Key & Compass presents:
The Coast House
by Stephen Newton and Dan Newton

• Map
• Walkthrough
• Extras
  • Characters
  • Inventory
  • Score
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Map

Walkthrough

Front of House

> credits.

> i. x key.

> x house. x stairs. x weeds. x street. x pier.

> nw. n.

Swampy path

> x shed. x puddle. w.

As you can see, you can't get to the shed until you have some way of dealing with the mosquitoes.

> s. sw.

Kinda swampy side of house

> x mud. x porch. e.

Back porch

There is a back door here, but it's locked and your key doesn't unlock it.

> x box. open box. x panel. turn on panel. (You've restored power to the house.)

> w. se. ne. w.

Front Porch

> x chair. x door. unlock door with key. open door. w.

Den

It's quite hot in here. If the air conditioner isn't running, you're forced out onto the front porch because of the heat after three turns inside the house.

> turn on air conditioner. x it.

> x tv. turn on tv. (It's broken.)

> x chair. x cushion.

> x closet. open it.

> x bag. take it. look in bag. x small key.

> x keyrack.

> w.

Kitchen

> x calendar. read it. ("Don't forget McHugh's hat.")

> x fridge. open fridge. x meat. close fridge.

> w.

Hallway

There's four photographs here.

> x first. (Grandfather at 17 in WWII army uniform.)

> x second. (Grandparents when they were still young.)

> x third. (Grandmother at beach with other girls.)

> x fourth. (Grandparents with their first child, your mother.)

> n.

The Small Room

> x commode. x sink. s. s.

Grandparent's Room

> x bed. look under bed. g.

> x carpet.

> x dresser. open it. x wings. take wings. (+10)

> read tag.

> x jacket.

> x nightstand. x photo. (Last photo of your grandmother; she's wearing a silver locket.)

Time to explore the rest of the town. Don't bother with closing or locking the front door as you go.

> n. e. e. e. e. e. n. w.

Outside Dalton Mansion

> x placard. read it.

> x memorial. read it. (You learn about Col. Clyde Dalton and his brother Claude.)

> e. s. e.

Entrance to Fishing Pier

> read sign.

We're not really ready yet to ignore the warning sign.

> w. s. e.

Harbor

The fisherman's mumble "The sea buries her secrets" is probably meant as a clue.

If you like, go get the five photos in the house and show each of them to the fisherman for even more commentary.

> x man. x sign. read sign. x shrimp.

> ask man about grandma. ask man about grandpa.

> ask man about war. ask man about mom.

> ask man about shrimp. ask man about town.

> ask man about tour. ask man about pier.

> ask man about Clyde. ask man about Claude.

> ask man about mansion.

> w. s. e.

Boat Ramp

> x tires. x boots. take boots.

> w. s. s.

Beach Road.. south side of town

> x mirage. w.

Cemetery Gates

> x gates. x marker. read it. w.

> open gates. w.

Inside Cemetery

> x mausoleum. read it.

> x flags. w.

Deep Inside Cemetery

> x grandma's headstone. read it.

> x grandpa's headstone. read it.

> x cover. x crevice. look in crevice.

> x skeleton. x locket. take locket. (Somewhat out of reach.)

Head all the way back to the swampy path north of the house:

> e. e. e. n. n. n. n. w. nw. n.

Swampy path

> wear boots. w. (+10)

Outside Boatshed

> unlock shed with small key. open shed. w.

Inside Boatshed

> x tacklebox. take it. open it.

> x hook. x kit. read it. x cap. read cap. ("McHugh")

> repair wings with kit.

> e. e. s. se. e. s. e.

Harbor

> ask man about boots. ask man about cap.

> give cap to man. (+10. The fisherman is McHugh; he leaves, promising to give you something later.)

Don't wait around for him; head to the pier.

> w. n. e.

Entrance to Fishing Pier

> drop all but wings. inflate wings. wear wings. e.

End of Fishing Pier

Note that you can't wear the boots here; it's too slippery. Also, if you jump here without wearing the repaired wings, you're swept directly to the boat ramp.

> jump. (The wings help you reach...)

Under the Lost Pier

> x poles. x boat. look in boat. take hook. (+10)

> w.

Boat Ramp

> remove wings.

Don't worry about going back to the pier for your stuff. Just head to your grandmother's grave with the boat hook.

> w. s. s. w. w. w.

Deep Inside Cemetery

Note that if you try this with the fish hook, it snags on a rib and falls into the grave.

> take locket with boat hook. (+10)

You find pictures of George Sorich and Col. Clyde Dalton in the locket. McHugh appears and confirms you're actually Dalton's grandchild and he gives you a copy of Dalton's will.

*** You have won.. if you can consider defiling your grandmother's eternal rest really winning ***

Extras

Characters

There's only one full non-player character in this game:

• There's a fisherman de-veining shrimp at the Harbor; his name is McHugh. He and your grandfather were close friends before the war. You can ask him about many topics and show him several items to learn more about them.

Several other people are mentioned who are relevant to the story:

• George Sorich is your grandfather. He appears in the prologue and some of the photographs.
• Eleanor Sorich is your grandmother. She appears in some of the photographs and she's buried in the cemetery.
• Gwen Sorich is your mother. She's mentioned in the prologue and appears as a baby in one photograph.
• Col. Clyde Beauregard Dalton and Claude Dalton are brothers and the co-founders of the town. Read the memorial at Outside Dalton Mansion to learn more about them. They are interred in a mausoleum in the cemetery.

Inventory

Some items you need:

• An old house key. It's in your initial inventory and it unlocks the sliding front door of the house.
• A bag. It's in the utility closet in the Den. It contains the small key.
• A small key. It's in the bag and it unlocks the boatshed.
• Sammy Seal Water Wings. They're in the dresser in your Grandparent's Room. Repair them with the repair kit. Inflate them. Wear them at the end of the pier and jump to reach the lost pier.
• A pair of white fishing boots. They're on the Boat Ramp. Wear them to safely cross the mosquito-infested puddle between the house and the boatshed. Don't wear them at the end of the pier; the pier is too slippery.
• A bicycle tire repair kit. It's in the tacklebox. Read it. Repair the water wings with the kit.
• A Daiwa baseball cap. It's in the tacklebox. Read it. Give it to the fisherman; it's his.
• A boat hook. It's in the half-sunken boat at Under the Lost Pier. Deep Inside Cemetery, take the locket with it.

And some items you can take, but it's simpler to just leave them where you find them:

• A keyrack. It's in the utility closet in the Den.
• A calendar. It's in the kitchen. Read it.
• A piece of withered meat. It's in the fridge in the kitchen. The game will let you eat it, if you really want to.
• The first photograph, the second photograph, the third photograph, and the fourth photograph are all in the Hallway. Try showing each of them to the fisherman.
• A cotton jacket. It's in the dresser in your Grandparent's Room.
• A photo of Grandma. It's on the nightstand in your Grandparent's Room. Try showing it to the fisherman.
• A sturdy tacklebox. It's in the boatshed. Open it: it contains the fish book, tire kit, and baseball cap.
• A fish hook. It's in the tacklebox.

Score

In a total of several turns, you have achieved a score of this-many points out of a possible 50.

• 10 points for getting the water wings.
• 10 points for safely crossing the mosquito-infested puddle.
• 10 points for giving the baseball cap to the fisherman.
• 10 points for getting the boat hook.
• 10 points for getting the locket.

Thank You to my Patreon supporters

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