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Cheung Y W

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Nov 10, 1989, 7:39:19 AM11/10/89
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I have a problem with the adventure Zak McKracken. How can Zak make
a fire in the cave of the two headed squirrel?

Y-W Cheung.

G. Brandon Brooks

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Nov 10, 1989, 9:42:19 PM11/10/89
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In article <45...@draak.cs.vu.nl> ywc...@cs.vu.nl (Cheung Y W) writes:
>I have a problem with the adventure Zak McKracken. How can Zak make
>a fire in the cave of the two headed squirrel?
You need to use the lighter, which you find on the plane, with
something that you can use to start a fire, like the tree limb outside
the cave. Do this in the pit.
>
>Y-W Cheung.
-Brandon!

Steven Den Beste

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Nov 11, 1989, 10:27:24 AM11/11/89
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I suppose it is about time to remind people about this convention. If you post
or followup an article and give away the answer to a puzzle or otherwise talk
about something (like the ending of a book or movie) which gives something
away, please put the word "SPOILER" in your title. That way someone who doesn't
want to know will know not to read your article.

As an example, this was just posted under the subject line

Subject: Re: Zak McKracken

I have gone in and zapped some words so that THIS is not a spoiler. Here


is what the article body said:

>In article <45...@draak.cs.vu.nl> ywc...@cs.vu.nl (Cheung Y W) writes:
>>I have a problem with the adventure Zak McKracken. How can Zak make
>>a fire in the cave of the two headed squirrel?

> You need to use the *******, which you find on the *****, with
>something that you can use to start a fire, like the **** **** outside
>the ****. Do this in the pit.
>>
>>Y-W Cheung.
> -Brandon!


Sometimes even a QUESTION is a spoiler. For instance, "Once I've gotten the
magic wand from the troll, what do I do with it?" and someone who reads this
says "Magic Wand? The troll has a magic wand?" and starts cursing at you for
ruining his game.

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Cheung Y W

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Nov 14, 1989, 10:33:14 AM11/14/89
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Last week I posted a message about Zak McKracken. I received many
postings and because I don't know the e-mail of some people, this
message is intented for those people who gave me the golden hint
of finding the lighter but didn't receive a message back. Therefore
I want to thank those people for sending me a message.

Yam-Wah Cheung

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