# Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders playthrough and hints **URL:** \ **Category:** Adventure/Lucasfilm Games\ **Created:** [May 18, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704 "2018-05-18T14:55:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/301 "2018-05-21T11:58:20Z")
> [@yrface](#): > > Also, wondering if our friends in the UK @PiecesOfKate and @tasse-tee made it to London in Zak, yet? Nope not yet, I’m being very meticulous 😉 ---
**Author:** ![yrface](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/yrface/32/11793_2.png) [@yrface](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/yrface)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/302 "2018-05-21T11:59:04Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > Yes. (Sorry having trouble quoting spoilers) That’s why I asked if anyone knew a work-around. 🙂 Are you saying there’s another way to enter the guru’s temple? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/303 "2018-05-21T12:04:42Z")
> [@yrface](#): > > Are you saying there’s another way to enter the guru’s temple? 🙂 Sorry, I mixed that up with the shaman, you are right. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/304 "2018-05-21T12:13:30Z")
> [@yrface](#): > > Yeah, stupider… Be best my friend, be best! ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/305 "2018-05-21T12:14:38Z")
And I´m wondering if you gonna be nitpicky about the fact that it makes it look like Salisbury was just around the corner of Heathrow. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/306 "2018-05-21T12:15:36Z")
I see, I see… well this will never do… 🧐 ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/307 "2018-05-21T12:16:00Z")
> [@yrface](#): > > I started my Zak game last night and managed to so far and managed to… …_and these dicks_! 👏👏👏 How much time did it take to get that thing already? ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/308 "2018-05-21T12:18:07Z")
> [@yrface](#): > > I did encounter a dead end Does the guard let you into the ashram when you show him the blue crystal, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/309 "2018-05-21T12:23:41Z")
> [@yrface](#): > > Also, wondering if our friends in the UK @PiecesOfKate and @tasse-tee made it to London in Zak, yet? OK, let’s rearrange things: 1. The book that you purchased for $42 from the adept, must be used only with the bum. He will give you a bottle of Whisky. End. Correct. 2. In Kinshasha, Zaire, you don’t need the book. You have to give the shaman another thing. 3. The bottle of Whisky must be used in London, but… I mean… with a character more charming than Zak 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/310 "2018-05-21T12:29:19Z")
> [@yrface](#): > > Also, wondering if our friends in the UK @PiecesOfKate and @tasse-tee made it to London in Zak, yet? Yep, I went on a world tour when I ran out of leads for the puzzles. (And then restored my save to get my money back 💸 ) I don’t think there’s anything I can do there right now. Maybe in the future I’ll have something broken, and with metal in it that needs fixing. Got that idea from an article. Don’t tell me if I’m right 😉 ---
**Author:** ![yrface](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/yrface/32/11793_2.png) [@yrface](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/yrface)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/311 "2018-05-21T12:29:31Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > I did encounter a dead end Tried that, no. But thanks for the suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/312 "2018-05-21T12:30:50Z")
This is not about Kinshasa this is about Katmandu. ---
**Author:** ![yrface](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/yrface/32/11793_2.png) [@yrface](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/yrface)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/313 "2018-05-21T12:38:17Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > How much time did it take to get that thing already? Maybe 2-3 hours? I wasn’t really timing. I played for about 2 hours, then let my son drive for a bit while I was taking care of some other business. > [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > OK, let’s rearrange things: > > 2. In Kinshasha, Zaire, you don’t need the book. You have to give the shaman another thing. Zak, are you sure you’re not confusing the same part of the game as Someone else? You need the book to enter the Guru’s temple in Kathmandu, not Zaire. 🙂 I tried as Milan suggested to give the temple guard a blue crystal, but it didn’t work. I started a fiery diversion, but he still doesn’t let you in (without the book). ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/314 "2018-05-21T12:55:59Z")
OMG, I took like five minute finding Annie’s dough! ---
**Author:** ![yrface](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/yrface/32/11793_2.png) [@yrface](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/yrface)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/315 "2018-05-21T12:58:48Z")
> [@Frenzie](#): > > OMG, I took like five minute finding Annie’s dough! I think I left her at the bus stop for the entire day… oops, sorry Annie! ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/316 "2018-05-21T13:11:53Z")
> [@yrface](#): > > Zak, are you sure you’re not confusing the same part of the game as Someone else? rearrenge things part 2, regarding the book: - In San Francisco terminal, the first time you see a devotee. You pay him $42 and he will give you the book. - In Miami, you will find a bum (Willie). You give him the book (he reads it), then he will give you a bottle of Whisky. And the book remains to Zak - In Katmandu, Nepal, you need the book as evidence you are a Guru devotee, to enter the temple. ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/317 "2018-05-21T13:14:38Z")
The funny thing is that our Zak bothers turning off the TV and the fridge, but not the light! The way flight tickets cost money is kind of annoying. WIth the aid of save slots I act almost the same as in, say, Indy4, but it feels like artificial difficulty. The exchanging money mechanic is cute though. Edit: look, I’m hiding! 😛 ![scummvm00035](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/3/3d1598b38d79f8c6a32006008a18442e3a6705ca.png) ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/318 "2018-05-21T13:17:19Z")
> [@yrface](#): > > I did encounter a dead end and had to go back. I wonder if Someone/Anyone knows of a workaround for it If I’m not mistaking, you need only the golf club because the shaman already has read that book obviously. Generally speaking, I don’t think there is only a single dead end related to losing/giving/wasting/flushing objects ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/319 "2018-05-21T13:17:46Z")
> [@Frenzie](#): > > The funny thing is that our Zak bothers turning off the TV and the fridge, but not the light! …there is the phone bill, but not the electric bill. In 1997, the electric energy is evidently free-of-charge. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/320 "2018-05-21T13:18:39Z")
> [@Sushi](#): > > If I’m not mistaking, you need only the … because … obviously. Correct. [Previous page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704.md?page=15) [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704.md?page=17)