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- DIAMAZE v1.0 by Steve Herring REGISTRATION $6
-
- A Graphical Maze Game for IBM/PC/COMPATIBLES
- Requires NO Graphics Capability
-
- FROM HERRINGBONE <<<<<<<<
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- 69 CHOUTEAU AVENUE
- FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701
-
- BACKGROUND STORY
-
- After an all-night poker game Lord Carruthers owes you a great deal of
- money. You knew he was cheating, but you were able to win because of
- your superior playing skills. Carruthers, however, is a man you cannot
- trust. He claims he is unable to pay his debt to you because he is
- "cash poor;" all his funds are tied up in properties and investments.
- He makes the following proposal:
-
- "I say, old bean, I almost forgot about my diamond mine! If you
- will cancel my debt, I will let you have the run of my diamond
- mine for as long as a lamp can hold out. You can keep whatever
- gems you find. It could bring you much more than what I owe you!
- What do you say?"
-
- You have to give this careful consideration. You probably will never
- get your money any other way. But this idea of his could be dangerous,
- and if Carruthers is as devious as he seems, it could be downright
- fatal! He will probably give you a lamp that does not hold much fuel,
- and when it goes out you'll be stuck in the dark... FOREVER!
-
- You also wonder if there are enough gems lying about to cover the debt.
- Most of the diamonds are probably still locked deep in the rock walls
- of the mine.
-
- Should you take Lord Carruthers up on his offer?
-
- Yes, you accept the challenge, but you have some "cards" up your own
- sleeve in THIS game. You will take his lamp, but you have a fuel gauge
- that will tell you how much time you have left at any moment. You will
- also smuggle in ten sticks of dynamite to let you get at some of those
- unexcavated areas. And, best of all, you have a specially designed X-ray
- scope that shows you where the diamonds are, even behind walls. With
- careful timing and well planned use of the explosives, you may very well
- be able to clean out Lord Carruthers' mine and teach him a lesson he will
- never forget!
-
-
- RULES OF PLAY
-
- 1. You start at the bottom of the mine shaft in the center of the mine.
- This location is marked by different textured walls on three sides
- which cannot be blasted. Your position is marked by an "X".
-
- NOTE: Every time you play DIAMAZE the mine is different. Sometimes
- that rascal Carruthers actually blocks off the entrance from the shaft,
- and you have to blast you way into the mine itself.
-
- 2. You must return to the starting point before your lamp fuel runs out,
- or you'll be lost forever in the dark (lose the game).
-
- 3. If you re-enter the starting place before the fuel is used up, the game
- will end and your haul of diamonds will be appraised for a final score
- in dollars (the value of the diamonds will vary between $300 and $800).
- If you have captured all the diamonds, a bonus $5,000 will be awarded.
-
- 4. To explore the mine, use the arrow keys to move up/down/left/right.
-
- 5. To collect diamonds, simply move over them.
-
- 6. To use the dynamite, press the letter key for the direction of the
- target wall on the screen (U=up, D=down, L=left, R=right). If there is
- no wall next to you in that direction, nothing will happen. You cannot
- blast the outer walls of the mine.
-
- 7. To quit the game at any time press the ESC key. If you quit, there is
- no appraisal for any gems gathered.
-
- 8. At the end of every game, you will have an opportunity to view the
- entire mine to see what you missed.
-
- 9. To turn off the sound effects at any time, press the "S" key. Press it
- again to restore sound.
-
-
- HELPFUL HINTS
-
- - Keep an eye on the fuel gauge. Allow enough to get you back to the
- central entrance. Diamond lust can be fatal.
-
- - Use the dynamite sparingly. Make sure there is no other access to the
- area you want to enter, and that the content of the area is worth it.
-
- - If you are racing against time to get back, and you have dynamite left
- over, you can blast a shortcut for yourself.
-
-
- GOOD LUCK!
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- DIAMAZE REGISTRATION
-
-
- If, within 30 days, you decide that you like DIAMAZE and will continue
- using it, your are requested to register as a DIAMAZE owner. Your $6
- registration fee will support future versions of this and other
- HERRINGBONE software products.
-
- Registered DIAMAZE owners are notified of the availability of upgrades
- and have upgrade discount privileges. Also, with every registration
- confirmation you will receive instructions for upgrading the evaluation
- version to a registered version. In the registered version you may find a
- storeroom at one side of the mine containing extra dynamite and lamp fuel.
- The exact location of the storeroom will vary from game to game. You will
- not be able to collect more dynamite than you can carry (10 total), or more
- fuel than your lamp can hold. Finding and using the contents of the
- storeroom will add to the challenge of playing DIAMAZE.
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- SEND TO: HERRINGBONE SOFTWARE
- 69 Chouteau Avenue
- Framingham, MA 01701
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