Key & Compass presents:
Vacationing in Scotland
by Duchess

In this very short game, you play as a tourist visiting McCain castle in Scotland. You somehow got separated from your tour group who are probably waiting for you in the foyer. You just need to find your way back there.

This solution is by David Welbourn, and is based on Release 1 of the game.

Map of part of McCain Castle
Walkthrough
Extras
- Characters, Inventory
Thank You to my Patreon supporters
External links:
- This game at IFDB, IFWiki, and ifwizz.
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Map of part of McCain Castle

Walkthrough

Library

As far as I can tell, you need only find your notebook and leave — except that unless you examine the library's floor, you won't know about the notebook's existence until you leave without it. Everything else in the game seems to hint at some grand purpose which is never explained, and ultimately, is just so much window dressing. Or maybe I should say "floor dressing" since every piece of floor has a unique description.

> x me. i. x rock. x bear. x watch.

> x shelves. climb shelves. x cross. x mosaics.

> x floor. x footprints. x notebook. take it. read it. open it.

> x door. x inscription. n.

Corridor

> x carvings. x curtain. x floor. x inscription.

> x curtain. x idol. take it. n.

The Estate Manager's Office

> x desk. x papers. search papers. x floor. x inscription. e. w.

The Lord's Chamber

> x maid. x headboard. x floor. x inscription.

> ask maid about castle. ask maid about tour. ask maid about maze.

> ask maid about foyer. ask maid about shoes. n.

Servants Quarters

> x Perseus. x Hercules. x inscription. x floor. e.

Conservatory

> x window. x table. x floor. push table.

> d.

*** You have died ***

> undo

> w. n.

Foyer

> x Arabella. x floor. ask Arabella about castle. ask Arabella about Jenny.

> click shoes. w.

*** You have won ***

Extras

Characters

A French maid is in the Lord's chamber. She'll answer some of your questions.
Some bears live underneath the conservatory. They don't like intruders.
Arabella is one of your friends. She's waiting for you in the foyer.

Mentioned:

Jenny is another of your friends. She's waiting outside.
The McCains own this castle.
Laird McKinnon is your great-great-grandfather and the original owner of your pocket watch.

Inventory

a rock. You're carrying it. You can ignore it.
a teddy bear. You're carrying it. You can ignore it.
a pocket watch. Your'e carrying it. You can ignore it.
a Notebook. Find it by examining the floor of the library. Take it. You won't leave the castle without it.

Honorable mention:

a pair of ruby-colored shoes. They're not listed in your inventory and you can't examine them. But they are mentioned in your description, and if you click shoes, you'll be teleported into the foyer.

Thank You to my Patreon supporters

This walkthrough is provided free of charge since I wrote this walkthrough prior to January 2015 when I began my Patreon account, and also because the work it's based on has less than fifteen locations (so I wouldn't have charged for it anyway). I've since reformatted this walkthrough to use my currently preferred style. I hope you enjoy it!

I'm still creating new walkthroughs! Larger ones too! Please visit my Patreon account if you're interested in helping me create more interactive fiction walkthroughs. I appreciate all the help I can get! Thanks again.