CHAMPIONSHIP LODE RUNNER HINTBOOK (PART I) ************************************** Levels 1-16 */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 1: HELLO & WELCOME * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* 1] Descend the left ladder and draw the men to the bottom right before they get any chests. 2] Dig down the column of bricks next to the ladder slow enough that the top brick has reappeared when the bottom brick has been dug. Quickly run up the ladder to the top of the column and across the steps for the closest of the two lower chests. When you fall to the bottom, quickly run out before the bottom brick of the column reappears. 3] Climb the ladder halfway, then lure the men into the trap at the bottom. Move them all the way to the left by descending the left ladder again. Then cross over to the right and repeat Step 2. If you move quickly, you'll fall to the ground with the second chest just before the men reach you. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 2: MUSIC MAESTRO * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* Keep all the men together! 1] Move to the top right corner. 4 men will proceed up and left and the 5th will climb toward you. Just as he approaches, move left. As soon as he's near you, drop to the bottom, run right and up the ladder to a spot that makes him run left. 2] Stay high to draw all the men to the top left. Collect the chests from the right side and bottom. 3] Draw all the men that are on the bottom to the right side, then up. 4] Go left and down, moving to the left ladder to keep all 5 men on the right side. Now clear the left side. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 3: LADDERS GALORE * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* 1] Move left, under the first man and over the next. 2] Lure the men individually into the one place on the board where you can dig and get rid of them one at a time. 3] Collect all remaining chests. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 4: DROL HOLE * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* 1] Use your position on the ladders to move the men left and right, dropping each man past and below you through then center channel before moving up to the next level. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 5: FOUR IS COMPANY * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* 1] Trap the men at the bottom center by moving to the bottom of the far left ladder. 2] Run over their heads and get all the chests on the right (the fifth chest from the right has a trap door under it). 3] Dig away all the bricks to the left of the men, letting one man free. 4] Dig a hole to the left of the man and walk over his head while he's in it, and force him to the right by positioning yourself at the right spot on the ladder. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 6: THE U.N. * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* Get the men into strategic "U's" and walk over their heads. 1] Climb either ladder and position yourself at the top so that the men fall into the "U's". 2] Using their heads to stand on, dig and release them after getting the chests. They will drop into other "U's" and you can repeat the action. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 7: PYRAMID TRAPS * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* 1] Clear the inner pyramid by forcing the men to drop through the top middle bricks into the right and left "U's" underneath. 2] Drop down after them, get the chests and then release the men to the next left and right "U's" below them. 3] Repeat this for all areas. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 8: EIGHT WAS GREAT * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* 1] Go up the ladder toward the left-hand corner of the screen. You'll have to duck into one of the diagonal channels and dig to get by one of the men. 2] Pick up all the chests across the top, dropping from diagonal to diagonal by blasting through the bricks. 3] Descend a diagonal to the lower left corner and make your way across the bottom in the same manner, picking up the remaining chests. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 9: ARROWHEAD * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* Clear the center arrowhead chests first and trap the men in the area. 1] First, dig a hole in floor above the point of the arrowhead (point X). Collect the chests that appear at the center of the arrowhead. 2] Collect as many chests around the arrowhead by digging from point 'X' and circling back. 3] Go to either the bottom right or left of the triangle of ladders above the arrowhead and dig a hole. Get a man to chase you to the top of the pyramid. At this point dig, trap the man, climb down the first ladder on the other side of the pyramid, and he'll eventually drop into the bottom center. 4] After all men are trapped, collect the chests. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 10: TEN * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* 1] Don't fall to the bottom. Step right as you pass the first opening. 2] Go up the first ladder and to the top of the first section. Dig your way to the gold chests in the first section in two passes. 3] Climb up the middle ladders and get the chests. 