Welcome to Battune the Sailor.

Please note: all input must be in upper case.

STARTING THE GAME.

Just enter SAILOR to start the game.
Enter A, B, or C for the disk drive to save/restore your game.
Enter exactly three initials to identify your save game.
Enter N to start a new game or enter R to restore a saved game.

Note: If you enter N to start new, everything will be in different
places.

SINGLE LETTER COMMANDS.

You may enter just one letter for the following commands.

N for NORTH         E for EAST        S for SOUTH
W for WEST          U for UP          D for DOWN

I to look at INVENTORY       Q to QUIT
L to LOOK around the area you are in

MULTIPLE LETTER COMMANDS

You may enter from 2 to 6 letters for a command. Some commands are:
(note: all commands may not apply to Battune the Sailor)

BREAK      BURN       CATCH     CLIMB      CLOSE     COOK
CUT        DIP        DOWN      DRINK      DROP      EAST
EAT        FEED       FIGHT     FLY
GET        GIVE       HELP
INVENTORY  JUMP       KILL      LIGHT      LOAD      LOOK
NORTH      OFFER      OPEN      PUT        QUIT      READ
RESTORE    RIDE       RUN       SAVE       SHOOT     SMOKE
SOUTH      START      TAKE      TALK       TIE       TURN
UNLOCK     UNTIE      WAKE      WAVE       WEAR      WEST
UP

Some commands require a second entry such as STAND, WITH, or USE.

If you wish to open a door with a key, you may enter OPEN DOOR WITH
KEY.  If you just enter OPEN DOOR, you may be asked with what.
You may just enter USE KEY or enter OPEN DOOR WITH KEY.

ITEM NAMES.

You may enter from 1 to 6 characters of an item name.
Please note: many items have two names. You may enter either.

Example: RED DOOR you may enter RED or DOOR. But be unique.
If there is a RED DOOR and A RED DOG and you enter RED, I may not
know which you mean.

Also, if you have a choice between RADIO and RADISH, if you just enter
RAD, again I may not know which you mean.

ENTERING COMMANDS.

When you see WHAT DO YOU WISH TO DO? on your screen, you may enter
commands.

Commands can be full sentences or just a verb and nouns.

You may enter GIVE THE BONE TO THE RED DOG or
              GIVE BONE DOG
              GIVE BONE in which case I will assume you mean to the DOG.

Battune the Sailor.

You must find a way to reach the evil magician's island, find the
treasure, and save the princess from the evil spell.

If you need a specific item, and you do not have it, I will tell you
what you need or I may just tell you that you need something to do
that, but not what.

In the fantasy world of Battune the Sailor, you may TALK not only to
people but also to animals and seemingly inantimate objects.

Enjoy your trip thru the world of Battune the Sailor.

One final suggestion. Save your game often. If you forget magic words
you may become trapped on the evil magician's island forever.

                            Battune of Amaphore
                            Your (sometimes) friendly alien guide
        

If you enjoyed playing this text adventure game, a five (5) dollar
donation to:
             Merle K. Goodman
             2621 Oklahoma Street
             West Melbourne, FL  32904

would be appreciated for me to continue writing new and interesting
adventure games.
 
With your donation, you may request 1 free solution. Please specify
Sailor, Wonderland, Caverns City, or Museum.

I would also appreciate any suggestions or comments to write more
text adventure games for the PC-compatible users.

Have fun in the many worlds of BATTUNE.