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This is a maze game a little like Pacman, but quite original and fun to play. You are trapped down a mine and to escape you must collect diamonds and gradually move up the levels, having been regarded by an increase in level and a lamp when all the diamonds on one level have been collected.

Easy. Well, it would be, were it not for the trolls, the bat, the ghost and the spiders. Trolls drop boulders on you, which is not very healthy, bats steal all your treasure, and ghosts and spiders do unspeakable and terminal things.

You travel across the screen horizontally by walking, and vertically through a choice of three lifts. Each time you attempt to recover a diamond you must choose a level without ghost, bat or spider, and time your journey so that it is boulder-free. So not only is arcade dexterity needed but a degree of strategy is also involved.

This is an interesting variant and well thought out. I could find no bugs in the program though I quickly discovered a slight flaw in design which makes play rather easier than it should be. I won't tell you what it is, because getting there is half the fun...