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This is a game for two people who wish to try their hand in the property market. The idea is that you borrow money, buy cottages, and then let them, failing or prospering according to the vagaries of the property market.

After entering two names you are asked for a degree of difficulty between one and nine, and requested to enter your target for the game, up to £100,000. I entered £300,000 which it accepted! However, on playing, when I reached my target, nothing happened. Serves me right, I suppose.

Tenants' names and descriptions are chosen by the random slicing of strings. For example, I had a weatherbeaten stout colonel who was only 21!! I didn't find it fun to play, and I really did try. One of the major irritatins was being continually asked to press a key.

There are occasions when a key press is necessary to continue, but there are many more occasions when it should not be. The drawings of the cottages are nice, and these, I suspect, were the real motivation for the game.

B.B.