Start of a transcript of Hercules! An Interactive Fiction by Leo Weinreb Release 1 / Serial number 210927 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.34 lib 6/12N) Identification number: //AA736272-EE17-4411-80F0-09BBD1DC0F13// Interpreter version 1.3.5 / VM 3.1.2 / Library serial number 080126 Standard Rules version 3/120430 by Graham Nelson >restart Are you sure you want to restart? y Hercules! An Interactive Fiction by Leo Weinreb Release 1 / Serial number 210927 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.34 lib 6/12N) "Hi! My name's Hercules, and I want to be a hero!" That was your opening line to the Gods on the glowing marble steps of Mount Olympus. There was a beat of silence as your words rang through the air - and then a roaring, hysterical fit of laughter that could not be quelled. You can't really blame them, you suppose - you don't exactly fit the heroic mold. You're near-sighted, scrawny, constantly allergic, and have far more phobias than a demigod should. Your spiteful stepmother Hera discounts you out of hand, and even your father Zeus is skeptical at best. But you know you can be as great as the Gods themselves if only someone would just give you a chance! As luck would have it, the day after your meeting with the Gods, your cousin Eurystheus offered you a temp job. Finally, you've been given a chance to prove yourself, and you'll be sure not to squander this opportunity! Let's see, this to-do list he gave you can't be all that hard... Main Road You are on a plain dirt road leading east to the land of Tiryns, where your cousin Eurystheus serves as king. >about > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Welcome to Hercules! So glad you could make it. Hercules is a text-based adventure (also known as interactive fiction) computer game similar to those of the 1980s, before computer games could come with advanced graphics. If you're unfamiliar with text adventures, I hope this game will help you learn to love them. If you find yourself completely at sea to start, look up "Instructions for Play" on the previous menu, a great beginner's guidebook for how to navigate these kinds of games. It's written by Emily Short, a legend in the Interactive Fiction world. If you need a hint on a specific puzzle, I have included all of them that you might need in the "Hint System" on the previous page. However, I'll caution you to use these sparingly - the puzzles in the game will be a lot more satisfying if you solve them yourself, or almost completely by yourself. The game is no fun and over very quickly if you just scroll through the menus until you've created a makeshift walkthrough. Last but certainly not least, I couldn't have made this game without the help of a plethora of people, and you can read all about their brilliance and patience with me in the "Acknowledgements" section of the main menu. And with that, I wish you all an enjoyable and stimulating rest of the game - thank you so much for your support! Please press SPACE to continue. > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System > Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System > Acknowledgements The first full (very very very) rough incarnation of Hercules! was written in 2016 or 2017 by me, Leo Weinreb, while attending the University of Chicago. It was the first game I ever designed. That proto-version involved only two playtesters: Anton Bures, my father, and John "Chip" Lekberg, a friend from school. Since then the game has gotten smoother and kinder, exploded in scale and complexity, and been amended with crucial and thorough revisions. These indispensible improvements are all thanks to a small but dedicated group of people who took time out of their busy daily lives to help me make my game the best it could possibly be: my dear parents Anton Bures and Jenya Weinreb, my friends Chip Lekberg, Emily Watzl, and Rhiannon Hoffman, and some absolutely brilliant volunteers from the Interactive Fiction Community Forum: Mike Carletta, Christopher Merriner, and Garry Francis, whose suggestions and playthrough edits were essential in allowing me to put forth a more polished finished product. I am eternally grateful to all of you. <3 Please press SPACE to continue. Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System > Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System > Acknowledgements Main Road You are on a plain dirt road leading east to the land of Tiryns, where your cousin Eurystheus serves as king. >help > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Main Road You are on a plain dirt road leading east to the land of Tiryns, where your cousin Eurystheus serves as king. >x me You've never been one for vanity, but you give yourself a good once-over. Your limbs are scrawny and weak, almost spaghetti-noodle like, and your acne hasn't improved since middle school. Your spectacles slide down your nose so much that you've gotten into a habit of just pushing them back up again, and your height is considerably below average. Sure you may not be much to look at, but you'd rather be brainy than brawny any day. Give me a good instruction manual and some Albuterol and nothing is impossible! >g You've never been one for vanity, but you give yourself a good once-over. Your limbs are scrawny and weak, almost spaghetti-noodle like, and your acne hasn't improved since middle school. Your spectacles slide down your nose so much that you've gotten into a habit of just pushing them back up again, and your height is considerably below average. Sure you may not be much to look at, but you'd rather be brainy than brawny any day. Give me a good instruction manual and some Albuterol and nothing is impossible! >* OK, some comedic anachronisms, that's helpful You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >l Main Road You are on a plain dirt road leading east to the land of Tiryns, where your cousin Eurystheus serves as king. >i You are carrying: a list a bottle of Benadryl >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >* Er, not sure why the long s is here -- it's based on English adoption of idiosyncratic German orthography, right? You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >* But should be fun! There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >x benadrly You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >o benadryl Your trusty bottle of Benadryl tablets for your allergies. You have to take them on the dot every 24 hours - too little and you'll break out in hives and a constant stream of sneezes, too much and you'll fall right asleep. You never leave the house without this bottle and your asthma inhaler. Wait a second, where is your asthma inhaler? Shit. Guess you're working without a net now. >eat benadryl Not now, it hasn't been 24 hours since your last dose. And you always take your pills on the dot, like clockwork. >score You have so far scored 0 out of a possible 12, in 8 turns, earning you the rank of Nerdy Cousin. >* oh, a score! Fun You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >l Main Road You are on a plain dirt road leading east to the land of Tiryns, where your cousin Eurystheus serves as king. >w You briefly consider making a run back to your place to grab the inhaler, but decide against it. Your cousin is counting on you! Besides, the Gods would probably take it as a sign of weakness if you back-track now after coming so far on your adventure. >* oh, good detail You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >n You can't go that way. >e Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >* I like the enthusiasm of the exclamation points There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >x townsfolk Everyone's brow is furrowed... it reminds you of the terrible headaches you used to get on chariot rides. A good double-dose of aspirin should do the trick. >ask townsfolk about king The townsfolk are unsettled by strangers' questions and hurry off down the road at a faster pace. >e City Palace This magnificent building serves as the place of government for all of Tiryns. Although it's one of the prettier buildings you've ever seen, you can't help feeling a slight cold chill whenever you enter it, an almost ghostly air. The only exit you can see is to the west. Your cousin Eurystheus is here, wearing a large pointy crown and sitting on a large gray-metal velvet-inlaid throne. Your cousin's eyes gleam wickedly as you enter. "Ho, cousin! Have you started on that list I gave you? Not... too difficult for you, is it?" He gives an evil chuckle and his advisors, invisible behind the massive chair, chuckle sycophantically along with him. "Well, perhaps I can give you some assistance to get started. You can have my old gun if you like. I should warn you though, it's not very... predictable." His advisors bellow with laughter. He thrusts a small handgun at your feet. You pick it up. >* Er, OK? You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >w Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >e City Palace This magnificent building serves as the place of government for all of Tiryns. Although it's one of the prettier buildings you've ever seen, you can't help feeling a slight cold chill whenever you enter it, an almost ghostly air. The only exit you can see is to the west. Your cousin Eurystheus is here, wearing a large pointy crown and sitting on a large gray-metal velvet-inlaid throne. >i You are carrying: a gun a list a bottle of Benadryl >x gun A simple black revolver, as far as you can tell. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >ask king about lion Your cousin chuckles sneeringly at your inane question. >ask king about labors Your cousin chuckles sneeringly at your inane question. >ask king about king Your cousin chuckles sneeringly at your inane question. >ask king about me Your cousin chuckles sneeringly at your inane question. >ask king about gods Your cousin chuckles sneeringly at your inane question. >ask king about nemean Your cousin chuckles sneeringly at your inane question. >ask king about nemean lion Your cousin chuckles sneeringly at your inane question. >talk to king Author's Note: In order to talk to people, try saying something specific like "ask/tell SOMEONE about SOMETHING" or "show/give SOMETHING to SOMEONE" or "ask SOMEONE for SOMETHING" or "SOMEONE, go east." >show list to king Eurystheus chuckles sneeringly at you as he reads over your list and quickly hands it back. "You still have 10 items left to do, cousin. Better hop to it. You're not... giving up are you?" He bursts into a fit of cackling laughter and the advisors hidden behind his throne promptly join in. >l City Palace This magnificent building serves as the place of government for all of Tiryns. Although it's one of the prettier buildings you've ever seen, you can't help feeling a slight cold chill whenever you enter it, an almost ghostly air. The only exit you can see is to the west. Your cousin Eurystheus is here, wearing a large pointy crown and sitting on a large gray-metal velvet-inlaid throne. >* our cousin is a dick There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >smell It's weird to go around sniffing things randomly. >* true! There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >x cousin Your cousin's eyes gleam with yellow malice, his long fingers are steepled and glitter with silver rings, his black pointed goatee drips with oil, and there is a softly menacing chuckle emanating from his lips, as if he's waiting for just the right moment to pounce for blood. What a good-natured guy! You hope he'll be pleased with your performance on his list. If you do well enough he might even recommend you to father! >x throne Just your average, run-of-the-mill large gray-metal velvet-inlaid throne. You don't see anything very special about it. >push throne With these muscles? Hah! That wouldn't do anything except trigger your asthma. >search throne Are you a TSA agent? No, I thought not. Examining is sufficient for your purposes. >l City Palace This magnificent building serves as the place of government for all of Tiryns. Although it's one of the prettier buildings you've ever seen, you can't help feeling a slight cold chill whenever you enter it, an almost ghostly air. The only exit you can see is to the west. Your cousin Eurystheus is here, wearing a large pointy crown and sitting on a large gray-metal velvet-inlaid throne. >x crown It's clearly somewhat heavy, made of gold and rubies, and extends into three sharp points. Your cousin wears it well. >take crown That seems to belong to Eurystheus. >ask cousin for crown Like all good heroes (or wannabe heroes), you command no servants or followers, being merely a pure-hearted servant of the people yourself. So Eurystheus rightly disregards your flippant request. >w Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >n Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. Speaking of lions, there's a great mangy lion here now, watching you warily and growling softly. There is also a knife strewn on the ground here, probably a remnant from the last poor soul who tried to defeat this beast. >x kinfe You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >o knife Plastic. Great. >x spectacles There's no need to refer to your spectacles. >* good catch There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >get knife Taken. >x it Plastic. Great. >stab me with knife Tempting, but you fight the urge. >i You are carrying: a knife a gun a list a bottle of Benadryl >x lion The Nemean lion is a wild and ferocious beast, capable of striking terror into the heart of the bravest warrior. And you're not even that. >l Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. Speaking of lions, there's a great mangy lion here now, watching you warily and growling softly. >pet lion Do you WANT to get eaten? >yes That was a rhetorical question. >tame lion There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >* Alas There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >* Violence it is I suppose? There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >stab lion with knife With these muscles? Hah! That wouldn't do anything except trigger your asthma. Besides, any time you try to wave the knife threateningly at the beast, it gives a mighty roar and you quail with fright. >x fun You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >o gun A simple black revolver, as far as you can tell. >shoot lion You pull the trigger of your gun and a large flag with the word "BANG" written on it in zany cartoon letters pops out and falls to the ground. >x flag A large white flag made of sterilized cloth fabric with the word "BANG" written on it in zany cartoon letters. >take it Taken. >wave flag Waving the white flag of surrender already, are you? >l Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. Speaking of lions, there's a great mangy lion here now, watching you warily and growling softly. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >l Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. Speaking of lions, there's a great mangy lion here now, watching you warily and growling softly. >nw You feel a slight uptick in your anxiety before going in this direction, almost as if you're not sure you're going the right way, but nonetheless venture off to... Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The Stymphalian birds fly in an ominous circle above you, searching for suitable prey. >undo Nemea [Previous turn undone.] >l Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. Speaking of lions, there's a great mangy lion here now, watching you warily and growling softly. >kiss lion Even if you wanted to, you didn't bring any lip balm with you, so it wouldn't be a pleasant experience for anyone involved. >* fair There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >* good response to useless actions! There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >w Elis This bustling land is full of merchants hawking their wares and haggling over prices. To the east you can just make out the edge of the Nemean wild grasslands on the horizon, west lie the city stables. A mountain looms to the northeast, and the isle Erytheia lies to the northwest, across the ocean. >x merchants Everyone is yelling different prices and pulling at various foodstuff and metalwork and vases, you can hardly keep track of all the merchants' hustle and bustle. It's making you a bit dizzy just looking at them. The only pattern you notice is that they all seem to be avoiding the stables to the west. >w You feel a slight uptick in your anxiety before going in this direction, almost as if you're not sure you're going the right way, but nonetheless venture off to... Augean Stables This is, without a doubt, the grossest place you've ever been in. Shit is everywhere. Literally. Chittering like shit-covered demons are the famed carnivorous horses that reside in these stables, but thankfully the layers of feces are so thick they can't get to you. The mountains of manure are clearly mostly composed of horse dung, but you also smell the unmistakable stench of human dung, giant dung, crab dung, any kind of dung you can possibly imagine. And that's not even mentioning the snot, the fertilizer, the spittoons, and the dead bodies. Anything gross you can think of is present here, covered in shit. Thankfully, there is an exit, back east to the city center. There is a mop hanging outside the doorframe. The corner of a hammer is peaking out from a high shelf above the massive piles of poop. It's just barely in reach. >undo Elis [Previous turn undone.] >nw You get a spike of anxiety, as though you're unsure you should be sailing in this direction, but the ride is fairly short and the symptoms are just manageable enough for you to book passage on a ferry headed for... Erytheia This is a lovely scenic isle with friendly palm trees, a neatly-tended ranch area, and ocean as clear as you've ever seen. The only exit you can see is back the way you came, to the southeast. There is a three-headed monster here holding a cow. You know the monster's name to be Geryon. >undo Elis [Previous turn undone.] >ne You feel a slight uptick in your anxiety before going in this direction, almost as if you're not sure you're going the right way, but nonetheless venture off to... Mount Erymanthos You manage to hike up Mount Erymanthos with much effort and gasping, despite it being really only a small hill. They say that somewhere up this snowy summit lies the Erymanthian boar, which no hunter has yet caught. To the northeast is a holy, glowing land, to the east is a dismal, cursed land, and to the southwest you can just make out the edge of the city of Elis. A feral pig is squealing and romping around in the snow here. >undo Elis [Previous turn undone.] >e Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. Speaking of lions, there's a great mangy lion here now, watching you warily and growling softly. >s Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >s You feel a slight uptick in your anxiety before going in this direction, almost as if you're not sure you're going the right way, but nonetheless venture off to... Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. Hey your box of matches is here! You were wondering where you left them. (Footnote 2) >undo Tiryns [Previous turn undone.] >footnote 1 For some reason your cousin's capital S's always look like F's. I guess you'll just have to guess which one is correct... >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >n Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. Speaking of lions, there's a great mangy lion here now, watching you warily and growling softly. >x lion The Nemean lion is a wild and ferocious beast, capable of striking terror into the heart of the bravest warrior. And you're not even that. >i You are carrying: a flag a knife a gun a list a bottle of Benadryl >give benadryl to lion You shake out a few pills and offer them to the lion, who snatches them up with glee and wolfs them down. After a few minutes, the lion yawns, showing his massive teeth, and falls to the ground in a deep slumber. >flay lion (with the knife) You don't have the strength to stab into the beast, but you begin to shave off the sleeping lion's hide with your knife. Suddenly you are overcome with a hurricane of sneezes. It seems you are allergic to the lion's fur! Unless you can find a way to keep its hair from tickling your nose, you'll never be able to skin it. >wear flag You tie the flag behind your ears and wear it like a makeshift mask. >flay lion (with the knife) You tighten the flag tied behind your ears in preparation and then ready your plastic knife. Scraping it back and forth along the lion's hide while keeping your nose covered with your makeshift mask to prevent you sneezing, you manage to extract the entire fur pelt from the lion's sleeping body. The silly-looking naked lion begins shivering a little in the cold. You take off its claws with the knife as well and attach them to your new garment. It is now sure to prove useful for completing your list items. You give it one last satisfied look and sweep it on. (Fur side out so you don't start sneezing.) At the sweeping sound, the lion wakes slightly, but seeing its own skin bearing down on it, it gives a quick yelp and runs back into the grasslands, never to be seen again. You discard the toy gun and the dull knife, both tools having fulfilled their purpose. Author's Note: to attack something while wearing the lion pelt in the future, type "Attack SOMETHING with the lion pelt" or "Attack SOMETHING with claws" [Your score has just gone up by one point.] You have so far scored 1 out of a possible 12, in 73 turns, earning you the rank of Lion Tamer. >* Good puzzle! There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >i You are carrying: a lion pelt (being worn) a flag (being worn) a list a bottle of Benadryl >x pelt A thick lion's skin which you've fashioned into a kind of oversized, hooded sweatshirt-glove combo, with the mane being the hood. You've managed to extract the claws too and fastened them to the fingers of the pelt's makeshift gloves. The garment is a bit hot while being worn and loose hairs makes your nose itch constantly, but you figure its benefits outweigh its costs for the moment. