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The following extremely useful tables and advice were provided by Brent Heustess (heustess@mail.utexas.edu):
For those of you who want to max out your Jewel of Arabia score, and make sure that you "see it all", Nancy Thuleen (nthuleen@students.wisc.edu) has kindly provided this very detailed list of all the steps you must take to get a perfect 800/800 score. Way to go Nancy!
The order of the staff stones is:
| Name | Race | Notes/Hints |
|---|---|---|
| Amethyst | Human | start game with it |
| Lapis Lazuli | Satyr | available in freeware portion |
| Turquoise | Trog | in a place partially inaccessible in freeware portion |
| Jade | Equine | pick a side |
| Pearl | Minos | only available after getting Jade staff stone |
| Ivory | Sandmen | only available after getting Jade staff stone |
| Ruby | Shahna | Don't forget the sage |
The Turquoise staff stone and above are only available in the registered portion of the game. There is a corresponding turban stone for each spell level. Turban stones cut mana costs in half for that level of spell. High level (Jade and beyond) turban stones are usually only available in the Djinn city and are quite expensive (and not in mere gold).
The animal companions available are:
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Monkey | start with it |
| Hawk | get in Persepolis, available in freeware portion |
| Saluki (dog) | pay to get after you kill River Spirit King |
| Cobra | talk to person (near a bazaar) who is not in a building |
| Donkey | trade lost carpet for it |
| Cheetah | kill Scourge of Barbary for it |
| Camel | buy it in Nineva |
| Elephant | get after special quest |
| Tiger | only a result of a specific critical spell failure |
| Frog ??? | only a result of a specific spell success ??? |
Here is a list of all 10 meditations:
| Name | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dream Walk | Nineva | 100% required to complete game |
| Endure Damage | Wajid the Marabou | |
| Fast | Chaldea | |
| Heal Injury | Rhagae | no more red potions !!! |
| Levitate | Basara | |
| Mind Shield | Wajid the Marabou | |
| Purge Poison | Persepolis | available in freeware portion |
| Rejuvinate Stamina | Ibrizia | available in registered portion |
| Restore Vitality | Ibrizia | available in freeware portion |
| Walk on Coals | Wajid the Marabou |
I have divided the map into several sections for ease of description. The divisions are
not 100% accurate, especially in the desert. It is hard to locate places in the desert.
North West Mountains
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Northern Fertile Valley
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North East Mountains
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Great Western River
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Central Fertile Valley
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Great Eastern River
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Western Farm Lands
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Southern Fertile Valley
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Eastern Farm Lands
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North West Edge of Desert
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Northern of Desert | North East Edge of Desert
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West Edge of Desert
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Central Desert
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East Edge of Desert
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South West Edge of Desert
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Southern Desert
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South East Edge of Desert
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South West Coast
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Southern Coast
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South East Coast
