" 9999 " " Fast Fingers " " The Tool Box " " SERIAL NUMBER " " SYSOP NAME " " BBS SYSTEM NAME " " " " Page 2 of 3" " " " You will have many adventures as you travel " " through the maze some of these can be fatal. " " You will discover many Trivia Treasures that " " will yield their contents to only the wise! " " " " Moving in the maze is done by hitting key(s) " " 8 2 4 and 6 when you have num lock on! " " " " Quitting the game saves your adventure as is " " for continuation at a later time. " " Page 3 of 3" " " " A bonus is given if you can locate and kill " " another player. It is wise to end your turn " " reasonably well armed and hidden. " " " " Check out the other menus to get an idea of " " the full range of commands available to you " " " " Ok, one last tip from Fast Fingers, watch out" " for the Horny Princess, she's cracked up" " many good players!" " " " M A Z E 5.0 " " " " Developed by Fast Fingers ..." " with help from Bit Bucket his" " favorite number cruncher. " " " " FF's # -> 313-247-0094 " " " " => Hit Any Key To Continue <=" " " " => Possessions <= " " " " This command lists the items on your person! " " They fall into these categories: Weapons, " " (defensive/offensive), Valuables(rings/gold)," " and general supplies(food/water/etc.)." " " " All of these items can be found and consumed " " in your travels. You will discover why each" " is required as the game unfolds." " " " " " => Buy Supplies <= " " " " If you require an item of inventory and can " " not wait to discover it in your travels a " " vendor is always handy to sell you items at a" " price if you visit his shop." " " " The price for items increase as you travel" " upwards through the maze. Spend wisely as " " your cash is not unlimited. " " " " " " => Scoreboard <= " " " " This commands stacks you up against the other" " visitors to the maze. It sorts the data from" " most recent visitor, YOU, to the dead beats!" " " " It tells you the players name, total points " " earned playing the game, cash on hand, level" " in the maze, # of inventory items carried," " and date of their last visit." " " " " " => Light Flare <=" " " " If you have a flare in your inventory you may" " use this command to light and throw it. Note" " this command will consume your flare. The" " vendor's stock of flares are frequently duds!" " " " A flare will expose 25% of the current maze " " and with careful aim can be useful to expose" " evil traps in the upper levels of the game. " " " " " " => Identify Player <= " " " " This command will tell you if other players " " are in this level of the maze and who the" " nearest player is and what he has in his" " possession as well as in which direction you" " will find him. " " " " Flares help locate other player(s) or you may" " try just wandering around to locate them. " " " " " " => Attack <= " " " " If you occupy a square next to another player" " you may attack him. The outcome could hurt" " both of you or neither of you. The victor " " gets a bounty of $2000. The loser's dead " " body is teleported lower into the maze. " " " " The outcome of an attack is influenced by the" " # and type of weapons the two of you carry." " " " " " => Teleport <= " " " " If you occupy a square next to another player" " this command attempts to teleport you on top" " of their current position. If successful you" " can continue your exploring, if not you find " " yourself teleported to a deeper maze level! " " " " The outcome while in your favor, 9:1, is not" " incapable of forcing YOU to ,teleport, fall!" " " " " " => Gamble <= " " " " This command takes you into a smokey back" " room of the vendor's shop where with luck " " you can parley your pitiful pile of change" " Into a real bank roll." " " " Bit Bucket deals a mean game of Black Jack" " and the stakes are high. Vagus rules are " " strickly aheared to and the game is honest" " " " " " => Open Mailbox <= " " " " Allows you to read public and private mail " " addressed to you. The system will send you" " mail if you are attacked or teleported by " " another player since your last visit." " " " => Write Letter <=" " " " Send public/private mail to Maze users." " " " " " => Redisplay <= " " " " Ansi graphic doors are very sensitive to any " " line noise that could drop a leading escape " " character. If your display gets goofed up " " this command may be used to repaint/resend" " the entire screen image again!" " " " This door's default display logic only