4] The far right section is a matter of timing. At the bottom right ladder, dig the top brick, hesitate, the next brick under it, hesitate, the next brick...as soon as you see the top brick forming, run across the top right to last right brick, dig, drop through, grab the chest and run through the left hole before the bottom brick forms. Repeat procedure for the left side of the ladder. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 11: CHAIN REACTION * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* 1] To get to the second and third boxes on either side of the screen, you must cross over a falling man's head from the ladder. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 12: CROSS YOUR T * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* 1] Go to the far right & up the ladder. 2] The first, third and fifth cross on on the top row are traps. Get the men to fall in them. 3] Get the last two men together & make them follow you in a circle while you collect the rest of the chests. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 13: MAZOLIA * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* Get the men to bring the chests to you! 1] Collect the chests that aren't near the men. 2] Manipulate the men by moving up and down in the center part of the maze. Get by the leftmost man into the lower central portion of the board. 3] Continue to manipulate the men from this area as you collect the chests. 4] To get the leftmost man to part with his chest in the right place, draw him to the fifth floor on the right and stand at the left of the third ladder. When he's almost upon you, race up the third ladder and he'll race up the second ladder. He may drop the chest in the space between the two ladders. Race down, collect the chest & race back up the ladder. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 14: NEW YORK CITY * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* There's no specific strategy for this level except that by keeping the men together you have a better chance of controlling and getting by them. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 15: MAGICAL GOLD * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* Get the far right chest left. 1] Collect all chests across the top except the far right one. 2] Let the rightmost man out of the hole that he's fallen into and get any chest that may appear. 3] Manipulate as many men as needed to the bottom left of the board and use their heads to climb the far left ladder. 4] Get the last chest. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 16: RUNAROUND QUILT * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* 1] Collect some chests from the upper right side of the board. 2] Stay high on the board to attract the men. Then, go down and dig from the second floor from the bottom on the far right ladder and down the 'steps of bricks' to the bottom row of ladders...cross to the left side of the board. Run in circles to avoid the men. 3] Get a man to fall into the hole bottom hole in the center 'circle'. Collect the chests in the middle and get the other men to fall in to get them out of the way. 4] Collect the rest of the chests. ************************************** Levels 17-32 */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 17: SUSPENDED GOLD * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* 1] Use the two upper righthand corner bricks to trap and kill men until they appear at the right side of the board. Then, move down and draw the men onto the floor. 2] Try to trap the men in the bottom 2 holes of the board as you collect the chests. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 18: TRAP FOURTEEN * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* The main clue is printed on the screen. There are 14 trap doors to look out for and they are all placed so that, if you do the obvious thing, you'll wind up in the pit at the bottom of the screen. As a general rule for this level, try to approach each gold chest from directly above or from the right side. Don't get ANY of the chests by digging over the ladders to the left. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 19: THE THINKER * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* All the men are indispensible. Collect the chests from the left side first. 1] Climb to the second ladder on the far right. Dig the first diggable brick to the right of it. When a man falls into the hole, run over his head to the ladder on the right. Climb it, then descend, digging away the first and second bricks to the right of it. Jump through the opening and pick up the chest. There's a diggable brick beneath it. If you move quickly, you can dig it away and drop through before the man catches up with you. He will be trapped. 2] Go back to the wall you dug earlier, dig down and run over the trapped man's head. Dig down and collect the chest on the ledge to the right. 3] Collect the rest of the chests on the left side of the board. 4] To get the chest next to the top middle ladder, climb the ladder and dig the top 2 bricks between the ladder and the gold chest. Don't dig the bottom brick until the top brick starts to form. Then dig the bottom brick, run up the ladder, dig the top brick again, run to the right and drop down onto the chest. You can now dig down and escape onto the bar. Drop through the diggable brick by the ladder onto the next bar below. 