control panel for the dam.  Go south twice. 
Turn the bolt with the wrench.  Drop the wrench.  Go south
twice.  Go southeast and east.  A giant mirror is here. Touch
the mirror.  The ground shakes.  You have been transported to
another mirror room, identical to the first.  Go east and
down.  Take the trident. Go southeast and take the pump.  Go
north, up, north, west twice, and down the slide. Your back in
the cellar, go up to the living room.  Put the treasures in the
case.  Drop the pump and screwdriver.

Go back down into the cellar.  Go south twice.  Take the
painting.  Go west. Here we are at the bank of Zork!  And we
intend to rob it.   Go northeast, east and south to the
Chairman's Office. Get the portrait and go back north. Drop
all, and take the lamp.  Walk through the north wall. You've
been transported to a seemingly exitless room! But don't panic,
just walk through the south wall, presto! You're back at the
Safety Deposity again. Walk through the north wall once again,
and you have found the vault! Lying neatly is a pile of 200
Zorkmid bills.  Take the bills and enter the north wall. Now
drop the bills and go west. If you try to leave the Depository
carrying the bills or the paintings, an alarm sounds and an
invisible barrier blocks your leaving! Go back west to the bank
vault, take all, enter the curtain of light then go south. This
time, when you exit the room, you find yourself back at the
bank's main entrance. Go south twice. Go north, west, and up to
the living room.  Put treasures in the case. Take the bottle.

You should have just the lamp, matches and bottle with you
now.  Go down, east, north, and east.  Go east, and up.  Take
the Bell.  Go east again.  Take the book and the candles.  Go
west twice, east, south and down.   Now lets get rid of those
evil spirits.  Open the bottle.  Ring the bell.   Ouch!  Pour
the water in the bell.  Take the bell.  Take the candles. 
Light a match.  Light the candles with the match.  Read the
book.  Go east twice, and west twice.  This is just to get the
points.  Go up, and west.  Touch the mirror.  Go east, down,
southeast, and south.  Take the trunk.  Go north twice, up,
north, west twice, and down the slide.  Go up to the living
room.  Put the trunk in the case.  Drop all, and take the lamp.

Save.

Here we go.  First off check you score.  Your rank must be at
Adventurer. Next, check your condition with diagnose.  You
should be perfectly healthy.  If not read ahead to get more
treasures.  Then when your score is high enough, and your health
is good you will be off to kill the thief.  Go east, and up. 
Take the knife.  Go back down to the kitchen, west twice, south
and up.  Kill the thief with the knife.  Keep up the fight
until one of you is dead.  If you die, restore and try again. 
If the thief dies, take all the treasures.  Go down, north and
east.  Put the treasures in the case.

Okay, your lamp will not last long enough for you to finish the
game, so we need another light source.  To do this you need the
rope from the attic.  Go east and up.  Take the rope and the
brick.  Go down and west.  Drop the brick.  Go down.  Go east,
north, and down.  You are at the deep ravine.  Go west, and
then east.  You are at the top of the dome.  Tie the rope to
the rail and climb down.  Take the torch, and turn off the
lamp. Go down, east, north, and down to the deep ravine.  Go
down and west.  Take the wire.  Go north and east.  Take the
coffin.  The coffin does not fit through any of the standard
exits.  So well have to use some magic (or prayer).  Go up,
north, and east.  Now go north trice.  Go up and north.  You
are in the northern mirror room.  Touch the mirror.  Go north
twice.  (note you could go to the temple from here and pray. 
This would take you to the forest.)  Go west four times, and up
to the living room.  Put the coffin in the case.

Now for a ride on the frigid river.  Take the pump.  Go down to
the cellar.  The first stop is to get the shovel in the small
cave.  Go east, north, east, northwest, east twice, south, east
twice, take the shovel.  Now off to the boat.  Go Northwest,
south, up, east, and down.  Inflate the boat with the pump. 
Drop the pump.  Put the stick in the boat.  (If you are
carrying the stick while you board or disembark the boat the
boat will be punctured.)  Board the boat.  Launch.  Go down
three times.  Take the buoy.  Go west.  Disembark.  Take the
shovel.  Dig sand with shovel 4 times.  Take the statue.  Go
south twice.  Wave the stick.  Go east twice.  Take the pot of
gold.  Go Southeast, and up twice.  Now back to the house.  Go
south, north, west twice, east twice, south, north, east, and
in.  Open the sack, and take the garlic.  Go west to the living
room.  Open the buoy.  Put the emerald in the case.  Drop the
buoy.  Put the pot in the case.  Put the statue in the case. 
Drop the stick and the shovel.  Take the screwdriver.

