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An entertaining, not to mention seafaring, version of that familiar board game Cluedo, in which you play a detective all at sea on the luxury liner 'Pacific 1'.

Any chances of a mid-Atlantic romance are rapidly sunk with the arrival of an ominous telegram. It seems that there's a dastardly plot to destroy the liner and all on board, including HRH King David (gasp!). That fanatical loon Mr. Sinister has slunk onboard disguised as a passenger and is at this very second busy planting an explosive device somewhere.

Needless to say, you must deduce his identity before time runs out and the ship's reduced to so much driftwood. There are three riddles to solve: the location of the bomb, the object it's disguised as (bible? teapot? pram?) and the identity of Mr. Sinister himself.

Once you have these three elements you use the 'Suspect' routine. This will tell you if any of your notions are correct. However, if you strike paydirt the computer won't tell you which element is right.

You must solve the mystery by deduction. It's a nicely executed idea, with a multi-player option that makes it a winner in the family fun department.

If you're into board games, this could be well worth investigating.