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From: aarons@yang.earlham.edu
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: ABALONE players, Where Are You?
Date: 15 Sep 92 18:31:16 GMT
Organization: Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana

Hello, folks.
	Who I am looking for is anyone who plays the game of Abalone. I 
have had the game for some time (over 2 years, I think) but have found no 
one who plays it, save the people I have tought. Naturally, I have become 
quite good at playing Abalone, or at least I think so.
	And that's what I want to find out. I haven't played anyone of my  
 caliber, and am therefore at a loss as to what new strategies have 
arisen. Can anyone help me break out of the monotony?


						Thanks,

					Ace Pumpkin, the Aaronstockracy


-- 
Aaron G. Stock				|"The more I look, the more I find."
Ace Pumpkin				|		--Peter Gabriel,
AARONS@YANG.EARLHAM.EDU			|		"Digging in the Dirt"
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 21:48:35 EDT
From: Sime <TJS107@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Hellcats for the Mac

Any hints or secret tips about this game?

I like to play the flight school and shoot various things, like the sailboats
in the lake and the fuel tower, just to watch things explode... =)

  Sime
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: tedboone@ravel.udel.edu (Edward F Boone)
Subject: Falcon 3.0, OFT, Flight Sim summary?
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 01:51:20 GMT

I am interested in a good flight simulator.  I am picking up a
486/66 ine the next few days, (boy, ain't that hard to say casually!)
and seeing as my current computer is a 286/12, I want a game that
will wow me and my roommates.

How about a summary of all of these versions, patches, accessories
of Falcon 3.0 etc.?
Any other flight simulator recommendations/discouragements would also
be appreciated.
    _______________________                                 
   / _  ___   ______   ___ \       Ted Boone               
  / / | |  | |___   | |   \ \      97 Amstel Ave. Apt W11  
  \/  | |  |  ___|  | |    | |     Newark DE 19711         
      | |  | |_____ | |___/ /      telnet:                 
      |_|  |______/ |______/       tedboone@ravel.udel.edu 
-- 
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: sgallop@cc.curtin.edu.au
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: D/Generation.. help! I'm stuck!
Date: 13 Sep 92 13:08:53 GMT
Organization: Curtin University of Technology

I've just been teleported up from floor 80 to floor 81 and I'M STUCK!!
I can't get into the room with the exit (i.e. the way out )

Please help, as this can be very frustrating .....
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: ekman@netcom.com (Crossly the Glad-Eyed Bear)
Subject: Re: King's Quest 5 - hint wanted
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 92 17:23:46 GMT
Organization: Home for the Terminally Infirm

In article <1992Sep9.162444.11529@en.ecn.purdue.edu> aziminia@en.ecn.purdue.edu (The King) writes:
>The emeralds are in the thieves cave.  You have to find the thieves camp, get the
>stick and use it to open the cave.  Inside the cave right by the door is a gold
>coin(i think!!) and some emeralds.

[SPOILERS]


Argh!  There is no thieves' cave.  There is, however, a temple, in which
you can find a gold coin, and another object that is useful.  It is not
the emeralds, though; they are found in the witch's cottage.

-- 
Crossly the Glad-Eyed Bear              ekman@netcom.com
Home for the Terminally Infirm, Redwood City, California
From: mfcdbarn@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Darryl K. Barnes)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Microprose B-17 Bomber, Opinions ??
Keywords: Microprose's B-17 Bomber, Opinions???
Date: 14 Sep 92 13:31:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Hello

For those of you who responded to my questions on Birds of Prey, thank
you.  For those who are interested, the overwhelming response was              
"leave the turkey in the store".

Now on to other things.  I was wondering if anyone has purchased the
new B-17 WWII simulation that Microprose has just developed.  Same
question as last time, is it worth a look.

Thanks Again

Darryl K. Barnes 
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: sackett@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Michael Scott Zimmerman)
Subject: Pc Games for sale!!!
Keywords:   pcgames, sale
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 18:06:51 GMT

	Here is an updated list of games for sale with some additions.  All 
	include original manuals, disks, and boxes + 1st class postage.  Terms
	are when I recieve your check, I will e-mail you that I got it and will
	mail you the game that day.  


	Castles				$28	
	
	Chuck Yeag flight trainer 2.0	$12

	Eye of the Beholder II		$28

	Indy Jones / Last Crusade
		with hint book.		$28

	Links w/ Bountiful Course	$25

	Indy 500			$13

	Mean Streets			$13


	As always, these prices are negotiable.

		e-mail me any responses to:

		sackett@csd4.csd.uwm.edu

		Thanks.
From: erd@kumiss.cmhnet.org (Ethan Dicks)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: Help needed getting through Level 10 of "Black Crypt" by EA
Distribution: na
Date: 5 Sep 92 00:15:44 EDT
Organization: Not an Organization

In article <erd.03g8@kumiss.cmhnet.org> erd@kumiss.cmhnet.org (Ethan Dicks) writes:
Spoiler Warning...


