Dear Abby,                            I have this fantastic game      called 'Romance in the Caribbean.' But I haven't been able to catch mydream person yet.  Any suggestions?     Signed: Frustrated but Hopeful                                   Dear Frustrated but Hopeful,          The solution to this game is    INSIDE YOUR computer in the same   file as this game.  Double click   on the 'solution' file to read it. More FREE games written by the sameauthor can be downloaded at:           https://www.grandpappy.org                 Good Luck,  Abby       HOW TO GET FREE GAME COPIES:        The games listed on the previous   menu are now FREE from the author.                                    Each game contains at least        three different versions of the    game.  This exposes you to new     challenges each time you play.                                              TO GET YOUR FREE GAME                                           Log onto your internet web service and enter the following address    into your web browser window:                                            https://www.grandpappy.org     THE GAME MENU                       1. Instructions on How to Play     2. Continue Playing a Saved Game   3. Start a New Game                4. Copyright Information           5. Quit (ESC Key)                 OTHER GAMES by ROBERT ATKINS        6. The Ghost of Briarcliff Castle  7. The Lost Crown of Queen Anne    8. The House That Nobody Wanted    9. Murder in the Mediterranean    10. Journey to the Earth's Core    11. The Wild West of the 1870's    12. The Temple of Death            13. Future Quest                   14. How to Get the Above Games FreeTHESE ARE THE VERBS WHICH I KNOW:  Ask    Drop    Kiss   Read   Take  Break  Dry     Knock  Remove Tell  Bribe  Eat     Lift   Rest   Throw Brush  Examine Lock   Search Touch Buy    Flirt   Look   Sell   Turn  Caress Get     Move   Shave  UnlockClimb  Give    Open   Show   Use   Comb   Go      Play   Slap   Wait  Curl   Hit     Pray   Sleep  Wash  Cut    Hug     Pull   Smell  Wear  Dance  Kick    Push   Speak  Wink  Drink  Kill    Put    Swim   Yell  THESE ARE THE GAME CONTROL VERBS:  Auto   Inv.    Pause  Restart Ship Help   Menu    Quit   Save    SoundPRINT OUT AN ORDER FORM                                                                                           Turn Printer ON !                                                                                Then position the Top of the Page                                     in the Printer and Press <ENTER>.                                                                            (Or Press 'C' to Cancel.)                                                                                                                                                 THE LOST CROWN OF QUEEN ANNE          Queen Anne took the throne in   England in the year 1702.  We were still a British colony at that     time, so she was also Queen of the United States.  Shortly after her  death in 1714, her Royal Crown     mysteriously disappeared.             The last known owner of the     Crown was an Arabian Desert Sheik. The Crown wasn't found when the    Sheik was killed in a tribal war   in the year 1936.                     Many people have searched for   the Crown since then, but no one   has been able to find it.                                                You desire riches and adventure,so you have traveled to the Arabiandesert to look for the Lost Crown.    You were getting close to the   Sheik's abandoned desert home when your camel went lame.  You are now on foot.  You have also just eaten the last of your food and water.      NOTE: 'The Lost Crown' was firstpublished in 1989.  Since then, it has been significantly improved.   There are now 3 different versions of the game on the disk.  Many of  the secret passages, treasures, andpuzzles are different in each game.JOURNEY TO THE EARTH'S CORE            While cleaning out an old dustytrunk in your Grandfather's attic, you discover a diary written by a  man named Wendorf MacMillan.           The entry dated April 3, 1857  tells where a small gold mine is   located in the Rocky Mountains. In the entries that follow, Wendorf   tells about a series of undergroundcaves he discovered while digging  in his mine.  Vividly, he describeshis Journey to the Earth's Core.       The path is laden with danger  and with riches, including fistfulsof diamonds at the Earth's Core.                                          After carefully weighing all   the risks, you decide to make the  Journey to the Earth's Core.           You'll start your journey at a small store in the Rocky Mountains.You have $1,000 to spend. The storecarries a variety of items, such asropes, weapons, & tools. You shouldbuy what you think you will need tocomplete the entire journey.           When you leave the store, you  will be at the foot of the mountaindescribed in Wendorf's diary.  Yourfirst objective will be to find theentrance to Wendorf's Gold Mine.   MURDER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN            All of your friends consider   you to be the world's greatest     living detective.                      Recently, one of your friends  bought an old English home.  The   home is located on a small island  in the Mediterranean. You have beeninvited (along with eleven other   guests) to help celebrate the pur- chase of this new island retreat.      After flying into a mainland   airport, you take a short boat rideover to the island home of your    friend.  