Solution

Finding that pesky Phoenix a little too tricky to catch? Here are some helpful hints! 

Caution - spoilers ahead! I'd recommend making sure that you've tried examining everything and looking around the museum in the different rooms first (maybe check the guide on how to play for a list of of the important actions that you can try), and only looking at this guide if you're truly stuck. 

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Intro 

You're late - prepare for a mad dash to your office! 

- Press "enter" until the banner text appears. 

A task from Maud 

Maud has tasked you with bringing a painting that needs restoring up from the Long Gallery - shouldn't be too hard, should it? 

- South 

- Down 

- East 

That didn't go as expected! 

- x bird 

- x painting 

- You can try taking the bird, or putting the bird in the painting, but you'll find that it isn't too keen on that idea. You'll need to find a way to tempt it down from it's perch. 

Catch that phoenix! 

- You'll need to find a way to get the bird down from it's perch. Maybe there's something in the gift shop that'll be able to give you a hint? 

- West 

- Down 

- North 

- Examine book 

- You'll need to find the item that you think the Phoenix might like. Have a think about some of the rooms that lead off of the areas that you've passed through where you could find what you're looking for. 

- South

- East 

Short of change? 

- Examine the different foods on display in the cafeteria. 

- You can try taking the grapes, but you'll find that isn't the best option here. Trying to buy the grapes right now won't help either, as you don't have any money. Now, where might you find money lying around in a museum? 

-  North 

- North 

- There's something in the entrance hall that people might leave donations (or maybe make a wish) in. If you're stuck, try examining the things in the entrance hall, you'll find that one of them contains some coins. 

- Take coins 

Stop! Thief!  

- You knew that kid would be trouble! You'd better bribe them with something, before they tell someone that they've seen you stealing those coins! 

- Unfortunately, the only bribery they'll accept might just be the thing that you need...

Buying the grapes 

- Upon returning to the cafeteria, you'll find that you don't quite have enough money for the grapes. There is, however, something that you own that could be used to lower the price enough to make them affordable. 

- Remember the discount card that was stuck in your desk drawer? The drawer is firmly shut, and no amount of pulling at it will open it. 

- There's something in the cafeteria that you could use to help the drawer to slide open which, thankfully, won't cost you anything. Have a look round and see if you can find it. 

- Return to your office and smear the butter pats on the drawer. 

- Take discount card

- Return to the cafeteria and buy the grapes. 

A cunning plan 

- Now all you need is something to catch the phoenix with. 

- West 

- Up 

- Up 

- East 

- It's too dark to see in here, switch on the light! 

- Examine glint 

- Take cage 

- Return to the long gallery to put your plan into action. 

Catch that Phoenix! 

- The phoenix is gone! You'd better find it before Maud finds out! 

- West 

- West 

- Argh! You'd almost caught it! Quick, catch that phoenix! 

- If you get stuck, the route that it takes is east, down, north, north, east. 

- Press enter until the set piece has finished. 

Returning the Phoenix to the painting  

- There was a room that the phoenix seemed to like, maybe it's gone there? 

- Return to the red gallery. 

- Put grapes in cage 

- Catch phoenix in cage. 

- Press enter until the set piece has finished 

- Put phoenix in painting 

- Take painting

- Return to your office. 

- Give painting to Maud 

- Press enter until the set piece ends 

- Congratulations, you've won the game! How about trying some of the amusing things to do?