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >l Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >w Elis This bustling land is full of merchants hawking their wares and haggling over prices. To the east you can just make out the edge of the Nemean wild grasslands on the horizon, west lie the city stables. A mountain looms to the northeast, and the isle Erytheia lies to the northwest, across the ocean. >ne You feel a slight uptick in your anxiety before going in this direction, almost as if you're not sure you're going the right way, but nonetheless venture off to... Mount Erymanthos You manage to hike up Mount Erymanthos with much effort and gasping, despite it being really only a small hill. They say that somewhere up this snowy summit lies the Erymanthian boar, which no hunter has yet caught. To the northeast is a holy, glowing land, to the east is a dismal, cursed land, and to the southwest you can just make out the edge of the city of Elis. A feral pig is squealing and romping around in the snow here. >undo Elis [Previous turn undone.] >e Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >s Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >s Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. Hey your box of matches is here! You were wondering where you left them. (Footnote 2) >take matches Taken. >footnote 2 Not that you ever really used them. They were a late birthday present from your stepmother Hera, who knew you were afraid of fire... you get the sense she doesn't like you very much. >* Would be good to explain the syntax for footnotes There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >x matchbox It's just a small red matchbook with some matches inside. Small writing on the box says "made with love and care by the Cyclopes of Hephaestus, Inc." >open it It isn't something you can open. >light match No, you can see pretty well thanks to your spectacles and the bright sun of Greece. IF you were to try anything with the box of matches right now (and that's a big if), you'd try to burn things with it. >l Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >burn shore (with the box of matches) No... you're afraid of fire, so you like to avoid it if at all possible. >x lake You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >x marshes Pretty wildflowers and swampy, mossy algae dot these marshy lands. >x flowers Pretty wildflowers and swampy, mossy algae dot these marshy lands. >x algae Pretty wildflowers and swampy, mossy algae dot these marshy lands. >smell flowers It's weird to go around sniffing things randomly. >pick them You can't see 'them' (nothing) at the moment. >pick flowers That can't be plucked. >* hmm There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >l Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >w Western Shore The western shore of Greece. Nothing but coarse sand and the salty ocean can be seen here. The dangerous Garden of the Hesperides is all that lies west of here, otherwise you can go back to Lerna to the east. >x sand It's just sand. >x ocean Slightly more tumultuous than most of the ocean waters on beaches nearby. The water is a rich blue-green. >drink ocean Yuck, too salty! >e Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >se Peloponnesian Shore You have reached the southern shore of Greece, a sand-covered land with rocky shoals near the ocean. Ferries come and go to the island of Crete to the southeast, or you can journey east to the closely-guarded jungles of the Amazons. You can also head back to Lerna to the northwest. >x shoals They're not hard rocks, more like classic rocks. >nw Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >* groan There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >e Lake Lerna This is a beautiful, clear, expansive lake in the middle of the marshes, quite the scenic overlook. The only way from here is back west to Lerna proper. This stunning view is only slightly marred by the largest, most terrifying monster you've ever seen in your life, the Lernean Hydra, emerging from the center of the lake. You can see your troublemaking, skater nephew Iolaus here, grinning stupidly. >x lake The bluest water you've ever seen. >x hydra It's almost impossible to describe. A nightmarish, gooey purple lizard with 5ft fangs and a swirling mass of multiple heads and necks. Larger than physics would think possible. And it's staring right at you. Seven of the monster's heads notice you ogling it and let out a chorus of tortured, screeching cries. You nearly pass out from fear. >x nephew Your slacker nephew. He perfectly fits the stereotype of a skater dude, complete with blonde dreadlocks, knit cap, several tattoos (one of a marijuana leaf), and the inability to perform tricks on his skateboard. His two true passions that you've surmised are blowing things up and lighting things on fire. >greet nephew There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >nephew, hello Let's just assume you've gotten all the greetings out of your system already, for brevity's sake. >* fair There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >ask nephew about nephew Iolaus grins at you stupidly and says "Whatever, man. Got anything I can blow up?" >ask nephew about me Iolaus grins at you stupidly and says "Whatever, man. Got anything I can blow up?" >ask nephew about hydra "Pretty gnarly, right Uncle Herc? It'd be so sick to see that thing blown up." >give matches to nephew Iolaus takes them eagerly, a manic glint in his eyes. >ask nephew about hydra "Pretty gnarly, right Uncle Herc? It'd be so sick to see that thing blown up." >i You are carrying: a lion pelt (being worn) a flag (being worn) a list a bottle of Benadryl >attack hydra with claws You slash off the soft, gelatinous heads of the hydra with the claws on your lion pelt. Meanwhile, your crazy nephew bounces across to each head as soon as you sever it and burns the stumps so they can't grow back. Soon all that remains of the hydra is a puddle of some toxic-looking purple goo. [Your score has just gone up by one point.] You have so far scored 2 out of a possible 12, in 114 turns, earning you the rank of Hydra Decapitator. >* I thought it was cauterizing the necks, not the heads? You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >x goo Just a puddle of toxic-looking purple goo. >take it You gingerly pick up the poisonous liquid in your pelt-covered arms. It sticks together like silly putty and is easy to carry around, but you'd better not get any of this on your skin. Taken. >x goo A ball of poisonous purple goo, held together like silly putty. You're very careful not to get any of the goo on your bare skin. >i You are carrying: some toxic-looking purple goo a lion pelt (being worn) a flag (being worn) a list a bottle of Benadryl >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >save Ok. >w Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >se Peloponnesian Shore You have reached the southern shore of Greece, a sand-covered land with rocky shoals near the ocean. Ferries come and go to the island of Crete to the southeast, or you can journey east to the closely-guarded jungles of the Amazons. You can also head back to Lerna to the northwest. >nw Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >n Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >n Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >w Elis This bustling land is full of merchants hawking their wares and haggling over prices. To the east you can just make out the edge of the Nemean wild grasslands on the horizon, west lie the city stables. A mountain looms to the northeast, and the isle Erytheia lies to the northwest, across the ocean. >ne You feel a slight uptick in your anxiety before going in this direction, almost as if you're not sure you're going the right way, but nonetheless venture off to... Mount Erymanthos You manage to hike up Mount Erymanthos with much effort and gasping, despite it being really only a small hill. They say that somewhere up this snowy summit lies the Erymanthian boar, which no hunter has yet caught. To the northeast is a holy, glowing land, to the east is a dismal, cursed land, and to the southwest you can just make out the edge of the city of Elis. A feral pig is squealing and romping around in the snow here. >undo Elis [Previous turn undone.] >l Elis This bustling land is full of merchants hawking their wares and haggling over prices. To the east you can just make out the edge of the Nemean wild grasslands on the horizon, west lie the city stables. A mountain looms to the northeast, and the isle Erytheia lies to the northwest, across the ocean. >nw You get a spike of anxiety, as though you're unsure you should be sailing in this direction, but the ride is fairly short and the symptoms are just manageable enough for you to book passage on a ferry headed for... Erytheia This is a lovely scenic isle with friendly palm trees, a neatly-tended ranch area, and ocean as clear as you've ever seen. The only exit you can see is back the way you came, to the southeast. There is a three-headed monster here holding a cow. You know the monster's name to be Geryon. >undo Elis [Previous turn undone.] >ne You feel a slight uptick in your anxiety before going in this direction, almost as if you're not sure you're going the right way, but nonetheless venture off to... Mount Erymanthos You manage to hike up Mount Erymanthos with much effort and gasping, despite it being really only a small hill. They say that somewhere up this snowy summit lies the Erymanthian boar, which no hunter has yet caught. To the northeast is a holy, glowing land, to the east is a dismal, cursed land, and to the southwest you can just make out the edge of the city of Elis. A feral pig is squealing and romping around in the snow here. The pig oinks, kicks up some snow with its hooves, and charges at the white snowdust clouds with glee, obsessed with the crystalline flakes. >undo Elis [Previous turn undone.] >l Elis This bustling land is full of merchants hawking their wares and haggling over prices. To the east you can just make out the edge of the Nemean wild grasslands on the horizon, west lie the city stables. A mountain looms to the northeast, and the isle Erytheia lies to the northwest, across the ocean. >e Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >s Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >s Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >w Western Shore The western shore of Greece. Nothing but coarse sand and the salty ocean can be seen here. The dangerous Garden of the Hesperides is all that lies west of here, otherwise you can go back to Lerna to the east. >e Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >se Peloponnesian Shore You have reached the southern shore of Greece, a sand-covered land with rocky shoals near the ocean. Ferries come and go to the island of Crete to the southeast, or you can journey east to the closely-guarded jungles of the Amazons. You can also head back to Lerna to the northwest. >e You feel a slight uptick in your anxiety before going in this direction, almost as if you're not sure you're going the right way, but nonetheless venture off to... Amazonia This vast jungle has a natural ferocity to it that makes one's hair stand on end. A sense of mysticism, beauty, and raw power is palpable here. The only exit you can see is back the way you came, to the west. An Amazon warrior is here, tall and toned and incredibly fierce. She could probably crush your skull in with one flex of her thighs, and her beauty is such that you would gladly let her. She smiles as you arrive. "We foresaw a visitor. I have instructions to not let anyone see Hippolyta unless they can show me the mares of Diomedes." She looks at you expectantly. >undo Peloponnesian Shore [Previous turn undone.] >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >* OK, where are we going? You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >l Peloponnesian Shore You have reached the southern shore of Greece, a sand-covered land with rocky shoals near the ocean. Ferries come and go to the island of Crete to the southeast, or you can journey east to the closely-guarded jungles of the Amazons. You can also head back to Lerna to the northwest. >nw Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >n Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >e City Palace This magnificent building serves as the place of government for all of Tiryns. Although it's one of the prettier buildings you've ever seen, you can't help feeling a slight cold chill whenever you enter it, an almost ghostly air. The only exit you can see is to the west. Your cousin Eurystheus is here, wearing a large pointy crown and sitting on a large gray-metal velvet-inlaid throne. >w Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >w Main Road You are on a plain dirt road leading east to the land of Tiryns, where your cousin Eurystheus serves as king. >e Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >n Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >nw Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The Stymphalian birds fly in an ominous circle above you, searching for suitable prey. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >l Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The Stymphalian birds fly in an ominous circle above you, searching for suitable prey. >nw Keryneia Keryneia is a holy land, a peaceful woodland filled with fresh wild air. They say that the fabled Ceryneian golden hind, blessed by Artemis herself, wanders these parts from time to time. The cursed land of Stymphalia lies to the southeast and the tip of Mount Erymanthos is visible to the southwest. A golden hind prances beautifully through the woodland here. (Footnote 3) >x hind A silent, beautiful deer bathed in a calming golden light. >footnote 3 A hind is a deer. (A female deer.) This one's bathed in a ray. (A drop of golden sun.) I wouldn't want you to think you were wandering the land searching for a giant floating butt. >* groan There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >put goo on hind You don't see the point in poisoning that. >l Keryneia Keryneia is a holy land, a peaceful woodland filled with fresh wild air. They say that the fabled Ceryneian golden hind, blessed by Artemis herself, wanders these parts from time to time. The cursed land of Stymphalia lies to the southeast and the tip of Mount Erymanthos is visible to the southwest. A golden hind prances beautifully through the woodland here. >take hind It slips just out of your reach, as uncatchable as a dream. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >capture hind It slips just out of your reach, as uncatchable as a dream. >l Keryneia Keryneia is a holy land, a peaceful woodland filled with fresh wild air. They say that the fabled Ceryneian golden hind, blessed by Artemis herself, wanders these parts from time to time. The cursed land of Stymphalia lies to the southeast and the tip of Mount Erymanthos is visible to the southwest. A golden hind prances beautifully through the woodland here. >x woodland Green and sunny and tranquil. >make trap You're not an engineer! If you want to make something, you'll have to go step-by-step and use more specific verbs. >attack wood You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >attack tree You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >l Keryneia Keryneia is a holy land, a peaceful woodland filled with fresh wild air. They say that the fabled Ceryneian golden hind, blessed by Artemis herself, wanders these parts from time to time. The cursed land of Stymphalia lies to the southeast and the tip of Mount Erymanthos is visible to the southwest. A golden hind prances beautifully through the woodland here. >x woodland Green and sunny and tranquil. >attack woodland What do you want to attack the woodland with? >claws With these muscles? Hah! That wouldn't do anything except trigger your asthma. >* I sort of want to cut down trees to make a trap? There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >i You are carrying: some toxic-looking purple goo a lion pelt (being worn) a flag (being worn) a list a bottle of Benadryl >give benadryl to hind You try to toss some pills her way but the golden hind is moving around too much so you can't get near enough to drug her. >drop pills Dropped. >z Time passes. >z Time passes. >take pills Taken. >l Keryneia Keryneia is a holy land, a peaceful woodland filled with fresh wild air. They say that the fabled Ceryneian golden hind, blessed by Artemis herself, wanders these parts from time to time. The cursed land of Stymphalia lies to the southeast and the tip of Mount Erymanthos is visible to the southwest. A golden hind prances beautifully through the woodland here. >se Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The Stymphalian birds fly in an ominous circle above you, searching for suitable prey. >ne You feel a slight uptick in your anxiety before going in this direction, almost as if you're not sure you're going the right way, but nonetheless venture off to... Thrace Thrace is a farming town mostly, with the only real shop being that of the metalworker Diomedes. Upon entering the store you find yourself in a quaint-looking office, complete with desk, calendar, and wastebasket. But the focal point of the room is the gigantic safe that takes up about a third of the space. From here you can only cross back to the southwest, as there is nothing but farmland beyond. Diomedes is here, scowling at you from behind his desk. >undo Stymphalia [Previous turn undone.] >w You feel a slight uptick in your anxiety before going in this direction, almost as if you're not sure you're going the right way, but nonetheless venture off to... Mount Erymanthos You manage to hike up Mount Erymanthos with much effort and gasping, despite it being really only a small hill. They say that somewhere up this snowy summit lies the Erymanthian boar, which no hunter has yet caught. To the northeast is a holy, glowing land, to the east is a dismal, cursed land, and to the southwest you can just make out the edge of the city of Elis. A feral pig is squealing and romping around in the snow here. >undo Stymphalia [Previous turn undone.] >nw Keryneia Keryneia is a holy land, a peaceful woodland filled with fresh wild air. They say that the fabled Ceryneian golden hind, blessed by Artemis herself, wanders these parts from time to time. The cursed land of Stymphalia lies to the southeast and the tip of Mount Erymanthos is visible to the southwest. A golden hind prances beautifully through the woodland here. >ride hind Something tells you that you should restrain yourself from attempting to ride the golden hind. >call hind You have no telephone, since this game is set in ancient Greece. >ask hind about hind The deer gives no reply but continues traipsing silently across the lovely woodland. >l Keryneia Keryneia is a holy land, a peaceful woodland filled with fresh wild air. They say that the fabled Ceryneian golden hind, blessed by Artemis herself, wanders these parts from time to time. The cursed land of Stymphalia lies to the southeast and the tip of Mount Erymanthos is visible to the southwest. A golden hind prances beautifully through the woodland here. >i You are carrying: a bottle of Benadryl some toxic-looking purple goo a lion pelt (being worn) a flag (being worn) a list >eat pill Not now, it hasn't been 24 hours since your last dose. And you always take your pills on the dot, like clockwork. >tie flag to hind You would achieve nothing by this. >tie flag to pill You would achieve nothing by this. >feed pill to hind You try to toss some pills her way but the golden hind is moving around too much so you can't get near enough to drug her. >x goo A ball of poisonous purple goo, held together like silly putty. You're very careful not to get any of the goo on your bare skin. >throw goo at hind No, it's rude to pointlessly throw things. >put goo on hind You don't see the point in poisoning that. >put goo on pills You don't see the point in poisoning that. >put goo on grass You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >put goo on woodland You don't see the point in poisoning that. >l Keryneia Keryneia is a holy land, a peaceful woodland filled with fresh wild air. They say that the fabled Ceryneian golden hind, blessed by Artemis herself, wanders these parts from time to time. The cursed land of Stymphalia lies to the southeast and the tip of Mount Erymanthos is visible to the southwest. A golden hind prances beautifully through the woodland here. >take all There are none at all available! >eat pill Not now, it hasn't been 24 hours since your last dose. And you always take your pills on the dot, like clockwork. >* Hmm There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >hint > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! 1/10: The Ceryneian Hind is in Keryneia now. (Since Cs and Ks are the same in ancient Greek.) Go nw of Nemea to get to Stymphalia, then nw again. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/10: The Ceryneian Hind is in Keryneia now. (Since Cs and Ks are the same in ancient Greek.) Go nw of Nemea to get to Stymphalia, then nw again. 2/10: You can't catch it though. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/10: The Ceryneian Hind is in Keryneia now. (Since Cs and Ks are the same in ancient Greek.) Go nw of Nemea to get to Stymphalia, then nw again. 2/10: You can't catch it though. 3/10: Or attack it. You're too weak. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/10: The Ceryneian Hind is in Keryneia now. (Since Cs and Ks are the same in ancient Greek.) Go nw of Nemea to get to Stymphalia, then nw again. 2/10: You can't catch it though. 3/10: Or attack it. You're too weak. 4/10: If you try to just take it you'll see it's as uncatchable as a dream. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/10: The Ceryneian Hind is in Keryneia now. (Since Cs and Ks are the same in ancient Greek.) Go nw of Nemea to get to Stymphalia, then nw again. 2/10: You can't catch it though. 3/10: Or attack it. You're too weak. 4/10: If you try to just take it you'll see it's as uncatchable as a dream. 5/10: You've already taken your Benadryl today. (You can make sure of this fact by trying to eat the pills.) Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/10: The Ceryneian Hind is in Keryneia now. (Since Cs and Ks are the same in ancient Greek.) Go nw of Nemea to get to Stymphalia, then nw again. 2/10: You can't catch it though. 3/10: Or attack it. You're too weak. 4/10: If you try to just take it you'll see it's as uncatchable as a dream. 5/10: You've already taken your Benadryl today. (You can make sure of this fact by trying to eat the pills.) 6/10: Maybe it's time for a nap. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Keryneia Keryneia is a holy land, a peaceful woodland filled with fresh wild air. They say that the fabled Ceryneian golden hind, blessed by Artemis herself, wanders these parts from time to time. The cursed land of Stymphalia lies to the southeast and the tip of Mount Erymanthos is visible to the southwest. A golden hind prances beautifully through the woodland here. >sleep You drift off, entranced by the dance of the golden hind, and lay down for a quick nap... Keryneia ? Is this Keryneia?... well, anyway, it's a holy land, a peaceful woodland filled with fresh wild air. They say that the fabled Ceryneian golden hind, blessed by Artemis herself, wanders these parts from time to time. The cursed land of Stymphalia lies to the southeast and the tip of Mount Erymanthos is visible to the southwest. A golden hind prances beautifully through the woodland here. >* huh, not sure how I was supposed to get that? You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >x woodland Green and sunny and tranquil. >x hind A silent, beautiful deer bathed in a calming golden light. >take deer It slips just out of your reach at first. But then you speed up so that you are matching pace with the glorious beast, running faster than any human has gone before, without the slightest trace of asthma on your lips. And at long last you manage to lay a hand on a tuft of its golden fur. As you do, the beast is transformed, growing more and more humanoid until the goddess Artemis stands before you. "You have done well, young hero," she murmurs quietly, staring at your pimples with fascination as you gaze at her golden brilliance, agape. "While you may not have the agility to catch my creature in reality, you may do so in the wild realm of your subconscious. Our reality is shaped by our dreams, our impossible ambitions. You'd do well to remember that, young hero. You have more power than you think." And the next instant, you wake with a start. The golden hind is gone. Keryneia Keryneia is a holy land, a peaceful woodland filled with fresh wild air. They say that the fabled Ceryneian golden hind, blessed by Artemis herself, wanders these parts from time to time. The cursed land of Stymphalia lies to the southeast and the tip of Mount Erymanthos is visible to the southwest. [Your score has just gone up by one point.] You have so far scored 3 out of a possible 12, in 188 turns, earning you the rank of Dream Catcher. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. XXX #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >se Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The Stymphalian birds fly in an ominous circle above you, searching for suitable prey. >s You can't go that way. >w Mount Erymanthos You manage to hike up Mount Erymanthos with much effort and gasping, despite it being really only a small hill. They say that somewhere up this snowy summit lies the Erymanthian boar, which no hunter has yet caught. To the northeast is a holy, glowing land, to the east is a dismal, cursed land, and to the southwest you can just make out the edge of the city of Elis. A feral pig is squealing and romping around in the snow here. The pig oinks, kicks up some snow with its hooves, and charges at the white snowdust clouds with glee, obsessed with the crystalline flakes. >x mountain It's really not much more than a large hill, but for you, any slight incline seems mountainous. >x pig It's a bit smaller and cleverer than you've heard in stories, but this must be the Erymanthian Boar. It's ugly and fast and has sharp horns at the top of its head, almost like a bull's. What a strange creature. >x horns It's a bit smaller and cleverer than you've heard in stories, but this must be the Erymanthian Boar. It's ugly and fast and has sharp horns at the top of its head, almost like a bull's. What a strange creature. >wave flag You'll need to take it off first. >remove flag You take off the flag. >wave flag You wave the flag at the boar and it starts to get angry. It rushes at the flag but you make sure to stand to the side as it plows into the one frigid snowbank behind you. The pig squeals for a few minutes and then goes silent. You watch as it stiffens while the minutes go by, until all that's left of it is a frozen ham. [Your score has just gone up by one point.] You have so far scored 4 out of a possible 12, in 198 turns, earning you the rank of Boar Toreador. >* easy peasy! There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >l Mount Erymanthos You manage to hike up Mount Erymanthos with much effort and gasping, despite it being really only a small hill. To the northeast is a holy, glowing land, to the east is a dismal, cursed land, and to the southwest you can just make out the edge of the city of Elis. You can see a frozen ham here. >x ham Essentially it's just a small hunk of dead pig encased in a giant ice cube, but "frozen ham" is a good, semi-descriptive shorthand for it. The water that forms the ice cube looks like it'd be pretty refreshing in liquid form, a beverage to cleanse the soul even. >take it Taken. >save Ok. >l Mount Erymanthos You manage to hike up Mount Erymanthos with much effort and gasping, despite it being really only a small hill. To the northeast is a holy, glowing land, to the east is a dismal, cursed land, and to the southwest you can just make out the edge of the city of Elis. