Overall, it was a pretty good game once i got over my first guess the verb trial. I suffered during a few guess the verb puzzles, complicated by a lack of descriptions or motivations to do said verb. It got so bad that i had to decompile from the D64 image.
Non spoiler hints:
* If you haven't found a spell before you enter the castle, you can't win.
* Examine everything
* say hello to everyone
* every command is 2 words, and only the first 4 letters are used. (EXAM SCRO works for examine scroll)
* the mirror is important, I had to guess the verb, but maybe a previous game would have hinted at the action.
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Verbs that are useful:
* swap / replace
* read
* fill / pour
* open
* rub
* buy
* greet / hello
* show
* pull
* write
* learn / memorize
Easter eggs: wrap towel, open cafe, worta John, bring certain people to the Minter room, examine high school