You arrive late Friday    night, and you go straight to bed.                                        Unfortunately, the weekend willnot be a happy one.   Before your  very eyes, a man will get shot.        While you try to save the dyingman's life, the killer will escape.    Then you're told the phone linehas been cut.  And the shuttle boatwon't return to the island until   6 PM Sunday evening.  So you are   put in charge of the investigation.    Will the killer be someone you know, or a complete stranger?  But more importantly, will the killer  strike again?   If so, who will be the next victim?   Will it be you? THE TEMPLE OF DEATH                    While you are out shopping one day, you get caught in a sudden    thunderstorm.  You enter a nearby  Used Book Store to avoid the rain.     To pass the time, you select anold book to read.   The author was an archaeologist who visited Mexicoabout 20 years ago.   While he was there, he found an old stone templethat his native guide called the   Temple of Death.  After finding thesecret entrance, he ventured insideand got lost for 2 days.  He barelyescaped with his life and a few    treasures worth a small fortune.                                          Terrified by his experience, henever went back into the Temple.   A few years later, he recorded his adventure in the book you now hold.    Intrigued by the story, you buythe book and you leave the store.  Later, you decide to take a 2 week vacation from your job.  You then  purchase a few basic supplies and aplane ticket for Mexico.               NOTE: This game contains a few arcade style traps, such as a room with a descending ceiling.  To win,you must figure out how to escape  from the room in 2 minutes or less.THE WILD WEST OF THE 1870'S            As you sit quietly in the trainstation in El Paso, Texas, your    mind travels back to two weeks ago.    You remember the words your Ma whispered to you on her death bed: 'Honey, I ain't your real Ma.  You were left at my front door as an   infant, along with this here note.'    On the old, tattered piece of  brown paper she gave you, these fewwords were written: 'Please take   care of our baby.  We're flat brokeand we gotta go West to find work. We're afraid to take the baby with us because of the Indians.'   JH                                          After you buried the only Ma   you ever knew, you headed West to  find your real folks.                  Right now you're thinking aboutall the different things you could do while you look for your folks.      You might take up gambling. Youcould try your luck at Blackjack,  or Roulette, or Five Card Stud, or High-Low, or the Wheel of Fortune.     Or you could try Prospecting orFur Trapping.  You've even thought about becoming a Bounty Hunter, or a Sheriff, or maybe even an Outlaw.You will have to decide soon.          The telephone rings. You aren'texpecting any phone calls, so you  wonder who it might be.  You lift  the receiver and you say, 'Hello.'     A male voice says, 'Hi. My nameis Bill Wilson.  I'm the manager atthe grocery store where you enteredour sweepstakes contest.  We just  had the drawing and you've won the grand prize.                           'The grand prize is a one week vacation cruise in the Caribbean.  It includes round trip air fare to Miami plus $1,000.  The cruise shipleaves this Sunday at 8 PM, and it returns next Sunday at noon.'          After he gives you the rest of the details, you hang up the phone.A few minutes later you call your  boss and he gives you permission totake next week off.                    On Sunday morning you pack up  a few personal belongings.  Then   you catch the afternoon flight to  Miami.  When the plane lands, you  take a taxi to the boat dock.          A crew member greets you when  you board the ship and he leads youto your cabin.  After you unpack,  you get into bed.  As you drift offto sleep, you know that your dreamsof romance will soon come true.    THE GAME MENU                       1. Instructions on How to Play     2. Return to Game in Progress      3. Start a New Game                4. Copyright Information           5. Quit (ESC Key)                 The Princess Elenora: A Cruise Ship                                                 DECK A                Control Tower     Pool  Snack Bar                                                  DECK B                Ballroom Restaurants Casino Shops                                                  DECK C                       First Class Cabins                                                          DECK D                  YOUR CABIN     Tourist Cabins                                                    DECK E                Crew Cabins   Cargo Area   Engine     Manifest of Male Passengers    NAME     JOB      STATUS  AGE CABIN-------- -------- ------- --- -----Anthony  Archit.  Single   36  104 Duncan   Cop      Single   30  102 Frank       ?     Married   ?  107 George   Marine   Single   39  205 Jeremy   Actor    Divorced 32  112 Nathan   Dentist  Single   45  207 Oliver   Program.    ?     28  110 Quincy      ?     Widower  57  105 Thomas   Writer   Single    ?  210 Vincent  Retired  Widower  67  204 Warren   Sales    Single   61  212 Zachary  Pastor   Single   31  202    Female Passengers on Page Two      Manifest of Female Passengers   NAME     JOB      STATUS  AGE CABIN-------- -------- ------- --- -----Betty    None     Widow    62  103 Crystal  Dancer   Single   27  211 Emily    Reporter    ?      ?  106 Heather  Librar'n Single   26  201 Ivy      Designer Divorced 52  103 Katie    Secret'y Engaged   ?  101 Laura    Sales    Single   57  209 Melissa  Singer   Divorced 30  109 Patricia Model       ?     24  111 Rebecca     ?     Single    ?  206 Ursula   Duchess  Married  38  108                                         End of Passenger Manifest     COPYRIGHT (C) 2005 BY                   Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E.        The ROMANCE IN THE CARIBBEAN    game is copyrighted & is protected by international copyright laws.      However, this software game is  now being distributed free to      anyone who wants a copy, subject tothe following 3 conditions which   take effect on June 1, 2005:       1. No changes can be made to the      software game or its files.     2. No fee can be charged for any      reason for a copy of this game. 3. The game is issued As-Is with no   warranties expressed or implied.THE GHOST OF BRIARCLIFF CASTLE        It is a warm spring day in the  year 1897.  As you glance over the classified ads in the London Daily Times, your eyes are drawn to one  ad in particular which reads:         WANTED:  An individual who has  practical experience in the art of healing.  The individual must be   single, and be willing to live in  an old castle on a secluded island off the east coast of England.        The ad brings to mind the Book  of Healing you inherited from your Gypsy parents.  You decide to take a chance, and you answer the ad.                                         To your amazement, you get the  job.  You immediately book passage to the island, and you arrive at   the castle a few days later.          As you unpack, you record your  inventory of herbs and elixirs in  your Book of Healing.  By chance,  you overhear the servants talking  about a Ghost that roams the castleat night.  You laugh to yourself   since you were taught that only thesimple minded believe in ghosts.      However, the events that unfold in the days ahead may cause you to reconsider your beliefs.           THE HOUSE THAT NOBODY WANTED           After saving your money for a  long time, you now have enough to  make the down payment on a house.      But prices are higher than you expected, and the only home you canafford is an old one that needs a  few repairs.  However, the place ispartially furnished, and the price includes everything in the home.       After you buy the house, you   discover that its last owner was a rich, eccentric old lady who kept  to herself and never socialized.   Her entire life was a mystery, and she died without an heir.                                                 Today you move into your new   home.  You wonder what you'll find.    NOTE: In game one, the old     house consists of a first & second floor, a front porch, and a small  back yard.  And there are seven    hidden treasures in game one.          However, in games two & three, the house also has a third floor,  an attic, a large basement, a frontyard, a back yard shed, and a stormcellar. And there are twelve hiddentreasures in games two and three.  Plus there are two new, different  secret passages in each game.      FUTURE QUEST                          The time is several years from  now.  Technology has advanced at a rapid pace.  Electronic equipment  is now smaller and lighter weight. The one exception is televisions,  which are now bigger and better.      There have also been a number ofsocial changes.  The government hascreated a new monetary unit, calleda credit.  The government claimed  this new type of money would solve our nation's inflationary problems.However, this new currency didn't  stop inflation at all; it simply   got several politicians elected.                                         The first official act of these new politicians was to create a    government agency called Central   Control.  The Agency's purpose was to hire and train Special Agents.  Those agents would then be assignedto work on missions of national    importance.                           That's where you come in.  You  were just hired as a Special Agent,and you have been assigned to work in the city of Marshallville.  In  the days ahead, you will be called upon to handle a wide variety of   extremely dangerous missions.      This is not another arcade type    game to challenge your reflexes.                                      Instead, this is a text adventure. A text adventure is like a good    book.  Using nothing but words, a  text adventure creates a fictional environment in which you become thehero or heroine.  However, it is   different from a book in that the  ending will depend on how well you use common sense and logic.                                           In general, text adventures appeal to people who enjoy using their    brains instead of their reflexes.  You will start the game in cabin   number 203 on Deck D on the cruise ship named the Princess Elenora.   Your toiletry items are in the     semi-private bathroom you will be  sharing with the person in the     cabin next door to yours.                                             The only clothes you have are the  ones you wore when you boarded the ship. You will need to buy some newclothes with part of the $1,000    prize money you won.                                                  There are a variety of stores on   Deck B of the Princess Elenora.    The objective of this romance game is to attract a member of the      opposite sex for the purpose of    matrimony.  