Introduction

Every one of us has encountered a "rival" ... albeit for something as simple as the last-remaining place in the school football or hockey team or the devoted attentions of the family pet. But Leopold had a rival for something a tad more important and that rival was none other than Tomas. For it was the time of the "Bardic Rite" and only he stood between Leopold and his goal. Little was told of the "Rite" apart from the fact that those who participated in it had to perform an "original" tune on an instrument held in great esteem by the dwarven races ... none of the contestants ever spoke about it just in case a "rival" overheard them and took their ideas for their own - such was the fierceness of the contest.

Leopold, as was his way, had been fairly slack in his preparations for the "Rite" and to date had not even managed to come up with some original music or an instrument to play it on ... but that was the least of his troubles because Tomas was well prepared and if Leopold did not get a move on, Tomas would win the contest without Leopold ever doing anything about it.

Sat on the edge of his bed like this Leopold could not help but wonder just what exactly he was going to do - the "Rite" was today and he had nothing prepared - surely Tomas was going to walk away with the contest at this rate! Leopold scratched his head and decided that the best thing he could do was to find himself some original music and an instrument to play it on - then with luck he might just be ready in time for the contest to begin. Oh how he dreaded the sound of the bell that would announce the start of the "Rite" ...

Notes

Your task is to assist Leopold to locate some original music and also the instrument required to play it on... after all, he was now an accomplished Lute-player and he should he able to handle most other instruments. So guide him through the confines of a castle and discover just what there is that Leopold can use to assist him on his quest to become "Numero Uno".

The game will recognise such commands as SHOUT, PULL, LOOK and EXAMINE as well as more obscure ones such as THROUGH and REPLACE. Always use the standard verb/noun format when inputting commands and don't forget to include such things as UNDER and OVER. Use RAMSAVE and RAMLOAD to store/recall a position to and from MEMORY but always resort to the standard SAVE and LOAD in order to make a more permanent record to tape or disk.