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	Title: A Walk through Ballyhoo
	Author: Sandy Walton
	Source: QuestBusters, v3(7)
	Date: July 1986
	Transcription by Steve Derby
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Read this slowly, for these are exact answers, not hints. You get ten points for
each action marked with a *. Mapping is simple, but if you need a complete map
send SASE. This walkthrough was contributed by Sandy Walton, who won
Infocom's latest game, *Trinity*. If you've got a complete solution to a new game and
want to trade it for an adventure, write and let us know what you've got.

From the <u>Connection</u>, head south and help the midget, then south again and get
the pole from <u>Near White Wagon</u>. North to the <u>Performance Ring</u> and go up the ladder.
With the pole, you can walk the tightrope\* and get the balloon. Return to the Ring
and be sure to get the pole.

Go to <u>Beside Big Top</u> and get the clown mask, then to <u>Inside Prop Tent</u> and get the
gorilla suit. Hide and wait twice, then return to <u>In the Wings</u> and go northeast to
<u>Under the Bleachers</u>, where you can examine garbage\* and find a ticket.

Punch blue dot, go to <u>Connection</u>, and put ticket in slot. Then go east, south and
southeast to the <u>Menagerie Nook</u>. Get key* with pole, unlock door then open it.
Northwest to <u>Menagerie</u>, unlock door then open it. Now visit the <u>Hypnotist's Parlor</u>,
give ticket to Rimshaw and say hypnotize me. Wait four times and buy one of
whatever the hawker is selling. Get up and go to <u>In the Wings</u>. (The maze is easy to
map, so we won't insult your intelligence by showing it.) South to <u>Connection</u> and
get in line. Wait twice, get out of long line, get in short line, wait twice. Get out
of long line, say "yes," get in long line. Eat chocolate, drop banana. (This will
finally get the monkey off your back.) Go to <u>Wings</u> and talk to hawker. Return to
your seat, which sends you back to Rimshaw's.\*

Go west to <u>Midway Entrance</u> and say "sidewall tent." This leads back to <u>Under
Bleachers</u>, where you can examine the garbage and get the food you bought from
the hawker. Now visit the fat lady. Get the stool, give her the food, say "Tina,
hello," get hand, kiss hand. Southwest and get the radio\*. From this point on,
inventory management is tricky. It's easy to overlook one item or leave it in the
wrong place, so this is a good place to save the game.

Go to the <u>Menagerie Nook</u> and move north to <u>Inside Cage</u>, where you can get the
bucket and headphones. South to the <u>Nook</u>, drop radio and headphones. Now go
to the <u>Connection</u> and drop bucket, stool and pole. Move west and south to the
<u>Backyard</u> and untie balloon. Inhale helium, talk to Harry\*, south to <u>Camp East</u>.
Unlock compartment, open it, get whip. Go west to <u>Camp West</u> wear gorilla suit,
wear mask, knock on door*, south to <u>Clown Alley</u>. Look through ash, get scrap,
close door, wait. Remove gorilla suit, drop it, sidewall tent\* to <u>Inside Prop Tent</u>. Go
to <u>Connection</u> and get all. Head for <u>Performance Ring</u>, where you will unlock
door then open it and get meat. West to <u>Lion's Den</u>, whip Smooth, again, again,
open grate. Throw meat in grate. Go east, then west and close grate. Lift stand*, go
east, drop pole, whip and stool in <u>Performance Ring</u>. Return to <u>Backyard</u> and
give cigarette case to Harry*. West to <u>Inside Prop Tent</u>, get wood, say ouch, say
ouch. Examine wood, get cheese, put cheese in trap, drop trap.

Go south, north, south, north, which puts you back in <u>Inside Prop Tent</u>. Put
bucket over mouse* and go to <u>Connection</u>. Put ticket in slot and go to <u>Menagerie</u>.
Get mouse, show mouse to Hannibal, again, wait*. Go to <u>Menagerie Nook</u> and
drop all. Get radio and headphones.

Up to <u>Top of Cage</u> and turn dial to 1170. Rewind tape, again. Record Wait five
times (tape counter should say 434.) Rewind tape, wait, down. (Ignore death.)
Get all (at <u>Nook</u>, go northwest, and, unlock with key, west to <u>Mahler's Cage</u>.
Play tape*, move straw, open trap door, get ribbon. Return to <u>Connection</u> and fill
bucket Put ticket in slot, east to <u>Midway Entrance</u>, pour water on detective, ask
detective for note. Drop bucket and radio, get note and trade card Compare ribbon to
card. Now it's off to see Andrew and Jenny at <u>Jenny's Boudoir</u>. Show case to Andrew,
show case to Jenny\*. Up to <u>Wardrobe</u>. Get combination and combo. Examine
combination, look in pocket, get veil.

Go to <u>Menagerie Nook</u>. put ticket under front\*. East to <u>Blue Room</u>. Get ticket, bet
$2, say yes or no until you win or lose at blackjack one time. Open door, say yes or
no until }'OU win or lose at blackjack one time. Open door, go west, northwest,
southwest to <u>Near White Wagon</u>. Wait, drop all. (This is another good place to
save the game.)

Up to <u>On Wagon</u>. Open panel, knock on roof, climb in wagon\*, lock door. Now get
spreadsheet, move desk under panel, up, down to <u>Near White Wagon</u>. Get ticket, go
to <u>Menagerie Nook</u> and put ticket under front. East, look under table in <u>Blue
Room</u>, get suitcase, open door. West, up twice, east three times. <u>On the Tent</u>, you
should get shaft, pull shaft\*, go down twice, northwest and southwest to Near
<u>White Wagon</u>. Take all, go west to <u>Backyard</u> and read spreadsheet. Ask Harry
about Eddie. Go to <u>Camp East</u> show card, show ribbon, show note, show scrap, show
spreadsheet to Eddie*.

Wear combination, wear combo, wear veil. Knock on door, east to <u>Inside Trailer</u>,
close door. Get crowbar, move moose head, open door, west twice to <u>Camp West</u>.
Pry door with crowbar, south, get Thumb, return to <u>Inside Trailer</u>. Put Thumb in
hole, wait, get girl*. Go to <u>Midway Entrance</u> and get radio.

Now go to <u>Lion's Den</u> and drop all but radio. Get stand, east, drop stand in
<u>Performance Ring</u>. Clap hands. Say "roustabout, get net"\*. Remove combo,
remove combination, remove veil. Drop all but radio. Get on stand. Up twice to
<u>Platform</u>. Drop radio. Down, get pole, get on stand, up, get radio. East across
tightrope until radio announcer asks for donations. Go west, drop radio and pole at
<u>Platform</u>. down, south three times and east to <u>Office</u>. Call WPDL, return to <u>Ring</u>, get
on stand, up, get all, east 5 times\*. When you're finally <u>Left Hanging</u>. let go.