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Yay! I finally got a perfect score in Jewel of Arabia! It took a while, but eee! And since I had tried so hard to figure out all of the points (I played about 4 times completely through the game), I figured there may be a few other people who might appreciate a breakdown of what all the points are for. (This is with version 1.2, but I don't think the points have changed since the first version.) So, without further ado other than to warn of **SPOILERS** to those who might be bothered, here's my list:
| Action | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Kill robbers in inn (I) | 4 | 4 |
| Deliver scroll to Loulou (P) | 4 | 8 |
| Get scepter from old nurse (P) | 5 | 13 |
| Get Father's Sword from Hafeez (P) | 6 | 19 |
| Rescue Seekers from Swamp Temple | 6 | 25 |
| Learn restore vitality meditation (I) | 10 | 35 |
| Explore/Clear Trog caves (near I) | 5 | 40 |
| Get reward from Vazier (near I) | 5 | 45 |
| Return scepter to mountain village (Mtns) | 10 | 55 |
| Learn Purge Poison Meditation (P) | 10 | 65 |
| Get Layla (falcon) (P) | 5 | 70 |
| Satyr encounter, spare Tumnus (near Swamp) | 4 | 74 |
| Talk to Satyr leader, get Lapis Staff Stone | 15 | 89 |
| Story of unfortunate thief (P) | 11 | 100 |
| Tower -- finish shareware portion | 15 | 115 |
| Find uncle asleep (P) | 5 | 120 |
| Learn Rejuvenate Stamina Meditation (I) | 10 | 130 |
| Deliver Lute to Jawher (C) | 5 | 135 |
| Find Shamshir asleep (C) | 5 | 140 |
| Get Ramses (cobra) (C) | 5 | 145 |
| Explore/Clear wolf caves (near C) | 16 | 161 |
| Explore/Clear Trog caves (near C) | 15 | 176 |
| Take Sword of Alexander (near C) | 5 | 181 |
| Learn Fasting Meditation (C) | 10 | 191 |
| Explore all of Trog caves (near I) | 15 | 206 |
| Get Turqoise Staff Stone (near I) | 20 | 226 |
| Kill River Spirit King (near I) | 16 | 242 |
| Get Saluki (dog) (near I) | 5 | 247 |
| Find Reshman asleep (R) | 5 | 252 |
| Kill Black Hand Leader (near R) | 10 | 262 |
| Find Black Hand treasure (near R) | 5 | 267 |
| Find Sword of Darius (near R) | 4 | 271 |
| Get Nestor (donkey) (R) | 5 | 276 |
| Learn Heal Injury Meditation (R) | 10 | 286 |
| Karima Quest, Talk to Dur (R,I) | 5 | 291 |
| Bring horse to Karima (R) | 9 | 300 |
| Find Shield of Darius in Hidden Cove | 5 | 305 |
| Go to New Alexandria | 9 | 314 |
| Protect Judge Hakam, kill Pasha (R) | 10 | 324 |
| Survive Trial of Fate (R) | 15 | 339 |
| Get Tusker (elephant) | 5 | 344 |
| Find Hob asleep (B) | 5 | 349 |
| Learn Levitate Meditation (B) | 10 | 359 |
| Find 3 pirate coves, Sash of Xerxes (near B) | 15 | 374 |
| Find other 3 pirate coves (near B) | 15 | 389 |
| Kill Scourge of Barbary (near B) | 21 | 410 |
| Get Cheetah (B) | 5 | 415 |
| Find Gulestan asleep (N) | 5 | 420 |
| Learn Dream Walk Meditation (N) | 10 | 430 |
| Buy Camel (N) | 5 | 435 |
| Find Red Clover (Zargos Mtns) | 11 | 446 |
| Sacred Grove quest (Mulkalla) | 11 | 457 |
| Leave donation for orphans (Mulkalla) | 4 | 461 |
| Defend Equine girl from wolves (Mulkalla) | 4 | 465 |
| Defend Equine lovers from wolves (valley) | 5 | 470 |
| End Equine Civil War, get Jade Stone (valley) | 25 | 495 |
| Defend Gabae (G) | 5 | 500 |
| Reconnaissance of Mino fort (G) | 9 | 509 |
| Get food for Gabae (G) | 10 | 519 |
| Rescue Satyr miners (G) | 10 | 529 |
| Return to Gabae, get Star of Valor (G) | 6 | 535 |
| Get Weapons from secret Mino cache (G) | 10 | 545 |
| Attack Mino Garrison, get Lapis Turban Stone (G) | 15 | 560 |
| Find Pearl Staff Stone in Garrison (G) | 15 | 575 |
| Rekindle Swamp Flame for Wajid | 10 | 585 |
| Learn Walk on Coals Meditation (Mtns) | 10 | 595 |
| Learn Endure Damage Meditation (Mtns) | 10 | 605 |
| Learn Mind Shield Meditation (Mtns) | 10 | 615 |
| Retrieve tapestry from Arak for Abajan | 5 | 620 |
| Retrieve murals from Akkadia for Abajan | 10 | 630 |
| Kill Black Magus in tower for Abajan | 6 | 636 |
| Get Ivory Staff Stone from Abajan | 29 | 665 |
| Try to enter Shahna Camp | 5 | 670 |
| Have animal turned to tiger by Shahna | 5 | 675 |
| Find Zarina in Oasis | 5 | 680 |
| Talk to QumQam, get Hookah | 5 | 685 |
| Return to Zarina, get Ruby Staff Stone | 15 | 700 |
| Rescue Shamshir from Dream | 20 | 720 |
| Rescue Reshman from Dream | 20 | 740 |
| Rescue Hob from Dream | 20 | 760 |
| Rescue Gulestan from Dream | 20 | 780 |
| Rescue Uncle Naaz from Dream | 20 | 800 |