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. XXX #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. XXX #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >s You can't go that way. >se You can't go that way. >sw Elis This bustling land is full of merchants hawking their wares and haggling over prices. To the east you can just make out the edge of the Nemean wild grasslands on the horizon, west lie the city stables. A mountain looms to the northeast, and the isle Erytheia lies to the northwest, across the ocean. >w Augean Stables This is, without a doubt, the grossest place you've ever been in. Shit is everywhere. Literally. Chittering like shit-covered demons are the famed carnivorous horses that reside in these stables, but thankfully the layers of feces are so thick they can't get to you. The mountains of manure are clearly mostly composed of horse dung, but you also smell the unmistakable stench of human dung, giant dung, crab dung, any kind of dung you can possibly imagine. And that's not even mentioning the snot, the fertilizer, the spittoons, and the dead bodies. Anything gross you can think of is present here, covered in shit. Thankfully, there is an exit, back east to the city center. There is a mop hanging outside the doorframe. The corner of a hammer is peaking out from a high shelf above the massive piles of poop. It's just barely in reach. >x mop The mop is already damp with a little water and soap. A sticker on the side of the mop reads "MAGIMOP? courtesy of Hephaestus, Inc. With this one-of-a-kind Replenisher model, you'll never need a bucket again! (Note: Hephaestus, Inc is not responsible for any accidentally soaked or damaged property.)" >take mop Taken. >x hammer A medium-sized hammer. It probably gives you a slight bonus to your bludgeoning damage, but considering your noodly arms, probably not more than a +0.5. >take it Taken. >x poop The horror! The horror! >l Augean Stables This is, without a doubt, the grossest place you've ever been in. Shit is everywhere. Literally. Chittering like shit-covered demons are the famed carnivorous horses that reside in these stables, but thankfully the layers of feces are so thick they can't get to you. The mountains of manure are clearly mostly composed of horse dung, but you also smell the unmistakable stench of human dung, giant dung, crab dung, any kind of dung you can possibly imagine. And that's not even mentioning the snot, the fertilizer, the spittoons, and the dead bodies. Anything gross you can think of is present here, covered in shit. Thankfully, there is an exit, back east to the city center. >clean poop (with the mop) Futile. Utterly, completely futile. You'd probably pass out from the effort. >hit poop with hammer With these muscles? Hah! That wouldn't do anything except trigger your asthma. >drop ham Dropped, but it won't clean anything while it's just one large block of ice. Dropped. >* oops! There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >break ham What do you want to break the frozen ham with? >hammer What do you want to hammer? >ham You're on the right track, but you're going to need some heat to melt the ice once it's in pieces across the room. >l Augean Stables This is, without a doubt, the grossest place you've ever been in. Shit is everywhere. Literally. Chittering like shit-covered demons are the famed carnivorous horses that reside in these stables, but thankfully the layers of feces are so thick they can't get to you. The mountains of manure are clearly mostly composed of horse dung, but you also smell the unmistakable stench of human dung, giant dung, crab dung, any kind of dung you can possibly imagine. And that's not even mentioning the snot, the fertilizer, the spittoons, and the dead bodies. Anything gross you can think of is present here, covered in shit. Thankfully, there is an exit, back east to the city center. You can see a frozen ham here. >break ham with hammer You're on the right track, but you're going to need some heat to melt the ice once it's in pieces across the room. >* true, but was hoping I could take it step by step You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >l Augean Stables This is, without a doubt, the grossest place you've ever been in. Shit is everywhere. Literally. Chittering like shit-covered demons are the famed carnivorous horses that reside in these stables, but thankfully the layers of feces are so thick they can't get to you. The mountains of manure are clearly mostly composed of horse dung, but you also smell the unmistakable stench of human dung, giant dung, crab dung, any kind of dung you can possibly imagine. And that's not even mentioning the snot, the fertilizer, the spittoons, and the dead bodies. Anything gross you can think of is present here, covered in shit. Thankfully, there is an exit, back east to the city center. You can see a frozen ham here. >melt ham There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >hug ham You find that a very silly idea and think it best not to entertain it any longer. >warm ham with body heat There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >i You are carrying: a hammer a mop a golden pendant a bottle of Benadryl some toxic-looking purple goo a lion pelt (being worn) a flag a list >x pendant Where did you get this from? You have no memory of receiving it from anyone... you examine the front of the jewel and notice a small "A" engraved in black lettering. Then you examine the back and notice a small sticker: "CAUTION: Made with specially Hephaestusized gold. DO NOT place near campfires, metal will absorb flames." >Ah! There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >put pendant on ham There'll be time to fiddle around with your possessions later - you have work to do! >l Augean Stables This is, without a doubt, the grossest place you've ever been in. Shit is everywhere. Literally. Chittering like shit-covered demons are the famed carnivorous horses that reside in these stables, but thankfully the layers of feces are so thick they can't get to you. The mountains of manure are clearly mostly composed of horse dung, but you also smell the unmistakable stench of human dung, giant dung, crab dung, any kind of dung you can possibly imagine. And that's not even mentioning the snot, the fertilizer, the spittoons, and the dead bodies. Anything gross you can think of is present here, covered in shit. Thankfully, there is an exit, back east to the city center. You can see a frozen ham here. >e Elis This bustling land is full of merchants hawking their wares and haggling over prices. To the east you can just make out the edge of the Nemean wild grasslands on the horizon, west lie the city stables. A mountain looms to the northeast, and the isle Erytheia lies to the northwest, across the ocean. >ne Mount Erymanthos You manage to hike up Mount Erymanthos with much effort and gasping, despite it being really only a small hill. To the northeast is a holy, glowing land, to the east is a dismal, cursed land, and to the southwest you can just make out the edge of the city of Elis. >ne Keryneia Keryneia is a holy land, a peaceful woodland filled with fresh wild air. They say that the fabled Ceryneian golden hind, blessed by Artemis herself, wanders these parts from time to time. The cursed land of Stymphalia lies to the southeast and the tip of Mount Erymanthos is visible to the southwest. >s You can't go that way. >sw Mount Erymanthos You manage to hike up Mount Erymanthos with much effort and gasping, despite it being really only a small hill. To the northeast is a holy, glowing land, to the east is a dismal, cursed land, and to the southwest you can just make out the edge of the city of Elis. >e Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The Stymphalian birds fly in an ominous circle above you, searching for suitable prey. >s You can't go that way. >se Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >s Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >x fire You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >s Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >e Lake Lerna This is a beautiful, clear, expansive lake in the middle of the marshes, quite the scenic overlook. The only way from here is back west to Lerna proper. You can see your troublemaking, skater nephew Iolaus here, grinning stupidly. >x fire You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >x matchbox It's just a small red matchbook with some matches inside. Small writing on the box says "made with love and care by the Cyclopes of Hephaestus, Inc." >l Lake Lerna This is a beautiful, clear, expansive lake in the middle of the marshes, quite the scenic overlook. The only way from here is back west to Lerna proper. You can see your troublemaking, skater nephew Iolaus here, grinning stupidly. >take matchbox The box of matches appears to be loaned to Iolaus for now. You'll have to ask him for it if you want it back. >ask nephew for matches Iolaus hesitates and then shrugs. "I guess I don't need them anymore... take good care of them for me, Uncle Herc," and with a slightly wistful look in his eyes, he hands back the matches. >burn pendant (with the box of matches) No... you're afraid of fire, so you like to avoid it if at all possible. >undo Lake Lerna [Previous turn undone.] >undo Lake Lerna [Previous turn undone.] >nephew, burn pendant (with the box of matches) Like all good heroes (or wannabe heroes), you command no servants or followers, being merely a pure-hearted servant of the people yourself. So Iolaus rightly disregards your flippant request. >ask nephew for matches Iolaus hesitates and then shrugs. "I guess I don't need them anymore... take good care of them for me, Uncle Herc," and with a slightly wistful look in his eyes, he hands back the matches. >l Lake Lerna This is a beautiful, clear, expansive lake in the middle of the marshes, quite the scenic overlook. The only way from here is back west to Lerna proper. You can see your troublemaking, skater nephew Iolaus here, grinning stupidly. >w Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >n Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >e City Palace This magnificent building serves as the place of government for all of Tiryns. Although it's one of the prettier buildings you've ever seen, you can't help feeling a slight cold chill whenever you enter it, an almost ghostly air. The only exit you can see is to the west. Your cousin Eurystheus is here, wearing a large pointy crown and sitting on a large gray-metal velvet-inlaid throne. >e You can't go that way. >burn pendant (with the box of matches) No... you're afraid of fire, so you like to avoid it if at all possible. >w Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >nw You can't go that way. >n Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >nw Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The Stymphalian birds fly in an ominous circle above you, searching for suitable prey. >w Mount Erymanthos You manage to hike up Mount Erymanthos with much effort and gasping, despite it being really only a small hill. To the northeast is a holy, glowing land, to the east is a dismal, cursed land, and to the southwest you can just make out the edge of the city of Elis. >sw Elis This bustling land is full of merchants hawking their wares and haggling over prices. To the east you can just make out the edge of the Nemean wild grasslands on the horizon, west lie the city stables. A mountain looms to the northeast, and the isle Erytheia lies to the northwest, across the ocean. >w Augean Stables This is, without a doubt, the grossest place you've ever been in. Shit is everywhere. Literally. Chittering like shit-covered demons are the famed carnivorous horses that reside in these stables, but thankfully the layers of feces are so thick they can't get to you. The mountains of manure are clearly mostly composed of horse dung, but you also smell the unmistakable stench of human dung, giant dung, crab dung, any kind of dung you can possibly imagine. And that's not even mentioning the snot, the fertilizer, the spittoons, and the dead bodies. Anything gross you can think of is present here, covered in shit. Thankfully, there is an exit, back east to the city center. You can see a frozen ham here. >burn ham (with the box of matches) You're on the right track, but you can't quickly melt something that big, you'll have to break it into chunks somehow first. >break ham with hammer You hammer the ice cube surrounding the ham. Soon, ice covers the floor of the stables and you are left with a rather cold ham, which the carnivorous horses soon distract themselves with. You flare up a match and flick it onto the icy floor. The ice begins to rapidly melt until the whole room is flooded. (It was a really large ice cube.) You open the door, and the water floods out, leaving the room sparkling clean. Your hammer and box of matches were washed away by the water, and all that's left of the ham is a small strip of bacon lying sadly in front of the doorway. [Your score has just gone up by one point.] You have so far scored 5 out of a possible 12, in 256 turns, earning you the rank of Janitorial Juggernaut. >* OK, I guess that sorta works? You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >take bacon Taken. >x it A single slice of fried pig meat is all that's left of the Erymanthian boar. >l Augean Stables This is, without a doubt, the most beautiful place you've ever been in. Sparkles are everywhere. Literally. Chittering like smooth, seductive demons are the famed carnivorous horses that reside in these stables, thankfully held fast by strong, twinkling rainbow chains. The gleaming finished wood of the walls and stable doors is the most eye-catching part of the room, but you can also see many other beautifully arranged sparkling amenities, such as gorgeous satin and leather saddles, shining hair polish, marble floors, and impeccable riding gear. And that's not even mentioning the decorations, the polished stone, the gilded tapestries, and the silver ornaments. Anything beautiful you can think of is present here, covered in diamonds. The only exit is back east to the city. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. XXX #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. XXX #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. XXX #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >e Elis This bustling land is full of merchants hawking their wares and haggling over prices. To the east you can just make out the edge of the Nemean wild grasslands on the horizon, west lie the city stables. A mountain looms to the northeast, and the isle Erytheia lies to the northwest, across the ocean. >ne Mount Erymanthos You manage to hike up Mount Erymanthos with much effort and gasping, despite it being really only a small hill. To the northeast is a holy, glowing land, to the east is a dismal, cursed land, and to the southwest you can just make out the edge of the city of Elis. >e Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The Stymphalian birds fly in an ominous circle above you, searching for suitable prey. >x birds Terrifying, pterodactyl-like birds of prey. These are unmistakably the famed Stymphalian birds. Their teeth you're sure will give you nightmares for years... >i You are carrying: a strip of bacon a mop a golden pendant a bottle of Benadryl some toxic-looking purple goo a lion pelt (being worn) a flag a list >put goo on bacon No, that would just make a mess of things. The goo would go all over the place, and enough of the mixture might get on your hands that the birds would swoop down and chew your fingers off! It'd be ideal if you had a separate container to mix them in. >give goo to birds One of the birds squawks a refusal at you and its screech sounds like death. You cower before it and check to make sure your eardrum is still intact. >give bacon to birds If you just handed the strip of bacon to the birds, they'd swoop down and bite your hands off, and then probably eat you too! Maybe you could try to catch them in some sort of makeshift snare? >put flag on bacon There'll be time to fiddle around with your possessions later - you have work to do! >tie flag to bacon You would achieve nothing by this. >l Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The Stymphalian birds fly in an ominous circle above you, searching for suitable prey. >i You are carrying: a strip of bacon a mop a golden pendant a bottle of Benadryl some toxic-looking purple goo a lion pelt (being worn) a flag a list >x mop The mop is already damp with a little water and soap. A sticker on the side of the mop reads "MAGIMOP? courtesy of Hephaestus, Inc. With this one-of-a-kind Replenisher model, you'll never need a bucket again! (Note: Hephaestus, Inc is not responsible for any accidentally soaked or damaged property.)" >put goo on mop You don't see the point in poisoning that. >* Not sure I get this container thing? There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >poison bacon No, that would just make a mess of things. The goo would go all over the place, and enough of the mixture might get on your hands that the birds would swoop down and chew your fingers off! It'd be ideal if you had a separate container to mix them in. >drop bacon You drop the strip of bacon but quickly pick it up again after noticing the Stymphalian birds start to swoop down towards the alluring scent. >s You can't go that way. >sw You can't go that way. >w Mount Erymanthos You manage to hike up Mount Erymanthos with much effort and gasping, despite it being really only a small hill. To the northeast is a holy, glowing land, to the east is a dismal, cursed land, and to the southwest you can just make out the edge of the city of Elis. >se You can't go that way. >s You can't go that way. >sw Elis This bustling land is full of merchants hawking their wares and haggling over prices. To the east you can just make out the edge of the Nemean wild grasslands on the horizon, west lie the city stables. A mountain looms to the northeast, and the isle Erytheia lies to the northwest, across the ocean. >e Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >drop bacon Dropped. >put goo on bacon You don't see the point in poisoning that. >take bacon Taken. >* I can only poison it on the scene? There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >i You are carrying: a strip of bacon a mop a golden pendant a bottle of Benadryl some toxic-looking purple goo a lion pelt (being worn) a flag a list >put bacon in flag That can't contain things. >e You can't go that way. >hint > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! 1/15: The birds are right there in Stymphalia, flying above you! Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/15: The birds are right there in Stymphalia, flying above you! 2/15: Did you try just taking the birds? Or attacking them with something? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/15: The birds are right there in Stymphalia, flying above you! 2/15: Did you try just taking the birds? Or attacking them with something? 3/15: That doesn't work, but it says you need to lure them down with something. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/15: The birds are right there in Stymphalia, flying above you! 2/15: Did you try just taking the birds? Or attacking them with something? 3/15: That doesn't work, but it says you need to lure them down with something. 4/15: Have you tried giving the birds something? Or luring them with something? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/15: The birds are right there in Stymphalia, flying above you! 2/15: Did you try just taking the birds? Or attacking them with something? 3/15: That doesn't work, but it says you need to lure them down with something. 4/15: Have you tried giving the birds something? Or luring them with something? 5/15: If you try to give them the strip of bacon it says you'll need some sort of makeshift snare. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/15: The birds are right there in Stymphalia, flying above you! 2/15: Did you try just taking the birds? Or attacking them with something? 3/15: That doesn't work, but it says you need to lure them down with something. 4/15: Have you tried giving the birds something? Or luring them with something? 5/15: If you try to give them the strip of bacon it says you'll need some sort of makeshift snare. 6/15: Have you tried examining the trees? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/15: The birds are right there in Stymphalia, flying above you! 2/15: Did you try just taking the birds? Or attacking them with something? 3/15: That doesn't work, but it says you need to lure them down with something. 4/15: Have you tried giving the birds something? Or luring them with something? 5/15: If you try to give them the strip of bacon it says you'll need some sort of makeshift snare. 6/15: Have you tried examining the trees? 7/15: What usually gets tied to trees? Maybe you can tie something to the trees to make a sort of container for your snare? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >nw Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The Stymphalian birds fly in an ominous circle above you, searching for suitable prey. >* oh, there are trees here! Not used to the descriptions being useful You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >x trees These tall, forboding trees are pretty much the only plant life in Stymphalia that you can see. Some of the ones nearest you have some low-hanging knobs. One could consider tying some decorations to the trees to try and make them more festive, but it'd probably be a lost cause. >tie flag to trees You tie the flag to the knobs of two trees, creating a nice little hammock. >put goo in hammock You put the toxic-looking purple goo into the hammock. >x hammock A large white flag tied to the knobs of two trees. In the hammock is some toxic-looking purple goo. >put bacon in hammock You smother the bacon in the toxic-looking purple goo, carefully protecting your hands with the edge of the hammock. The birds seem to sense the food even from their height, and their wicked eyes glow scarlet. As a flock, they dive downwards and crash into the hammock, gobbling up the bacon that lies within. One by one they begin to choke and sputter and their faces turn the same color as the goo. Eventually you are left with a tattered, rumpled hammock surrounded by dead Stymphalian birds. [Your score has just gone up by one point.] You have so far scored 6 out of a possible 12, in 295 turns, earning you the rank of Pigeon Poisoner. >x birds Gross... the blood-soaked, goo-covered bird carcasses are decomposing. You'd better stay clear of them. >take it You can't see 'it' (nothing) at the moment. >l Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds, who are currently lying dead in a heap on the forest floor. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The dead Stymphalian birds on the ground are beginning to rot. A hammock is here, tied to two of the gloomy trees. The hammock contains nothing. >take birds Picking up blood-soaked, goo-covered bird carcasses is where you hope anyone would draw the line sanitarily speaking, even if they weren't a massive germaphobe like yourself. >x hammock A large white flag tied to the knobs of two trees. It looks beaten and bedraggled, like it's seen better days. >take it You untie the hammock from the forest trees and pocket the flag once more. >i You are carrying: a flag a mop a golden pendant a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >x flag A large white flag made of sterilized cloth fabric with the word "BANG" written on it in zany cartoon letters. It looks beaten and bedraggled, like it's seen better days. >l Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds, who are currently lying dead in a heap on the forest floor. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The dead Stymphalian birds on the ground are beginning to rot. >* eww There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. XXX #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. XXX #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. XXX #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. XXX #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >s You can't go that way. >sw You can't go that way. >se Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >s Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >se You can't go that way. >s Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >se Peloponnesian Shore You have reached the southern shore of Greece, a sand-covered land with rocky shoals near the ocean. Ferries come and go to the island of Crete to the southeast, or you can journey east to the closely-guarded jungles of the Amazons. You can also head back to Lerna to the northwest. >se You quash your fears of seasickness, book a ticket on the ferry, and sail swiftly to... Crete This is a lovely little beach, with lush grass farmlands and sandy dunes coming together in harmony. You've heard there's a wild labyrinth to the west or you can go back to the mainland to the northwest. >x beach You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >x dunes The pristine beaches are positively idyllic! It's as though they were sculpted by a wizard casting ancient magical spells. >w Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. You can see the Cretan Bull and a lost-and-found box here. >* of course There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >x bull A very dull-eyed, plodding creature with cataracts in its eyes from age. You doubt this one will be chasing flags again anytime soon. You pet it briefly and it barely registers your fingers. >* aww There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >pet bull You pet the Cretan Bull. It barely registers your fingers and continues staring at nothing. >x box (the lost-and-found box) It's very large, heavy, blue, and made of metal. Small lettering on the side of the box reads: LABYRINTH LOST-AND-FOUND BOX Courtesy of Hephaestus, Inc, now a proud member of the Frobozz Corporation. In the lost-and-found box are a parachute, a gun, an old coin of Hades, some toxic-looking purple goo, a broken phaser, a hammer, a knife, a free T-shirt, a frozen ham, a GPS tracking device, a compass, some red rolled-up string, a box of matches, a strip of bacon, a movie reel and a map. >* geez! There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >x parachute It's an old parachute with the name "D. B. Cooper" stitched on the side, along with a picture of famous movie director Tommy Wiseau. >x gun The toy still looks like a simple black revolver, as far as you can tell. Clearly you don't really know your firearms. >x hades An ancient coin from the Underworld, made of onyx. >x phaser It's a blaster like the ones used on Star Trek, but it doesn't seem to fire. A small sticker on the side reads "Property of Area 51". >x hammer A medium-sized hammer. It probably gives you a slight bonus to your bludgeoning damage, but considering your noodly arms, probably not more than a +0.5. >x box (the lost-and-found box) It's very large, heavy, blue, and made of metal. Small lettering on the side of the box reads: LABYRINTH LOST-AND-FOUND BOX Courtesy of Hephaestus, Inc, now a proud member of the Frobozz Corporation. In the lost-and-found box are some toxic-looking purple goo, a free T-shirt, a strip of bacon, a parachute, a movie reel, a knife, a GPS tracking device, a frozen ham, a broken phaser, a gun, a box of matches, a hammer, a map, an old coin of Hades, a compass and some red rolled-up string. >x reel It's an original copy of Tod Browning's London After Midnight. >x t-shirt A plain white tee with gold and brown lettering. The front of the shirt reads "I visited the Labyrinth of Crete and got out alive!" The back has a few dried bloodstains dotting the plain white cotton. >x tracking It's out of batteries, so it won't be of much use to you. >x map The map keeps changing, but right now it appears to be a very detailed map of the faraway land of Orisha. >x compass You have no paper that you need to draw circles on, so you can't imagine this will be of much use to you. >x map The map keeps changing, but right now it appears to be a very detailed map of the faraway land of Vulcan. >x string A small piece of red thread, all rolled up in a swirl. >take it Taken. >l Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. You can see the Cretan Bull and a lost-and-found box here. >w You can't go that way. >tie string to bull You would achieve nothing by this. >e Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. Outstanding. Just what every text adventure needs. Another fucking maze. >x string You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >i You are carrying: a map a flag a mop a golden pendant a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >w Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. You can see the Cretan Bull and a lost-and-found box here. >x box (the lost-and-found box) It's very large, heavy, blue, and made of metal. Small lettering on the side of the box reads: LABYRINTH LOST-AND-FOUND BOX Courtesy of Hephaestus, Inc, now a proud member of the Frobozz Corporation. In the lost-and-found box are a movie reel, a compass, a free T-shirt, a gun, a strip of bacon, a hammer, a knife, a box of matches, a GPS tracking device, an old coin of Hades, a frozen ham, some toxic-looking purple goo, a parachute, some red rolled-up string and a broken phaser. >x string A small piece of red thread, all rolled up in a swirl. >take it What, do you think you're super strong or something? >cut string with claws With these muscles? Hah! That wouldn't do anything except trigger your asthma. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. XXX #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. XXX #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. XXX #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. XXX #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >take bull You take the rope attached to the dull-eyed bull and begin leading it along. That was easy. [Your score has just gone up by one point.] You have so far scored 7 out of a possible 12, in 343 turns, earning you the rank of Bull Whisperer. >e Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. >s You can't go that way. >n Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. >w Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. >s You can't go that way. >w Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. You can see a lost-and-found box here. >x box (the lost-and-found box) It's very large, heavy, blue, and made of metal. Small lettering on the side of the box reads: LABYRINTH LOST-AND-FOUND BOX Courtesy of Hephaestus, Inc, now a proud member of the Frobozz Corporation. In the lost-and-found box are a compass, a frozen ham, a knife, a hammer, a parachute, a strip of bacon, a broken phaser, a gun, a free T-shirt, a box of matches, some toxic-looking purple goo, an old coin of Hades, a movie reel, a GPS tracking device and some red rolled-up string. >enter box (the lost-and-found box) That's not something you can enter. >take box (the lost-and-found box) What, do you think you're super strong or something? >open box (the lost-and-found box) It isn't something you can open. >take tracking device Taken. >put device on bull There'll be time to fiddle around with your possessions later - you have work to do! >x phaser It's a blaster like the ones used on Star Trek, but it doesn't seem to fire. A small sticker on the side reads "Property of Area 51". >open it It isn't something you can open. >l Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. You can see a lost-and-found box here. >take all strip of bacon: Taken. toxic-looking purple goo: You gingerly pick up the poisonous liquid in your pelt-covered arms. It sticks together like silly putty and is easy to carry around, but you'd better not get any of this on your skin. Taken. hammer: Taken. box of matches: Taken. frozen ham: Taken. gun: Taken. knife: Taken. compass: Taken. free T-shirt: Taken. movie reel: Taken. parachute: Taken. broken phaser: Taken. old coin of Hades: Taken. red rolled-up string: Taken. >* OK, that allows me to take the string? You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >tie string to bull You would achieve nothing by this. >e Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. >unroll string You unwind a little bit of the red string, and it suddenly comes to life! It wriggles its little body animatedly towards the west before rolling itself back up again. >w Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. You can see a lost-and-found box here. >unroll string You unwind a little bit of the red string, and it suddenly comes to life! It wriggles its little body animatedly towards the south before rolling itself back up again. >s Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. >unroll string You unwind a little bit of the red string, and it suddenly comes to life! It wriggles its little body animatedly towards the east before rolling itself back up again. >e Troll Room This is a small room with caved-in rocks blocking passages to the east and south. The only exit is a forbidding hole leading west. Bloodstains and deep scratches (perhaps made by an axe) mar the walls. The Cretan Bull ambles up to the bloodstains and starts trying to lick them clean. You think you see the stains stir slightly, but then you blink and they're still. >* is this a zork reference? There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >unroll string You unwind a little bit of the red string, and it suddenly comes to life! It wriggles its little body animatedly towards the bloodstains and deep scratches in a "wax on/ wax off" motion before rolling itself back up again. >x bloodstains The scratches and bloodstains form a picture of a laughing man singing "Trololololol!" How strange... >mop stains "Thank you for trying to clean off these walls. We appreciate your patronage," the picture made by the scratches and stains exclaims with a smile. "You've won the key to our hearts, which as always lies up above the west south and east. Have a nice day, courtesy of the unionized janitorial Cyclopes of Hephaestus, Inc." You stop attempting to clean the scratches and stains. >u You can't go that way. >w Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. >s Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. You can see a lost-and-found box here. >e Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. >w Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. You can see a lost-and-found box here. >n You can't go that way. >e Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. >unroll string You unwind a little bit of the red string, and it suddenly comes to life! It wriggles its little body animatedly towards the west before rolling itself back up again. >w Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. You can see a lost-and-found box here. >unroll string You unwind a little bit of the red string, and it suddenly comes to life! It wriggles its little body animatedly towards the south before rolling itself back up again. >s Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. >unroll string You unwind a little bit of the red string, and it suddenly comes to life! It wriggles its little body animatedly towards the east before rolling itself back up again. >e Troll Room This is a small room with caved-in rocks blocking passages to the east and south. The only exit is a forbidding hole leading west. Bloodstains and deep scratches (perhaps made by an axe) mar the walls. The Cretan Bull ambles up to the bloodstains and starts trying to lick them clean. You think you see the stains stir slightly, but then you blink and they're still. >unroll string You unwind a little bit of the red string, and it suddenly comes to life! It wriggles its little body animatedly towards the bloodstains and deep scratches in a "wax on/ wax off" motion before rolling itself back up again. >clean stains (with the mop) "Thank you for trying to clean off these walls. We appreciate your patronage," the picture made by the scratches and stains exclaims with a smile. "You've won the key to our hearts, which as always lies up above the west south and east. Have a nice day, courtesy of the unionized janitorial Cyclopes of Hephaestus, Inc." You stop attempting to clean the scratches and stains. >unroll strings You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >u You can't go that way. >l Troll Room This is a small room with caved-in rocks blocking passages to the east and south. The only exit is a forbidding hole leading west. Bloodstains and deep scratches (perhaps made by an axe) mar the walls. >x rocks The rocks are carved with a picture of a laughing man singing "Trololololol!" How strange... >push rokcs You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >push rocks With these muscles? Hah! That wouldn't do anything except trigger your asthma. >e You can't go that way. >s You can't go that way. >u You can't go that way. >w Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. >s Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. You can see a lost-and-found box here. >e Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. >u As you make your way in that direction, you notice that the red rolled-up string pulses slightly and turns a duller shade of red. You hear a very faint dial-up tone... perhaps the extensive maze has taken its toll on the magical thread. Labyrinth This is a Labyrinth of twisty little passages, all alike. You can see a skeleton key here. >x key A large key with a skull and crossbones emblazoned on its face. There is a small inscription too (a poem?) written on the wide face of the key in strange lettering. It reads: I shall tell you of a heX You cannot live without through storms and blizZards it was said by wiZards and bY scouts >take it Taken. >* blarg There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >xyzzy There is a loud *pop* and you suddenly find yourself in... Crete This is a lovely little beach, with lush grass farmlands and sandy dunes coming together in harmony. You've heard there's a wild labyrinth to the west or you can go back to the mainland to the northwest. >* phew, these are getting harder! You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >x labors You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. XXX #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. XXX #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. XXX #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. XXX #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. XXX #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >l Crete This is a lovely little beach, with lush grass farmlands and sandy dunes coming together in harmony. You've heard there's a wild labyrinth to the west or you can go back to the mainland to the northwest. >nw You quash your fears of seasickness, book a ticket on the ferry, and sail swiftly to... Peloponnesian Shore You have reached the southern shore of Greece, a sand-covered land with rocky shoals near the ocean. Ferries come and go to the island of Crete to the southeast, or you can journey east to the closely-guarded jungles of the Amazons. You can also head back to Lerna to the northwest. >x labors You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. XXX #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. XXX #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. XXX #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. XXX #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. XXX #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >w You can't go that way. >nw Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >w Western Shore The western shore of Greece. Nothing but coarse sand and the salty ocean can be seen here. The dangerous Garden of the Hesperides is all that lies west of here, otherwise you can go back to Lerna to the east. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. XXX #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. XXX #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. XXX #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. XXX #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. XXX #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >w No way! They say the garden is guarded by a terrifying dragon named Ladon. You're not going that way unless you absolutely have to, especially with your anxiety and muscular deficiencies. >undo Western Shore [Previous turn undone.] >save Ok. >n You can't go that way. >l Western Shore The western shore of Greece. Nothing but coarse sand and the salty ocean can be seen here. The dangerous Garden of the Hesperides is all that lies west of here, otherwise you can go back to Lerna to the east. >e Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >n Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >n Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >nw Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds, who are currently lying dead in a heap on the forest floor. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The dead Stymphalian birds on the ground are beginning to rot. >ne Thrace Thrace is a farming town mostly, with the only real shop being that of the metalworker Diomedes. Upon entering the store you find yourself in a quaint-looking office, complete with desk, calendar, and wastebasket. But the focal point of the room is the gigantic safe that takes up about a third of the space. From here you can only cross back to the southwest, as there is nothing but farmland beyond. Diomedes is here, scowling at you from behind his desk. >* ah, here we are You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >x diomedes Diomedes is a short, proud metalworker with burly arms and a mean scowl. He has bushy eyebrows and short-cropped farmer's hair and seems to want nothing to do with people, despite running the only public shop for miles around. He carries himself as though he were some sort of tyrannical, curmudgeonly king. >ask diomedes about safe Diomedes gives a little glare and says, "Don't ask me!" >x labors You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. XXX #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. XXX #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. XXX #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. XXX #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. XXX #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >ask diomedes about mares Diomedes gives a little glare and says, "Don't ask me!" >l Thrace Thrace is a farming town mostly, with the only real shop being that of the metalworker Diomedes. Upon entering the store you find yourself in a quaint-looking office, complete with desk, calendar, and wastebasket. But the focal point of the room is the gigantic safe that takes up about a third of the space. From here you can only cross back to the southwest, as there is nothing but farmland beyond. Diomedes is here, scowling at you from behind his desk. >x desk "Hands off," growls Diomedes, glaring at you with his ugly brown eyes. >x calendar "Hands off," growls Diomedes, glaring at you with his ugly brown eyes. >x wastebasket "Hands off," growls Diomedes, glaring at you with his ugly brown eyes. >x safe "Hands off," growls Diomedes, glaring at you with his ugly brown eyes. >open it "Hands off," growls Diomedes, glaring at you with his ugly brown eyes. >x diomedes Diomedes is a short, proud metalworker with burly arms and a mean scowl. He has bushy eyebrows and short-cropped farmer's hair and seems to want nothing to do with people, despite running the only public shop for miles around. He carries himself as though he were some sort of tyrannical, curmudgeonly king. >i You are carrying: a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a golden pendant a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >give t-shirt to diomedes Diomedes gives a little grunt and says, "Not interested." >give pills to diomedes If you tried to drug Diomedes you'd probably get arrested! >give all to diomedes You can't use multiple objects with that verb. >s You can't go that way. >l Thrace Thrace is a farming town mostly, with the only real shop being that of the metalworker Diomedes. Upon entering the store you find yourself in a quaint-looking office, complete with desk, calendar, and wastebasket. But the focal point of the room is the gigantic safe that takes up about a third of the space. From here you can only cross back to the southwest, as there is nothing but farmland beyond. Diomedes is here, scowling at you from behind his desk. >sw Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds, who are currently lying dead in a heap on the forest floor. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The dead Stymphalian birds on the ground are beginning to rot. >s You can't go that way. >sw You can't go that way. >e You can't go that way. >s You can't go that way. >sw You can't go that way. >se Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >e You can't go that way. >e You can't go that way. >s Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >e City Palace This magnificent building serves as the place of government for all of Tiryns. Although it's one of the prettier buildings you've ever seen, you can't help feeling a slight cold chill whenever you enter it, an almost ghostly air. The only exit you can see is to the west. Your cousin Eurystheus is here, wearing a large pointy crown and sitting on a large gray-metal velvet-inlaid throne. >ask cousin for crown Like all good heroes (or wannabe heroes), you command no servants or followers, being merely a pure-hearted servant of the people yourself. So Eurystheus rightly disregards your flippant request. >i You are carrying: a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a golden pendant a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >hint > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! 1/9: Wait, where are all these yellow-spotted lizards coming from? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/9: Wait, where are all these yellow-spotted lizards coming from? 2/9: Clearly they're not supposed to be here. And they're preventing you from heading in the right direction! Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/9: Wait, where are all these yellow-spotted lizards coming from? 2/9: Clearly they're not supposed to be here. And they're preventing you from heading in the right direction! 3/9: Have you tried shaking them off? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/9: Wait, where are all these yellow-spotted lizards coming from? 2/9: Clearly they're not supposed to be here. And they're preventing you from heading in the right direction! 3/9: Have you tried shaking them off? 4/9: No, they just remain glued on. Hmm? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/9: Wait, where are all these yellow-spotted lizards coming from? 2/9: Clearly they're not supposed to be here. And they're preventing you from heading in the right direction! 3/9: Have you tried shaking them off? 4/9: No, they just remain glued on. Hmm? 5/9: Could the lizards be retribution for something? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements City Palace This magnificent building serves as the place of government for all of Tiryns. Although it's one of the prettier buildings you've ever seen, you can't help feeling a slight cold chill whenever you enter it, an almost ghostly air. The only exit you can see is to the west. Your cousin Eurystheus is here, wearing a large pointy crown and sitting on a large gray-metal velvet-inlaid throne. >nw You can't go that way. >n You can't go that way. >w Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >nw You can't go that way. >ne You can't go that way. >n Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >nw Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds, who are currently lying dead in a heap on the forest floor. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The dead Stymphalian birds on the ground are beginning to rot. >ne Thrace Thrace is a farming town mostly, with the only real shop being that of the metalworker Diomedes. Upon entering the store you find yourself in a quaint-looking office, complete with desk, calendar, and wastebasket. But the focal point of the room is the gigantic safe that takes up about a third of the space. From here you can only cross back to the southwest, as there is nothing but farmland beyond. Diomedes is here, scowling at you from behind his desk. >i You are carrying: a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a golden pendant a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >x bull A very dull-eyed, plodding creature with cataracts in its eyes from age. You doubt this one will be chasing flags again anytime soon. You pet it briefly and it barely registers your fingers. >show bull to diomedes Diomedes looks over the dull, plodding creature and scoffs. "Bah! Please. I have many mechanical bulls in my workshop out back that are superior to that loathsome specimen." >ask diomedes about workshop Diomedes gives a little glare and says, "Don't ask me!" >ask diomedes about bulls Diomedes's nostrils flare. "Don't believe me do you? Well just give me a minute and I'll fetch them from the back," and with that, he disappears into a small room that you can't see from behind the desk. >open safe The safe opens only when spun to the correct 4-digit combination. >x desk It's a normal writing desk and seems somewhat out of place in a metalworker's shop. It opens at the top. >open it You open the desk, revealing a folded note. >x note "What the devil is my safe number again? I swear I left that note somewhere... if I could only force myself to remember.... could it be... 1736? No... maybe 2173? Okay, you know all of last year's, maybe it could still be one of those? In order, they were 9398, 5186, 8736, 2549, 5226, 5366, 1400, 2164, 3248... and then I forget. I know it's not 7903 I just changed that last week. Hmm okay your passwords in order THIS year were 5331, 8557, 9265, 2624.... oh Gods, this is useless. I wasn't stupid enough to put it as 3375 again, was I? That was last month's for crying out loud! Maybe it's my mom's birthday 1030, or the beginning of my SSN, 4832? Ugh... I'll never remember it, it's hopeless." >l Thrace Thrace is a farming town mostly, with the only real shop being that of the metalworker Diomedes. Upon entering the store you find yourself in a quaint-looking office, complete with desk, calendar, and wastebasket. But the focal point of the room is the gigantic safe that takes up about a third of the space. From here you can only cross back to the southwest, as there is nothing but farmland beyond. >x calendar The Olympics winner for last month, a cocky member of the Athenian Owls, gives a flashy grin above the dates. He holds a gold medal and his beautiful muscles glisten with oil. You suppose you'll have to turn the page to see this month's Olympian. (Footnote 4) >x wastebasket Just a regular plastic wastebasket. In the wastebasket is a crumpled piece of paper. >x crumpled "Usable Backup Codes for your Large Onyx Safe? Delivered by Hephaestus, Inc. PLEASE ONLY PROGRAM THESE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY 5647 5626 1953 2239 3538 4596 2365 7166 9817 5172 8241 2777 5557 5866 1582 2061 3139 4511 2415 7310 9955 5252 8795 2868" >footnote 4 You don't know who this month's Olympics winner is off-hand, of course. Unsurprisingly, you have no use for frivolous sporting events. >open safe The safe opens only when spun to the correct 4-digit combination. >turn safe to 9955 I only understood you as far as wanting to turn the safe. >x safe So large it takes up nearly all of the excess space in the office. You find a serial number on the side and a sticker saying "made with love and care by the Cyclopes of Hephaestus, Inc." It's got no physical lock, only a spinning mechanism. Looks like you can spin it to a four-digit number to open it. >spin safe to 9955 Click! and nothing else happens. >spin safe to 2868 Click! and nothing else happens. >spin safe to 5647 Click! and nothing else happens. >hint > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! 1/9: Wait, where are all these yellow-spotted lizards coming from? 2/9: Clearly they're not supposed to be here. And they're preventing you from heading in the right direction! 3/9: Have you tried shaking them off? 4/9: No, they just remain glued on. Hmm? 5/9: Could the lizards be retribution for something? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. 5/16: Did you check the wastebasket? And the desk? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. 5/16: Did you check the wastebasket? And the desk? 6/16: Hilariously non-secure of Diomedes. But which number is correct? There are like a bajillion numbers written on these notes! Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. 5/16: Did you check the wastebasket? And the desk? 6/16: Hilariously non-secure of Diomedes. But which number is correct? There are like a bajillion numbers written on these notes! 7/16: You could just spam them but that's no fun, and will take tons of time. Did you examine the calendar? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. 5/16: Did you check the wastebasket? And the desk? 6/16: Hilariously non-secure of Diomedes. But which number is correct? There are like a bajillion numbers written on these notes! 7/16: You could just spam them but that's no fun, and will take tons of time. Did you examine the calendar? 8/16: Seems like a meaningless bit of flavor. But it's not. Try reading the description with a different emphasis. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. 5/16: Did you check the wastebasket? And the desk? 6/16: Hilariously non-secure of Diomedes. But which number is correct? There are like a bajillion numbers written on these notes! 7/16: You could just spam them but that's no fun, and will take tons of time. Did you examine the calendar? 8/16: Seems like a meaningless bit of flavor. But it's not. Try reading the description with a different emphasis. