This is a fairly minimal step-by-step walkthrough. The game includes progressive hints, accessed with the HINT command. These will eventually reveal the solution to every puzzle. -------------------------------------------------------------- Starting out - Greet the Devil. - Examine the desk to find the Grand Grimoire. Examine it. Look up 'summoning demons', 'controlling demons', and 'banishing demons'. - The entries will offer some suggestions for humiliating the Devil, such as 'Devil, leave circle', 'Devil, break circle', 'Devil, sing', or 'Devil, dance'. - Check your inventory to find a to-do list. Examine it. Ask the Devil about the secret of creating life. - Ask the Devil about the deal. -------------------------------------------------------------- The Torch and Pitchfork Society - Go up then south. - Greet Hans. Wait five turns. Take the charter. -------------------------------------------------------------- Dealing with the Devil - Go back to your lab and ask the Devil about the deal again. Take the contract. - Try dipping the pen in the inkwell. - Look up the demonic ink recipe in the Grimoire. -------------------------------------------------------------- Getting the feather - Examine the Devil and his wings. Look up the Devil. - Order the Devil to give you a feather. -------------------------------------------------------------- Getting the eyes - Go south from the mansion. Examine the bear's head. - Go west into the tavern, and push the stool east. - Try standing on the stool. Close the door and try again. -------------------------------------------------------------- Getting the bone - Go east from the country road. Examine all the graves. Try digging them up. - Go to the tavern and ask Hans about the graves. - Get the shovel from the entrance hall. Return to the graveyard and dig up the burial mound. -------------------------------------------------------------- Getting the blood - Ask the Devil about Hell. - Go west from the tavern. - Ask the Shopkeeper about the wine, then about communion. Ask her about her shop and about taking a vacation. - Try showing her the flyer. - Drop the flyer, then leave the location and return. Take the wine. - Go north from the graveyard. Wait a few turns to listen to the priest. - Give the wine to the priest. -------------------------------------------------------------- The demonic ink - Dip the feather, eyes, and bone in the wine. - Dip the pen in the ink. -------------------------------------------------------------- Getting the contract signed - Ask Hans about the charter. Try showing him the charter and the contract. Try giving him the contract. - Examine the contract. Look up the deal or the contract in the Grimoire. - Try asking the Devil about the limitations. Order him to tell you about the limitations. - Ask Hans about belief. Give him the contract, then the pen. - Go back to the lab and give the contract to the Devil. -------------------------------------------------------------- Banishing the Devil - Look up 'banishing demons' in the Grimoire. - Say 'ipamis kuras'. - Examine the charter. Look up the deal or the contract in the Grimoire. Examine the clock. - Order the Devil to sign the charter. - Order the Devil to say 'ipamis kuras'. -------------------------------------------------------------- Epilogue - Examine the successful creation. - Pull the lever.