Runesoft stalwarts Slack and Stevenson have made great efforts to keep Robyn Mode as authentic as possible. All the locations (in this mammoth text adventure) actually existed back in the 13th century, and background info has been culled from such literary sources as Nottingham City Library, Nottingham Castle, the Robin Hood Society and The Doomsday Book. The upshot of all this research appears to be an abundance of extremely odd spellings. These adde considerablie to the medieval atmosphere and so compensate for the lack of an evocative narrative.

I've been giving it a good old thrashing the past couple of weeks but as yet the Sherryffe or Notyingham has little to fear from this particular Hooded Man. I'm still looking for a way out of the forest! Still, things will doubtless improve. One day a crib-sheet will arrive in the post and thus inspired I'll stagger into the city of Notyingham, find the secret caves which lead to the castle and (gasp!) go on to rescue Maid Marion. Mead and venison will then duly flow.