fixes" " images that change. [speed and effect]" " " " " " => Film Credits <= " " " " Here is Fast Finger's animated Bill Board, " " more ham by the human side of our team! " " " " Perhaps watching this once is a small enough" " price to pay for the effort this human spent" " working with me, his favorite number cruncher" " " " Bit Bucket ... " " " " " " => Escapee(s) <= " " " " This command displays the players that have " " had the skill to escape from this evil maze " " Bit Bucket and his crazy human companion Fast" " Finger's created on one of their frequent" " programming binges. " " " " It would be nice to see your name here!" " " " Fast Fingers ... " " " " " " Its time once again to enter another strange" " world born in the warped mind of Bit Bucket" " and his human companion Fast Fingers, Enjoy!" " " " => Hit Any Key to Activate Game <=" " " " Bit Bucket has enjoyed your visit" " and hopes you will return soon! " " " " Bye ... " " " " => Hit Any Key to Teleport <=" " " " Dear Mazer" " " " In your shoes I would also want to light a" " flare. Unfortunately you don't have one" " in your possession and must continue on in" " the dark. For you, a familiar situation." " " " => Hit Any Key to Continue <=" " " " I tried to light your flare only to find it" " was a dud! Sorry, but I had to discard it!" " " " => Hit Any Key to Continue <=" " I will warm up with a few practice throws." " you keep an eye on my range so you can" " decide which one you want." " Your Choice? 1 => 5" " " " As you requested I peeked into your mail box" " only to find it bare of anything but bills" " and items addressed to Occupant, which seemed" " best to discard." " " " Perhaps the fact that you seldom write has" " discouraged others from sending you mail!" " " " => Hit Any Key to Close Mail Box <=" " " " As Bit Bucket was out rummaging through the" " trash pile looking for your old maze data he" " noticed the flag on your mail box was up." " " " In this neighborhood it wouldn't be a good" " idea to leave it unattended too long! If you" " want we could bring the mail in for you to" " read now." " " " => R)ead Mail, Any Other Key to Continue <=" " " " You may send a certified letter to a user by" " indicating here you wish to send a PRIVATE" " letter. You will be given a list of users " " to select who should receive your mail." " " " You may send a public message to ALL users" " or you may simply want to drop a message to" " the SYSOP from time to time." " " " Choice => Q)uit, P)rivate, A)ll, S)ysOp" " " " The Dungeon Master thought you would like" " to know that during your absence another" " player has attacked you." " " " You put up a great defense and saved your" " neck. However, you may wish to check up" " on the status of your inventory as some" " items were lost during the struggle!" " " " Bit Bucket ... " " " " < Hit Any Key To Continue >" " " " Maze 5.0 is a ShareWare product" " and should be registered after" " a 30 day trial period" " " " This is an unregistered copy so" " if you enjoy the game encourage" " your sysop to send in the $10" " fee to get rid of this message!" " " " Bit Bucket" " " " " " Another Player has finished his turn in the spot" " you tried to occupy. You may find another way" " through the maze or use the Attack or Teleport" " commands to get by this player. See the menu " " help for more details. You must occupy the" " position next to a player for either of these" " commands to function." " " " => Hit Any Key to Continue <=" " " " Bit Bucket sent out several scouts and they have" " all reported back that, except for you, this maze" " appears to be unoccupied at this time." " " " While it is possible there may be a few that are" " around but well hidden, [Cloaked], it seems best" " to assume that your problems here will be from" " the traps Fast Finger's has planted in this level" " " " => Hit Any Key to Continue <=" " " " Bit Bucket sent out another scout at great risk" " to check out that other guy's supplies. But the" " result was the same as I informed you before." " " " This guy has nothing to steal or trade!" " " " Now if you are in the mood to beat somebody up" " its unlikely you will find an easier target!" " " " => Hit Any Key to Continue <=" " " " Bit Bucket sent out several scouts and they have" " all reported back that, except for you, this maze" " appears to be unoccupied at this time." " " " While it is possible there may be a few that are" " around but well hidden, [Cloaked], it