5] Fall onto the guard beneath you and while standing on his head, dig awaythe brick on his left and jump over onto the brick on his right when he starts to move away. When he drops onto the other guard, jump off the block you're standing on. Don't follow the guard, but dig out the rightmost brick instead so you can drop to the bottom and get out the ladder. 6] Climb up the bottom far right ladder and cross over to the left side of the two guards. Dig the brick to the right of the middle bottom ladder. Jump on the man's head, dig right then left, without hesitation and immediately run right. Pick up the chest and exit quickly to the right. 7] Pick up the remaining chests with the exception of the 2 chests in the bottom righthand corner and then work your way down to the lower righthand corner last. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* c* LEVEL 20: STACK EM UP * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* Stack the men in the center. Get the men to retrieve the chests across the second from the bottom floor. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 21: TWENTY-ONE * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* 1] Get all the chests in the far left section and end up on the ladder at the middle of the board. 2] After collecting the row of five chests in the left section, dig and use the man's head to step over to the ladder. 3] Dig the middle chunk of bricks to the left of the long middle row (some by standing on the man's head) and release the man into the lower level so that he ends up in the bottom middle hole. 4] Collect the rest of the chests from the right side of the board, leaving the bottom right chest for last. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 22: CRAZE MAZE * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* Keep the men together. 1] First, collect the chests at the top left as you get 3 men on the left side of the board together. 2] When you have all the chests you can get, release one of the men from the mid-right section by drawing him through the trap doors on the 2nd and 3rd floors on the right and have him join the other 3 men. 3] Release the last man the same way and collect the rest of the chests. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 23: BEST BUNGELINGS * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* 1] After you collect the chests below you, dig the 3 bricks to the right of the 2nd ladder down on the left, go up both ladders and right, up the short ladder and dig to the next chest to the right and go down and through the wall you dug by the ladder. 2] Collect all accessible chests while working your way to the lower right corner. 3] Collect the chests in the upper right corner. 4] Dig the bricks over and right or the 1st short ladder on the left, 2nd floor (from the bottom) and jump down on the chest from the top of the ladder. 5] To get the chest in the lower left corner, dig the brick at the bottom left of the bottom right ladder, then the top 2 bricks on the right of the bottom right ladder, then go back and redig the first brick , then the bottom brick next to the left ladder then the brick above the chest, drop on the chest and leave. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 24: BRODERBUNNY * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* Dispose of the 2 guards first, until they reappear in the upper right area. You can't win if either of the men falls down between the rabbits paws. 1] Move halfway up the long ladder 4/14/85 at: 10:50:43 pm ears. 2] Dig away bricks in the left ear, trapping the men till they reappear in the upper left corner. 3] First, get the chest from the left eye. Dig away enough bricks to remove the 2 bricks to the left of the eye, which will allow you to drop down to his whisker to escape. 4] To get the chest in the right eye, dig all the bricks across the ear to the left of it and continue down to the nose to escape. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 25: BO * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* 1] Get the men in a position where they won't interfere. 2] To collect the chests, dig from the outside, using the ladders to dig from when needed. */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * LEVEL 26: MASK OF THE SUN * */*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* =#####Y=X#####= Diagram of center of =#1 * Y=B * 2#= board. =#* Z Y=B *:= =## #A#=BBB ##= = # #:::::B # = = ### ### = = 3 *** = = ########### = *=====* ########### 1] First, trap 2 men in area 1. Turn to the center ladder and dig brick X, trapping the man. Then dig out the 3 bricks marked Y and move left to position Z. As soon as the guard is released dig brick A, run over the trapped man's head and climb to the top of the ladder. The guard will fall in pit area 1. 2] Attract the 2nd man from the right side of the board and trap him the same way. Now get all the gold in area 1. 3] Draw the last guard from the right side over to the left by pulling him across the tops of area 1 & 2 and dig one brick so you can walk over him. Go down the ladder on the right of area 2 until you find a spot that makes the man move to the left. 4] Get the chests from the middle of area 2 one at a time. Use timed digging to get the "floating" chest. Get the second chest after digging all the bricks marked B, then jump down from the pit to area 3. END OF PART I *************