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Thrace Thrace is a farming town mostly, with the only real shop being that of the metalworker Diomedes. Upon entering the store you find yourself in a quaint-looking office, complete with desk, calendar, and wastebasket. But the focal point of the room is the gigantic safe that takes up about a third of the space. From here you can only cross back to the southwest, as there is nothing but farmland beyond. >x calendar The Olympics winner for last month, a cocky member of the Athenian Owls, gives a flashy grin above the dates. He holds a gold medal and his beautiful muscles glisten with oil. You suppose you'll have to turn the page to see this month's Olympian. (Footnote 4) >x dates You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >turn page You don't want to mess with Diomedes's stuff any more than you have to. Even if the calendar is on last month for some reason... >x date You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >x month You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >x owls You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >x note "What the devil is my safe number again? I swear I left that note somewhere... if I could only force myself to remember.... could it be... 1152? No... maybe 2496? Okay, you know all of last year's, maybe it could still be one of those? In order, they were 9066, 5055, 8000, 2919, 5982, 5131, 1431, 2373, 3601... and then I forget. I know it's not 7672 I just changed that last week. Hmm okay your passwords in order THIS year were 5432, 8636, 9615, 2742.... oh Gods, this is useless. I wasn't stupid enough to put it as 3488 again, was I? That was last month's for crying out loud! Maybe it's my mom's birthday 1025, or the beginning of my SSN, 4344? Ugh... I'll never remember it, it's hopeless." (Footnote 5) >hint > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! 1/9: Wait, where are all these yellow-spotted lizards coming from? 2/9: Clearly they're not supposed to be here. And they're preventing you from heading in the right direction! 3/9: Have you tried shaking them off? 4/9: No, they just remain glued on. Hmm? 5/9: Could the lizards be retribution for something? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. 5/16: Did you check the wastebasket? And the desk? 6/16: Hilariously non-secure of Diomedes. But which number is correct? There are like a bajillion numbers written on these notes! 7/16: You could just spam them but that's no fun, and will take tons of time. Did you examine the calendar? 8/16: Seems like a meaningless bit of flavor. But it's not. Try reading the description with a different emphasis. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. 5/16: Did you check the wastebasket? And the desk? 6/16: Hilariously non-secure of Diomedes. But which number is correct? There are like a bajillion numbers written on these notes! 7/16: You could just spam them but that's no fun, and will take tons of time. Did you examine the calendar? 8/16: Seems like a meaningless bit of flavor. But it's not. Try reading the description with a different emphasis. 9/16: The Olympics winner from LAST month?? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. 5/16: Did you check the wastebasket? And the desk? 6/16: Hilariously non-secure of Diomedes. But which number is correct? There are like a bajillion numbers written on these notes! 7/16: You could just spam them but that's no fun, and will take tons of time. Did you examine the calendar? 8/16: Seems like a meaningless bit of flavor. But it's not. Try reading the description with a different emphasis. 9/16: The Olympics winner from LAST month?? 10/16: Diomedes has forgotten that the month has changed. Or at least, he HAD forgotten that the month changed. In the folded note he mentions a code from last month. That's the one that opens the safe. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Thrace Thrace is a farming town mostly, with the only real shop being that of the metalworker Diomedes. Upon entering the store you find yourself in a quaint-looking office, complete with desk, calendar, and wastebasket. But the focal point of the room is the gigantic safe that takes up about a third of the space. From here you can only cross back to the southwest, as there is nothing but farmland beyond. >x note "What the devil is my safe number again? I swear I left that note somewhere... if I could only force myself to remember.... could it be... 1394? No... maybe 2320? Okay, you know all of last year's, maybe it could still be one of those? In order, they were 9731, 5067, 8329, 2850, 5592, 5665, 1427, 2302, 3302... and then I forget. I know it's not 7873 I just changed that last week. Hmm okay your passwords in order THIS year were 5728, 8557, 9506, 2664.... oh Gods, this is useless. I wasn't stupid enough to put it as 3828 again, was I? That was last month's for crying out loud! Maybe it's my mom's birthday 1023, or the beginning of my SSN, 4616? Ugh... I'll never remember it, it's hopeless." (Footnote 5) >spin safe to 3828 Clonk! and the safe door swings slowly open, revealing Podargos the mare, Lampon the mare, Xanthos the mare and Deinos the mare. >* urm, not sure how I would have gotten that? You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >x podargos A miniature mechanical mare, composed entirely of metal. It almost looks like some sort of robotic action figure. It has a small metal nametag on its breast. >x lampon A miniature mechanical mare, composed entirely of metal. It almost looks like some sort of robotic action figure. It has a small metal nametag on its breast. >take mars You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >take mares Podargos the mare: You begin to pick up Podargos the mare, but the mechanical monster tosses its titanium mane, gives a short whinny, and then breathes a giant golden fireball at you! You manage to just dodge, but you lose your grip on the mare. Lampon the mare: You begin to pick up Lampon the mare, but the mechanical monster flashes its LED eyes, gives a short whinny, and then breathes a giant scarlet fireball at you! You manage to just dodge, but you lose your grip on the mare. Xanthos the mare: You begin to pick up Xanthos the mare, but the mechanical monster bares its copper teeth, gives a short whinny, and then breathes a giant orange fireball at you! You manage to just dodge, but you lose your grip on the mare. Deinos the mare: You begin to pick up Deinos the mare, but the mechanical monster stamps its brass hooves, gives a short whinny, and then breathes a giant yellow fireball at you! You manage to just dodge, but you lose your grip on the mare. >i You are carrying: a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a golden pendant a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >mop mares You can't use multiple objects with that verb. >hint > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. 5/16: Did you check the wastebasket? And the desk? 6/16: Hilariously non-secure of Diomedes. But which number is correct? There are like a bajillion numbers written on these notes! 7/16: You could just spam them but that's no fun, and will take tons of time. Did you examine the calendar? 8/16: Seems like a meaningless bit of flavor. But it's not. Try reading the description with a different emphasis. 9/16: The Olympics winner from LAST month?? 10/16: Diomedes has forgotten that the month has changed. Or at least, he HAD forgotten that the month changed. In the folded note he mentions a code from last month. That's the one that opens the safe. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. 5/16: Did you check the wastebasket? And the desk? 6/16: Hilariously non-secure of Diomedes. But which number is correct? There are like a bajillion numbers written on these notes! 7/16: You could just spam them but that's no fun, and will take tons of time. Did you examine the calendar? 8/16: Seems like a meaningless bit of flavor. But it's not. Try reading the description with a different emphasis. 9/16: The Olympics winner from LAST month?? 10/16: Diomedes has forgotten that the month has changed. Or at least, he HAD forgotten that the month changed. In the folded note he mentions a code from last month. That's the one that opens the safe. 11/16: "Spin safe to NUMBER ON NOTE" Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. 5/16: Did you check the wastebasket? And the desk? 6/16: Hilariously non-secure of Diomedes. But which number is correct? There are like a bajillion numbers written on these notes! 7/16: You could just spam them but that's no fun, and will take tons of time. Did you examine the calendar? 8/16: Seems like a meaningless bit of flavor. But it's not. Try reading the description with a different emphasis. 9/16: The Olympics winner from LAST month?? 10/16: Diomedes has forgotten that the month has changed. Or at least, he HAD forgotten that the month changed. In the folded note he mentions a code from last month. That's the one that opens the safe. 11/16: "Spin safe to NUMBER ON NOTE" 12/16: Do you have anything that would allow you to take these mares without getting burned? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. 5/16: Did you check the wastebasket? And the desk? 6/16: Hilariously non-secure of Diomedes. But which number is correct? There are like a bajillion numbers written on these notes! 7/16: You could just spam them but that's no fun, and will take tons of time. Did you examine the calendar? 8/16: Seems like a meaningless bit of flavor. But it's not. Try reading the description with a different emphasis. 9/16: The Olympics winner from LAST month?? 10/16: Diomedes has forgotten that the month has changed. Or at least, he HAD forgotten that the month changed. In the folded note he mentions a code from last month. That's the one that opens the safe. 11/16: "Spin safe to NUMBER ON NOTE" 12/16: Do you have anything that would allow you to take these mares without getting burned? 13/16: Check your inventory and examine the pendant you got from Artemis. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Thrace Thrace is a farming town mostly, with the only real shop being that of the metalworker Diomedes. Upon entering the store you find yourself in a quaint-looking office, complete with desk, calendar, and wastebasket. But the focal point of the room is the gigantic open safe that takes up about a third of the space. Inside the safe you can see Podargos the mare, Lampon the mare, Xanthos the mare and Deinos the mare. From here you can only cross back to the southwest, as there is nothing but farmland beyond. >give pendant to mares You can't use multiple objects with that verb. >touch mare with pendant You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >l Thrace Thrace is a farming town mostly, with the only real shop being that of the metalworker Diomedes. Upon entering the store you find yourself in a quaint-looking office, complete with desk, calendar, and wastebasket. But the focal point of the room is the gigantic open safe that takes up about a third of the space. Inside the safe you can see Podargos the mare, Lampon the mare, Xanthos the mare and Deinos the mare. From here you can only cross back to the southwest, as there is nothing but farmland beyond. >touch deinos with pendant You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >i You are carrying: a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a golden pendant a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >x pendant Where did you get this from? You have no memory of receiving it from anyone... you examine the front of the jewel and notice a small "A" engraved in black lettering. Then you examine the back and notice a small sticker: "CAUTION: Made with specially Hephaestusized gold. DO NOT place near campfires, metal will absorb flames." >put pendant in safe >* oops There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >take pendant Taken. >l Thrace Thrace is a farming town mostly, with the only real shop being that of the metalworker Diomedes. Upon entering the store you find yourself in a quaint-looking office, complete with desk, calendar, and wastebasket. But the focal point of the room is the gigantic open safe that takes up about a third of the space. Inside the safe you can see Podargos the mare, Lampon the mare, Xanthos the mare and Deinos the mare. From here you can only cross back to the southwest, as there is nothing but farmland beyond. >give pendant to lampon You can only do that to something animate -- this isn't a Disney cartoon! >hint > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! 1/5: Explore a little bit maybe! Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. 5/16: Did you check the wastebasket? And the desk? 6/16: Hilariously non-secure of Diomedes. But which number is correct? There are like a bajillion numbers written on these notes! 7/16: You could just spam them but that's no fun, and will take tons of time. Did you examine the calendar? 8/16: Seems like a meaningless bit of flavor. But it's not. Try reading the description with a different emphasis. 9/16: The Olympics winner from LAST month?? 10/16: Diomedes has forgotten that the month has changed. Or at least, he HAD forgotten that the month changed. In the folded note he mentions a code from last month. That's the one that opens the safe. 11/16: "Spin safe to NUMBER ON NOTE" 12/16: Do you have anything that would allow you to take these mares without getting burned? 13/16: Check your inventory and examine the pendant you got from Artemis. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. 5/16: Did you check the wastebasket? And the desk? 6/16: Hilariously non-secure of Diomedes. But which number is correct? There are like a bajillion numbers written on these notes! 7/16: You could just spam them but that's no fun, and will take tons of time. Did you examine the calendar? 8/16: Seems like a meaningless bit of flavor. But it's not. Try reading the description with a different emphasis. 9/16: The Olympics winner from LAST month?? 10/16: Diomedes has forgotten that the month has changed. Or at least, he HAD forgotten that the month changed. In the folded note he mentions a code from last month. That's the one that opens the safe. 11/16: "Spin safe to NUMBER ON NOTE" 12/16: Do you have anything that would allow you to take these mares without getting burned? 13/16: Check your inventory and examine the pendant you got from Artemis. 14/16: But you can't put the pendant on yourself, it's not your style. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/16: Diomedes is in Thrace. Thrace is northeast of Stymphalia. 2/16: He won't let you do much here though. And he won't talk to you unless you show him or ask him about something that'll pique his interest. 3/16: The only thing you didn't have before the last labor was the bull. Show Diomedes the bull and he mentions his own mechanical bulls. 4/16: Ask him about his mechanical bulls, and he just leaves! Time to do some snooping. 5/16: Did you check the wastebasket? And the desk? 6/16: Hilariously non-secure of Diomedes. But which number is correct? There are like a bajillion numbers written on these notes! 7/16: You could just spam them but that's no fun, and will take tons of time. Did you examine the calendar? 8/16: Seems like a meaningless bit of flavor. But it's not. Try reading the description with a different emphasis. 9/16: The Olympics winner from LAST month?? 10/16: Diomedes has forgotten that the month has changed. Or at least, he HAD forgotten that the month changed. In the folded note he mentions a code from last month. That's the one that opens the safe. 11/16: "Spin safe to NUMBER ON NOTE" 12/16: Do you have anything that would allow you to take these mares without getting burned? 13/16: Check your inventory and examine the pendant you got from Artemis. 14/16: But you can't put the pendant on yourself, it's not your style. 15/16: Put the pendant on a mare. Now you can pick it up! Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Thrace Thrace is a farming town mostly, with the only real shop being that of the metalworker Diomedes. Upon entering the store you find yourself in a quaint-looking office, complete with desk, calendar, and wastebasket. But the focal point of the room is the gigantic open safe that takes up about a third of the space. Inside the safe you can see Podargos the mare, Lampon the mare, Xanthos the mare and Deinos the mare. From here you can only cross back to the southwest, as there is nothing but farmland beyond. >put pendant on lompos You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >put pendant on deinos You carefully take your golden pendant and place it around the mare's neck. It seems somehow spell-bound by the beautiful piece of jewelry. >take deinos The mare, still spell-bound by the pendant, barely notices you pick it up and put it in your pocket. >i You are carrying: Deinos the mare a golden pendant a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >l Thrace Thrace is a farming town mostly, with the only real shop being that of the metalworker Diomedes. Upon entering the store you find yourself in a quaint-looking office, complete with desk, calendar, and wastebasket. But the focal point of the room is the gigantic open safe that takes up about a third of the space. Inside the safe you can see Podargos the mare, Lampon the mare and Xanthos the mare. From here you can only cross back to the southwest, as there is nothing but farmland beyond. >put pendant on xanthos You'll have to take the golden pendant first. >remove pendant You aren't wearing the golden pendant. >take pendant Deinos follows the glittering jewel with his eyes as you remove it from his neck, but he remains docile. Taken. >put pendant on xanthos You carefully take your golden pendant and place it around the mare's neck. It seems somehow spell-bound by the beautiful piece of jewelry. >take xanthos The mare, still spell-bound by the pendant, barely notices you pick it up and put it in your pocket. >l Thrace Thrace is a farming town mostly, with the only real shop being that of the metalworker Diomedes. Upon entering the store you find yourself in a quaint-looking office, complete with desk, calendar, and wastebasket. But the focal point of the room is the gigantic open safe that takes up about a third of the space. Inside the safe you can see Podargos the mare and Lampon the mare. From here you can only cross back to the southwest, as there is nothing but farmland beyond. >take pendant Xanthos follows the glittering jewel with his eyes as you remove it from his neck, but he remains docile. Taken. >put pendant on lampon You carefully take your golden pendant and place it around the mare's neck. It seems somehow spell-bound by the beautiful piece of jewelry. >take lampon The mare, still spell-bound by the pendant, barely notices you pick it up and put it in your pocket. >take pendant Lampon follows the glittering jewel with his eyes as you remove it from his neck, but he remains docile. Taken. >put pendant on podargos You carefully take your golden pendant and place it around the mare's neck. It seems somehow spell-bound by the beautiful piece of jewelry. >take podargos The mare, still spell-bound by the pendant, barely notices you pick it up and put it in your pocket. You've managed to steal the mares of Diomedes! You'd better hurry away before he gets back. You put all the notes back as you found them and decide to place the golden pendant in the safe, hoping that will serve as at least some form of payment. [Your score has just gone up by one point.] You have so far scored 8 out of a possible 12, in 501 turns, earning you the rank of Trojan Hacker. >* whew There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. XXX #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. XXX #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. XXX #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. XXX #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. XXX #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. XXX #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon." (Footnote 1) What a peculiar set of chores. Apparently your cousin doesn't need any groceries or anything... Well anyway, time to get to work! You'd better do these in the order they're written or else you'll give yourself a panic attack. You get very anxious when things are out of order. >s You can't go that way. >w You can't go that way. >l Thrace Thrace is a farming town mostly, with the only real shop being that of the metalworker Diomedes. Upon entering the store you find yourself in a quaint-looking office, complete with desk, calendar, and wastebasket. But the focal point of the room is the gigantic open safe that takes up about a third of the space. Inside the safe you can see a golden pendant. From here you can only cross back to the southwest, as there is nothing but farmland beyond. >sw Stymphalia This is a gloomy land full of only forest trees and the terrifying pterodactyl-like birds of prey known as the Stymphalian birds, who are currently lying dead in a heap on the forest floor. Many believe it to be a cursed place. From here you can cross the forest and travel to the land of Thrace to the northeast, to the holy land of Keryneia to the northwest, or scale the mountain to the west. You can also go back to Nemea to the southeast. The dead Stymphalian birds on the ground are beginning to rot. >s You can't go that way. >sw You can't go that way. >se Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >s Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >se You can't go that way. >s Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >se Peloponnesian Shore You have reached the southern shore of Greece, a sand-covered land with rocky shoals near the ocean. Ferries come and go to the island of Crete to the southeast, or you can journey east to the closely-guarded jungles of the Amazons. You can also head back to Lerna to the northwest. >e Amazonia This vast jungle has a natural ferocity to it that makes one's hair stand on end. A sense of mysticism, beauty, and raw power is palpable here. The only exit you can see is back the way you came, to the west. An Amazon warrior is here, tall and toned and incredibly fierce. She could probably crush your skull in with one flex of her thighs, and her beauty is such that you would gladly let her. She smiles as you arrive. "We foresaw a visitor. I have instructions to not let anyone see Hippolyta unless they can show me the mares of Diomedes." She looks at you expectantly. >x jungle Lush greenery and wild creatures can be seen here, all protected of course by the Amazon warriors, the bravest soldiers in all of Greece. >x warrior One of the strongest people you've ever met, without a doubt. >show mares to amazon She takes the mares, examines them briefly, then nods her head and rushes off into the forest without a word. You are breathless by the time you catch up with her through the jungle and feel that you desperately need your inhaler. But as you look around you realize that you are in the court of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, who sits on an ornate throne of vines and roses on a mound of moss and glowing dirt, in the midst of the deepest part of the jungle. You feel very honored--very few mortal men have seen this sight! >x throne An object radiating power, just like Hippolyta. Some vines and roses still curl about its surface, and a mound of moss and glowing dirt serves as its base. >x dirt This rich earthy loam seems to be glowing with the power of the Amazons. >x hippolyta Hippolyta radiates power and grace like nobody you've ever met. Her signature girdle flashes green from her waist. >x girdle A flashy green belt. >ask hippolyta for girdle Hippolyta smiles at you and comments, "Straight to the point as I expected, young hero. I know you require this item for your quest. You have proven yourself very worthy, having won possession of the mares, those meanest animals ever created by mortals. The time has come for me to--" But suddenly she is cut off, as the land in front of her begins to glow a bright blue and the light condenses around a matronly woman in a flowing blue ballgown and a blindingly white tiara. You'd know that jealous face anywhere - it's your stepmother Hera. She sneers menacingly at you and says "So the bastard pipsqueak managed to get this far through luck and cowardice. Pathetic. Well, you may have swindled Hippolyta but you won't swindle me! If she's not woman enough to keep the girdle from you, I feel I must step in," and with that Hera turns around and shoots a quick jolt of electricity at Hippolyta, who falls down, unconscious. Turning to the Amazon warrior, she says, "Now you know who is responsible for the fall of your leader, girl. Do with him what you will!" and shooting you another last menacing sneer, disappears in a puff of cloud-gray smoke. The Amazon warrior cries out and rushes to her queen to try and aid her. Then she turns back to you and growls, "You'd better make some medicine to help her out, or you're finished, boy...." and immediately begins chest compressions. >x hippolyta Hippolyta still radiates power and grace even in unconsciousness. But there's no time to waste. She needs some kind of medicine, fast! >perform cpr If the Amazon warrior can't wake her with her constant shouts in between furious chest compressions, you doubt anything YOU'D try to do would make a difference. Unless you can figure out some way to make some medicine, fast. >* OK, nicely done! You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >i You are carrying: a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >give benadryl to hippolyta She's already unconscious! >l Amazonia This vast jungle has a natural ferocity to it that makes one's hair stand on end. A sense of mysticism, beauty, and raw power is palpable here. The only exit you can see is back the way you came, to the west. Hippolyta is here, slumped and unconscious beside an ornate throne of vines and roses set atop a mound of moss and glowing dirt. An Amazon warrior is here, tall and toned and incredibly fierce. She is currently performing rapid chest compressions on Queen Hippolyta as she lies unconscious. >x dirt This rich earthy loam seems to be glowing with the power of the Amazons. >take it Taken. As you pick up some of the glowing dirt, you notice an empty clay bowl lying beneath it within the mound. It must have been a religious ornament at some point in the distant past. >x bowl You can just make out an inscription all along the side of the container. It reads "Combine the elements of earth and life, wrap them both up with the tree's strength, tight. Sprinkle it all with the powder of love, and drench the mixture in the sleep from above. Then you will create the Amazon Coffee, that elixir of gods that tastes better than toffee." >i You are carrying: some glowing dirt a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >x bowl You can just make out an inscription all along the side of the container. It reads "Combine the elements of earth and life, wrap them both up with the tree's strength, tight. Sprinkle it all with the powder of love, and drench the mixture in the sleep from above. Then you will create the Amazon Coffee, that elixir of gods that tastes better than toffee." >put dirt in bowl You grind the glowing dirt into the clay bowl. >x tree You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >x trees You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >l Amazonia This vast jungle has a natural ferocity to it that makes one's hair stand on end. A sense of mysticism, beauty, and raw power is palpable here. The only exit you can see is back the way you came, to the west. Hippolyta is here, slumped and unconscious beside an ornate throne of vines and roses set atop a mound of moss and glowing dirt. An Amazon warrior is here, tall and toned and incredibly fierce. She is currently performing rapid chest compressions on Queen Hippolyta as she lies unconscious. You can also see a clay bowl here. >x vines They're thin jungle vines, but they look pretty sturdy. >take vines Taken. >put vines in bowl You grind the vines into the clay bowl. >x bowl You can just make out an inscription all along the side of the container. It reads "Combine the elements of earth and life, wrap them both up with the tree's strength, tight. Sprinkle it all with the powder of love, and drench the mixture in the sleep from above. Then you will create the Amazon Coffee, that elixir of gods that tastes better than toffee." In the clay bowl are some vines and some glowing dirt. >* that's earth and life There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >take tree You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >take branch You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >take bark You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >wrap bowl There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >i You are carrying: a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >* OK I'm overmatched There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >hint > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! 