Behind Closed Doors 3: Revenge of the Ants

Behind Closed Doors 3 (Zenobi Software)
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Escape from the toilet for the very last time.............
Here's the solution.
Right, before we start it should be pointed out that it is only possible to finish this adventure if
the 
cat enters the game and pees on the floor, which doesn't always happen. So it's matter of
starting 
and re-starting the game until the cat enters, with that in mind, on with the solution......
From the start WAIT, (for 41 turns to see if the cat enters, if it does then fine, follow the rest
of this 
solution, if not you'll have to restart the game repeatedley until the cat does enter) EXAM
RIGHT 
WALL, (you spot a large nail) TUG NAIL, EXAM DOOR, (you see a shelf) EXAM SHELF, (a 
hammer lies upon it - just out of your reach) UNFOLD GAZZETTE, ROLL GAZZETTE, and USE 
GAZZETTE to dislodge the hammer, then GET HAMMER. Now LOOK UP, (you see a small hole 
in the roof and a bird peering through the opening) THROW NAIL, AT BIRD, (the bird mistakes 
the nail for a worm and drops a matchstick) GET MATCH, MARK TOILET, (you draw a cross on 
the side of the toilet with your fel-tip pen) FART, (in order to fill the toilet with gas), HIT
CROSS, 
HIT CROSS, HIT CROSS, (a green gas seeps out of a crack in the toilet) LIGHT MATCH, LIGHT 
GAS, (the toilet blows up leaving you free to move, but with the seat still stuck to your bottom) 
EXAM CISTERN, (it's covered in dust) SEARCH DUST, (you find a small rusty screwdriver) 
DIP SCREWDRIVER, (in the cat pee, to turn it into the yellow screwdriver), EXAM HINGES 
(held in place by six small brass screws), REMOVE BOOTS, (to allow you to reach the hinges) 
UNSCREW SCREWS, (you loose the screwdriver after throwing it at a cockroach) WAIT, (for 
ten turns until the mouse returns your screwdriver) PULL NIGHTSHIRT, (to hide your exposed 
genitals) and UNSCREW SCREWS to finish the game........
N.B. You must complete the game inside 100 turns, if you fail to do so you will be eaten by the 
`Rattigator' which leaps out of the toilet and bites your bum....... 

Typed (and solved) by Ian (phian@btinternet.com) Originally displayed within the `Spectrum 
Adventurer' web pages at:- 
(http://home.virtual-pc.com/isblpx/index.html)

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                               FAQ/Walkthrough for
                   BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 3: REVENGE OF THE ANTS

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GUIDE INFORMATION
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Author:   Tom Hayes
E-mail:   thayesguides(at)gmail(dot)com
System:   ZX Spectrum
Updated:  14th April, 2011
Version:  1.1


CONTENTS
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1. Introduction
2. Walkthrough
3. Item List
4. Point List
5. Credits
6. Copyright Information


VERSION HISTORY
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1.1:  14th April, 2011      (Submitted to solutionarchive)
1.0:  17th September, 2010  (First version)


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1.                                Introduction

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Published in 1989 by Zenobi Software, Behind Closed Doors 3 is the third in a
series of four extremely short interactive fiction adventures. The game once
again takes place entirely in Balrog's wooden hut at the bottom of his garden,
where a swarm of ants have smeared superglue over his toilet seat. Balrog sits
down and becomes stuck on the seat, and has only 100 moves to escape from the
hut before being attacked by the Rattigator beast. The game is longer and more
challenging than the previous two games. One frustrating point is that you have
to wait 39 moves for an essential cat which may or not appear.


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2.                                Walkthrough

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The game starts in the small hut. Enter any command (such as LOOK for example)
39 times and a cat will enter the hut. If the cat doesn't enter the hut, QUIT
the game and start again. After the cat has made the puddle and exited the hut,
EXAMINE HUT to see three walls and a door. EXAMINE DOOR to see a shelf. EXAMINE
SHELF to see a hammer. READ GAZZETTE to see a crossword. EXAMINE CROSSWORD to
see an unsolved clue. EXAMINE CLUE. Answer AUNT to solve the crossword.

