Key & Compass presents:
Locked Door IV: Safety In Numbers
by Cody Gaisser

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

Walkthrough

White Room

> x Bob. x iron key.

> x wooden door. open it. (locked)

> x office door. open it. (locked)

> e.

Garden

> x shed. in.

Shed Interior

> x junk. x crowbar. take it.

> out. w. w.

Warehouse

> x crate. open it. (+1; using crowbar)

> look in crate. take brass key. x it.

> x metal door. open it. n.

Storage Closet

> x ladder. x hammer. take all.

> s. s.

Narrow Hallway

> open door. (+1; using hammer)

> e.

bathroom

> x toilet. x plunger. take it.

> plunge toilet with plunger. (+1; unclogged)

> w. w.

Library

> drop ladder. get on ladder.

> x shelf. take scrap. read it. ("0451")

> e. n. e.

White Room

> unlock office door with brass key. s.

Tidy Office

> x safe. spin dial to 0451. (+1; the safe opens)

> x apple. take it.

> n.

White Room

> give apple to Bob. (now friendly)

> ask Bob for iron key. (+1; it's yours)

> unlock wooden door with iron key. n.

Grey Room

> x case. open it.

> x trophy. take it. (+1)

*** The End ***

Extras

Characters

• Bob is in the White Room. He has an iron key, but he'd really like an apple.

Inventory

• a crowbar. It's in the shed interior.
• In the warehouse, open the crate (while carrying the crowbar).
• NEW: a brass key. It's in the crate in the warehouse; open the crate while carrying the crowbar.
• In the white room, unlock the office door with the brass key.
• NEW: a step ladder. It's in the storage closet.
• In the library, stand on the ladder, examine the shelf, then take the scrap of paper from the shelf.
• NEW: a sledgehammer. It's in the storage closet.
• In the narrow hallway, hit the flimsy door with the hammer to open it.
• NEW: a plunger. It's in the bathroom.
• Plunge the toilet with the plunger to unclog it.
• NEW: a scrap of paper. It's on the high shelf in the library; see ladder.
• Read it; it always says 0451. In the tidy office, spin the dial to 0451 to open the safe.
• apple. It's in the locked safe in the tidy office. Spin the dial to 0451 to unlock the safe; this number is on the scrap of paper.
• In the white room, give the apple to Bob to make him friendly.
• an iron key. Bob, in the white room, has it.
• After making Bob friendly (see apple), ask Bob for the key. He gives it to you. Unlock the wooden door with the iron key.
• a trophy. It's in the case in the gray room.
• Open the case. Take the trophy to win the game.

Score

The response to SCORE is:

You have so far scored N out of a possible 6, in T turns.

Points are awarded as follows:

• 1 point for opening the crate with the crowbar.
• 1 point for opening the flimsy door.
• 1 point for unclogging the toilet.
• 1 point for opening the safe.
• 1 point for acquiring the iron key.
• 1 point for acquiring the trophy.

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