Walkthrough for Jacks or better to murder, Aces to win My emphasis was a story with a "gathered environment." The player quickly learns who (s)he (the character's sex is never mentioned) is and through recollections and observations gradually gathers the world in which (s)he has ruled for a long time. With that in mind, a two hour competition limit (befitting a "staccato" pace) and a deliberate avoidance of puzzles that didn't fit, there are no particularly difficult problems to solve. --JDB The following are the "raw" steps to finish the game: >x speaker >x balcony >listen to speaker >get bead, reed >pour poison on bead >put bead in reed >blow reed at speaker >x message >x window >nw >x furniture >get crossbow >d >wear robe >w >shoot crossbow at large monk >get knife >se >n >show knife to h (also succeeding are "pray" and "throw knife at (h/l)") >n *** You have won *** In that game you scored 50 out of a possible 50 in 21 turns.