seems best" " to assume that your problems here will be from" " the traps Fast Finger's has planted in this level" " " " => Hit Any Key to Continue <=" " " " Bit Bucket sent out several scouts and they have" " all reported back that, except for you, this maze" " appears to be unoccupied at this time." " " " While it is possible there may be a few that are" " around but well hidden, [Cloaked], it seems best" " to assume that your problems here will be from" " the traps Fast Finger's has planted in this level" " " " => Hit Any Key to Continue <=" " " " Bit Bucket sent out several scouts and they have" " located a worthy opponent. However, as good as" " you are it would be difficult to do battle over" " such a long distance." " " " If that aggressive streak must be served I want" " to see enough bravery on your part to get close" " to your maker and look this opponent in the eye!" " " " => Hit Any Key to Continue <=" " " " Bit Bucket sent out several scouts and they have" " located a another mazer. However, as good as" " you are it would be difficult to teleport over" " this player from such a long distance." " " " If you need to teleport over a player blocking " " your way you must first get close to them. Now" " move close enough to look this guy in the eye!" " " " => Hit Any Key to Continue <=" " " " I'm very sorry, but it's impossible to figure" " out how to configure the colors for a user who" " requested that color not be used. If you call" " back ask for color, if you can handle it, and" " I will be most happy to let you tailor the" " maze colors to your personal liking! " " " " => Hit Any Key to Continue <=" " " " I will display the various maze color options" " the way they are currently configured and you" " may modify them to your hearts content. When " " you are happy with the configuration exit with" " the save command to permanently modify the maze" " colors or simply Quit to forget the changes." " " " => Hit Q)uit or Any Key to Configure <=" " " " Current <= Config. => Changed " " " " Floor <- Black -> " " Walls ............. " " Paths ............. " " Other ............. " " Good? ............. " " Bad ! ............. " " " " => Q)uit S)ave N)ext C)hange <=" " " " You are to be congratulated on your escape" " from the maze. The sunlight feels good on" " your face after the many days below ground." " You stand quietly taking it all in and with" " a new confidence in your new found strength." " " " You are enjoying the fresh air, suddenly," " the ground trembles beneath your feet and" " the earth opens and you feel yourself" " " " f a l l i n g " " " " I would like to report a long list of players" " that have escaped from this evil maze but the" " truth is no one has yet had what it takes to" " make it out. Perhaps one day your name will" " be here for all to see and appreciate the " " effort you made to escape this tricky maze!" " " " " " Bad News! While the odds are 10:1 in your" " favor for successfully teleporting to the" " position occupied by another player, luck" " was not with you this time. Hold on for a" " rapid transport into a lower level of this" " maze. Better luck next time.!" " " " => Hit Any Key <=" " " " Bit Bucket can not believe his eyes." " " " What we have here is two little old ladies that" " don't have the weapons to fight their way out of" " a paper bag. He calls the fight before either" " of you can make a fool out of yourself." " " " For future reference, it takes weapons to attack" " another player! Also remember they fight back!" " " " => Hit Any Key to Continue <=" " " " Bit Bucket can not believe his eyes." " " " What we have here is a little old lady trying" " to take on an armed opponent without weapons." " You couldn't fight your way out of a paper bag." " He calls the fight before you make a fool out" " of yourself and get killed in the process!" " " " For future reference, it takes weapons to attack" " another player! Also remember they fight back!" " " " => Hit Any Key to Continue <=" " " " Bit Bucket can not believe his eyes." " " " You should have checked out this guy's weapons" " before attacking. You could be in serious" " trouble as your opponent has you out gunned." " " " " " Nice moves, you have send your opponent" " lower into the maze, seriously depleted" " of the items necessary to defend himself." " " " Its unlikely he will ever cause you any" " problems. You received a $2000 bounty" " for a job well done!" " " " => Hit Any Key to Continue <=" " " " A strong counter attack by your opponent" " after fending off your attack has ended " " the battle with your body parts spread " " widely over the battle ground." " " " There is no doubt that you are DEAD!" " " " => Hit Any Key for Doctor Bit Bucket <=" " Page 1 of 3" " " " Maze is a Trivia Dungeon Adventure where you " " are sent into the depths of a maze. As you " " move around a map of the maze is exposed. The" " exit/escape from the maze can be found if you" " can successfully climb up to level zero. " " " " If you step on a [?] something good happens, " " Stepping on a [!] can be very risky. The [U]" " and [D]'s are Up/Down stair cases. You may " " not see the [!]'s as your vision is random" " " " => Options: N)ext, L)ast, S)top ... N,L,S <=" " " " Q)uit " " 1) .. Bid $ 100" " 2) .. Bid $ 200" " ?) .. Bid $ ?00" " 9) .. Bid $ 900" "/LINE" " Choice => ?" " " " This is a cash only operation" " and you can't cover that bet!" " " " Now if you want to raise some" " quick cash try selling your " " supplies back to the vendor " " " " Dungeon Master..." " " " Sorry sucker but this game is for" " players with bucks. Try pilling " " up some bucks before you return " " " " We will be happy to take it away" " from you at the Black Jack Table" " " " Dungeon Master..." " Page 5 of 6" " => Game Play <= " " " " This command lists the general objectives and" " some hints concerning dungeon play. " " " " => Quit <= " " " " This command saves your current condition in " " the maze dungeon and then returns you back to" " the BBS." " " " => Options: N)ext, L)ast, S)top ... N,L,S <=" " Page Last of Many" " => Help Menu <= " " " " This command lists the commands available" " in this menu and explains their purpose. " " " " => Menu Next <= " " " " This command pages you to the next menu in " " the maze dungeon where other options are" " available." " " " => Options: N)ext, L)ast, S)top ... N,L,S <=" " " " => Color Config <= " " " " This command allows each user to tailor the " " colors used in the maze to their own likings." " " " The results will become effective immediately" " and are saved as part of your profile to take" " effect on each occasion that you play maze." " " " " " You have come across a beautiful princess clad only" " in a thin night gown. With the Sun at her back you" " are aroused by her perfect features. The lack of " " any undergarments beneath the gown doesn't help calm" " your mood." " " " Your manhood comes to life at the suggestive look in" " her eyes. Never being much at foreplay you offer" " all your worldly goods for a quickie in the hay!" " " " " " You are lost to all around you as you have your way" " with her. The Princess however is underwelmed by " " your physical abilities and with one hand she opens" " the pouch of valuables you dropped on the ground. " " " " It is then that she realizes just how little you do" " have to offer of substance. She hides what she can" " out of your view and then ......." " " " at the exact moment your passion explodes; she ..." " " " " " buries a dagger deep into your back going right into" " your heart and freezing that grin of pleasure on the" " corpse that lies here where just a moment ago you " " were enjoying one of the supreme pleasures of life!" " " " Conclusion:" " 1. Even a horny princess has her price!" " 2. There are worst ways to end your life." " " " " " You are lost to all around you as you have your way" " with her. The Princess however is underwelmed by" " your physical abilities and with one hand she opens" " the pouch of valuables you dropped on the ground." " " " It is then that she realizes just how little you do" " have to offer of substance. She hides what she can" " out of your view and ......." " " " " " Only later when the still horny princess has left" " does your mind clear and you fully realize the" " price you paid for enjoying just a moment of one" " of life's supreme pleasures!" " " " Note: All your valuables are gone!" " " " " " You suddenly realize how long and hot this journey" " has been and you feel dry and weak from the lack" " of water. You reach into your travel bag and ...." " " " take a long cool drink from your water supply!" " " " Then you put your water safely away for later." " " " " " You suddenly realize how long and hot this journey" " has been and you feel dry and weak from the lack" " of water. You reach into your travel bag and ...." " " " take a long cool drink from your water supply!" " " " You