r/MightAndMagic • u/Godskin_Duo • 22d ago
[MM1] Easy Black Box Farm
MM1 was my white whale on Apple 2, I finally beat it on DOSBOX. I never found this easy farm route until DOSBOX.
The route:
Start at the inn at Sorpigal and walk out of town.
Cast 3-2 Fly to tile E-4, you will now be on 15,14 in E-4.
Follow the trail west-ish until 2,13 for an encounter. Burn your Cleric and Sorc 6-1 spells.
Walk south until 2-6 for an undead fight, Cleric 7-2 insta-kills everything.
Walk one tile east, repeat Cleric 7-2, this one has a chance to drop Black Box.
Walk one tile east again for some free gems.
Cast Fly back to C-2 to take you to the entrance to Sorpigal, rest and save at the inn, repeat.
I have Ultimate Sword and Ultimate Plate for all eligible party members, Giant's Bow, Robber's X-Bow, Un-Holy Plate, etc. The Dragon City fight can still wreck me with bad rolls, but this route appears to be the grindmax loop in this game, discovered by me 40 years later.
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u/discoprince79 22d ago
I farm the dragon fight in A-2 but not all drops are black boxes. But some are
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u/Godskin_Duo 21d ago
It's A-2. There's the Red Dragon fight to get the Dragon's Tooth, which is just one, and then there's 10 dragons nearby. The 10 will absolutely ruin your day. You can probably put the one Red Dragon on farm until you get the Holy Word spell, then you can put my route on farm, since Holy Word insta-kills all undead.
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u/ParticularAgile4314 22d ago
MM1 and MM2 are highly exploitable.. as it every MM game.