Introduction

There are few phrases more likely to cause sweaty palms and increased heart rate than the infamous "The Taxman Cometh", especially amongst such luminaries as the owners of mail-order software houses and freelance writers.

No matter how well you think you have "hidden" the business lunches and the all-expenses paid trip to the annual "Probe" convention, you can rest assured that the analytical mind of the tax-inspector will ferret out every little detail of your misdemeanours and proudly plonk them in front of you attached to a large bill for outstanding taxes. Such is their "skill" and your shortcomings.

Normally when someone fails to pay their taxes, "they" send you a letter - but when a whole district fails to pay they send out the Taxman. So it was with the district of Tripe-on-Wold and its scheming little inhabitants.

And So

It was another boring day in the office. Boring, that is, until my boss Mr. Loslung entered and dropped a pile of pink folders onto my desk, followed by a growl of ... "Sort it!"

The folders contained the entire tax records of the folk of Tripe-On-Wold, with the records of the six biggest offenders clearly marked in bright red pen. These famous six had taken the art of tax-evasion beyond the scope of mortal man and had now developed it to an award-winning standard. They had dreamt up schemes and ideas that would have booked them a place on the Olympic team if "tax evasion" had been a participating sport.

A quick read through the files only served to confirm my innermost feelings; this was going to be one heck of a task. I would have to deal with the likes of Halfpint, Lofty, Topper and Odsok, not to mention the likes of Phoebe and Jeff. But in my "heart of hearts" I knew I was capable of doing just that. Provided there was a favourable wind and some dry weather.

So my job was relatively simple ... Overcome all obstacles and then collect the cash!"

Notes

Some special commands are ...

Some abbreviations are ... RS - RAMSAVE, RL - RAMLOAD, X - EXAMINE, O - OPEN, G - GET.

To remove an item from a container simply input GET (item) OUT CHEST and for speech just use character's name followed by the request; e.g. JEFF "PAY TAXES".