To accomplish this     objective, you will need to make   yourself as sexually appealing as  possible.  Your overall sex appeal is shown in the lower right corner of the video screen.                                                  This game was designed to simulate a real life experience.  To win a  person's trust and affection, you  may have to proceed carefully and  slowly. Remember that relationshipsare very fragile when they are new.To play this game, type in short   sentences.  For example, you might type 'TAKE THE RED BOOK'.  Or you  could save some time by typing     'TAKE BOOK'.  In either case, the  computer will obey your command.                                      Always begin your sentences with   a verb, such as: CUT, OPEN, READ,  or EAT.  A complete list of all theverbs in the computer's dictionary will be displayed on the screen.                                      Some of the verbs, like SOUND ON orSOUND OFF, allow you to customize  the game to your individual taste. This software game has one special feature that makes it a truly      unique adventure game.                                                If you are not a good typist, then the computer can assist you as you play the game.  When you start the game, type the word AUTO.  The     computer will then automatically   monitor your input.  As soon as thecomputer can identify the word you are typing, it will take over and  finish typing the word for you.                                       Special Note:  You can disable thisfeature by typing DISABLE AUTO.    During the course of the game, you will visit many different areas.   A complete description of each areawill be displayed in the window in the upper left of the screen.                                         In the lower part of that window,  all the VISIBLE EXITS will also be shown. Occasionally, a door or someother object may block an exit.    You must decide how to get past it.                                   The objects visibly present in an  area will be shown in the 'YOU SEE'window to the far left.  Some itemsare in other items (like a closet).You will start the game with $1000.When you buy something, it will be put inside a shopping bag for you. You can buy clothes in any color.  But you can NOT buy the same exact item in 2 or more different colors.You MUST return to your cabin to   unload your shopping bag.          To carry an object around with you,type TAKE <OBJECT>.  It will appearbelow your name.  To put it down,  type DROP <OBJECT>.  To put on yourclothes, type WEAR <OBJECT>.       Type LOOK in CLOSET, or LOOK in    DRAWERS, or LOOK at CLOTHES to see your stuff & what you are wearing. The computer will draw a MAP for   you as you play.  It will appear inthe MAP window (see illustration).                                    Your position is shown by the  *.  The S shows where the Stairs are.  The D-B means you are on Deck B.                                      The lines show where you have been.As you explore the ship, the map   will gradually be completed.  For  example, you (*) traveled South at the intersection of two hallways.  The directions North and East from that hallway intersection are stillunexplored.                        There are two ways to move about:  1. You may type the first letter of   the direction in which you wish    to go (such as N for North), and   then press the <ENTER> key.     2. Or you can move about using the    arrow keys & Page Up-Page Down.                                    To win this game, you must find a  suitable mate before the ship docksat noon on Sunday.  If you agree toa date, it is extremely important  that you show up on time.  You can be a little early or a little late.If you are too late, your date willassume you changed your mind.               IMPORTANT HINTS:          SPEAK to everyone in this game.    Everybody goes by their first name.Knowledge is the key to successful matchmaking.                                                          MATCHMAKING:  To get two people    together, TELL each person about   the one other person you believe   would be just right for them.      They will take over from there.                                       SHOPPING: The clothes are availablein seven different colors.  To see a different menu of items, SPEAK   to the clerk again.                The average playing time per game  is around 6 to 8 hours.  You don't have to finish the game in a singlesession.  When you type QUIT, the  computer will ask you if you want  to SAVE the game.  If you answer   yes, then your position will be    saved.  The next time you load the game, select Menu option number 2, Continue Playing a Saved Game.                                        There are three different versions of the game on the disk.  Each timeyou win the game, the computer willchange your dream person, and the  way your relationship matures.           This is a Friendly Game.                                         If a specific puzzle proves to be  too difficult for you,  then type  'HELP'.   If a hint is available,  it will be displayed. When avail-  able, HELP costs 75 score points.  If you have fewer than 75 points,  HELP will reduce your score to 0.                                     If you need help &  the game says  there is none, then you may go to  the following internet adderss &   obtain the solution to this game.                                        https://www.grandpappy.org     