BTW... I got through to the game councilors again (after only 10 min. of
redial) and got past the walls at (11,19,7) and (12,19,7) - the solution
is trivial to perform but is not documented.

Having pored over the back of the manual, it is not at all apparent how
to get past the "Glyph of Death" (#18) at (9,13,10).  The highest level
Remove Glyph scroll I have was written at level 10.  My mage is only
level 7.

Thanks for any info,
-ethan

P.S.  An e-mail response is preferred.  This site does not get a full
newsfeed and rec.games.misc has been requested but not added to the
list of supported newsgroups.


--
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erd@kumiss.cmhnet.org ! of Pennsic Veterans everywhere: Beerios.
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From: pdc@lunch.wpd.sgi.com (Paul Close)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: Dungeon Master Questions
Date: 9 Sep 92 17:46:35 GMT
Reply-To: pdc@sgi.com (Paul Close)
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA
Originator: pdc@lunch.wpd.sgi.com

A few extra points that Bob didn't touch on.

You can cast partial spells.  This way, even if your character has only one
point of mana, you can eventually build them into a powerful mage!  Just
cast the first part of the spell, then sleep (or whatever) until you get your
point of mana back.  Then cast the next component, etc.  Eventually, you
will cast enough spells that you gain levels, and thus more mana.

In fact, you can even build a character with *NO* mana into a powerful mage!
Continually issue "war cry".  Eventually, you will gain a priest level!
Instant mana!  Now cast, cast, cast....  In combat, I've noticed that war
cry will often cause monsters to "back off", which can be very handy!

As for fighter advancement, there's a room somewhere (it *might* be the
fourth level, but it's been so long since I played) where there are a bunch
of regenerating screamers.  Put your weak characters in front and hack away!
You get lots of food, and you should advance the weak ones several fighter
levels.
-- 
Paul Close	     pdc@sgi.com	   ...!{ames, decwrl, uunet}!sgi!pdc

			No fate but what we make
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From: ftw33616@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (.)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Napalm needed: Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2 (spoilers?)
Keywords: Boom
Date: 9 Sep 92 15:18:30 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

On the topic of LGOP 2, does anyone else completely feel ripped off by this
game?  I mean, sure the graphics are good.  I bet, if I had had my sound card
at the time I played the game, I would have found that the sound was 
excellent. But the game is... small.  there's not very many places to go, as
to compared to the old LGOP.  And the humor wasn't near as funny, either.  and
I found LGOP 2 to be pathetically easy as compared to the first, since when
you play they guy it almost blatently tells you things were missing, and it's
not to hard to figure out that these things the alien needs. 

I now have an extreme distaste for the new style of game.  great graphics,
great sound.... what's the point, if the game behind the flash is lousy?
this game was _not_ worth the 15 megs of hard disk space it chewed up.  IMHO.

Any other opinions?


					- Frank Wang
						ftw33616@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
From: hchong@netcom.com (Hoi Chong)
Subject: Re: Thrustmaster switch settings needed
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 14:36:58 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

From article <6070@pdxgate.UUCP>, by jayward@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Jay Ward):
> I just picked up a Thrustmaster WCS today and I won't get the book for
> a few days.  Can someone help me out and give me the DIP switch settings
> for Aces of the Pacific?  Thanks a million...

You must have version D in order to place AOTP fully-WCS.  I believe the
setting is 1-2-5.  If that does not work, then you probably don't
have version D.  I don't either, so I use 5 which is meant for A-10 v1.5.
In this way the throttle still work, but not the buttons.  That is a
can-do for me.
From: v132nrg9@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Goran Popovski)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Help! Leisure suit larry
Date: 9 Sep 92 14:12:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


  If anyone can please mail me the codes for Leisure Suit Larry II,III and V,
I would be very grateful. 
From: jond@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Up All Night)
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 12:04:43 GMT
Subject: Best Apogee Games ever?
Organization: Hewlett Packard - Boise, ID
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc

I need some advice......please.

I have a limited amount of money to spend and have heard that
the games from Apogee are first rate.  Can anyone recommend some
titles other than Duke Nukum and Command Keen, which I already
know about.

