the three tiles are in the possession of the three officials you met at the beginning in the throne room with the king. The Head of Security has the second one. The way I originally wrote the gamebook meant that the required sequence of events in the Security Office is a bit clumsy since you have to do two things in the same location. Apart from understanding that, it's not hard to find the tile (it's much easier than getting the tile from the chamberlain). I fixed the security office section in the text version, and hopefully the online version can be altered later as well.
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ryan Thu Apr 29 23:15:44 2010
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I can't seem to find the exicutioner
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but I have no clue on getting the champion's tile
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Ulysses Fri Apr 30 07:27:31 2010
Ryan
You mentioned you were able to go upstairs, which is a lot more difficult than getting the tile from the champion:
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Get the red security card, go into the security office, select the red security card and click 'USE'
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ryan Sat May 1 01:26:23 2010
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wait a min how is anyone supposed to know that its activated like that?
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and how do I find mister exicutioner?
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ryan Sat May 1 03:38:14 2010
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um what items do I need from the armory? do i need laser knives or the blaster what's the chip that the medi bot gives me?
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Ulysses Sat May 1 11:19:05 2010
Ryan:
Contractual Obligation If I tell you everything it will take all of the enjoyment out of the gamebook. Many others have managed to crack it, so it's not impossible. The fact that you are able to achieve difficult tasks and yet get stuck on easier ones suggests to me that perhaps you are playing with preconceptions or an inconsistent strategy; in either case the challenges present you with an opportunity to understand more about your own approach and mindset. In regards to the point you mention specifically:
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The blue security card is used in the Chamberlain's quarters to open the golden wall panel, so why wouldn't you use the red security card on the safe in the security office? It is described as a safe and so tying the red card should be an obvious course of action, much more so than with the wall panel in the chamberlain's quarters. In fact, the use of the security card on the safe was intended as a clue to use the blue security card on the wall panel.
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The difficulty in obtaining the tiles was designed to increase in difficulty with ruby tile from the Royal Champion being the easiest (one item, 2 actions required), the sapphire tile from the chaimberlain being harder (2 items, 3 actions). The diamond tile from the Royal Execution was intended to be many times more difficult still with several items and actions required, plus a trap to make the whole thing impossible. However, you don't seem to be stuck on the hard bit yet. The way this gamebook was intended to be played was that a reader would explore, find clues in the descriptions of each area for items that could procide further access (e.g. if something is described as having a coin slot, the player will then be on the lookout for a coin). In this way they would find new areas and items, and succeed as long as they avoided the trap.
The Golden Crate
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Get the Blaster, don't worry about the chip now. It will be used automatically in the right time and place if you have it.
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I know being stuck is frustrating, but you are asking for much more help than the norm. I would also like to reiterate my recomendation that you play through the series right from the start with the same character, otherwise when you play episode 8, you will suffer a lot ;)
ryan Sat May 1 20:46:03 2010
I am playing from the start, but I'm stuck on the crate so I tried the 2 newest in another game
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I know this may get very annoying to answer all the questions but how can I kill the robot when its got 24 skill points? is it something to do with playing the games in order
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Ulysses Sun May 2 01:55:45 2010
Ryan,
Giant Robot
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It's obviously impossible to defeat the Giant Robot in normal combat, so if you want to destroy it, you need to use an object. There is a weapon capable of destroying the Giant Robot nearby.
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Walker Long Wed Oct 31 16:43:14 2012
Hi Guys, finished Crate and Trout. Great fun. You are correct about C. O.. Round and round we go. Found a robot that shoots body parts but m;ust have been to soon. What a puzzel! Walker
C-Star Wed Oct 31 20:55:03 2012
I actually had to draw a map for C.O., the place was so confusing. And, I may be wrong, but I believe it's possible to fail certain puzzles and miss key items, thus making the book impossible to finish, even though you don't die or get any kind of 'game over' sequence. Ulysses, could you clarify this? And Walker, did you get the Star of Cha-Ching in Hypertrout?
Walker Long Fri Nov 2 11:44:53 2012
I may have gotten a commendation as when I replayed and replayed I think I saw a "Commendation" at the start of the new game. I don't remember receiveing it however. Sometimes the voice synth misses things. i have gotten the red card and the card workedto get the 1 tile. I got to the robot from the well and he shot all his body parts so, too soon. It is tough so I wrote notes to find how to get back to places but WoW, it is a maze in there. Walker
C-Star Fri Nov 2 16:04:22 2012
Yeah, to win C.O. you need to find 3 golden tiles. I can only remember how to get 2. And I'm pretty sure that they're all missable. Eg one part requires you enter an office and drug the person inside with Palkasian spirits. Walk in without the spirits and you cannot re enter, thus making the book un-finishable. I had to download the offline version and read that to figure out what the hell I was supposed to do and when to do it! Good luck with it.
pi4t Thu Feb 28 14:28:17 2013
I've also discovered a minor bug which seems to be in the writing of Contractual Obligation. If you
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are unlucky in the chamberlain's chambers, then when you defeat the servile bot you apparently open the door with a security card you haven't been given. Perhaps the section before should be amended to include you acquiring it from the chamberlain, and then send you to the section examining the panel?
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That's more addressed to Ulysses Ai than the admin of the site, obviously.
Ulysses Fri Mar 1 04:00:28 2013
@ pi4t
Yes, you're right. There should be an intervening passage describing:
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the conclusion of the fight and a subsequent confrontation with the chamberlain.
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I can't explain why that that got left out, but there it is. Since this is a major error; if I have some time I will fix the text version, resubmit it to the site and request the electronic version to be amended. Hopefully adding in one reference won't be too troublesome.
D-L-T Tue Oct 15 02:42:53 2013
You look over the remains of the powerful robot and nod your head at the undeniable evidence that you are super-cool and tough.
lol.
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You leave Teeheehee full of hope for the future, and full of dreams of your ex-and-future girlfriend*
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PotatoCakes Tue Dec 24 04:13:10 2013
Alright been having trouble with this for a while and through reading of the other questions, I need to ask about
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Where can I find the blue card and where is the enclosure?????
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D-L-T Sun Dec 29 08:53:30 2013
@potatoCakes:
If I recall correctly, you get the blue card by giving someone a drink (in the correct location at the right time).
as for "the enclosure", I'm not sure exactly what you're asking about...
Orilos Wed Jan 29 17:30:19 2014
I need help...
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How do you get the golden coin from the drain, I've tried a whole bunch of items on it but i can't open the grate.
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Norman Tue Sep 22 22:20:41 2015
This one is bamboozling me. It's taking me longer than all the others. Any advice on which item to grab from the vending machine, anyone? So far all I've managed to consistently figure out is how to:
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Get my DNA in the system, and grab the tools and weapons from the peak. Speaking of, any advice on what item to give the torture bot for the syringe? I've been using the controller that you get when you're thrown in the dungeon, but I've never been sure if that's meant for something else.
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Ulysses Mon Sep 28 10:03:36 2015
Hi Norman
If you are still struggling with CO, the answer to what you need from the vending machine is found in:
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The chamber to the south of the mountain peak on the second level of the palace.