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The Secret Of St. Brides, by St. Brides School for Girls.

Now you're not going to believe this, but in a nice secluded little part of Southern Ireland there is a School. And no ordinary school either. At this school, grown women actually pay money to spend a week being treated like old fashioned teenage schoolgirls - complete with bonnet, bow and frilly knickers!

No, this is not the actual adventure, this is the software House! This school, or so I am told, actually *exists*, and it is their obviously slightly weird teachers tht have produced The Secret Of St. Brides for the 48K Spectrum.

Your part is of Trixie Trinian (Women's lib strikes back! A female character, ye gads!) and you and your naughty schoolmaters, Cynthia and Fiona, are determined to get to the bottom of a number of very strange happenings within the school.

Fiona are determined to get to the bottom of a number of very strange happenings within the school.

The game is a little unusual in that there are *two* themes to the game. The first is obviously to find the mystery of St. Brides, and the other is to, along the way to solving the mystery, find a fabulous Amulet. This side of the adventure is a lot more difficult than solving the mystery - it must be because I haven't even found the amulet yet, and I'm supposed to be good at these things! Anyone who finds the Amulet will receive a certificate (I haven't sent off for mine yet, but when I find that Amulet I intend to get my certificate, because I certainly would have earned it!).

The game is written wth Gilsoft's excellent Quill adventure writing system (of which everyone should have a copy) and has added graphics which are produced by Gilsoft's Illustrator quill add-on. The graphics are reasonable, and help create a good atmosphere. I found myself well and truly hooked after only half an hour's play.

This is a very silly adventure, written by some very silly people - and all the better it is for that too. It is witty, absorbing, and above all, fun. At £5.95 for the Spectrum it is good value for money and should prove a worthwhile addition to your adventure collection. I recommend it!

Oh by the way, if anyone is passing Co. Donegal over the weekend, could they please take a few snapshots of St. Brides School and send them to me, as I'm still not convinced the place actually exists!