Thanks,

Jon
From: tallman%ailanth.uucp@wang.com (Robert Oliver)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: HELP: Indiana Jones-Fate of Atlantis
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 23:34:05 EDT
Organization: Ailanthus Project

pavic@nucleus.cuc.ab.ca (Zeljko Pavic) writes:

>         Hi,  I'm stuck playing Indiana Jones: The Fate of Atlantis.  I am on
> the Team path, and within the catacombs on the island of Crete.  I have
> obtained the Worldstone, and have explored every area except for a gate with 
> statue-shelf beside it.  How do I get by this gate? I assume that this is the
> way out. ( I know that Indy can climb up the chain in the waterfall, but I
> can't get Sophia to come).  I've tried to place some of the statue heads from
> the entrance to the catacombs on this shelf, but I could only put two since
> when I take the third, the gate closes.  What can I do?  Any help would be
> appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

Grab the third head with your whip.
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: beardsworth@robtob.dec.com (Real Programmers drink Hefeweissbier)
Subject: Wanderer Screen 44
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 17:24:09 GMT

I'm having problems with the PC game wanderer. After some 
fairly extensive playing of the game, I am now stuck on screen
44. There is a Hungry monster behind a Teleport, and I need to get
past the teleport to complete the screen. Unfortunately, I always
get eaten by the monster immediately after stepping into the 
teleport.
    Can someone give me a hint for this screen (there appears to
be no-one in Digital Equipment who can help me).

    Thanks in advance

Rob
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|well without instruction. The results are of course usually      |
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Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: eda447f@monu1.cc.monash.edu.au (V. Grinberg)
Subject: Darklands Again
Organization: Monash University, Australia.
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 23:11:14 GMT

I am writing again about Darklands because I need the Ftp site and
not a BBS site for the Darklands update.
                 Please can some one give me that address its
                 an emergency.

                              Thanks Heaps V.Grinberg


Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: seah@fraser.sfu.ca (Simon Seah)
Subject: Ultima V - mysteries I uncovered
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 22:57:57 GMT

I found a book containing a long spheel about the creation of the ultima
series.  In it was also a very complete solution to Ultima I - VI.
Here comes the possible spoilers, so I'll leave 20 or so blank lines...






























1) It refers to the Black Badge, from Elistara of Windemere.
I think it's a badge that lets you by the guards, if you have the
correct password.  But I think Elistara requires that password before
letting you have it.
Anyone know about it?

2) The Jeweled Sword and Shield from Thrud of Windermere.
He'll trade one shield each time you ask him about them, for the password
of the Resistance.  What do they do?

Simon
:)

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From: ddt@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David Taylor)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Game Bytes #5 Released
Date: 14 Sep 92 18:17:38 GMT
Reply-To: ddt@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David Taylor)
Followup-To: rec.games.misc
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Originator: ddt@tigger.cc.utexas.edu

The Editor of Game Bytes Magazine has asked me to forward the following:

  Dave,
  
  Would you please post a note on rec.games.misc and
  comp.sys.ibm.pc.games that Game Bytes #5 is now out and available on
  WUARCHIVE in /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS and on ULOWELL in
  /msdos/Games/GameByte?  Thanks.  We're having a helluva time getting
  our newsfeed to work properly, both send and receive.  The latest post
  I can read is dated last Thursday!  Geez, I hate this.  Please let
  everybody know that if they have any questions or comments, they can
  email me at ross@kaos.b11.ingr.com.  Thanks a lot.
  --
  |------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |  Ross Erickson             |                                     |
  |  ross@kaos.b11.ingr.com    | "No individual raindrop considers   |
  |  205-730-4019 - voice      |  itself responsible for the flood." |
  |  205-730-6445 - fax        |                                     |
  |  Internet: 129.135.252.87  |                                     |
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That's right, GB #5 is out!  Check it out... you won't be disappointed!

	=-ddt->
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 00:05:50 EDT
From: <EDL103@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: MS-DOS games for sale

    I have the following games for sale, i'll take the price listed or the best
 offer.  You pay shipping.  Most games include 5 1/4 disks except where noted
 by *'s, which atleast have 3 1/2 disks......


    * Eye of the Beholder                $25
      Ultima 5                           $18
      Ultima 6                           $23
    * Castles                            $20
      Wrath of the Demon                 $17
      AD&D Champions of Krynn            $15
    * AD&D Death Knights of Krynn        $15
      AD&D Pool of Radiance              $10
      AD&D Curse of the Azure Bonds      $13
      AD&D Secret of the Silver Blades   $15
    * AD&D Hillsfar                      $8
    * Leisure Suit Larry I               $8
      Keef the Thief                     $10
    * Questron II                        $10
      Shadowgate                         $5
      Sinbad and the TotF                $5
      Shard of Spring                    $5
      Rings of Ziflin                    $5
      Uridium                            $5
      Zany Golf                          $5

    Contact me if you're interested in anything i have.....