Now it time go mining.  Down to the cellar.  East, north, and
east.  Southeast to the winding passage, and east to the mirror
room.  Touch the mirror.  Go west twice, and north.  Here we
are at the entrance to the mine.  Go northwest and west.  Good
thing we have that garlic to keep the bat at bay.  Take the
figurine.  Go east, south and northeast.  You are in the shaft
room.  Put the torch and the screwdriver in the basket.  Do not
under any circumstances take the torch any further.  Turn on
your lamp and go north.  Now go west and down.  Pweew!  Gas! 
Good thing you left the torch behind.  Take the bracelet and go
up.   Now into the mine (part I).  Go east, northeast, north,
northeast, northwest, and down.  You should be at the ladder
top.  Go down, northeast.  Take the coal.  Go south, up twice,
east twice, and south.  You are back at the shaft room.  But
the coal in the basket.  Lower the basket.  Now into the mine
(part II).  Go north, northeast, north, northeast, northwest,
and down.  At the ladder top again.  Go down and south. Drop
all.  Go southwest through the narrow passage.  (You can not
walk through here carrying anything.)  Take the coal, torch,
and screwdriver.  Go east to the machine room.  Open the lid,
put the coal in the machine, close the lid.  Turn the switch
with the screwdriver, and open the lid.  Take the diamond.  Go
northwest.  Put the diamond, torch, and screwdriver in the
basket.  Go northeast.  Take all.   Go north, up twice.  East
twice, and south.  Drop the timber here (you'll need it later).
Raise the basket.  Take all from the basket.  Turn off the
lamp.  Go west, south, and down the slide.  Go up to the living
room.  Put the diamond, bracelet and figurine in the case. 
Drop the garlic and the screwdriver.

Okay, now its time for the royal puzzle.  Go West, south, and
up to the thief's hide-a-way.  Go east.  Make sure you save
here.  Be very careful to follow these directions exactly.
Down, push east wall, South, Southwest, Push south wall, East
twice, Push south wall, North twice, East, Push south wall,
Take card, Push south wall, East, Northeast, Push west wall
four times, Northeast twice, North, Push east wall, Southwest,
South, Southeast, Northeast, North, Push west wall, Northwest,
Push south wall twice, West, Northwest twice, Push south wall,
Southeast trice, Northeast, Push west wall twice, Southwest,
Push north wall trice, Northwest, Up.

Whew!  That is the most difficult puzzle in Dungeon.  Glad its
over.  Go West, down, north, and east to the living room.  Put
the card in the case.  Drop all.


The next puzzle is new to version 3.1 of Dungeon.  It's called
the Palantirs.  Go east twice, south and west.  Take the mat
from the front of the house.  Go South and east.  Enter the
house, and go west to the living room.  Take the screwdriver
and the torch.  Go Down, east, north down, west, east, down,
and west to the Size room.  Put the mat under the door.  Open
the lid.  Put the screwdriver in the keyhole.  Take the mat. 
Take the key.  Unlock the door with the key.  Open the door. 
Enter the room.  Take the sphere.  Exit the room.  Go east,
down, east, north, down, west, and east to the dome room. 
Untie the rope.  Take the rope.  Go east, west, south, west
twice, and up to the living room.  Put treasures in the case. 
Drop all.

Take the rope and the torch.  Go down, east, north, easta,
southeast, and east to the mirror room.  Touch the mirror.  Go
west twice, north, northeast.  Take the timber.  Go west and
south.  Drop the timber.  Tie the rope to the timber.  Go down
trice.  Go east and south to the sooty room.  Take the sphere. 
Go north, down, and up to the living room.  Put treasures in
case.  Drop all.

