Category : A Collection of Games for DOS and Windows
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How to play an adventure game

In an adventure game you are
transported to a world far different from
your own where you must match your wits and
ingenuity against the many obstacles and
puzzles that you will encounter. You
control the movements of a character (in
this case it is Paul of Tarsus) by giving
him commands which you type in at the
keyboard of your computer. Paul will try to
obey your commands - within reason that is.
If you tell him to "kick the Roman guard"
he may not want to do that. However, if you
tell him to "enter the synagogue" he will
probably obey you.

You enter your commands at the ">_"
prompt on the computer screen. You may type
anything you want but your character has
only a limited understanding so he may tell
you he is not sure what you mean. If this
happens feel free to try something else to
accomplish your purpose. If you get bogged
down in one place move on to another and
come back later when you may have a better
idea.

Some example commands would be:

"fill the chalice with water"
"put the chalice in the pouch"
"look in the pouch"

After you type in your command hit the
return key to execute it. You can join
commands with the word "then" for example:

"pick up the rock then put the rock in
the pouch"

or

"drop the ring then leave the temple"

Do not use any punctuation such as periods
or commas in your commands. This will only
confuse Paul. It does not matter if you use
capital letters or lower case letters.

There are many abbreviations which make
typing commands easier. For instance to go
north you could type "go north" or simply
type "n". To go south use "s", for east,
"e", and for west "w". Or to make it even
quicker you can just hit one of the arrow
keys which points in the direction you want
to go. You may also go "down" or "up" in
certain places. Use "enter" or "leave" to
go in and out of various places. Another
helpful abbreviation is "i" for "inventory".
This command will list all the objects you
are presently carrying. If you forget where
you are type "look" and a description of the
current location will be printed.

There are other quick commands that can
be used with the function keys. For a
description of these type "help".

The function keys F1 to F8 may be
programmed by the users to suit their
particular tastes. To program a function
key just type in a series of words such as
"look in the " and then press the function
key desired while holding down the shift
key. If this is done correctly a beep will
sound. From then on when that function key
is pressed the programmed words will be
printed.

The VGA version has an auto map feature
that plots a blue dot on the map in the
upper right corner of the screen to
indicate the players current position.


ONE HINT TO GET YOU STARTED

It has been the experience of my many
beta testers that they have great difficulty
getting past the first room. If you should
by chance find yourself in this category
then I will give you this one clue to get
you started. If you have not yet tried then
don't look at this hint until you have given
it your best effort.





Hint:

A) Try taking a hint from the others in the
room.

B) What are the others doing that you have
not done?

C) You must "fast" like the others before
you can start.