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        239-Point Walkthrough
         For Peter Nepstad's
           "SLAP THAT FISH"

      Walkthrough by Mike Snyder
       Version 1.1 - 11/04/2007

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 A. Most optional actions (such as
    examining and picking up things)
    increase stamina, so some
    experimentation is possible on
    turns where you would otherwise
    just be waiting. The Z command
    (or WAIT) also works the same
    as REST, so I use that here.

 B. Normal combos (such as Punch +
    Punch) use 4 Stamina and deal
    4 damage, but a Slap followed
    by a Backhand uses just 3
    Stamina and deals 5 damage
    (more, with the gauntlet).

 C. At the start of the fight with
    the Pufferfish, you lose all
    Stamina. So, you don't gain
    anything by resting more first.

 D. The G command means AGAIN. You
    probably already know that. In
    those cases, you could just type
    the prior command again if you
    prefer. But you don't need to.

 E. I found no way to reliably defeat
    the Pirahna without cheating
    (with the UNDO command, when my
    attacks miss). Some randomness
    is at work here.

 F. Maximum points come from beating
    a fish in a short number of
    turns and attacks. To do this,
    it seems necessary sometimes to
    end the prior battle with extra
    Stamina so fewer turns are then
    wasted resting in the next fight.
    For this reason, this walkthough
    works best from the beginning.    

 G. You should have a full 20
    Stamina when the Eel arrives,
    so it's from this point forward
    that it seems a turn needs to
    be saved (so you have an extra
    point of Stamina against the
    Anglerfish). I've been over and
    over through it, but just can't
    figure out where it's wasted.

 H. The 239-point ending seems to be
    the same as the ending obtained
    with far fewer points, so I'm
    not sure this walkthrough is
    even useful -- except maybe in
    helping somebody figure out how
    to solve for the full 240 points
    (which maybe ends differently?)
   
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 (Max Stamina is 5)


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 1. Rainbow Trout
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 >SLAP FISH
 >BACKHAND FISH
 >Z
 >SLAP FISH
 >BACKHAND FISH

 Points: +20 = 20


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 Intermission
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 >Z. Z.


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 2. Largemouth Bass
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 >GET HOOK
 >GET STUD
 >SLAP FISH
 >BACKHAND FISH

 Points: +20 = 40


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 Intermission
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 >Z. Z.


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 3. Clownfish
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 >THROW PIE AT FISH

 Points: +20 = 60


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 Intermission
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 >Z. Z.


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 4. Bullhead Catfish
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 >SLAP FISH
 >BACKHAND FISH
 >KICK FISH
 >Z. Z. Z.
 >SLAP FISH
 >BACKHAND FISH
 >KICK FISH

 Points: +20 = 80

 (Level Up - Max Stamina is 10)


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 Intermission
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 >Z. Z


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 5. Bluefin Tuna
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 >PUNCH FISH
 >G. G. G. G.
 >Z. Z. Z. Z. Z.
 >Z. Z. Z. Z. Z.
 >PUNCH FISH
 >G. G. G. G.

 Points: +20 = 100


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 Intermission
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 >GET BRICK
 >SEARCH OPENING
 >G. G.
 >SEARCH BUCKET
 >Z. Z.


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 6. Swordfish
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 >HIT FISH WITH STAFF
 >SLAP FISH
 >AGAIN
 >Z. Z. Z. Z.
 >HIT FISH WITH STAFF
 >SLAP FISH
 >AGAIN
 >Z. Z. Z. Z.
 >HIT FISH WITH STAFF
 >SLAP FISH
 >AGAIN
 >Z. Z. Z.
 >KICK FISH
 >SLAP FISH

 Points: +20 = 120


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 Intermission
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 >Z. Z.


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 7. Pufferfish
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 >HIT FISH WITH HANDLE
 >Z. Z. Z. Z. Z.
 >Z. Z. Z. Z. Z.
 >HIT FISH WITH HANDLE
 >G. G. G.
 >Z. Z. Z.
 >HIT FISH WITH HANDLE

 Points: +20 = 140


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 Intermission
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 >POKE PUFFER WITH NEEDLE
 >ROLL PAPER


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 8. Great White Shark
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 >PUT NEEDLE IN PAPER
 >SHOOT FISH
 >Z. Z. Z.
 >PUT HANDLE IN MOUTH
 >HIT FISH WITH BRICK
 >KICK FISH
 >G. G. G.

 Points: +20 = 160

 (Level Up - Max Stamina is 20)


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 Intermission
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 >WEAR GLOVE
 >GET HANDLE
 >CUT SHARK WITH HANDLE


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 9. Electric Eel
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 >SLAP FISH
 >BACKHAND FISH
 >SLAP FISH
 >BACKHAND FISH
 >SLAP FISH
 >BACKHAND FISH
 >SLAP FISH
 >BACKHAND FISH

 Points: +20 = 180


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 10. Piranha
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 >SEARCH SHARK
 >Z. Z. Z. Z. Z.
 >Z. Z. Z. Z.
 >GET GAUNTLET
 >SLAP FISH (If miss, UNDO)
 >BACKHAND FISH (if miss, UNDO)
 >SLAP FISH (if miss, UNDO)
 >BACKHAND FISH (if miss, UNDO)
 >SLAP FISH (if miss, UNDO)

 Points: +20 = 200


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 Intermission
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 >REMOVE GLOVE
 >Z


 11. Deep Sea Anglerfish
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 >BOY, GIVE ME GLASSES
 >CATCH GLASSES
 >Z. Z. Z. Z.
 >SLAP FISH
 >BACKHAND FISH
 >SLAP FISH
 >BACKHAND FISH
 >SLAP FISH
 >BACKHAND FISH

 Points: +19 = 219


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 Intermission
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 >READ TABLET
 >REMOVE GAUNTLET


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 12. Coelacanth
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 >MEDITATE
 >CLAP HANDS
 >EXHALE
 >PUSH HANDS
 >INHALE
 >TURN HANDS
 >PULL HANDS
 >SLAP FISH

 Points: +20 = 239