then notice there is no water left for later!" " " " " " You suddenly realize how long and hot this journey" " has been and you feel dry and weak from the lack" " of water. You reach into your travel bag and ...." " " " find no water in your supplies. You realize that" " you can't last much longer without more water!" " " " " " You suddenly realize how long and hot this journey" " has been and you feel dry and weak from the lack" " of water. You reach into your travel bag and ...." " " " find no water in your supplies. You fail in your" " attempt to continue and die a slow painful death." " " " " " You suddenly realize how long and hot this journey" " has been and you feel dry and weak from the lack" " of water. You reach into your travel bag and ...." " " " find a cold six pack hidden in your water supply!" " " " It's party time, its a good thing you're on foot." " " " " " You suddenly realize how long and hard this trip" " has been and you feel hungry & weak from the lack" " of food. You reach into your travel bag and ...." " " " find a warm ham & green pepper pizza!" " " " Then you put the extra away for later." " " " " " You suddenly realize how difficult this journey" " has been and you feel hungry & weak from the lack" " of food. You reach into your duffel bag and ...." " " " make a snack from your food supply!" " " " You then notice there is no food left for later!" " " " " " You suddenly realize how long and hard this trip" " has been and you feel hungry & weak from the lack" " of food. You reach into your travel bag and ...." " " " find no food in your supplies. You realize that" " you can't last much longer without eating!" " " " " " You suddenly realize how difficult this journey" " has been and you feel hungry & weak from the lack" " of food. You reach into your travel bag and ...." " " " find no food in your supplies. You fail in your" " attempt to continue and die a slow painful death." " " " " " You're tired and hungry from your travels in this" " weird dungeon. Not being in any immediate danger" " you take a break, reaching into your bag ...." " " " you find Turkey and dressing in your supplies!" " " " Time for a cook out! Hummm, love that gravy." " " " " " Boy are you on God's staff or what?" " " " It took real guts to take that last" " card but it sure paid off! Collect" " triple your bet for 5 card under 21" " " " < Hit Any Key >" " " " You lost that hand to Bit Bucket" " " " < Hit Any Key>" " " " A shocked Bit Bucket pay up!" " " " < Hit Any Key >" " Black Jack" " Commands" "/LINE" " T)ake......Card" " S)tand......Pat" " O)dds......Bust" " D)isplay..Again" " Q)uit... Gamble" "/LINE" " " " " " Dealer Ace suggests possible Black Jack." " Input >> I to buy insurance. Your cost" " is half of original bet!" " " " => Hit Any Key To Continue <=" " " " Your pair allows you to split your hand." " Input >> S to split into 2 hands or hit" " any other key to continue play. Cost is" " same as original bet!" " " " => Hit S to Split Hand! <=" " " " Your Card count allows you to" " Double your bet, if you wish!" " Any Key but D simply continues" " " " Hit => D to Double Down" " " " " " That's Interesting" " " " Another croaked player. Its hard to tell what did" " in this fellow. He was robbed, certainly that is" " obvious. Yet the smile spread across his face" " suggests extreme pleasure at the moment of death!" " " " " " It seems that you have found a metal shield. While" " you might prefer not fighting at all this defensive" " weapon could come in handy if you are attacked." " " " Defensive power => 1" " " " " " It seems that you have found some leather armor." " While the fit is snug you squeeze into it in an" " effort to protect your ability to reproduce." " " " Defensive power => 1" " " " " " You pick up what appears to be an unused flare." " Assuming you can find the command to light the" " thing it could shed some light on where you are!" " " " " " While we may assume the best who knows what this" " evil maze will bring to challenge your skills." " " " This charm could be just the answer to save your" " skin in a really tough situation." " " " " " Certainly being on horse back will help in any" " fighting required in this evil maze Fast Fingers" " and Bit Bucket have created." " " " Defensive power => 2 Attack power => 2" " " " " " A body without any head crumbled over in a fresh pool" " of blood raises the hair on the back on your neck. " " " " The many broken weapons around suggests