Solutions to King's Quest - Quest for the Crown Castle gate: Open gate Throne room: Bow, talk king (the newer version starts here) West from castle: (stand north of the rock) push rock, take dagger Carrot patch: Take carrot West of carrot patch: Climb tree Top of tree: Take egg (walk or fall down) Well: Enter bucket Down a well: Get out bucket, swim, cut rope, dive Under water: (west through the tunnel) Dragon: Throw water, take mirror (leave via the well) (alternately, throw dagger) Clover patch: Take clover East of cave with door: (wait for the elf to appear) talk elf, wear ring (rub ring makes you invisible, but you lose points if it becomes useful) Nut tree: Take walnut, open walnut Bowl: Take bowl, read bowl Woodcutter's: Give bowl, fill, take fiddle (alternately, and in the new version this is mandatory, fill the bowl and then give it to them) Witch's hut: Eat house, open door Inside witch's hut: Take note, read note, (wait for the witch to enter) push witch, open cupboard, take cheese (in the old version you need to walk into the witch instead of typing push) Cave entrance: (wait for the bird to appear), jump Hole in ground: West Raging River: Take mushroom Hole in ground: (walk into the hole) Rat: Give cheese, open door (alternately, give any treasure to the rat) Leprechauns: Play fiddle (alternately, just walk in with the four-leaf clover) (alternately again, in the old version you can actually walk past the leprechauns and take the shield without having the clover!) Throne hall: Take shield, take scepter Upstairs: Eat mushroom, (quickly walk through the narrow passage) River: Take pebbles Fallen tree: Look in stump, take pouch, open pouch Goat: Open gate, show carrot Troll bridge: (wait for the goat to kindly remove the troll) (alternately, give any treasure to the troll) Island: Talk gnome, ifnkovhgroghprm, take beans Cave entrance: Plant beans, climb beanstalk, (be careful not to fall) (as alternative, misguess the gnome's name, take the key and open the cave with door with it; however, this gives less points) Cloud land, southeast: Look hole, take sling Cloud land, middle north: (wait for the giant to fall asleep) take chest (you can use sling with pebbles, but it scores less) Castle gate: Open gate Throne hall: (originally) bow to king, sit on throne, (new) talk king * The End * Minimal solution (original version only) West from castle: (stand north of the rock) push rock, take dagger West of carrot patch: Climb tree Top of tree: Take egg (walk or fall down) Well: Enter bucket Down a well: Get out bucket, swim, dive Under water: (west through the tunnel) Dragon: Throw dagger, take mirror (leave via the well) Nut tree: Take walnut, open walnut Cave entrance: (wait for the bird to appear), jump Hole in ground: West Raging River: Take mushroom Hole in ground: (walk into the hole) Rat: Give egg, open door Leprechauns: you can actually walk past the leprechauns and take the shield without having the clover! It's a bit tricky in the throne hall. Throne hall: Take shield Upstairs: Eat mushroom, (quickly walk through the narrow passage) River: Take pebbles Troll bridge: give nut to troll Island: Talk gnome, misguess thrice, take key Mountain: unlock door, climb up; if the dwarf appears, leave and re-enter Cloud land, southeast: Look hole, take sling Cloud land, middle north: use sling, take chest Castle gate: Open gate Castle inside: in the really old version, you can DROP anything you have and lose the points for obtaining it. So drop all, including the three treasures! :) Throne hall: bow to king, sit on throne Written by Radiant. http://crystalshard.net