===================================================== ===================================================== The Magpie Takes the Train by Mathbrush set in the world of Jason Guest's Alias 'The Magpie' ===================================================== ===================================================== ======================= Table of Contents ======================= 1 - General Hints 2 - Verbose Walkthrough 3 - Concise Walkthrough ======================= 1 - General Hints ======================= ---Spoilers--- All of these hints can be found in-game by typing HELP. You can avoid spoilers more easily that way. ---Costumes--- You can only change costumes in the darkness. You can SKIP to get to the darkness. Use the format "WEAR [the costume you want to wear]" to change costumes. ---The server--- The server comes in at regular intervals. If you don't see him, just wait for him. ======================= 2 - Verbose Walkthrough ======================= ---The attendant--- The attendant will only bother you if you are wearing the wrong costume. See other sections for hints on what costume to wear. ---Horus--- Horus is needed for two puzzles in the game--dealing with Hogg's hearing and dealing with the Viscount's hat. These puzzles are listed below. ---Hogg--- To steal the rose from Hogg, you have to deal with her 5 senses. You can see what you need to work on next by just trying to TAKE the ROSE. *Sight* To keep Hogg from seeing your shadow, dim the lights by pulling the shades. You must be wearing the maintenance uniform. *Sound* To keep Hogg from hearing you, make sure Horus is singing. You can talk to Horus until you gain the MUSIC topic, which makes him sing. If he is too upset to sing, give him a cracker. *Taste* Hogg is thirsty. She likes grape juice. You can only give her grape juice when you are wearing the waiter costume. *Touch* The Rose is too delicate to take by hand. You can take it if you are holding the tweezers in the pet grooming kit. You can get the kit with the INTRODUCTION topic when wearing the pet groomer costume. *Smell* Hogg doesn't like most of your costume's smell. Try wearing the banker costume. ---The Viscount--- You must remove the Viscount's disguise to keep him from interfering. *Beard* Pour the glass of vodka on the Viscount's beard to dissolve the glue. *Hat* Get the pet grooming kit by using the INTRODUCTION topic with Hogg while wearing the pet groomer costume. Get the toy mouse, put it in the hat, and say DESTROY to Horus. *Scarf* While wearing the maintenance uniform, turn up the radiator. ======================= 3 - Concise Walkthrough ======================= east / say greetings / e [Here we wait for the server] z / z / z / take vodka / take juice / pour vodka on beard skip / wear groomer / z / z / say Introductions / x kit / open kit / take mouse / throw mouse at hat / say destroy to horus skip / wear maintenance / z / x radiator / turn knob skip / wear waiter / give juice to hogg skip / wear maintenance / z / pull blinds get tweezers skip / wear banker / z x parrot / say hello to horus / say snack / say performance / say music get rose/s