the previous" " player put up quite a battle. You suspect this is " " more fowl work of the Black Knight!" " " " You know you are well stocked with weapons and hope" " that will be enough to protect your family jewels" " from that villain from the dark side!" " " " " " Now this is a real man's weapon for" " those who enjoy hand to hand combat." " " " Attacking power => 1" " " " " " A good weapon if you get close enough to use it." " " " Attacking power => 1" " " " " " You recognize at once that this weapon is truly unique." " Visions of Knights killing dragons then telling their " " tails at a huge circular oak table flash into your mind." " " " Attacking power => 3" " " " " " A crude type of weapon for sure. But one that" " finished off many opponents during thousands" " of years of use by the cave men of our past." " " " Attacking power => 1" " " " " " Certainly a powerful weapon when carried by a man" " on horse back. Also a good long distance weapon." " " " Attacking power => 1" " " " " " You have discovered the decomposed body of another" " player. It looks like he died when his food and" " water ran out." " " " Lets hope you find your way out of this crazy maze" " before that happens to you." " " " You take your old shovel and throw some dirt over" " the body. You can't think of the proper words to" " say so you simply turn and leave holding your" " supplies tightly." " " " " " There has been much evidence of buried treasure around" " here. While some chests have been partly exposed this" " old shovel will speed up the search for the others. I" " hope it doesn't break the first time I use it, it" " looks pretty rusty." " " " " " This old Brass Key must weigh a half pound. It looks" " like something that would fit in a huge castle door" " from the dark ages. Come to think of it, this dungeon" " wasn't built from 20th century drawings. Maybe, I" " just better take it along with me. Who knows, it may" " unlock the only way out!" " " " " " Ahaaaa, finally something to help light the way." " With this I might just be able to see some of the" " dangers while there is still time to avoid them." " " " " " Now here's something that I can certainly use." " " " I couldn't last long without water and the occasional" " mote around here is fowled to the point that I can't" " even stand to get close enough to challenge the many " " creatures in it for a portion of their hiding place." " " " " " I'm not hungry right now but all this exercise will" " likely have me famished before too long. I don't" " know how old the food is but I can tell from the" " container that it wasn't left over from the original" " open house after they built this place." " " " " " You have discovered the warm body of another maze" " player. It looks like he was killed by an animal." " Too bad he didn't have enough weapons." " " " You check the body for valuables and after taking" " a few gold coins from his pockets you leave ...." " " " checking frequently to see if anything is " " following you." " " " " " Boy that's a big sucker!" " " " " " Nice find. And every pearl looks perfect!" " " " " " Ahaaaa, finally some good news!" " " " " " It's got to be over a carrot in size!" " " " " " What a find. A bag of gold coins in mint condition!" " " " " " Dear Nearly Departed!" " " " You are very lucky. By carefully reciting the" " right words while holding the Magic Charm you" " found earlier I have brought you back to life" " unharmed and perhaps a bit wiser!" " " " Doctor Bit Bucket" " " " ps: The bill is in the mail" " " " " " Dear Nearly Departed!" " " " The good news is I saved your skin using a" " Magic charm you had on your person." " " " The bad news is all of your other inventory" " seems to have gotten lost in the transport" " to my office. Please be careful when you" " leave, its tough out there in the dungeon." " " " Doctor Bit Bucket" " " " ps: The bill is in the mail" " " " " " Dear Nearly Departed!" " " " The good news is I saved your skin using a" " Magic charm you had on your person." " " " The bad news is you seem to have fallen in" " to some kind of teleporting maze warp." " " " Doctor Bit Bucket" " " " ps: The bill is in the mail" " " " " " Dearly Departed!" " " " There is no good news! Without a magic" " charm there really wasn't much chance." " " " The bad news is you seem to have fallen in" " to some kind of teleporting maze warp. As" " if that is bad enough all your inventory" " is just a memory. Lucky for me you