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Adventure Game Hints Part One: On the Earth Country Lane - illustration by Rod Lord What should I do when the Vogon fleet arrives? Answers: 1. DON'T PANIC. 2. Read everything carefully. 3. Remember Ford's reason for drinking all that beer? 4. It has something to do with that small black device that Ford drops after the fleet arrives. 5. Have you tried picking it up? 6. Have you tried examining it? Next answer Questions: 1. How do I turn on the light after I wake up? 2. I can't reach anything from the bed! What do I do? 3. Why am I having trouble picking things up? 4. How can I get out of the bedroom? 5. What will I need to bring with me when I leave the bedroom? 6. Is the pile of mail important? 7. What's that bulldozer doing in front of my house? 8. Is it important to stop my house from being destroyed? 9. How can I prevent my house from getting demolished? 10. What should I do when Ford Prefect shows up? 11. Should I go with Ford to the Pub? 12. Should I go with Ford to the Cinema? 13. What should I do in the Pub? 14. How much beer should I drink? 15. Is the jukebox important? 16. How can I buy beer? 17. How can I buy a packet of peanuts? 18. How can I buy a cheese sandwich? 19. How can I buy some whiskey? 20. What should I do about the dog? 21. What should I do when my house is destroyed? 22. What should I do when the Vogon fleet arrives? 23. The Earth keeps getting destroyed by the Vogon fleet, and me along with it! 24. I died from shock during matter transference. What did I do wrong? Location Map: Earth Part Two: In the Dark Back to the Game Introduction - How to Play the Game Game Hints Send Us Your Illustrations The History of the Game Building the New Edition Interview with Steve Meretzky Back to top LISTEN LIVE Audio Help QUANDARY AND QUINTESSENTIAL PHASES Picture Gallery Audio Trailer TERTIARY PHASE Picture Gallery Audio Trailer ADVENTURE GAME  winning illustrations Nolan Worthington Andrew Wyld Roger Smith Artist Profiles GUIDES TO THE GUIDE Radio 1 Documentary: Listen Again BBC News Guide THE MOVIE Hitchhhiker's Guide Movie website Buy recordings of the series from the BBC Shop The new series are Above the Title Productions The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites

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