1/17: Hippolyta is queen of the Amazons. She's in Amazonia, east of the Peloponnesian Shore. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: Hippolyta is queen of the Amazons. She's in Amazonia, east of the Peloponnesian Shore. 2/17: The warrior won't let you see her without the mares of Diomedes. So show the mares to the warrior. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: Hippolyta is queen of the Amazons. She's in Amazonia, east of the Peloponnesian Shore. 2/17: The warrior won't let you see her without the mares of Diomedes. So show the mares to the warrior. 3/17: Now Hippolyta's here! Great! Did you try just asking her for the girdle? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: Hippolyta is queen of the Amazons. She's in Amazonia, east of the Peloponnesian Shore. 2/17: The warrior won't let you see her without the mares of Diomedes. So show the mares to the warrior. 3/17: Now Hippolyta's here! Great! Did you try just asking her for the girdle? 4/17: Oh, great. Thanks, Hera. Now you have to make some medicine. Have you tried to leave to go get some? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: Hippolyta is queen of the Amazons. She's in Amazonia, east of the Peloponnesian Shore. 2/17: The warrior won't let you see her without the mares of Diomedes. So show the mares to the warrior. 3/17: Now Hippolyta's here! Great! Did you try just asking her for the girdle? 4/17: Oh, great. Thanks, Hera. Now you have to make some medicine. Have you tried to leave to go get some? 5/17: Unless you've dropped something crucial, you won't even be allowed to leave. Almost everything you need is right here in Amazonia. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: Hippolyta is queen of the Amazons. She's in Amazonia, east of the Peloponnesian Shore. 2/17: The warrior won't let you see her without the mares of Diomedes. So show the mares to the warrior. 3/17: Now Hippolyta's here! Great! Did you try just asking her for the girdle? 4/17: Oh, great. Thanks, Hera. Now you have to make some medicine. Have you tried to leave to go get some? 5/17: Unless you've dropped something crucial, you won't even be allowed to leave. Almost everything you need is right here in Amazonia. 6/17: The only things in Amazonia are the Amazon warrior (who's already doing everything she can to help) and the ornate throne. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: Hippolyta is queen of the Amazons. She's in Amazonia, east of the Peloponnesian Shore. 2/17: The warrior won't let you see her without the mares of Diomedes. So show the mares to the warrior. 3/17: Now Hippolyta's here! Great! Did you try just asking her for the girdle? 4/17: Oh, great. Thanks, Hera. Now you have to make some medicine. Have you tried to leave to go get some? 5/17: Unless you've dropped something crucial, you won't even be allowed to leave. Almost everything you need is right here in Amazonia. 6/17: The only things in Amazonia are the Amazon warrior (who's already doing everything she can to help) and the ornate throne. 7/17: The description of the throne names several other objects. Try to take them all. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: Hippolyta is queen of the Amazons. She's in Amazonia, east of the Peloponnesian Shore. 2/17: The warrior won't let you see her without the mares of Diomedes. So show the mares to the warrior. 3/17: Now Hippolyta's here! Great! Did you try just asking her for the girdle? 4/17: Oh, great. Thanks, Hera. Now you have to make some medicine. Have you tried to leave to go get some? 5/17: Unless you've dropped something crucial, you won't even be allowed to leave. Almost everything you need is right here in Amazonia. 6/17: The only things in Amazonia are the Amazon warrior (who's already doing everything she can to help) and the ornate throne. 7/17: The description of the throne names several other objects. Try to take them all. 8/17: The dirt uncovers a bowl. You can probably use the bowl to mix up some medicine. But what are the ingredients for it? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: Hippolyta is queen of the Amazons. She's in Amazonia, east of the Peloponnesian Shore. 2/17: The warrior won't let you see her without the mares of Diomedes. So show the mares to the warrior. 3/17: Now Hippolyta's here! Great! Did you try just asking her for the girdle? 4/17: Oh, great. Thanks, Hera. Now you have to make some medicine. Have you tried to leave to go get some? 5/17: Unless you've dropped something crucial, you won't even be allowed to leave. Almost everything you need is right here in Amazonia. 6/17: The only things in Amazonia are the Amazon warrior (who's already doing everything she can to help) and the ornate throne. 7/17: The description of the throne names several other objects. Try to take them all. 8/17: The dirt uncovers a bowl. You can probably use the bowl to mix up some medicine. But what are the ingredients for it? 9/17: You can only put some objects in the bowl. The game won't let you put just any old thing in there. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Amazonia This vast jungle has a natural ferocity to it that makes one's hair stand on end. A sense of mysticism, beauty, and raw power is palpable here. The only exit you can see is back the way you came, to the west. Hippolyta is here, slumped and unconscious beside an ornate throne of vines and roses set atop a mound of moss and glowing dirt. An Amazon warrior is here, tall and toned and incredibly fierce. She is currently performing rapid chest compressions on Queen Hippolyta as she lies unconscious. You can also see a clay bowl here. >x throne An object radiating power, just like Hippolyta. Some vines and roses still curl about its surface, and a mound of moss and glowing dirt serves as its base. >x moss Just a lively bit of jungle greenery. >take moss Taken. >put moss in bowl You grind the moss into the clay bowl. >put vines on bowl (first taking the vines) You've already ground it into the clay bowl, no need to remove it. >x bowl You can just make out an inscription all along the side of the container. It reads "Combine the elements of earth and life, wrap them both up with the tree's strength, tight. Sprinkle it all with the powder of love, and drench the mixture in the sleep from above. Then you will create the Amazon Coffee, that elixir of gods that tastes better than toffee." In the clay bowl are some moss, some vines and some glowing dirt. >x throne An object radiating power, just like Hippolyta. Some vines and roses still curl about its surface, and a mound of moss and glowing dirt serves as its base. >take roses Taken. >put roses in bowl No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. >grind roses What do you want to grind the roses into? >bowl No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. >l Amazonia This vast jungle has a natural ferocity to it that makes one's hair stand on end. A sense of mysticism, beauty, and raw power is palpable here. The only exit you can see is back the way you came, to the west. Hippolyta is here, slumped and unconscious beside an ornate throne of vines and roses set atop a mound of moss and glowing dirt. An Amazon warrior is here, tall and toned and incredibly fierce. She is currently performing rapid chest compressions on Queen Hippolyta as she lies unconscious. You can also see a clay bowl here. >x warrior One of the strongest people you've ever met, without a doubt. She's currently performing chest compressions on her leader, Hippolyta, perhaps a little too rapidly. But that will only serve as a stall. Hippolyta needs some kind of medicine, fast! >w "You're not going anywhere until she's better," growls the Amazon warrior in between chest compressions. >i You are carrying: some roses a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >put all in bowl roses: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. skeleton key: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. red rolled-up string: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. old coin of Hades: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. broken phaser: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. parachute: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. movie reel: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. free T-shirt: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. compass: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. knife: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. gun: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. frozen ham: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. box of matches: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. hammer: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. toxic-looking purple goo: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. strip of bacon: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. GPS tracking device: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. map: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. flag: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. mop: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. bottle of Benadryl: You grind some Benadryl tablets into the clay bowl. list: No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. >put roses in bowl No, it doesn't look like that goes in there. >x bowl You can just make out an inscription all along the side of the container. It reads "Combine the elements of earth and life, wrap them both up with the tree's strength, tight. Sprinkle it all with the powder of love, and drench the mixture in the sleep from above. Then you will create the Amazon Coffee, that elixir of gods that tastes better than toffee." In the clay bowl are some Benadryl tablets, some moss, some vines and some glowing dirt. >sleep You aren't feeling especially drowsy. >sprinkle roses on bowl There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >take roses No, you don't need any more. >i You are carrying: some roses a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >x roses The roses look very delicate. You would have difficulty holding them without slashing them with your lion pelt claws. >slash roses What do you want to slash the roses with? >claws You slash the roses into rose powder. >put powder in bowl You grind the rose powder into the clay bowl. As you mix the last of your ingredients into the clay bowl, you hear a whooshing sound and a brilliant green flash emits from the container. The resulting substance feels hot and heavy in the bowl, is black as night, and smells like lightning. You rush over to Hippolyta and pour the coffee down her throat. Her eyes open instantly, and she jolts up so quickly that the bowl flies through the air and smashes against the ground, broken. "Hippolyta!" cries the Amazonian warrior and she gives her leader a fierce hug before helping her up. As Hippolyta comes to, her eyes begin to focus and she breaks out in a smile. "Well, hero, I think at this point you've MORE than proven yourself worthy of the belt of the Amazons," and she takes off her girdle and hands it to you. [Your score has just gone up by one point.] You have so far scored 9 out of a possible 12, in 562 turns, earning you the rank of Medicinal Magician. >x girdle A flashy green belt with a small price tag on the inside leather. "Worth 5 drachma" it reads. >save Ok. >wear it No, it's not your style. You're more into practical waistwear like cell phone clips and fanny packs. >w Peloponnesian Shore You have reached the southern shore of Greece, a sand-covered land with rocky shoals near the ocean. Ferries come and go to the island of Crete to the southeast, or you can journey east to the closely-guarded jungles of the Amazons. You can also head back to Lerna to the northwest. >nw Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >w Western Shore The western shore of Greece. Nothing but coarse sand and the salty ocean can be seen here. The dangerous Garden of the Hesperides is all that lies west of here, otherwise you can go back to Lerna to the east. >w No way! They say the garden is guarded by a terrifying dragon named Ladon. You're not going that way unless you absolutely have to, especially with your anxiety and muscular deficiencies. >e Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >n Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >w Main Road You are on a plain dirt road leading east to the land of Tiryns, where your cousin Eurystheus serves as king. >e Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >nw You can't go that way. >n Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >w Elis This bustling land is full of merchants hawking their wares and haggling over prices. To the east you can just make out the edge of the Nemean wild grasslands on the horizon, west lie the city stables. A mountain looms to the northeast, and the isle Erytheia lies to the northwest, across the ocean. >nw You quash your fears of seasickness and book passage on a ferry headed for... Erytheia This is a lovely scenic isle with friendly palm trees, a neatly-tended ranch area, and ocean as clear as you've ever seen. The only exit you can see is back the way you came, to the southeast. There is a three-headed monster here holding a cow. You know the monster's name to be Geryon. >x geryon The monster Geryon seems more genial than you've heard. It's ugly, sure, with three heads (two of which don't seem to do anything), trollish features, patchy hair and a strong odor, but it isn't openly hostile towards you. It's currently using one of its six hands to count the coins in its coin purse. >x trees Very friendly. >x ranch Very neatly tended. >x ocean Calm and gentle as far as oceans go, at least on this beach. The water is a rich blue-green. >x cow A small and thin-looking beast with the trademark udders and black and white splotches of a cow. It doesn't look particularly healthy or appealing but it's the only cattle you can see within the entire ranch. >ask geryon for cow "You want me cow? No sir, I'm not parting with this one, no sir, this one's magic see. So I can't sell it to you for anything less than 80000 drachma." >i You are carrying: a girdle a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >give coin to geryon (the old coin of Hades to Geryon) "Free samples? Sure!" The monster begins to grab the old coin of Hades before you quickly re-think your decision and snatch it back. "Aww... no take-backsies! Please?" >give all to geryon You can't use multiple objects with that verb. >i You are carrying: a girdle a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >give girdle to geryon "Free samples? Sure!" The monster begins to grab the girdle before you quickly re-think your decision and snatch it back. "Aww... no take-backsies! Please?" >give map to geryon "Free samples? Sure!" The monster begins to grab the map before you quickly re-think your decision and snatch it back. "Aww... no take-backsies! Please?" >i You are carrying: a girdle a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >l Erytheia This is a lovely scenic isle with friendly palm trees, a neatly-tended ranch area, and ocean as clear as you've ever seen. The only exit you can see is back the way you came, to the southeast. There is a three-headed monster here holding a cow. You know the monster's name to be Geryon. >hint > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! 1/11: Geryon resides in Erytheia, northwest of Elis near the Augean Stables. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/11: Geryon resides in Erytheia, northwest of Elis near the Augean Stables. 2/11: Geryon has a cow. Have you tried just taking it? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/11: Geryon resides in Erytheia, northwest of Elis near the Augean Stables. 2/11: Geryon has a cow. Have you tried just taking it? 3/11: Ask the monster about its cow. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/11: Geryon resides in Erytheia, northwest of Elis near the Augean Stables. 2/11: Geryon has a cow. Have you tried just taking it? 3/11: Ask the monster about its cow. 4/11: That's WAY too high a price! Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/11: Geryon resides in Erytheia, northwest of Elis near the Augean Stables. 2/11: Geryon has a cow. Have you tried just taking it? 3/11: Ask the monster about its cow. 4/11: That's WAY too high a price! 5/11: Try to leave. Clearly it wants to give away its cow, it just wants a good price for it. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Erytheia This is a lovely scenic isle with friendly palm trees, a neatly-tended ranch area, and ocean as clear as you've ever seen. The only exit you can see is back the way you came, to the southeast. There is a three-headed monster here holding a cow. You know the monster's name to be Geryon. >se You are about to leave when you hear a soft whine from behind. You turn around to see Geryon shifting its feet nervously. "Don't you want to haggle a bit more?" it says, pouting. >haggle Yes, it does rather look as though the monster would like to haggle. You could try buying something, selling something, or asking it about various products if you like. >sell coin (the old coin of Hades) "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >g (the old coin of Hades) "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >i You are carrying: a girdle a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >sell map "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell phaser "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell bacon "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell gps "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >se You are about to leave when you hear a soft whine from behind. You turn around to see Geryon shifting its feet nervously. "Don't you want to haggle a bit more?" it says, pouting. >haggle Yes, it does rather look as though the monster would like to haggle. You could try buying something, selling something, or asking it about various products if you like. >buy cow You tell the monster you can't afford that much and it scratches its left head. "Well now, all right then, I'm not supposed to do this, but for first-time customers we used to have a bargain 90% off deal, and I suppose I could go back to that. So now it can be yers for only 8000 drachma. What a bargain!" >ask geryon about phaser "I don't know about nothin' much except the goods I sell meself." >i You are carrying: a girdle a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >ask geryon about goods "I don't know about nothin' much except the goods I sell meself." >haggle Yes, it does rather look as though the monster would like to haggle. You could try buying something, selling something, or asking it about various products if you like. >buy cow The monster scoffs as you say that's also too expensive. "Cheapskate, eh? Well I suppose I could double the 90% deal but I'd have to consult with th' higher-ups first," and it reaches into its pocket to pull out an old Blackberry flip phone. It talks on it for a few minutes in a garbled, ancient monster language and then puts it away. "Okay, they say I can do it. Only 800 drachma... I really shouldn't be doing this, but I'm telling youse, it's really an incredible bargain!" >g Geryon has had enough of your price range. The monster bellows "Good Gods, kid, do ya have anything on ya of any value at all?" >haggle Yes, it does rather look as though the monster would like to haggle. You could try buying something, selling something, or asking it about various products if you like. >give coin to geryon (the old coin of Hades to Geryon) "Free samples? Sure!" The monster begins to grab the old coin of Hades before you quickly re-think your decision and snatch it back. "Aww... no take-backsies! Please?" >i You are carrying: a girdle a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >ask geryon about knife "I don't know about nothin' much except the goods I sell meself." >ask geryon about t-shirt "I don't know about nothin' much except the goods I sell meself." >haggle Yes, it does rather look as though the monster would like to haggle. You could try buying something, selling something, or asking it about various products if you like. >sell t-shirt "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell all You can't use multiple objects with that verb. >sell map "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell mop "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell list "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >l Erytheia This is a lovely scenic isle with friendly palm trees, a neatly-tended ranch area, and ocean as clear as you've ever seen. The only exit you can see is back the way you came, to the southeast. There is a three-headed monster here holding a cow. You know the monster's name to be Geryon. >i You are carrying: a girdle a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >sell key "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell string "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell reel "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell knife "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell gun "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell bacon "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell gps "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell pills "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >i You are carrying: a girdle a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >haggle Yes, it does rather look as though the monster would like to haggle. You could try buying something, selling something, or asking it about various products if you like. >buy cow Geryon has had enough of your price range. The monster bellows "Good Gods, kid, do ya have anything on ya of any value at all?" >hint > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! 1/11: Geryon resides in Erytheia, northwest of Elis near the Augean Stables. 2/11: Geryon has a cow. Have you tried just taking it? 3/11: Ask the monster about its cow. 4/11: That's WAY too high a price! 5/11: Try to leave. Clearly it wants to give away its cow, it just wants a good price for it. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/11: Geryon resides in Erytheia, northwest of Elis near the Augean Stables. 2/11: Geryon has a cow. Have you tried just taking it? 3/11: Ask the monster about its cow. 4/11: That's WAY too high a price! 5/11: Try to leave. Clearly it wants to give away its cow, it just wants a good price for it. 6/11: Ask it about the cow again. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/11: Geryon resides in Erytheia, northwest of Elis near the Augean Stables. 2/11: Geryon has a cow. Have you tried just taking it? 3/11: Ask the monster about its cow. 4/11: That's WAY too high a price! 5/11: Try to leave. Clearly it wants to give away its cow, it just wants a good price for it. 6/11: Ask it about the cow again. 7/11: Okay, now we're getting somewhere. Time to spam the ask button. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/11: Geryon resides in Erytheia, northwest of Elis near the Augean Stables. 2/11: Geryon has a cow. Have you tried just taking it? 3/11: Ask the monster about its cow. 4/11: That's WAY too high a price! 