still" " have some money to cover my fee!" " " " Doctor Bit Bucket" " " " ps: The bill is in the mail" " " " " " Dear Patient" " " " My records indicate I have not received" " payment from your insurance company for" " services rendered a minute ago." " " " My mob associated collection agency has" " stolen the $500 due from your cash and" " for late payment will take your first" " born son, if you live to reproduce." " " " Doctor Bit Bucket" " " " ps: Thank you and call again soon." " " " " " You hear the Wild Boar attacking and you" " mount your horse, lower your spear and" " charge to meet it head on at full speed." " " " Your weapons serve you well and you make" " short work of the battle." " " " [Exit Wild Boar to stage left Kitchen]" " " " Unfortunately; your horse trips in a hole" " falling and breaking its neck and you" " find yourself in the briar patch holding" " the remains of your broken spear." " " " " " You hear the Wild Boar starting his attack" " and only wish you had both a spear and" " a horse to meet the attack head on!" " " " You do the best you can with the few" " weapons you have accumulated during your" " travels but it seems hopeless." " " " On the first pass the Boar spears your" " family jewels. Life is no longer worth" " living and on the second pass the Boar" " eliminates the last member of your family." " " " [GASP, BLEED, and CROAK => You DIED!!!]" " " " " " You hear the Wild Boar starting his attack" " and only wish you had both a spear and" " a horse to meet the attack head on!" " " " You do the best you can with the few" " weapons you have accumulated during your" " travels but the outcome is uncertain." " " " " " On the first pass the Boar spears your" " family jewels. Life is no longer worth" " living and on the second pass the Boar" " eliminates the last member of your family." " " " [GASP, BLEED, and CROAK => You DIED!!!]" " " " " " The fight was long and rough. You used" " up weapons like there was no tomorrow!" " " " You finally routed the Wild Bore but as" " you take inventory you see no undamaged" " weapons left. Another attack like that" " before you can restock would be deadly!" " " " " " The fight was brief and you won the day!" " " " BUT; at a cost. The boar kicked dirt in" " your eyes in its struggle. You can tell" " your sight is temporally limited but the" " really frightening thing is that you " " seem to have lost your memory about your" " surroundings." " " " " " You have stumbled across an old map that" " says that a valuable Trivia Treasure is" " buried directly beneath your feet!" " " " It's too bad you don't have an old " " shovel or something to dig up the " " treasure. They can be quite valuable." " " " " " You have stumbled across an old map that" " says that a valuable Trivia Treasure is" " buried directly beneath your feet!" " " " It's a good thing you have that old " " shovel you found earlier to dig it up." " " " " " Rusty old shovel is shot!" " " " " " No Shovel to dig it up!" " " " " " Digging up buried treasure!" " " " " " As you step towards the open door way a" " sudden gust of wind blows out your torch!" " " " It's less likely you will see danger now" " while there is still time to react." " " " " " I detected your input but was unable to" " figure out what it means. Please try again." " " " Remember motion is done by inputting the #'s" " indicated on the menu to the right. This is" " easy to do using the number key board if you" " " " => TURN ON [NUM LOCK] <=" " " " " " Dear Hopelessly Lost Mazer" " " " All response to the move keys has been disabled" " as you have used all your allocated turns." " " " You may continue on tomorrow from exactly where" " you are now. After getting rid of this message" " simply hit [Q] to save the game and exit to the" " Bulletin Board System." " " " Bit Bucket ... Dungeon Master" " " " " " You find the huge oak door in front of you" " securely locked. A quick check of your" " inventory reveals that you are not carrying" " any key." " " " You slowly turn away wondering what crazy" " adventure Fast Fingers has lying unraveled" " behind those huge doors." " " " " " You find the huge oak door in front of you" " securely locked. A quick check of your" " inventory reveals that you are carrying a" " rather large brass key." " " " You try it in the door and slowly with a" " weird creaking it slowly swings open." " " " " " You then notice that your key has broken" " from the effort to open the rusty old