Take the Newspaper, brick, matches, lamp, torch, and wire.


Were getting there.  One last major puzzle to solve.  Go back
down into the cellar.  Go east, north, and down twice.  Go
west, and north.  Turn on your lamp, and throw the torch.  You
need to hurry from here on out, because your lamp will not last
too long.  Go west, take the ruby.  Go west, and south.  Hello
Aviator! Board the basket.  Open the receptacle.  Put the
newspaper in the receptacle.  Light a match.  Light the
newspaper with the match.  Away we go.  Wait (type "wait")
until you reach the small ledge.  Land on the ledge. 
Disembark, and tie the rope to the hook (you don't want to get
stuck here).  Take the coin, and go south.  Take the purple
book.  Go north and board the balloon.  Untie the rope.  Wait
until you reach the wide ledge.  Land the balloon and
disembark.  Tie the rope to the hook.  Go south.  Put the brick
in the hole.  Put the wire in the brick. 

Save.

Light a match.  Light the wire with the match.  Now get outta
there!  Go north.  Boooooom!  Go south.  Take the crown.  Now
get outta there!  Go north.  Wheew!  Just in time.  You still
need to hustle, so board the basket, untie the rope.  Close the
receptacle.  Now wait as you sink to the bottom.

Go north, west, south, and north.  Take the now burned-out
torch.  Go east, north trice, up, north, west, west.  Untie the
rope (so you can slide down the slide).  Down the slide, and up
to the living room.  >> Turn off your lamp. <<  Put the ruby,
torch, coin, and crown in the case.  Open the purple book.  Put
the stamp in the case.  Drop the purple book. Take the egg. 
Take the canary from the egg.  Put the egg back in the case. 
Go east trice, then west.  You are back by the tree where you
found the egg.  Wind the canary.  Take the bauble.  Go east,
south, north, east.  Now back to the front of the house.  Go
south and west.  Take the brochure (good thing you read that
matchbook).  Take the stamp.  Go south, east and in.  Go west
to the Living room.  Put the bauble, canary, and the Don Woods
stamp in the case.

Congratulations ! You have just received all 616 points.  But
what this not fireworks?  No trumpets with a fanfare?  You
still have the end-game to finish!  Wait, and continue to wait
until you get a message from a sinister, wraithlike figure. 

Save.

Turn you lamp back on.  With any luck you will have just enough
battery power to get you though.  Take the matches and candles
just in case.  Go down, east, north, east trice, south, down,
east twice.  You are back at the crypt.  Open the crypt.  (This
can only be done once the end-game has started.)  Enter the
crypt.  Close the crypt.  Turn off your lamp and wait.

You can no longer save the game from this point forward. 
However, you can restore to this point by incanting a magic
phrase.  Follow the instructions and write down you magic
incantation.  Now walk down the steps.  Go north, drop you
sword and go south.  Now push the red button.  Go north, take
the sword, and go north again.  Enter the box.  Lift the short
pole.  Push the red panel twice.  Lower the short pole.  Push
the mahogany panel trice.  lift the short pole and push the red
panel four times.  Now push the pine panel and go north.  Knock
on the door.  The Dungeon Master appears and will ask you three
questions.  You must answer all three questions correctly or
you will not be able to finish the game.

"The taking of which object offends the ghosts?"  Skeleton.

"From which room can one enter the robber's hideaway without
passing through the Cyclops room?"  Temple.  (note: type 'treasure').

"What object is of use in determining the function of the iced
cakes?"  Flask.

"What object in the dungeon is haunted?"  Rusty knife.

"Besides the temple, to which room is it possible to go from
the alter?"  Forest.

"What can be done to the mirror that is useful?"  Touch.

"In which room is the phrase 'Hello sailor' useful?"  None.

"What is the absolute minimum specified value of the Zorkmid
treasures, in zorkmids?"  30003.

Now go north twice, east, and north twice.  Set the dial to 4. 
Push the button.  Tell master, stay.  Go south.  Open the
door.  Go in.  Tell master, set dial to 6.  Tell master, push
button.  Open the bronze door.  Go south.  At last the
treasures of Dungeon of Zork are yours!

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