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Shadowgate Hints
Directions for Movement
1 of 12: This shows where all of the rooms in this section are. I wanted to put this in to keep people from getting lost if they haven't been to an area yet. I'm not putting in rooms behind secret passages.
2 of 12: The first "room" in the game is the entrance, or "outside".
3 of 12: The second room is the first hallway, or the hall with two doors.
4 of 12: The room to the right is the "closet".
5 of 12: The room ahead of there is the "book room".
6 of 12: The room to the right of that is the hallway with three doors.
7 of 12: The room to the left of there is the "cold room".
8 of 12: The room ahead of there is the "dragon room"
9 of 12: The room right of the hall with three doors is the "shark-infested lake".
10 of 12: The room forward from there is the "waterfall".
11 of 12: The room north of the three door room is the "coffin room".
12 of 12: The room north of there is the "mirror room".