lock." " " " So you leave hoping that this is the last" " locked door between you and safety." " " " " " It sure looked like something was there" " but I can't see it now, it must have been" " a shadow or something." " " " " " Your inventory is a sad sight to see" " but easy on the eyes because its:" " " " => EMPTY <=" " " " " " Dear Squire" " " " All life has drained from your body after" " the hopeless struggle with the Black Knight." " " " Your broken weapons lie scattered all about" " the battle field. Casually the Black Knight" " withdraws his sword from your corpse, while" " taking off his helmet. You see he is ......" " " " You know now that the [Black Knight] and the" " [Dungeon Master] are two souls in one body!" " " " Black Knight =>[Bit Bucket]<= Dungeon Master" " " " " " Dear Squire" " " " Well done. Your weapons and skill have served" " you well in this unfortunate encounter with" " the Black Knight." " " " King Arthur ..." " " " " " 1) A quick overview of the games objectives" " and general play. " " 2) A brief description on the use of each " " command on the right of the screen. " " 3) A longer description on how and when to " " use the various game commands. " " 4) Status feedback " " 5) New Features in Maze release 5.0 " " Q) None of the above, continue game play. " " " " Your Choice => Q,1,2,3,4,5" " " " Q)uit => Game .. Save game and return to bbs system " " H)elp => Menu .. Request assistance to help play game " " M)enu => Next .. Pages to the next command menu " " " " P)ossessions ... List your current inventory " " B)uy Supplies .. Visit supply store to purchase goods " " S)coreboard .... Display all player(s) statistics " " L)ight Flare ... Expose portion of maze of your choice" " G)amble ........ Play Black Jack using Vegus rules " " I)d Player! .... Determine location of nearest player " " A)ttack ........ Engage nearest player in combat " " T)eleport ...... Move on top of player blocking way " " O)pen Mailbox .. Check for mail from another player " " W)rite Letter .. Send mail to another player(s) " " R)edisplay ..... Repaint entire screen again " " E)scapee(s) .... List all players that have won game " " F)ilm Credits .. Scrolling Fast Fingers commerical " " C)olor Config .. Tailor color selections to your wants" " " " To get a description on the operation of any command" " simply hit the first character of that command. " " " " Your Choice => P,B,I,A,T,R,L,O,W,G,F,S,E,C Q=Quit" " " " => New Features <= [Maze 5.0]" " " " Gamble ....... This comand now plays Ansi Black Jack" " allowing you to bet maze points. " " " " Help Menu .... Added extensive on-line help. " " " " Vendor Menu .. Now supports buying/selling multiple " " items during a single visit. " " " " Attack Menu .. Now has its own battle control menu. " " " " Write Letter . Now supports sending/receiving mail " " to/from the BBS SysOp. " " " " " " => Status Feedback <=" " " " Top Line ..... This line gives time out warnings, " " cash value of items found, answers to" " missed trivia questions and assorted " " comments from Bit Bucket generally of" " a somewhat abusive nature. " " " " Top of Maze .. This displays the Maze version being " " played and the current level of the " " game where the user is located. " " " " Top Right .... Current condition of user's play. " " Cash available, Minutes left before " " automatic sign off and turns left " " before motion keys are disabled. " " " " Cost/Item: $ " " " " Cash: $ " " Purchases: $ " " ======= " " Change: $ " " " " Q)uit/Cancel All Ops " " C)heck Out Counter " " P)ut Item In Cart " " R)eturn Item To Shelf" " " " N)ext Item .. Look " " L)ast Item .. Look " " " " " " In Inventory " " or Cart Now" " " " Hunting Knife" " Small Dagger " " Magic Sword" " Wooden Club" " Long Spear " " Metal Shield" " Leather Armor" " Red Flare" " Magic Charm" " Wild Horse" " Old Shovel" " Brass Key" " Lit Torch" " Bag of Water" " Ration of Food " " " " Your's " " Opponent's " "/LINE" " Hunting Knife" " Small Dagger " " Magic Sword" " Wooden Club" " Long Spear " " Metal Shield" " Leather Armor" " Wild Horse" " " " Who:" " Odds:" "/LINE" " Attacking Power:" " Defensive Power:" " == ==" " You/Opponent:" "/LINE" " Battle Field " " Status:" " Result:" " " " A)ttack Opponent" " B)uy Weapon(s)" " Q)uit Battle Field" " " " " " Bit Bucket is confused by your order" " " " You do have some defensive supplies but I see" " nothing on your person that could be used to" " attack your opponent. " " " " "
