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- I N S T R U C T I O N S F O R S L E U T H
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- As you begin a game of SLEUTH a murder has just been committed.
- Your job is to mingle with the houseguests and to search the
- contents of the house until you feel you have solved the crime.
- Every game of SLEUTH is different so you must fully explore the
- house each time that you play.
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- You can move through the house by using the four cursor keys
- (udrl) located on the numeric keypad. Be particularly careful
- when moving on the stairways since you must change direction
- each time you move from one floor to another.
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- You can search rooms, people and objects by using simple
- phrases such as EXAMINE DOOR, SEARCH VICTORIA, or LOOK AT JAR.
- When you want to SEARCH or ACCUSE a person you only need to
- type in their first name. To get more information from the
- guests you may QUESTION them, or ask for their ALIBIs. The
- characters tend to be rather moody and will not always answer
- your questions the first time around. They are also rather
- restless and will be moving around the house during the game.
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- The murder weapon will be obvious as soon as you EXAMINE the
- correct object. (Though you will need to find the magnifying
- glass before you can really conduct an adequate search of the
- various objects.) You probably should not GET the weapon at
- first since the murderer is likely to become nervous if you are
- carrying the evidence around with you. If you accidentally
- pick up the object at too early a point in the game, you can
- DROP the weapon. But be forewarned! Once dropped there's no
- telling where the object might end up!
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- Finding the scene of the murder tends to be somewhat difficult
- since it is rarely possible to examine every inch of the house
- with your magnifying glass. Fortunately for you, one of the
- keen-eyed guests will probably notice something amiss at some
- point during the game. To discover the murder room you must pay
- close attention to the behavior of the guests!
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- The murderer will be the one person whose ALIBI contradicts the
- alibis given by the other houseguests. Be sure to keep track
- of everyone's story!
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- Once you have discovered both the murderer and the murder room
- you should hurry back to GET the murder weapon, and then
- move as quickly as possible to the murder room, GATHER the
- suspects together, and ACCUSE whoever you believe to be the
- guilty party. But be careful! The murderer is a very
- suspicious sort and may decide to get rid of you before you
- have a chance to make any accusations!
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- Most of the strategy involved in playing SLEUTH you will have
- to learn by playing the game. Since the game changes every
- time that you play you should be sure to fully explore the
- house. Don't forget to explore the room which has no obvious
- entrances since the murderer often discards the murder weapon
- here. Also, the murder is occasionally committed in this room.
- The occupants will be moving about the house throughout the
- game. If you become confused at any time about who is actually
- in the house, you can request a GUEST LIST.
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- As your investigation proceeds the murderer will begin to grow
- suspicious and will most likely start plotting your demise.
- If you have not figured out who the murderer is by this point
- in the game, your chances of survival are slim. Be careful!
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- To make things a little more interesting, you can populate the
- house with people that you already know. Just select the
- "Personalized" option at the beginning of the game and the
- computer will prompt you for the names of seven people (six
- suspects and one victim!).
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- SLEUTH uses a fairly limited vocabulary, so only one or two
- words should be necessary to communicate your intentions. If
- you like, you can abbreviate "QUESTION" as "Q" and "EXAMINE" as
- "EX". If you are having difficulties, you can get a summary of
- these instructions by typing HELP. You may also QUIT or RESTART
- at any time during the game. To get a hard copy of these
- instructions, just hit the `PrtSc' key as each page is shown to
- you. When you exit from these instructions you should be all
- set to enter the world of SLEUTH. Good Luck!
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- P.S. You cannot use the four cursor keys (udrl) while you are
- typing in other information. To clear the message line on the
- bottom of the screen simply use the backspace key or the "Esc"
- key.
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