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- A near solution to Hacker by Activision:
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-
- There's a trick here somewhere. Everyone seems to agree that the
- answer has to do with the test site in Australia. I'm not sure if there's
- a secret path, or if you are supposed to take the document there
- rather that to Washington. The information below will get you to
- Washington but time runs out before you can hit the up button.
-
- map:
-
- . +---------------------+ . . . . . . +-----------------------------+---+ . .
- ]. ] . . . . . . . . . . ] . . . . . . ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] . ] . .
- ]. ] . . . . . . . . . . +-------------N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] . ] . .
- ]. ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] . ] . .
- ]. ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +---+ . +-----E-----+ . ] . ] . .
- ]. ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] . ] . ] . . . . . ] . ] . ] . .
- ]. +-C-+-----+ . . . . . . . +-S . . . W-----+ . ] . +---+-- F . ] G-+ . ] . .
- ]. . . ] . . J . . . . . . . ] . . . . . . . . . ] . ] . ] . ] . ] . ] . ] . .
- ]. . . ] . . +---------------+-----+-------------+---+ . ] . ] . +-P-+ . +-I .
- ]. . . ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] . . . . . . . . . . ] . ] . ] . . . ] . .
- +------+ . +-----+ . +-------+ . . ] . . A---------------+ . ] . ] . +---+ . .
- ]. . . ] . ] . . ] . ] . . . ] . . ] . . ] . . . . . . . . . ] . ] . ] . . . .
- ]. +---+---+-----+---+-------+-----+ . . ] . +------------ . ] . ] . ] . . . .
- ]. ] . ] . ] . . . . ] . . . . . . . . . ] . ] . . . . . . . ] . ] . ] . . . .
- ]. +---+ . . . . . . +---+ . . . . . . . ] . +-- X-----------+ . ] . ] . . . .
- ]. . . ] . . . . . . . . ] . . . . . . . ] . . . . . . . . . . . ] . ] . . . .
- +------+-------------+ . +---------------+-----------------------+ . +---- . .
-
- N = NEW YORK
- S = SAN FRANCISCO F = PARIS
- I = INDIA
- C = CHINA
- A = ?
- G = ATHENS
- W = WASHINGTON
- J = JAPAN
- E = LONDON
- P = EGYPT
- X = START
- note: this map is off a couple of squares in the center, so it can't
-
- be trusted after the lights go out. A full map won't fit in 80
-
- columns. You'll have to redraw on graph paper for the last
-
- few trades.
-
- CHART:
- --------+--------------+-------------+----------------------------------------
- PLACE ] OFFER
- ] WILL TAKE ] WON'T TAKE
- --------+--------------+-------------+----------------------------------------
- Paris ] chronograph ] cash
- ]
-
- ] chalet ]
- ]
- --------+--------------+-------------+----------------------------------------
- London ] album
- ] chronograph ] diamond, artifact, urn, star, lamp, jade
-
- ] jewels ] camera ] 49er, map, doubloons, scarab, pearls
- --------+--------------+-------------+----------------------------------------
- Egypt ] scarab ] chronograph ] album, doubloons, jewels, diamond,
-
- ] statue ] chalet ] 49er, nuggets
- --------+--------------+-------------+----------------------------------------
- New ] stocks ] chalet ] artifact, urn, statue, album, lamp,
- York ] diamond ]
- ] chronograph, star
- --------+--------------+-------------+----------------------------------------
- South ] map
- ] chronograph ] diamond, artifact, urn, nuggets, 49er
- America ] doubloons ] jade
- ]
- --------+--------------+-------------+----------------------------------------
- Greece ] artifact ] scarab ] jewels, doubloons, map, diamond, star,
-
- ] urn
- ] statue ] lamp, nuggets, 49er
- --------+--------------+-------------+----------------------------------------
- India ] star
- ] chronograph ] artifact, urn, statue, diamond, map,
-
- ] lamp
- ] scarab ] doubloons, chalet
- --------+--------------+-------------+----------------------------------------
- San ] nuggets ] camera ] chronograph, chalet, artifact, urn,
- Fran ] 49er
- ] album ] diamond, star, lamp
- --------+--------------+-------------+----------------------------------------
- Japan ] pearls ] stocks ] star, chronograph, chalet, vase, jade,
-
- ] camera ]
- ] artifact, statue, urn, album, lamp,
-
- ]
- ]
- ] diamond
- --------+--------------+-------------+----------------------------------------
- China ] vase
- ] stocks ] artifact, urn, statue, album, lamp,
-
- ] jade
- ] pearls ] chronograph, diamond, star, chalet,
-
- ]
- ]
- ] 49er, nuggets
- --------+--------------+-------------+----------------------------------------
-
-
- Path to follow:
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- Place
-
- Give
- Get
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- 1) Paris
- Cash
- Chalet, Chronograph
- 2) Egypt
- Chronograph Scarab, Statue
- 3) Greece
- Statue
- 4) India
- Scarab
- 5) NY
-
- Chalet
- Stocks
- 6) Japan
- Stocks
- Camera, Pearls
- 7) China
- Pearls
- Jade
- take the southern route, avoiding test site?
- 8) S.American
- Jade
- 9) England
- Camera
- Beetles
- 10) SF
-
- Beetles
- 11) Washington
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- this path got me all the way to Washington before the plug was pulled
-
- Passwords:
-
- To get into the game:
- AUSTRALIA
-
- To get past the satellites:
- 1) MAGMA, LTD
- 2) AX-03100479
- 3) HYDRAULIC
- 4) AUSTRALIA
-
- If you do solve this, please let me know:
-
- Jon LaCure
- Bitnet : lacurej@iubacs
- Arpanet : lacurej@gold.bacs.indiana.edu
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