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You are 114 years old and young as gnomes go. You would love to become gnome king, but this is not easy, for you must rescue seven pages from an ancient gnome scripture which were scattered across time by an evil cyclops. Your task is to regain them and decipher the messages before you can become gnome king.

You start the game in gnome mansion but before you can set off you must build a time machine, it's not exactly Airfix but there are instructions. With the whole shebang assembled it's seat belts on and back to the...

1. Stone Age (9600 BC)
   Each time zone has its own clue in the instructions, "Lever yourself to be a little bolder". I am sure this has something to do with the stick you will find in one of the caves, but I'll leave you to work that one out yourself. A piece of the scripture is found in every time zone but can you find this one?
2. Magical Persia (893 BC)
   You stare at the setting sun while pondering what to do next, when you suddenly hear enchanting music. You look up and see the most beautiful lady. What do you do next? Follow her, pick up the shield and store it, or go towards the time hole which will send you to another destination.
3. Colonial Salem (1692)
   You enter this tiny American town which has only bats for occupants. Touch these bats and find yourself back at gnome mansion. But don't let this worry you because you can shoot them with a little gnome lightning. There is also a chemist and a bakers which you can and should go into.
4. California Gold Rush (1849)
   Another slightly larger American town with three caves to find. The key to this one is moving the horse.
5. Mythological Greece (86 BC)
   There are five screens in mythological Greece, but you must be careful because Medusa's about and without any protection she can send you back to gnome mansion with one shot.
6. Intergalactic Spaceship (3456)
   You are transported to a scene that looks something out of Star Trek. Pick up the plus sign to the left of the control board, you should find some use for it when you explore the spaceship.
7. The Black Hole (9999)
   This is the final destination for any gnome who has all the pieces.

Overall, US Gold have produced such a highly entertaining puzzle package that you may want to become gnome king strange though that may seem.