King's Quest
Quest for the Crown

King Edward is dying. His three magical treasures — the Magic Mirror, the Enchanted Shield, and the Magic Chest — have been stolen, and only the return of all three will save the kingdom. Phase 1 gets you out of the castle and past your first three pickups: the dagger under the rock, the golden egg in the oak tree, and the carrot you'll need later for the goat.

1. Castle entrance: you start on the road east of the castle. Cross the bridge over the moat and walk one screen west to reach the doors. open door. +1
2. Throne room: from the entry hall, go one screen north, then one screen west. Walk up to the second step of the throne and bow king. +3
3. speak to king for the full briefing — he explains the three treasures. He won’t volunteer any of it on his own.
4. Leave the castle the way you came.
5. The rock: cross the bridge and go one screen to the west. Approach the boulder from the north side. move rock to shift it, then look in to the hole to see what’s inside. +2
6. get dagger from the hole. +5
7. Oak tree: go one screen north from the rock to find the tall oak tree. climb tree. +2
8. Walk out onto the branch to reach the nest. get egg — it’s golden. +6
9. Walk back down the branch. You will automatically climb down when you leave the screen.
10. Carrot field: go one screen to the east from the oak tree to reach the carrot field. get carrot. Don’t eat it — the goat needs it later. +2

The first treasure lives in a cavern under the old well. You need the well's own bucket to fetch water for the dragon that guards the mirror, and the trip is a straight shot: cut the rope, ride down, swim into the cavern, douse the dragon, take the mirror, climb back up. Save before the throw.

1. Old well: Go back west three screens to find the old well. The bucket is hanging on its rope. cut rope with your dagger — the bucket drops and you keep it. +2
2. lower rope so you can climb down.
3. enter well, then climb down the rope hand over hand. When you reach the end, you’ll fall into the water at the bottom. +1
4. swim to move around, then dive to go under. Swim left along the bottom until you surface inside a cavern. The bucket fills automatically. +5
5. Dragon’s cavern: save first. Type throw water and wait for the dragon to line up in front of you, then press Enter. If you miss, the dragon kills you — load and retry. On a hit, he flees. +5
6. Move to the mirror on the north wall. get mirror. +8
7. Leave the cavern the way you came in — swim back to the well shaft.
8. Surface, and climb rope. Leave the well. +4

The witch's gingerbread cottage sits alone in the woods. She's home intermittently — you'll want her out for the note, and back for the push. Also on this stop: the cheese you'll trade to a rat in Phase 6, and the walnut whose gold you'll need for the coronation.

1. Gingerbread house: Go two screens north to the gingerbread house and approach the front door and eat house — you take a bite of the wall. +2
2. open door and enter. If the witch is home, leave and try again — you want to enter while she’s out. Repeat until you catch the cottage empty.
3. Back room: find the table. get note. +2
4. read note — the line reads “Sometimes it is wise to think backwards”. Remember it for the gnome. +1
5. Wait for the witch to return. When she does, she will move over to the fire. Come up on her from behind and push witch — she topples into the oven. If the witch does not return then you may need to try leaving and coming back. +7
6. Cupboard on the wall: open cupboard. +2
7. get cheese. +2
8. Leave the cottage.
9. Walnut tree: Go two screens to the east to find the walnut tree. get walnut. +3
10. open walnut — it contains gold inside. +3

The exploration phase. Twelve scoring stops, all overworld, all needed for the treasures ahead. The single most important pickup is the magic beans from the gnome — no beans, no beanstalk, no chest. Get the gnome's name right on the first try; you only have three attempts.