                                   -brad

Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: u906271@bruny.cc.utas.edu.au (Chris Chew)
Subject: Re: Playing CDROM Secret Weapons on hard drive?
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 05:28:38 GMT


gt2862c@prism.gatech.EDU (gt2862c THAM,JEFF C) writes:


>I recently bought the CD-ROM version of Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe.
>I don't have a CD-ROM player, but since we have one at work, I was thinking
>I could transfer it to a hard drive. Well, apparently the program checks
>for a CD-ROM driver before it'll run. Does anyone out there know of any way
>that this thing can run without a CD-ROM driver?

>I have no idea why Software Toolworks would make this a CD-ROM only game.
>Sure, I guess it would keep people from copying it, but what about the
>users who would want faster access time that a hard drive could provide?

If you buy the CD-ROM version, they of course expect you to have a CD-ROM
drive.  I think that you should be able to copy the game to the hard drive 
and then play from the hard drive.

>Another stupid idea to inconvenient legitamate user in the name of fighting
>software piracy. 

Would would buy a CD-ROM game when they don't have a CD-ROM drive?

>Another thing, this game is only four megs, why would they want to put
>in on a CD anyway.

To follow the CD-ROM hype?

>Jeff

Chris



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B.Sc/B.E (Third Year)     |    I'll have to think about it...
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From: carhart@netcom.com (Raymond E. Carhart)
Subject: is there a blackrock sword in U7?
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 92 07:35:06 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 


I am interested in whether it is really possible to build a blackrock
sword that can kill lord british.  it's a corrupt thing to try to do,
i admit, but i try every time i play an ultima, and a book on Skara Brae
mentions it directly.

please email straight to carhart@netcom.com if you know

kevin

Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: shoutko@vxcrna.cern.ch (Vitali X 6290)
Subject: Larry 2 phone numbers or crack needed.
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 13:10:00 GMT

Hi folks,
Could somebody mail me phone numbers and/or crack for larry 2?
shoutko@vxcrna.cern.ch 
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
From: jgostlin@malloco.ing.puc.cl (Javier Gostling)
Subject: Re: Dungeon Master Questions
Organization: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 21:02:03 GMT

Richard Hsia (hsia@plasma.icsl.ucla.edu) wrote:
: I just started playing DM and have some questions:
: 1.  How do you know whether or not and how much experience your characters
:     are accumulating/have already?

You can't know.

: 2.  Do level advances occur by themselves, or do they even occur? The manual
:     hints that skills, abilities will improve with practice and experience
:     but so far, I haven't seen any place in the stats for this to show up.

So far as you kill thingies and practice, you get more exp. in your classes.
(Casting spells for wizards and priests, killing and being hit for fighters,
Throwing thing and hand combat for ninja.)

: 3.  When do characters begin acquiring skills (i.e. fighter, wizard, etc.)?
:     I have only killed one monster so far and have successfully cast the
:     torch spell many times, but I have yet to see any skill numbers pop up.
:     (Even a 0 skill would be nice to see. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.
:     It's supposed to be under the eye, right?)

With practice you get higher levels (neophite, novice, etc.). With each level,
you will rise some points in your abilities (random, one, two or three
abilities related to the class you rised.)
There are not numbers for skills. Spell casters get more mana and fighters
can use better weapons in new ways. (Trhust, chop, etc).

: 4.  How does one learn new spells, or the correct combinations and names of
:     the spells? The manual lists a specific spell name, so I assume each
:     combination has a spell name...  Does it have anything to do with the
:     scrolls? I have a few scrolls, but have no idea how to use them.

Get scrolls with the mouse and clic on the eye. This should get you to read
them. Scrolls have the name of the spell (the list of the magic symbols names).

: 5.  Finally, any other advice/tips would be appreciated. If any one has maps,
:     spell/,onster lists or anything they can send me, I'd appreciate it. If not,
:     I'll have to order the hint book.  Thanks in advance...

I have several maps, though some are not fully correct. And there are several
items I've never found at all. (Monster cofusion scroll). Maybe I can send
them to you. BTW, in which computer do you play it? I have a help disk for
Atari ST, but it's full of errors.

: 
: Richard
:
Hope you find this useful

- Javier.
From: andrew@frip.WV.TEK.COM (Andrew Klossner)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc
Subject: CDROM Monkey Island?
Date: 8 Sep 92 21:25:22 GMT
Reply-To: andrew@frip.wv.tek.com
Organization: Tektronix Color Printers, Wilsonville, Oregon

I just saw Monkey Island I (for PC) on CD-ROM at the local Software Etc
store.  Is it any different from the same game distributed on floppy
disk?

  -=- Andrew Klossner  (andrew@frip.wv.tek.com)
                       (uunet!tektronix!frip.WV.TEK!andrew)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games