Disk Four in River's stock of games offers excellent value for money with three adventures. Set on the planet Olaxas, a war-ravaged land, Domes Of Sha tells the tale of the Sha tribe who have waited some time for your arrival: specifically, to find the secret of the six domes that encircle the valley.

Together with Grunt, you set out to release the tribe from the Cold Fear that prevents them from leaving the valley.

Domes Of Sha offers a variety in the type of puzzles on offer by the simple inclusion of your companion Grunt. For example, there is a puzzle early on in the game where you must get a piece of paper that lies on the thin ice. You are too heavy to get it yourself but you can instruct Grunt to get it for you.

The inclusion of many UP, DOWN, IN and OUT directions will make for awkward mapping. Nevertheless, Domes Of Sha is well-designed, simply presented with very good puzzle quality and plot.

Miser is a festive adventure - a variation on the Scrooge story, in fact. After a visit by the usual ghostly apparitions (Christmas Past, Jacob Marley, etc) you will need to complete twelve good deeds to complete this adventure. Finding out what good deeds you need to undertake in the first place is done by talking to different people.

Presented with black text on a grey background, Miser is an interesting diversion which will stump many an adventurer. In fact, I know one chap, an adventurer of many years experience, who is still struggling through this game after months of trying! That is not to say that Miser is truly tough. Just tricky.

Jack & The Beanstalk follows the classic fairy story. Basically, you must find the golden egg and bring it home to mum. Offering a similar presentation to Miser, Jack is an enjoyable romp but never really fired my interest to any great extent. If I remember correctly, this adventure was originally offered as a freebie on the reverse of a Spectrum adventure game tape. Good, but not that exciting.

Overall, this disk contains one strong title (Sha), another classed as 'good' (Miser) plus an average bonus (Jack).