UNFOLD GAZZETTE. ROLL GAZZETTE. USE GAZZETTE to knock the hammer down from the
shelf. GET HAMMER. EXAMINE RIGHT WALL to see a nail. PULL NAIL out of the wall.
LOOK UP to see a bird looking through the opening in the roof. THROW NAIL. When
asked at what, enter AT BIRD to make the bird drop a match. GET MATCH. DRAW
CROSS on the side of the toilet bowl. FART to fill the toilet bowl with green
gas. HIT CROSS three times with the hammer and gas will start to seep out of
the crack in the toilet bowl. LIGHT MATCH. LIGHT GAS to stand up.

EXAMINE CISTERN to see dust. SEARCH DUST to get a rusty screwdriver. DIP
SCREWDRIVER in the puddle left behind by the cat to remove the rust. EXAMINE
DOOR to see brass hinges. EXAMINE HINGES to see that each hinge is held in
place by screws. REMOVE BOOTS and Balrog will be able to move. UNSCREW SCREWS
and the screwdriver will be stolen by a cockroach. LOOK 10 times and a mouse
will return the screwdriver to Balrog. PULL SHIRT twice and Balrog will pull
his nightshirt over the toilet seat. UNSCREW SCREWS to complete the game.


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3.                                 Item List

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FELT-TIP PEN
  Available at the start of the game. It is used to draw a cross on the toilet
  bowl.


GOBLIN GAZZETTE
  Available at the start of the game. It is examined to see a crossword, with
  a remaining clue which can be solved with the word AUNT. It is unfolded,
  rolled and used to knock the hammer down from the shelf.


LIT MATCH
  Made by lighting the unused match. It is used to light the gas in the toilet
  bowl.


RUSTY NAIL
  Found by examining the right wall and pulling the nail. After looking up at
  the opening in the roof, the rusty nail is thrown at the bird to make it drop
  the match.


RUSTY SCREWDRIVER
  Found by searching the dust on top of the cistern. It is dipped in the puddle
  left behind by the cat to get the yellow screwdriver.


SMALL HAMMER
  After the shelf has been examined, the Goblin Gazzette is unfolded, rolled
  and used to knock the hammer down from the shelf.


SQUARE OF PAPER
  Found on the floor after pulling the rusty nail from the right wall. A review
  and a quiz can be read on the paper. It is not used.


UNUSED MATCH
  Found by throwing the rusty nail at the bird. It is lit to make the lit
  match.


YELLOW SCREWDRIVER
  Found by dipping the rusty screwdriver in the puddle left behind by the cat.
  It is used to unscrew the screws on the door hinges.


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4.                                 Point List

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20    20    Solve the Goblin Gazzette crossword clue with the word AUNT.
40    20    Use the Goblin Gazzette to knock the hammer down from the shelf.
55    15    Throw the nail at the bird to make it drop the match.
70    15    Draw the cross on the toilet bowl with the felt-tip pen.
95    25    Hit the cross with the hammer three times to make gas seep out.
125   30    Light the gas in the toilet bowl with the lit match.
140   15    Search the dust on the cistern to find the rusty screwdriver.
160   20    Dip the rusty screwdriver in the puddle left behind by the cat.
180   20    Remove the boots so that Balrog can move in the hut.
195   15    Pull shirt twice to pull the nightshirt over the toilet seat.
225   30    Unscrew the screws with the yellow screwdriver.


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5.                                 Credits

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- EMUZWin (http://kolmck.net/apps/EmuZWin_Eng.htm)
  The emulator that was used to run the tape image for this game.


- UnPAWS (http://www.ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXprogrammingXquill.html)
  The program that was used to extract information from this game.


- World of Spectrum (http://www.worldofspectrum.org/)
  A website that hosts a massive amount of Spectrum-related material. The tape
  image for this game was found here.


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6.                          Copyright Information

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