[...] The game has much of the same feel as the earlier part of the trilogy, but now takes place in the town of Durach. The player can explore the game area in much the same way, but now other characters share the landscape with the hero. [...]

The first thing in the process of exploring the town is to find four galleries - two are situated at Herne Hill (you can find the numbers yourself), another at Stone Road and the last at Marah Street. Gargoyle Games’ play on words form a major part of both games, and bearing in mind GG’s sense of humour, the cryptic symbols on the doors must be translated in order to find out what objects to deposit behind the door. Once the correct decision is made, you will receive a gift of jewellery. Giving each of these gifts to Pita results in her giving you a message.

You’ll find pictures in every house. If you note the house numbers along with the picture therein, and then put them in numerical order, you’ll end up with another cryptic message, and this is where a Periodic Table might come in handy.

Having visited all the galleries, you must buy a moleskin from the skinner and then give it to Bren, who gives you a map in return. Go to 21 Cinder Bank where you will find pyrites (Fool’s Gold!). Buy the platinum and give this to Bren for another map. If you now give this to Ryde, you’ll receive a shield. Take this to Hail Belinus to find another clue (the number of a hidden door in Cross Street).

Another object to buy (or steal!) is the statue of the rat. If you now go to Claw Lane (follow the rats and they’ll lead you to a hidden door) you will come across Teth. Give him the statue and he will give you a key - this will get you into gaol. Before doing this, however, you should buy some philtres and give one each to Kara, Kel and Kahn in return for a script from each. Once in the gaol, you will need the information gained from these scripts.

This page contains a map of Dun Durach - it’s been sent in by D Goodwin of Wallingford, Oxon , and it and the accompanying information should be very useful to new players.

The portals are not marked here, but work in a clockwise direction and go from Herne Hill to Marsh Street, from Marsh Street to Old Hill, from Old Hill to Amber Way and from Amber Way back to Herne Hill.

As well as these portals, there are at least four secret doors - you can find these by looking for a completely blank piece of wall between two torches. Try Myre Street, west of Downs Road, Cross Street, opposite No 55 and Park Row east of Herne Hill (Dain lives here). If you follow a rate in the Soke, it will lead you to another secret door in Claw Lane east of Cinder Bank - this door leads to Darach Down and Teth the gaoler.

Teth can be quite useful. If you acquire a statue of the Rat from the gallery in North Wall and present it to Teth, he will give you a Key in return. Now go to High Gate and enter the door into the castle.

Treasure and the getting of it figures large in the hints of most readers. The Assayer on West Way, opposite the Bank, sells gold bars for 600 Iridi, while you can sell them, at a tidy 200 Iridi profit, to the Broker at 52 Cross Street. Another way of getting large sums of
money, if you have the patience, is to go to the gambling houses in Idmain and save the game - now bet all your money on 2-1. If you win, save the game again; when you lose, reload a saved position.

What to do with all this money? A good idea is to go to the Thieves Guild and buy a Licence - now if you keep this selected as you walk around, you will not be troubled by pickpockets.