Key & Compass presents:
Highland Chef
by Graeme Pletscher

• Map
• Walkthrough
• Extras
  • Characters, Inventory, Score
• Thank You to my Patreon supporters
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Map

Walkthrough

In Front of the Cottage

In this walkthrough, you won't bother closing any doors. Don't worry, it's just a game.

> i. x shoes.

> x flowers. smell flowers. x car.

> open door. n.

Hallway

> e. (No. Duncan's quarters is off limits.)

> w.

Kitchen

Chef Duncan gives you a list of ingredients to fetch for tonight's meal: a turnip, an onion, and some potatoes.

> ask chef about haggis.

> x list. x chef. x oven. x refrigerator.

> x table. x chairs. x drawer. open it.

> x apron. wear it.

> x stool. take it.

> e. n.

Living Room

> x couch. x table.

> open door. n.

Back Yard

> open shed. (It's locked.)

> w. (no, your shoes would get dirty)

> s. s. w.

Kitchen

> ask chef about key. (He recommends talking to Angus, a local locksmith.)

> e. s.

In Front of the Cottage

> enter car. turn on car.

> s. s. e. e.

Outside Pub

> turn off car. out. e.

Pub

> x barkeep. x player.

> talk to barkeep.

> ask barkeep about Angus.

> talk to Angus.

> ask Angus about shed. (+2. You take him to the back yard where he quickly makes a new key for free.)

Back Yard

It's not obvious, but the shed is to the east.

> unlock shed with key.

> open shed. e.

Shed

> x shelf. x rucksack. x shovel. x boots.

> remove shoes. wear boots.

> take sack. (too high)

> drop stool. stand on it. take sack.

> stand. take shovel.

> w. w. (+2)

Garden

> x turnip. dig it. (with shovel)

> take turnip. x it (quite dirty)

> x potato. dig potato.

> take potatoes. put potatoes in sack. (+2)

> x potatoes.

> e. nw. w.

End of Path

> x onion. pull it. x it.

> e. n. nw.

Stream Bank

> x stream.

> wash turnip. (+2)

> x apron.

> se. s. se. e.

Shed

> remove boots. drop boots. wear shoes.

> w. s. s. w.

Kitchen

> give turnip to chef.

> give onion to chef.

> give sack to chef. (+2)

The show goes as planned.

*** You have won ***

Extras

Characters

• Chef Duncan Alexander is the famous chef from the Cooking Channel and your boss this week.
• Angus is the local lonely locksmith. He's playing the bagpipes in the pub.
• The barkeep is working in the pub. He seems friendly enough.

Inventory

In the order acquired in this walkthrough:

• a pair of shoes. You're wearing them.
• In the shed, remove the shoes and wear the boots before going into the garden.
• After you leave the garden, remove the boots and wear the shoes before re-entering the cottage.
• a list of ingredients. Chef Duncan gives it to you when you first enter the kitchen.
• Read it if you need a reminder of what you're looking for.
• a cooking/gardening apron. It's in the kitchen drawer.
• Wear it, of course, to keep your clothes clean.
• a foot stool. It's in the kitchen.
• In the shed, drop the stool and stand on it. Now you can take the rucksack from the high shelf.
• a key. In the pub, ask Angus about the shed to obtain it.
• The key unlocks the shed door.
• a pair of boots. They're in the shed.
• In the shed, remove the shoes and wear the boots before going into the garden.
• After you leave the garden, remove the boots and wear the shoes before re-entering the cottage.
• a rucksack. It's on the high shelf in the shed.
• To reach the sack, drop the stool in the shed and stand on it.
• In the garden, put the potatoes into the sack.
• In the kitchen, give the sack of potatoes to Chef Duncan.
• a shovel. It's in the shed.
• In the garden, dig the turnip and potatoes (with the shovel).
• a strangely shaped turnip. It's growing in the garden.
• In the garden, dig the turnip (with the shovel. Examine it: it's very dirty.
• On the stream bank, wash the turnip.
• In the kitchen, give the turnip to Chef Duncan.
• some potatoes. They're growing in the garden.
• In the garden, dig the potatoes (with the shovel. Take the potatoes then quickly put them into the rucksack before you drop them.
• In the kitchen, give the sack of potatoes to Chef Duncan.
• a large onion. It's growing at the end of the forest path. Pull it to take it.
• In the kitchen, give the onion to Chef Duncan.

Score

This is the response to SCORE:

You have so far scored your-score out of a possible 10, in several turns.

Points are awarded as follows:

• 2 points for getting a new key for the shed.
• 2 points for entering the garden the first time.
• 2 points for putting the potatoes into the rucksack.
• 2 points for washing the turnip.
• 2 points for giving all the vegetables to Chef Duncan.

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