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You are the Alchemist who has been summoned to destroy the evil Warlock in his castle. To do this you must find four pieces of the magic scroll so that you are able to cast a spell of destruction that will leave the Warlock powerless.

You are able to transform yourself into a golden eagle at will, and various spells can be found around the castle which may assist you in your task, but beware, the Warlock's guardians are out to get you. They will drain all your stamina if you cannot find and eat the food parcels in time. When you run out of stamina you are dead. Nasty.

I found the game interesting with some fascinating graphics, but thought that too little explanation was given on the actual object of the game. Also the line stating how much of the spell of destruction you had collected, would not print up. The Alchemist is controlled by use of confusing keyboard layout which prevents successful initial play until it can be memorised.

The real challenge of Alchemist is obviously discovering exactly what has to be done to defeat the Warlock and stay alive. Once this is achieved the game becomes rather repetitive and loses its initial interest.