New Zork Times, The, v4(1)

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Jan-Mar 1985

Solution to Puzzle Number Three

Here is the solution to the puzzle from the Summer '84 NZT. The central column reads "How many points in Zork Two?" making the final answer "400" or "400 points."

There were 191 entries, of which 153 (80%) had the correct answer. The most common incorrect answer was "How many robots in Zork Two? Two" (13 entries). The next most frequent wrong answer was "How many points in Zork III? Seven" (7 entries). There were a number of humorous wrong answers that were close — "How many spells/vaults/dogies in Zork Two?" Other answers included "Fred," "69,105" and "Yes, a pelican."

Twenty-five names were chosen randomly from the correct entries. Here's a list of T-shirt winners:

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New Zork Times, The
Jan-Mar 1985

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