ONCE UPON A LILY PAD Andy Brown Spectrum 128K This is a whimsical humourous game on the whole, not withstanding some childish humour. Your goal is clear - to become human again for which you need a princess's kiss. You are sitting on a lily pad. INVENTORY (nothing), DOWN, EXAMINE WEED, TAKE ACORN, UP, E, EXAMINE SALLY (your intended), S, E, N, N, READ GRAFFITI (for personal services - dial 2285; for escort agency - dial 91913), INSERT ACORN IN HOLE, DIAL 91913 (Gordon the hunk arrives and takes Sally off your hands), S, UP, EXAMINE BRANCHES, EXAMINE NEST, TAKE RING, EXAMINE RING, DOWN, S, S, E, EXAMINE BUSH, E, TAKE BERRIES (ignore the fur on the prickly bush), W, S (you see Harry), EXAMINE HARRY (he has spines), S, TAKE LINE, N, E, E, E, TAKE MUSHROOM, W, N, N, EXAMINE ROCKS, DROP BERRIES, HOOK GOBLET, EXAMINE GOBLET (empty), DROP LINE, TAKE BERRIES, S, S, W, W, N, W, DOWN (you see Colin). Go W (Colin won't let you), GIVE MUSHROOM TO RABBIT (he disappears), W, S, TAKE CARROT, PUT BERRIES IN GOBLET, W, N, N, TAKE CUP, DRINK LIQUID (you are transported to the mound, sleep for three days, belch, and destroy the mound. EXAMINE MOUND, DROP CARROT, TAKE SCROLL, READ SCROLL (you get a recipe for old tipple - get fruits of a prickle bush, crush them, get a spine and moon metal and mix them), DROP SCROLL, TAKE CARROT, E, E, UP, E, S, S, E. If you don't see Harry, go east and west, until you see him drinking at the river. PUT CUP IN RIVER. Harry falls asleep. TAKE SPINE, CRUSH BERRIES, PUT SPINE IN GOBLET, PUT RING IN GOBLET (you have made the grog), PUT CARROT IN GOBLET, TAKE CARROT (it is now saturated with the tipple). Go W, N, N, N, E, E, WAIT (until you hear something coming down the road), THROW CARROT IN ROAD (the horse stops, eats the carrot, and falls over), E, BOARD CART (you fall asleep and wake up in the castle grounds in the garden), W, EXAMINE FOUNTAIN, TAKE CARD (it's an invitation to a ball), E, E, EXAMINE GRASS, TAKE FIREWORK, EXAMINE FIREWORK, EXAMINE SHACK (the owner does not want to be disturbed), N, E, EXAMINE JENNY (she needs an invitation and a dress to go to the ball), W, W, (you will meet a Prince, Princess, Queen and King. If you wish you can EXAMINE _________ and SAY TO _________.) UP, N, TAKE FLINT, PUT FLINT IN GOBLET, S, DOWN, S, E, TAKE FLINT. STRIKE FLINT (the sparks catch the firework and the door flies open. A wizard with his robe alight runs out), E, TAKE WAND, EXAMINE WAND, W, N, E, WAVE WAND (a dress appears), GIVE CARD TO JENNY (Prince Thrust appears). He makes Jenny his princess. CROAK (Thrust kicks you and Jenny kisses you and the curse is lifted). FIGHT PRINCE. You awaken with Jenny saying she favours you more than the prince, and you probably live happily ever after. Terri Sheehan 2004-10-14