1. Clearing with a bowl on the ground: Go one screen to the east from the walnut tree. There is a bowl on the ground. get bowl, then read bowl — the word FILL is written on the bottom. +4
2. fill. The bowl fills with stew. Save it for the woodcutter’s wife.
3. River bend:Go north one screen from where you found the bowl. Next to the stream get pebbles. Sling ammunition, in case. +1
4. Lake: Go south two screens and wait until the elf appears. speak elf — he gives you a magic invisibility ring. +3
5. wear ring. It’s timed — activate it, don’t leave it on.
6. Clover patch: Swim east across the lake (don’t forget to type “swim”) and then go one more screen east. Stand next to the four leaf clover and get clover. You need it to survive the leprechauns in Phase 6. +2
7. Clearing: Go south one screen. The fairy godmother can appear here. Leave and come back until she does. She will cast a protective spell on you — one free save against the sorcerer, no points for it, but very worth having.
8. Goat pen: Go east two screens to the goat pen gate. open gate. Approach the goat and show carrot. The goat follows you now. +5
9. Log and stump: Leave the pen and go south one screen. look in stump — you spot a pouch inside. +1
10. get pouch. +3
11. open pouch — full of diamonds. +3
12. Troll bridge: Go west one screen, then south one, then west again to arrive at the troll bridge. The troll demands a toll. Your goat headbutts him off the bridge for you. +4
13. Gnome’s dwelling: Go south one screen from the troll bridge. speak gnome. He’ll challenge you to guess his name — three attempts total. Type ifnkovhgroghprm. That’s the answer the witch’s note hinted at. +5
14. The gnome vanishes and leaves magic beans behind. get beans. +4
15. Woodcutter’s cottage: Go north back across the troll bridge then east one screen. Cross the stone bridge to the south but exit the screen on the east side. Go one more screen east to arrive at the woodcutter’s cottage. Enter speak man, then speak woman — they’re starving. give bowl to woman. They’re grateful. +3
16. The woodcutter lets you take his fiddle as a reward. It’s in the lower right corner of the room (watch out for the holes in the floor.) get fiddle. +3

The Land of the Clouds is a straight-up climb from the meadow. The sling you find in a hollow branch on the way up is worth two points and isn't needed after — pick it up anyway. The giant guards the chest but falls asleep on his own; don't rush him.

1. Meadow: Leave the woodcutter’s house and go one screen west then one screen south. Move to the large dirt patch and plant beans. A beanstalk grows immediately, reaching up to the clouds. +2
2. climb stalk. Save frequently on the way up — releasing the up-arrow mid-climb is fatal.
3. Tree with a hole: Form the top of the bean stalk go two screens east, one screen south, and then two more screens east to arrive at a tree with a hole in it. look in hole, then get sling. +2
4. Giant: Go two screens west, one screen north, and then one screen east. You want to keep the tree in the upper center of the screen between you and the giant so he can’t kill you. He paces for a while trying to catch you but eventually falls asleep. +7
5. Walk up to him quietly and get chest. +8
6. Descent: Go one screen east to find the small cave entrance. Enter it, go down several flights of stairs, and exit through the door at the bottom.
7. Cave exit ledge: Go north one screen from stair exit. Then go west three screens, then south one screen to find yourself at a cave. Wait until a large bird appears in the sky. When it swoops close, press 0 to jump — the bird catches you and carries you to a new location. Retry if the timing’s off. +3

The third treasure lives in the Land of the Leprechauns, reached by falling down a hole. The four-leaf clover keeps the leprechauns from eating you; the fiddle spellbinds them long enough to walk to the throne. Take the sceptre and the shield in one visit, shrink your way out with the mushroom, and return the treasures to the dying king.

1. River: Go west one screen from where the eagle dropped you. get mushroom. You’ll need it for the exit from the leprechauns. +1
2. Clearing: Go back east one screen and walk into the hole in the ground. You fall into the Land of the Leprechauns.
3. The door: Go south one screen then west one screen to find a rat blocks the way. give cheese to rat — it eats and leaves. +2
4. open door and enter. Your four-leaf clover keeps the leprechauns from attacking.
5. play fiddle — every leprechaun in the hall freezes. +3
6. Throne room: Go south one screen then wait for the King of the Leprechauns to leave, then approach the throne. get sceptre. +3
7. get shield. Third treasure. +11
8. Exit: Go one screen west to find the small hole low in the wall. eat mushroom to shrink. +2
9. Walk through the small hole to leave the leprechauns’ cave. +1
10. Return to Castle Daventry: Go north two screens then east two screens to get back to the castle. Approach the door and open door. +1
11. Enter, go north-then-west to the throne room, walk up to the second step, and bow. The endgame plays. +3