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When Major Johnstone-Smythe died, he authorised all his fortune to be converted to gold and fashioned into a figurine to be hidden away somewhere in the grounds of his estate. He did not want his fortune to be inherited - it was his wish that it should be earned.

He therefore commissioned ten similar figures to be made, worthless until all brought together, when they would divulge the whereabouts of the golden figure. These were well hidden by the Major before his death, using military knowledge and tactics. It is reported that, of those who have sought the figures, only a handful have returned.

So it is that you find yourself joining in the search in Ten Little Indians, one of the "Mysterious Adventures" series. I found it to have an interesting plot and, although not too difficult, it has many a concealed snare to decoy the unwary adventurer. In one or two locations, just pausing to consider my next move turned out to be a fatal mistake. This gave the game that little extra urgency, stimulating excitement and interest to the extent that, once started, I just had to fight through to a successful end.

That is not to say the game is too easy - judging by the latest batch of Helpline letters, many readers are having problems! The main difficulty seems to be... well, that would be telling! My advice is to keep things simple, and not try to be so tidy if you are to be successful!

The Atari version, which I played, unfortunately does not have graphics, as do the Spectrum, Commodore and Dragon versions. However, I did like the split screen and use of coloured text which was easy on the eye.

Ten Little Indians is from Digital Fantasia for the BBC 32K and Spectrum 48K versions, and from Channel 8 software for Atari, Dragon and Commodore versions, all at £9.95.