Introduction

Released from the difficulties of machine code programming by the power and versatility of The Quill, the fertile imaginations of adventure authors have roamed free to produce this fine collection of adventure scenarios:

1. Africa Gardens
   What is the secret of the deserted hotel and who is Mr. Robinson?
2. Mindbender
   Only you alone have the will to resist and thus save the world from the terrible power of 'The Mindbender'.
3. Devil's Island
   Escape from this infamous prison island is said to be impossible, but what alternative have you?
4. Diamond Trail
   Where in this city of death and intrigue is the stolen Sinclive diamond?
5. Magic Castle
   Only the sharpest witted adventurer will survive the leathal booby traps and perils to rescue the princess.
6. Spyplane
   Written by an ex RAF pilot, Spyplane is an amazingly accurate simulation of a reconnaissance flight. Can you survive high over enemy territory and collect vital intelligence information?
7. Barsak The Dwarf
   Set in the mythalogical underworld, you must help Barsak in his perilous task of recovering the treasures of his ancestors.

How Do I Play Adventure?

In an adventure game the computer becomes your eyes, hands & senses and you, must direct it with commands of the form VERB NOUN eg REMOVE HAT, TAKE GUN, USE PLANK, etc. If you type in more than two words the computer will try to work out what you mean but sometimes it will get it wrong, so it is best to stick to two words of the form, VERB NOUN. If you have trouble then you probably just need to try a few more words (The computer will have quite a large vocabulary). If using different words doesn't help then you could be attempting something that is impossible and you should try a different tack.

The game position can be saved on cassette with SAVE GAME and loaded back with LOAD GAME.

The computer only looks at the first four letters of each word so you only need to type in the first four letters of long words. It also knows some abbreviations.

R & I are short for REDESCRIBE LOCATION and TAKE INVENTORY. Also all directions can be shortened to one letter e.g N means GO NORTH.

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