5/11: Try to leave. Clearly it wants to give away its cow, it just wants a good price for it. 6/11: Ask it about the cow again. 7/11: Okay, now we're getting somewhere. Time to spam the ask button. 8/11: Now you've haggled it down to just wanting something of value! Do you have anything of value? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/11: Geryon resides in Erytheia, northwest of Elis near the Augean Stables. 2/11: Geryon has a cow. Have you tried just taking it? 3/11: Ask the monster about its cow. 4/11: That's WAY too high a price! 5/11: Try to leave. Clearly it wants to give away its cow, it just wants a good price for it. 6/11: Ask it about the cow again. 7/11: Okay, now we're getting somewhere. Time to spam the ask button. 8/11: Now you've haggled it down to just wanting something of value! Do you have anything of value? 9/11: If the game prevents you from leaving, it means you have everything you need to solve the puzzle right now. If you CAN leave, maybe you've left something somewhere. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Erytheia This is a lovely scenic isle with friendly palm trees, a neatly-tended ranch area, and ocean as clear as you've ever seen. The only exit you can see is back the way you came, to the southeast. There is a three-headed monster here holding a cow. You know the monster's name to be Geryon. >i You are carrying: a girdle a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >sell key "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell coin (the old coin of Hades) "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell phaser "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell ham "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell goo "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell matches "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell flag "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell pelt (first taking the lion pelt) You already have that. >i You are carrying: a girdle a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >sell map "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell flag "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell mop "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell pills "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell list "On a cursory glance it don't seem to be worth much, but I'll take it if yer offering." >sell pelt (first taking the lion pelt) You already have that. >i You are carrying: a girdle a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >sell girdle "I'll take it but I still won't give yer the co--" Geryon begins, but then its eyes sparkle as it finally notices the price tag. "Is tha' truly the girdle of Hippolyta yer have there?" it wonders aloud. "It would make a splendid addition to me belt collection..." The monster's eyes go blank for a split second and then it seems to make up its mind. "Alright, fine. It's a damn crime what you've got me to do, I might be fired if the higher-ups ever find out, but I'll do it. Here's yer stinkin' cow, just give me that dang girdle." And it hands over the cow and your receipt (printed out almost instantly from an unseen electronic device in its pocket) just as you hand it the girdle. [Your score has just gone up by one point.] You have so far scored 10 out of a possible 12, in 648 turns, earning you the rank of Superb Salesman. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. XXX #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. XXX #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. XXX #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. XXX #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. XXX #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. XXX #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. XXX #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon. XXX" All your tasks are complete! You should hurry back to Eurystheus and tell him you've finished. He'll be so proud... >* Er, didn't I need the girdle? You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >x cow A small and thin-looking beast with the trademark udders and black and white splotches of a cow. It doesn't look particularly healthy or appealing but it's the only cattle you can see within the entire ranch. >take cow You already have that. >se You book passage on a ferry back towards... Elis This bustling land is full of merchants hawking their wares and haggling over prices. To the east you can just make out the edge of the Nemean wild grasslands on the horizon, west lie the city stables. A mountain looms to the northeast, and the isle Erytheia lies to the northwest, across the ocean. >e Nemea The wild grasslands of Nemea are a common tourist site for explorers and adventurers alike. Mainly because of the lions. From here you can go northwest towards the cursed land of Stymphalia, west to the city of Elis, or back to Tiryns to the south. >s Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >e City Palace This magnificent building serves as the place of government for all of Tiryns. Although it's one of the prettier buildings you've ever seen, you can't help feeling a slight cold chill whenever you enter it, an almost ghostly air. The only exit you can see is to the west. Your cousin Eurystheus is here, wearing a large pointy crown and sitting on a large gray-metal velvet-inlaid throne. >show list to cousin Eurystheus looks over your list and reads your notes on how you completed each task. Soon he grows red with rage. "You little twerp!!" he squeaks. "How could you possibly have done all of these tasks? They were supposed to be IMPOSSIBLE." You can feel his spittle land on your cheek. Then as he reads over the tasks some more he begins to grin a maniacal grin and his eyes cloud over seeing something you can't. For a moment you think you glimpse the ghost of Hera whispering in your cousin's ear, but when you blink, she's gone, so you must have imagined it. Eurystheus suddenly rises from his chair and announces "You have done... well, cousin, but I am afraid I cannot accept two of these tasks. You see, you had the help of your nephew Iolaus when slaying the Hydra, and you only captured the Erymanthian Boar by slaying it--neither was truly done by your hand alone. Thus, your ten labors are only eight in number." He gives a little snicker standing on his throne. "Therefore I am adding two more to your list. Let's see how you do with THESE tasks. I hope you're not too... burnt out," and with that, he plops back into his chair, cackling at a joke you're not understanding. You retrieve the new list from your cousin. >* blarg There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >score You have so far scored 10 out of a possible 12, in 657 turns, earning you the rank of Superb Salesman. >x list "To-Do List: #1. ?lay the Nemean Lion. XXX #2. Destroy the Lernean Hydra. XXX #3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind of Artemis. XXX #4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar. XXX #5. Clean the Augean ?tables. XXX #6. ?lay the ?tymphalian Birds. XXX #7. Capture the Cretan Bull. XXX #8. ?teal the Mares of Diomedes. XXX #9. Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta. XXX #10. Obtain the cattle of the monster Geryon. XXX #11. ?teal an apple from the Garden of the Hesperides. #12. Capture and bring back Cerberus from the Underworld." You're beginning to suspect that your cousin doesn't really need any of these chores done... >w Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >s Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >w Western Shore The western shore of Greece. Nothing but coarse sand and the salty ocean can be seen here. The dangerous Garden of the Hesperides is all that lies west of here, otherwise you can go back to Lerna to the east. >w You're shaking in your boots as you approach... Garden of the Hesperides This is a beautiful, heavenly garden, with an enormous tree filled with apples in the center. The air is completely warm, pristine, and pleasant, almost the opposite air as is present in the City Palace of Tiryns. You can go back to the western shore to the east and there is a cave-like structure to the northeast which is emitting a low-pitched ethereal hum. In the distance, you can also see a strange staircase leading downwards, perhaps to some God-like otherworldly plane of existence. There is a monstrous, terrifying dragon named Ladon here. You can also see a chewed bone here. >save Ok. >x tree You can see a red apple hanging from every branch of this glorious tree. They all look simply divine. >x apples You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >x apple The apple looks absolutely divine, almost too perfect. You expect Snow White to come running any minute now. >l Garden of the Hesperides This is a beautiful, heavenly garden, with an enormous tree filled with apples in the center. The air is completely warm, pristine, and pleasant, almost the opposite air as is present in the City Palace of Tiryns. You can go back to the western shore to the east and there is a cave-like structure to the northeast which is emitting a low-pitched ethereal hum. In the distance, you can also see a strange staircase leading downwards, perhaps to some God-like otherworldly plane of existence. There is a monstrous, terrifying dragon named Ladon here. You can also see a chewed bone here. >x dragon You are spellbound by the long black claws, lizardly wagging tail, vicious sharp white teeth, crimson skin, and smokey, billowing breath emanating from the dragon's nostrils. The beast seems restless, and its great, bat-like wings shiver and fidget in anticipation of chasing after something. >x bone Ugh... it's still got some flecks of meat on it. You long for the days when plastic knives were all you found from luckless adventurers. >take it Taken. >pet dragon Do you WANT to get eaten? >take apple The dragon blocks your way and roars. You manage to dodge its fiery attack as it turns the grass where you were standing to ash. Boy, you really should have brought your inhaler with you on these errands. >ne The dragon blocks your way and roars. You manage to dodge its fiery attack as it turns the grass where you were standing to ash. Boy, you really should have brought your inhaler with you on these errands. >i You are carrying: a chewed bone a receipt a cow (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >give cow to dragon And watch your livestock be turned into kibble? No way! >* I mean, it's the circle of life You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >give pills to dragon You try to toss some pills his way but Ladon is moving around too much so you can't get near enough to drug him. >hint > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Garden of the Hesperides This is a beautiful, heavenly garden, with an enormous tree filled with apples in the center. The air is completely warm, pristine, and pleasant, almost the opposite air as is present in the City Palace of Tiryns. You can go back to the western shore to the east and there is a cave-like structure to the northeast which is emitting a low-pitched ethereal hum. In the distance, you can also see a strange staircase leading downwards, perhaps to some God-like otherworldly plane of existence. There is a monstrous, terrifying dragon named Ladon here. >mop dragon That doesn't need to be cleaned. >hint > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! > So... I'm done, right? How do I steal an apple from the garden? How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? So... I'm done, right? > How do I steal an apple from the garden? How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? So... I'm done, right? > How do I steal an apple from the garden? How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? 1/14: Great, two more tasks. Thanks, Eurystheus. The Garden of the Hesperides is west of the Western Shore. Since you have to go there now, Hercules will let you, albeit whilst shaking in your boots. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/14: Great, two more tasks. Thanks, Eurystheus. The Garden of the Hesperides is west of the Western Shore. Since you have to go there now, Hercules will let you, albeit whilst shaking in your boots. 2/14: Yep, there's the dragon! It's pretty fearsome. And more problematically, it prevents you from getting the apple of course. Or from going anywhere except backwards. You'll need to remove it somehow. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/14: Great, two more tasks. Thanks, Eurystheus. The Garden of the Hesperides is west of the Western Shore. Since you have to go there now, Hercules will let you, albeit whilst shaking in your boots. 2/14: Yep, there's the dragon! It's pretty fearsome. And more problematically, it prevents you from getting the apple of course. Or from going anywhere except backwards. You'll need to remove it somehow. 3/14: You're too weak to attack it of course. And there are no snares or nephews nearby to assist you this time. And it can't be tricked with sleeping pills. Nor can you reason with it. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/14: Great, two more tasks. Thanks, Eurystheus. The Garden of the Hesperides is west of the Western Shore. Since you have to go there now, Hercules will let you, albeit whilst shaking in your boots. 2/14: Yep, there's the dragon! It's pretty fearsome. And more problematically, it prevents you from getting the apple of course. Or from going anywhere except backwards. You'll need to remove it somehow. 3/14: You're too weak to attack it of course. And there are no snares or nephews nearby to assist you this time. And it can't be tricked with sleeping pills. Nor can you reason with it. 4/14: Wait, what's that on the ground? A chewed bone? Gross. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/14: Great, two more tasks. Thanks, Eurystheus. The Garden of the Hesperides is west of the Western Shore. Since you have to go there now, Hercules will let you, albeit whilst shaking in your boots. 2/14: Yep, there's the dragon! It's pretty fearsome. And more problematically, it prevents you from getting the apple of course. Or from going anywhere except backwards. You'll need to remove it somehow. 3/14: You're too weak to attack it of course. And there are no snares or nephews nearby to assist you this time. And it can't be tricked with sleeping pills. Nor can you reason with it. 4/14: Wait, what's that on the ground? A chewed bone? Gross. 5/14: What happens if you show the bone to Ladon? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. So... I'm done, right? > How do I steal an apple from the garden? How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? So... I'm done, right? > How do I steal an apple from the garden? How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Garden of the Hesperides This is a beautiful, heavenly garden, with an enormous tree filled with apples in the center. The air is completely warm, pristine, and pleasant, almost the opposite air as is present in the City Palace of Tiryns. You can go back to the western shore to the east and there is a cave-like structure to the northeast which is emitting a low-pitched ethereal hum. In the distance, you can also see a strange staircase leading downwards, perhaps to some God-like otherworldly plane of existence. There is a monstrous, terrifying dragon named Ladon here. >show bone to ladon The dragon sits up and starts panting at the sight of the bone, but soon shakes off the strange behavior, roaring a mighty roar. Your knees become jelly. You'll never be able to reason with it... >* Though I'd need to play fetch with Cerberos There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >throw bone Dropped. >take bone Taken. >reason with ladon There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >give bone to ladon The dragon sits up and starts panting at the sight of the bone, but soon shakes off the strange behavior, roaring a mighty roar. Your knees become jelly. You'll never be able to reason with it... >play fetch I only understood you as far as wanting to play. >throw bone to ladon I only understood you as far as wanting to throw the chewed bone. >throw bone at ladon It does seem rather like the dragon is itching to run after something, but you can't just throw it right at him, he'd just eat it and then eat you. Besides, with your muscles? Hah! That wouldn't do anything except trigger your asthma. >throw bone at cave The cave isn't very far away, so that wouldn't keep Ladon occupied very long. >throw bone down stairs That can't contain things. >throw bone e I only understood you as far as wanting to throw the chewed bone. >throw bone eeast I only understood you as far as wanting to throw the chewed bone. >l Garden of the Hesperides This is a beautiful, heavenly garden, with an enormous tree filled with apples in the center. The air is completely warm, pristine, and pleasant, almost the opposite air as is present in the City Palace of Tiryns. You can go back to the western shore to the east and there is a cave-like structure to the northeast which is emitting a low-pitched ethereal hum. In the distance, you can also see a strange staircase leading downwards, perhaps to some God-like otherworldly plane of existence. There is a monstrous, terrifying dragon named Ladon here. >throw bone at staircase You manage to chuck the chewed bone down the strange staircase and watch it bounce down each step. Ladon gives a fiery, excited bark and flies after it down the stairs, tail wagging as he flies. >take apple Taken. [Your score has just gone up by one point.] You have so far scored 11 out of a possible 12, in 684 turns, earning you the rank of Dragon Player. >save Ok. >* well, was right on fetch! You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >ne Shrine of the Oracle at Delphi You have entered a dark and forboding cave. The only exit is back the way you came, to the southwest. There is a golden shrine here. >x shrine It's a small golden statue of a meditating girl cupping her hands, as though presenting an offering. Her hands are fairly large, creating a low shelf. A small sticker on the edge of the statue reads "DO NOT TOUCH." >pray You raise a prayer to the Gods that your quest be a successful one. After you finish your blessing, you hear a slight rumbling of thunder in the distance and a whisper on the wind, which combine to form a low voice only you can hear - If you are desperately in need of assistance in this game, call out for "help" my child, and all your questions shall be answered. The thunder and wind cease and the voice is gone. >touch hands Restrain yourself, this is a family game. >x hands (the golden shrine) It's a small golden statue of a meditating girl cupping her hands, as though presenting an offering. Her hands are fairly large, creating a low shelf. A small sticker on the edge of the statue reads "DO NOT TOUCH." >touch shrine "Do not touch, please," a bored voice drawls from nowhere. "Place your payment on the shrine. Something monstrous, something divine." >sw Garden of the Hesperides This is a beautiful, heavenly garden, with an enormous tree filled with apples in the center. The air is completely warm, pristine, and pleasant, almost the opposite air as is present in the City Palace of Tiryns. You can go back to the western shore to the east and there is a cave-like structure to the northeast which is emitting a low-pitched ethereal hum. In the distance, you can also see a strange staircase leading downwards, perhaps to some God-like otherworldly plane of existence. The enormous apple tree, now fully in view thanks to Ladon's absence, looks very enticing, with its branches full of divine red apples. >save Ok. >x apple The apple looks absolutely divine, almost too perfect. You expect Snow White to come running any minute now. >d You attempt to step on the first step but your foot goes right through the stairway! You step back hastily. Looks like only spirits can go down the strange staircase. >in You can't go that way. >ne Shrine of the Oracle at Delphi You have entered a dark and forboding cave. The only exit is back the way you came, to the southwest. There is a golden shrine here. >put apple on shrine You put the red apple on the golden shrine. >i You are carrying: a receipt a cow (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer some toxic-looking purple goo a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a lion pelt (being worn) a list >put all on shrine receipt: Done. skeleton key: Done. red rolled-up string: Done. old coin of Hades: Done. broken phaser: Done. parachute: Done. movie reel: Done. free T-shirt: Done. compass: Done. knife: Done. gun: Done. frozen ham: Done. box of matches: Done. hammer: Done. toxic-looking purple goo: You don't see the point in poisoning that. strip of bacon: Done. GPS tracking device: Done. map: Done. flag: Done. mop: Done. bottle of Benadryl: Done. list: Done. >touch shrine "Do not touch, please," a bored voice drawls from nowhere. "Place your payment on the shrine. Something monstrous, something divine." >pray You raise a prayer to the Gods that your quest be a successful one. After you finish your blessing, you hear a slight rumbling of thunder in the distance and a whisper on the wind, which combine to form a low voice only you can hear - If you are desperately in need of assistance in this game, call out for "help" my child, and all your questions shall be answered. The thunder and wind cease and the voice is gone. >take all golden shrine: "Do not touch, please," a bored voice drawls from nowhere. "Place your payment on the shrine. Something monstrous, something divine." list: Taken. bottle of Benadryl: Taken. mop: Taken. flag: Taken. map: Taken. GPS tracking device: Taken. strip of bacon: Taken. hammer: Taken. box of matches: Taken. frozen ham: Taken. gun: Taken. knife: Taken. compass: Taken. free T-shirt: Taken. movie reel: Taken. parachute: Taken. broken phaser: Taken. old coin of Hades: Taken. red rolled-up string: Taken. skeleton key: Taken. receipt: Taken. red apple: Taken. >help > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Shrine of the Oracle at Delphi You have entered a dark and forboding cave. The only exit is back the way you came, to the southwest. There is a golden shrine here. >x receipt It's a very professional-looking store receipt you received from the monster Geryon along with your cow. >hint > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! > So... I'm done, right? How do I steal an apple from the garden? How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? So... I'm done, right? > How do I steal an apple from the garden? How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? So... I'm done, right? > How do I steal an apple from the garden? How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? So... I'm done, right? How do I steal an apple from the garden? > How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? So... I'm done, right? How do I steal an apple from the garden? > How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? 4/17: The red apple that you just stole comes from the heavenly garden. Put it on the shrine. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? 4/17: The red apple that you just stole comes from the heavenly garden. Put it on the shrine. 5/17: Okay, that's something divine. But you don't really have anything that could be considered "monstrous" per se? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? 4/17: The red apple that you just stole comes from the heavenly garden. Put it on the shrine. 5/17: Okay, that's something divine. But you don't really have anything that could be considered "monstrous" per se? 6/17: Unless there could be another meaning to the word "monstrous"? Such as "made by a monster"? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? 4/17: The red apple that you just stole comes from the heavenly garden. Put it on the shrine. 5/17: Okay, that's something divine. But you don't really have anything that could be considered "monstrous" per se? 6/17: Unless there could be another meaning to the word "monstrous"? Such as "made by a monster"? 7/17: Put the receipt on the shrine. (Make sure you've left nothing on the shrine except those two items.) Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. So... I'm done, right? How do I steal an apple from the garden? > How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? So... I'm done, right? How do I steal an apple from the garden? > How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Shrine of the Oracle at Delphi You have entered a dark and forboding cave. The only exit is back the way you came, to the southwest. There is a golden shrine here. >put apple on shrine You put the red apple on the golden shrine. >put receipt on shrine You put the receipt on the golden shrine. "Payment accepted," drawls the voice, and the objects on the shrine disappear. "Let the prophecy begin." And suddenly, your mind is filled with a startling image of you in the City Palace of Tiryns. Right next to the throne you notice that a piece of the floor tiling has been mis-aligned. You try to shift it and the tile becomes a trapdoor, opening into a dark staircase downwards. You travel down and down and down and down until you reach... The vision clears and you find yourself once again in front of the shrine, although it looks slightly different than before. The bored voice from nowhere intones "Thank you for visiting the Shrine of the Oracle at Delphi. Remember that Tuesdays are 50% off for first-timers. Have a nice day." >* Didn't realize it was exclusive, though I did try to brute-force things... You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. >take all golden shrine: "Do not touch, please," a bored voice drawls from nowhere. "Place your payment on the shrine. Something monstrous, something divine." ticket stub: Taken. >x stub "ADMIT ONE: HADESTOWN (NOW A TONY AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY MUSICAL!)" >i You are carrying: a ticket stub a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a list a cow (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) some toxic-looking purple goo the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a lion pelt (being worn) >w You can't go that way. >sw Garden of the Hesperides This is a beautiful, heavenly garden, with an enormous tree filled with apples in the center. The air is completely warm, pristine, and pleasant, almost the opposite air as is present in the City Palace of Tiryns. You can go back to the western shore to the east and there is a cave-like structure to the northeast which is emitting a low-pitched ethereal hum. In the distance, you can also see a strange staircase leading downwards, perhaps to some God-like otherworldly plane of existence. The enormous apple tree, now fully in view thanks to Ladon's absence, looks very enticing, with its branches full of divine red apples. >d You attempt to step on the first step but your foot goes right through the stairway! You step back hastily. Looks like only spirits can go down the strange staircase. >e Western Shore The western shore of Greece. Nothing but coarse sand and the salty ocean can be seen here. The dangerous Garden of the Hesperides is all that lies west of here, otherwise you can go back to Lerna to the east. >n You can't go that way. >ne You can't go that way. >e Lerna You are in the land of marshes and wildflowers, commonly known by residents as Lerna. To the east is the famous lake of the same name, and residence of the fabled Lernean Hydra, the monster that can't be spliced! You can also go back north to Tiryns or to the shorelines to the west and southeast. >n Tiryns You are in the glorious kingdom where your cousin serves as ruler! The palaces on the east edge of town (including the palace of your cousin, the king) are all magnificently ornate, but the townsfolk milling about you don't seem very happy; in fact they all seem downright depressed. Must be a case of the Mondays. You can just glimpse the edges of the grasslands of Nemea to the north and the marshes of Lerna to the south. You can also visit the city palace of Tiryns to the east, or go back down the main road to the west. >e City Palace This magnificent building serves as the place of government for all of Tiryns. Although it's one of the prettier buildings you've ever seen, you can't help feeling a slight cold chill whenever you enter it, an almost ghostly air. The only exit you can see is to the west. Your cousin Eurystheus is here, wearing a large pointy crown and sitting on a large gray-metal velvet-inlaid throne. >d You discover a trapdoor composed of mis-aligned tile right beside your cousin's throne! You inconspicuously open it and follow the stairs down, down, down, down, until you finally reach... Underworld This is the realm of Hades, God of Death, who sorts through the souls of the deceased and decides who goes to Elysium (good), Asphodel (neutral), or Tartarus (bad) after they die. A simple brown staircase leads up. You can see the skeleton boatman, Charon, here, ready to transport deceased souls across the river Styx to the east. Who knew that all this time the Underworld was right underneath your cousin's house? What kind of symbolism could that be, you wonder. >x charon All you can see of Charon is skeleton hands emerging from a long black cloak with the face covered. >give coin to charon The ghoul frowns at you morosely. "We gave those up years ago. New system is ticket stubs," and a picture forms inside your mind of said ticket stub. >give stub to charon "Payment accepted," the ghoul intones, and lets you cross on the raft. Gates of Hades This is the entrance to the part of the Underworld where all the dead souls go. You can see several spirits guarding an iron gate to the south and leering at the wretched souls who pass through it to the three realms. You can see the skeleton boatman, Charon, here, ready to transport deceased souls across the river Styx to the west. Cerberus, the guard dog of Hades, stands in front of the iron gate to the south, his three heads slobbering and his eyes black with malice. You can also see a chewed bone and a small doggie cage (empty) here. >x cerberos You clean your spectacles just to make sure, but you can't see any such thing. >x cerberus He's a large three-headed bloodhound. He'd be kind of cute if he wasn't 40ft tall with teeth the size of you. You shiver with fear. >x gate A vast gate made of what looks to be wrought iron. Spikes point up at the top of it and cross-hatching bars line the bottom and middle of the structure. However, you see some of the recently-deceased glide through it like it's made of waterfall. It's clearly only meant to keep out the living. >s Cerberus leaps in front of you and barks a terrifying bark! You back away quickly as the malevolent spirits laugh at your pitiful attempt. Best not to try that route again until you're dead. >pet dog Do you WANT to get eaten? >l Gates of Hades This is the entrance to the part of the Underworld where all the dead souls go. You can see several spirits guarding an iron gate to the south and leering at the wretched souls who pass through it to the three realms. You can see the skeleton boatman, Charon, here, ready to transport deceased souls across the river Styx to the west. Cerberus, the guard dog of Hades, stands in front of the iron gate to the south, his three heads slobbering and his eyes black with malice. You can also see a chewed bone and a small doggie cage (empty) here. >x bone Ugh... it's still got some flecks of meat on it. You long for the days when plastic knives were all you found from luckless adventurers. >take it Taken. >give bone to dog The wary guard dog growls at you with two of its heads (one is panting to remain cool) and you back away slowly... >throw bone to dog I only understood you as far as wanting to throw the chewed bone. >x cage Small for giants, I meant. It's about 50ft high. >put bone in cage You put the chewed bone into the small doggie cage. Cerberus charges at the cage, but finding no fresh meat, immediately runs outside again. >i You are carrying: a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer a strip of bacon a GPS tracking device a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a list a cow (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) some toxic-looking purple goo the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a lion pelt (being worn) >put bacon in cage You put the strip of bacon into the small doggie cage. Cerberus charges at the cage, but finding no fresh meat, immediately runs outside again. >* I mean! There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >put all in cage skeleton key: Done. red rolled-up string: Done. old coin of Hades: Done. broken phaser: Done. parachute: Done. movie reel: Done. free T-shirt: Done. compass: Done. knife: Done. gun: Done. frozen ham: Done. box of matches: Done. hammer: Done. GPS tracking device: Done. map: Done. flag: Done. mop: Done. bottle of Benadryl: Done. list: Done. toxic-looking purple goo: Done. Cerberus charges at the cage, but finding no fresh meat, immediately runs outside again. >hint > Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! > Instructions for Play Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements > What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? > How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? > I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! > How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? > How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? > How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? > Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! > How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? > How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? > How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? > How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? > Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! > How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? > How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? > How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? > How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! > So... I'm done, right? How do I steal an apple from the garden? How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? > So... I'm done, right? How do I steal an apple from the garden? How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? > So... I'm done, right? How do I steal an apple from the garden? How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? So... I'm done, right? > How do I steal an apple from the garden? How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? So... I'm done, right? > How do I steal an apple from the garden? How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? So... I'm done, right? How do I steal an apple from the garden? > How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? So... I'm done, right? How do I steal an apple from the garden? > How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? 4/17: The red apple that you just stole comes from the heavenly garden. Put it on the shrine. 5/17: Okay, that's something divine. But you don't really have anything that could be considered "monstrous" per se? 6/17: Unless there could be another meaning to the word "monstrous"? Such as "made by a monster"? 7/17: Put the receipt on the shrine. (Make sure you've left nothing on the shrine except those two items.) Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? 4/17: The red apple that you just stole comes from the heavenly garden. Put it on the shrine. 5/17: Okay, that's something divine. But you don't really have anything that could be considered "monstrous" per se? 6/17: Unless there could be another meaning to the word "monstrous"? Such as "made by a monster"? 7/17: Put the receipt on the shrine. (Make sure you've left nothing on the shrine except those two items.) 8/17: Now a ticket stub in on the shrine. Make sure to take it before going back to the City Palace and going down. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? 4/17: The red apple that you just stole comes from the heavenly garden. Put it on the shrine. 5/17: Okay, that's something divine. But you don't really have anything that could be considered "monstrous" per se? 6/17: Unless there could be another meaning to the word "monstrous"? Such as "made by a monster"? 7/17: Put the receipt on the shrine. (Make sure you've left nothing on the shrine except those two items.) 8/17: Now a ticket stub in on the shrine. Make sure to take it before going back to the City Palace and going down. 9/17: Have you tried getting in the boat? Or talking to Charon? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? 4/17: The red apple that you just stole comes from the heavenly garden. Put it on the shrine. 5/17: Okay, that's something divine. But you don't really have anything that could be considered "monstrous" per se? 6/17: Unless there could be another meaning to the word "monstrous"? Such as "made by a monster"? 7/17: Put the receipt on the shrine. (Make sure you've left nothing on the shrine except those two items.) 8/17: Now a ticket stub in on the shrine. Make sure to take it before going back to the City Palace and going down. 9/17: Have you tried getting in the boat? Or talking to Charon? 10/17: Give him the ticket stub. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? 4/17: The red apple that you just stole comes from the heavenly garden. Put it on the shrine. 5/17: Okay, that's something divine. But you don't really have anything that could be considered "monstrous" per se? 6/17: Unless there could be another meaning to the word "monstrous"? Such as "made by a monster"? 7/17: Put the receipt on the shrine. (Make sure you've left nothing on the shrine except those two items.) 8/17: Now a ticket stub in on the shrine. Make sure to take it before going back to the City Palace and going down. 9/17: Have you tried getting in the boat? Or talking to Charon? 10/17: Give him the ticket stub. 11/17: Have you examined the "small" doggie cage? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? 4/17: The red apple that you just stole comes from the heavenly garden. Put it on the shrine. 5/17: Okay, that's something divine. But you don't really have anything that could be considered "monstrous" per se? 6/17: Unless there could be another meaning to the word "monstrous"? Such as "made by a monster"? 7/17: Put the receipt on the shrine. (Make sure you've left nothing on the shrine except those two items.) 8/17: Now a ticket stub in on the shrine. Make sure to take it before going back to the City Palace and going down. 9/17: Have you tried getting in the boat? Or talking to Charon? 10/17: Give him the ticket stub. 11/17: Have you examined the "small" doggie cage? 12/17: The small doggie cage is actually large. That's a clue. You can fit anything inside the cage. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? 4/17: The red apple that you just stole comes from the heavenly garden. Put it on the shrine. 5/17: Okay, that's something divine. But you don't really have anything that could be considered "monstrous" per se? 6/17: Unless there could be another meaning to the word "monstrous"? Such as "made by a monster"? 7/17: Put the receipt on the shrine. (Make sure you've left nothing on the shrine except those two items.) 8/17: Now a ticket stub in on the shrine. Make sure to take it before going back to the City Palace and going down. 9/17: Have you tried getting in the boat? Or talking to Charon? 10/17: Give him the ticket stub. 11/17: Have you examined the "small" doggie cage? 12/17: The small doggie cage is actually large. That's a clue. You can fit anything inside the cage. 13/17: If you put the bone in the cage, Cerberus enters but then leaves, finding no meat. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? 4/17: The red apple that you just stole comes from the heavenly garden. Put it on the shrine. 5/17: Okay, that's something divine. But you don't really have anything that could be considered "monstrous" per se? 6/17: Unless there could be another meaning to the word "monstrous"? Such as "made by a monster"? 7/17: Put the receipt on the shrine. (Make sure you've left nothing on the shrine except those two items.) 8/17: Now a ticket stub in on the shrine. Make sure to take it before going back to the City Palace and going down. 9/17: Have you tried getting in the boat? Or talking to Charon? 10/17: Give him the ticket stub. 11/17: Have you examined the "small" doggie cage? 12/17: The small doggie cage is actually large. That's a clue. You can fit anything inside the cage. 13/17: If you put the bone in the cage, Cerberus enters but then leaves, finding no meat. 14/17: Try putting one of your animals in the cage. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? 4/17: The red apple that you just stole comes from the heavenly garden. Put it on the shrine. 5/17: Okay, that's something divine. But you don't really have anything that could be considered "monstrous" per se? 6/17: Unless there could be another meaning to the word "monstrous"? Such as "made by a monster"? 7/17: Put the receipt on the shrine. (Make sure you've left nothing on the shrine except those two items.) 8/17: Now a ticket stub in on the shrine. Make sure to take it before going back to the City Palace and going down. 9/17: Have you tried getting in the boat? Or talking to Charon? 10/17: Give him the ticket stub. 11/17: Have you examined the "small" doggie cage? 12/17: The small doggie cage is actually large. That's a clue. You can fit anything inside the cage. 13/17: If you put the bone in the cage, Cerberus enters but then leaves, finding no meat. 14/17: Try putting one of your animals in the cage. 15/17: It still doesn't work. Maybe all he needs is another animal? Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? 4/17: The red apple that you just stole comes from the heavenly garden. Put it on the shrine. 5/17: Okay, that's something divine. But you don't really have anything that could be considered "monstrous" per se? 6/17: Unless there could be another meaning to the word "monstrous"? Such as "made by a monster"? 7/17: Put the receipt on the shrine. (Make sure you've left nothing on the shrine except those two items.) 8/17: Now a ticket stub in on the shrine. Make sure to take it before going back to the City Palace and going down. 9/17: Have you tried getting in the boat? Or talking to Charon? 10/17: Give him the ticket stub. 11/17: Have you examined the "small" doggie cage? 12/17: The small doggie cage is actually large. That's a clue. You can fit anything inside the cage. 13/17: If you put the bone in the cage, Cerberus enters but then leaves, finding no meat. 14/17: Try putting one of your animals in the cage. 15/17: It still doesn't work. Maybe all he needs is another animal? 16/17: Putting both your animals in the cage gets you even closer to distracting him, but not quite good enough. Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint. 1/17: You can't get to the Underworld by dying or going down the strange staircase. There's another area you've yet to explore. The cave northeast of the Garden. 2/17: Have you tried moving, taking, or touching the shrine? 3/17: Do you have something divine? 4/17: The red apple that you just stole comes from the heavenly garden. Put it on the shrine. 5/17: Okay, that's something divine. But you don't really have anything that could be considered "monstrous" per se? 6/17: Unless there could be another meaning to the word "monstrous"? Such as "made by a monster"? 7/17: Put the receipt on the shrine. (Make sure you've left nothing on the shrine except those two items.) 8/17: Now a ticket stub in on the shrine. Make sure to take it before going back to the City Palace and going down. 9/17: Have you tried getting in the boat? Or talking to Charon? 10/17: Give him the ticket stub. 11/17: Have you examined the "small" doggie cage? 12/17: The small doggie cage is actually large. That's a clue. You can fit anything inside the cage. 13/17: If you put the bone in the cage, Cerberus enters but then leaves, finding no meat. 14/17: Try putting one of your animals in the cage. 15/17: It still doesn't work. Maybe all he needs is another animal? 16/17: Putting both your animals in the cage gets you even closer to distracting him, but not quite good enough. 17/17: The non-meaty items are distracting Cerberus. Remove everything except the two animals from the cage. Press SPACE to return to the menu. So... I'm done, right? How do I steal an apple from the garden? > How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? So... I'm done, right? How do I steal an apple from the garden? > How do I capture Cerberus? What do I do after I've captured the dog? What do I do at the beginning? How do I retrieve my inhaler? I keep getting anxiety attacks! How do I slay the lion? How do I destroy the hydra? How do I capture the hind? Help! I can't scale the mountain! How do I capture the boar? How do I clean these disgusting stables? How do I slay the Stymphalian birds? How do I get the Cretan Bull? Help! I'm trapped in a Labyrinth! How do I steal the mares of Diomedes? How do I get rid of the yellow-spotted lizards? How do I obtain Hippolyta's girdle? How do I steal cattle from the monster Geryon? > I'm stuck on one of the final puzzles! Introduction to Hercules! Instructions for Play > Hint System Acknowledgements Gates of Hades This is the entrance to the part of the Underworld where all the dead souls go. You can see several spirits guarding an iron gate to the south and leering at the wretched souls who pass through it to the three realms. You can see the skeleton boatman, Charon, here, ready to transport deceased souls across the river Styx to the west. Cerberus, the guard dog of Hades, stands in front of the iron gate to the south, his three heads slobbering and his eyes black with malice. You can also see a small doggie cage (in which are some toxic-looking purple goo, a list, a bottle of Benadryl (closed), a mop, a flag, a map, a GPS tracking device, a hammer, a box of matches, a frozen ham, a gun, a knife, a compass, a free T-shirt, a movie reel, a parachute, a broken phaser, an old coin of Hades, some red rolled-up string, a skeleton key, a strip of bacon and a chewed bone) here. >* Better feedback that too much stuff is distracting would be helpful There are a lot of verbs I understand, but that's not one of them. >take all small doggie cage: What, do you think you're super strong or something? toxic-looking purple goo: You gingerly pick up the poisonous liquid in your pelt-covered arms. It sticks together like silly putty and is easy to carry around, but you'd better not get any of this on your skin. Taken. list: Taken. bottle of Benadryl: Taken. mop: Taken. flag: Taken. map: Taken. GPS tracking device: Taken. hammer: Taken. box of matches: Taken. frozen ham: Taken. gun: Taken. knife: Taken. compass: Taken. free T-shirt: Taken. movie reel: Taken. parachute: Taken. broken phaser: Taken. old coin of Hades: Taken. red rolled-up string: Taken. skeleton key: Taken. strip of bacon: Taken. chewed bone: Taken. >i You are carrying: a chewed bone a strip of bacon a skeleton key some red rolled-up string an old coin of Hades a broken phaser a parachute a movie reel a free T-shirt a compass a knife a gun a frozen ham a box of matches a hammer a GPS tracking device a map a flag a mop a bottle of Benadryl a list some toxic-looking purple goo a cow (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) the Cretan Bull (being led along by a piece of rope attached to the beast) a lion pelt (being worn) >put cow in cage You put the cow into the small doggie cage. Cerberus charges at the cage, sensing a feast, but there is not quite enough meat for him to gorge himself on, and so he stops you before you can close the cage, bolting out of the container and barking in displeasure at your attempted trickery. >put bull in cage You put the Cretan Bull into the small doggie cage. Cerberus charges at the cattle in the doggie cage, and while he is gorging himself on an abundance of fresh meat, you shut the cage as quietly as you can. As soon as the cage clangs shut, it automatically shrinks to a regular doggie-cage size. You pick it up, take the raft back to the entrance (returning your ticket as you do so - you won't need it anymore), and go back up to the City Palace. City Palace This magnificent building serves as the place of government for all of Tiryns. Although it's one of the prettier buildings you've ever seen, you can't help feeling a slight cold chill whenever you enter it, an almost ghostly air. The only exit you can see is to the west. Your cousin Eurystheus is here, wearing a large pointy crown and sitting on a large gray-metal velvet-inlaid throne. [Your score has just gone up by one point.] You have so far scored 12 out of a possible 12, in 737 turns, earning you the rank of Legendary Hero. >show list to cousin Eurystheus sees that you've completed your final tasks and begins to seethe, but as soon as he catches sight of Cerberus (vicious even whilst shrunken within his magical cage), he breaks out in a cold sweat. Suddenly overcome with fear at the thought of your power, he calls for his guards, who all surround you at spearpoint. You break out in hives and grow white as a sheet as you try to register your cousin's betrayal. The guards begin to slowly close in and you think the end has come at last... All of a sudden, the door bursts in and a small army erupts into the palace. You recognize most of them as the Amazon warriors, led by the guard who helped you save Hippolyta, but you glimpse a few other familiar faces in the mix, such as the goddess Artemis glowing gold and showering arrows at Eurystheus's footsoldiers, or the monster Geryon somehow looking to sell extra spears in the midst of the battle, or of course your nephew Iolaus who worryingly got ahold of a few sticks of dynamite somehow. Eurystheus's guards, while numerous, are far outnumbered by the horde of intruders and soon drop their weapons in surrender. As the struggle ends you see Hippolyta emerge from the crowd and lope over to you, a magisterial spring in her step. "I thought you might need my assistance young hero. Your heart is noble but your skill in battle is... deficient." You are not at all offended by the more-than-fair criticism. "However, it is not solely for you that I've assembled this mighty force today. Remember!" and now she is shouting to the whole crowd. "Let the Goddess Hera be forever warned-- nobody attacks me and walks away unscathed!" The Amazons let out a cheer and you see one of them slap your cousin across the face. There is a sudden booming from the heavens above and you can almost hear the queen of the Sky give a muffled scream of defeat. You celebrate victory over Eurystheus with your nephew and the Amazons late into the night, feasting on fresh meat and wine. Just as you have retired for the night, you feel yourself rise into the heavens and suddenly you are in front of your father, Zeus, a little old man with a heavy white beard, a cane, and horn-rimmed spectacles. "You have done well, my son," he intones wisely. "And now you may live with me in my palace, if you so choose! Well? What do you say?" You take a moment to breathe, since rising up to Mount Olympus like that was pretty asthma-inducing, but eventually you manage a weak smile. Your father chortles slightly. "Oh and of course, I remembered to bring your inhaler," and with a snap of his fingers, your baby-blue inhaler with the giraffes on it appears in your fist. The sight of your long-lost medicine immediately calms you, and you contemplate your immense accomplishment of having completed all your Labors without it. For the first time in your life, you feel strong. *** Congratulations! You're an Honorary God on Mount Olympus. *** In that game you scored 12 out of a possible 12, in 738 turns, earning you the rank of Honorary God and Legendary Hero. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command? > * fun! Please give one of the answers above. Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last command? > quit