ADVENTURE 200
SCENARIO
You are the head of palace security. Agents from the evil land
of Grunlock, which lies to the East of the great ravine, have
stolen some treasures and you are in disgrace. The king has told
you that "if you return to the palace without recovering ALL the
treasures you will be killed". You are dressed as a peasant and
will be able to travel freely in most parts of Grunlock provided
you do not arouse suspicion. A torn piece of paper was left
behind by the thieves with the following symbols on it:
PLAYING THE GAME
1. Loading
Type
LOAD "ADV200"
The program will load and run.A checksum is performed
at the start of the program, if this fails a "C" is printed
at the top of the screen. If this happens press a key
and repeat load. If the checksum succeds a copyright
notice appears on the screen. Press "S" to start game.
(Loading tip for ZX81 users- 30 seconds into load sequence,
stop tape. If ZX81 comes out of LOAD mode then the filename
was read and volume level was roughly correct in which case
load in the normal way else rewind, adjust level and
repeat.)
2) HOW TO PLAY
All your actions are performec by a 'puppet' who you control
by simple commands. These commands consist of a verb
followed by zero or more nouns seperated by spaces.
VERBS (minimum abbreviations in capitals)
Verbs not requiring nouns:
a)The movement· commands - N orth, S outh, E ast, W est, NE,
SE, NW, SW, U p, D own
b) verbs which imply or do not need a noun: - DI g, DRI nk,
L ock, UN lock, LI ght (assumes lamp), I nventory, V iew
(repeats description of location), Q uit.
Verbs requiring nouns:
T ake, DR op, TH row (implies use of the object for some
sensible purpose (eg. tool, weapon, gift) if there is one.),
DE scribe (gives more detailed description of object).
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NOUNS
If no nouns are given in a command the last object mentioned
by you (in a command) or the computer (in an inventory or
view description) is used. If more than one ncun is given
the verb is applied to each in turn.
ABBREVIATIONS
Verbs and nouns may be abbreviated down to one letter. If
this results in ambiguity the more commonly used word will
be taken. For example "D" will be taken.as DOWN, "DE", "DI"
and "DR" are the minimum required for DESCRIBE, DIG, DROP.
To DRINK you will have to say DRI.
EXAMPLE
To take a lamp that the computer has just told you is near:
Type "T" followed by return. This is equivalent to "T L" or
"TAKE LAMP" or "TA LA" etc. To drop lamp and water you type
"DR L W" or "DROP LAMP WATER" or "DR L" return "DR W" return
etc.
3) HINTS AND TIPS
There are over 220 p1aces for you to explore. ONLY THE OBVIOUS
PATHS are described in the description the computer gives you -
there may be others. If you have trouble getting past a certain
point think about what you are carrying (or not carrying). Maybe
you need to look elsewhere for something to help you. YOU WILL
NEED TO DRAW A MAP! This is a very complicated game. You may
never recover all the treasures. It is best to explore well
before attempting to take anything back as this often raises the
alarm and causes you no end of trouble as various people chase
you. THERE ARE NO RANDOM FACTORS - if you are killed you did
something to cause it - there will be a sensible explanation and
a solution. As an example - stumbling round a cave you do not
know in the dark is liabIe to be fatal.
COPYRIGHT (C) 1982 C.J. COOMBS
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