THE DARK GLADIATOR
Written by Peter Council Produced by FSF Adventures
Played on Spectrum (E) by Doreen Bardon
Start in car park – I – car keys and credit card.
GET RUCKRACK – X RUCKSACK – LOOK IN RUCKSACK (empty) – X
CAR – OPEN BOOT – HIT BOOT – LOOK IN BOOT – GET WOOD (leave
rope, not needed) – UNLOCK CAR – ENTER CAR – SEARCH RUBBISH –
GET CAN – LEAVE CAR – E – X MAT – LOOK UNDER MAT – GET TINY
KEY – N – X DESK – X REGISTER – X BELL – TALK TO RECEPTIONIST –
SIGN REGISTER (given room key No.1)
U – W – W – X CABINET – OPEN CABINET – LOOK IN CABINET – X
PILLS (laxatives) – X SINK – GET SOAP – E –E – D – E – X OLD MAN – SIT
IN CHAIR (learn about the farm and the murders) – TALK TO BARMAN –
BUY DRINK – X WINE – PUT PILLS IN WINE – W – X TABLE – GET MAP
LOOK BEHIND DESK ( see master key) – GIVE WINE TO RECEPTIONIST –
PRESS MASTER KEY INTO SOAP – S – W
ENTER CAR – DRIVE TO VILLAGE – LEAVE CAR – LOCK CAR
(important to do this action, if not the car is stolen) – E – N – TALK TO
TOBACCONIST (learn more about the murders) – S – W – N – TALK TO
DEALER – X VASE (note what the man is doing) – S – W – N – TALK TO
JEWELLER – BUY RING – S – S – S – TALK TO LOCKSMITH (needs some
brass to make a key) – N – E – S – TALK TO MANAGER – BUY TRIMMER -
N – E – X SHOP – X DOOR – X KNOCKER (made of brass) – W – W – S –
GIVE KNOCKER TO LOCKSMITH – GIVE SOAP TO LOCKSMITH
(He makes you a forged master key) – N – N – E - UNLOCK CAR – ENTER
CAR – DRIVE TO FARM
LEAVE CAR - X GATE – CUT WIRE – DROP TRIMMER – CLIMB GATE –
NE - E – E – N – X SHED – X DOOR – KICK DOOR – N – SEARCH TOOLS –
X CARTRIDGE – S – E – X WINDOW (shut and latched) – S – S – W – X
BARN – X DOOR (note padlock) – N – W – W – SW – S – CLIMB GATE –
ENTER CAR – DRIVE TO HOTEL – LEAVE CAR – E – N – E – LOOK
UNDER TABLE – GET STOOL – W – U – E - DROP STOOL – STAND ON
STOOL – OPEN TRAPDOOR – U – X ATTIC – SEARCH ATTIC – X
WHISTLE – SEARCH RUBBISH – GET BOOK – READ BOOK - D – N –
UNLOCK DOOR WITH TINY KEY – N – X BALCONY – D – E – E –
CONCENTRATE NORTH – N – X FIGURE – TALK TO FIGURE )given
pentagram, told to kill The Dark Gladiator ) – X PENTAGRAM – WEAR
PENTAGRAM – W – W – U – S – S – W – D – S – W – ENTER CAR – DRIVE
TO VILLAGE – LEAVE CAR – LOCK CAR – E – E – REMOVE CAP – DROP
CAP – PLAY WHISTLE (you try busking – and are rewarded with a coin) –
GET CAP – WEAR CAP – GET COIN – N – BUY MATCHES – S – W –
UNLOCK CAR – ENTER CAR – DRIVE TO MOUND – LEAVE CAR –
REMOVE SHIRT – X WOOD – MAKE TORCH (with wood and shirt) –
KNEEL DOWN –(pentagram glows and an opening appears with steps leading
down into a dark place) – LIGHT WOOD – D – SE – S – SE – SE – X ALTAR –
READ INSCRIPTION – TOUCH ALTAR – (you learn about spells and a word)
THINK – NW – CAST SPIRIT AT DOOR – NW – N – NW – U – DROP WOOD
ENTER CAR – DRIVE TO VILLAGE – LEAVE CAR – LOCK CAR – E – E –
E – S – S – SW – N – X BLOCK – X TRAPDOOR – CAST SPIRIT AT BLOCK
– OPEN TRAPDOOR – D – N – U – X COUNTER – X NOTICE – GET KNIFE
– X KNIFE – D – S – U – S – NE – N – N – W – W – UNLOCK CAR – ENTER
CAR – DRIVE TO FARM – LEAVE CAR – CLIMB GATE – N – NE – E – E –
N – E – REMOVE DIAMOND FROM RING (using knife) – CUT WINDOW
WITH DIAMOND – UNLATCH WINDOW – OPEN WINDOW – CLIMB
THROUGH WINDOW – S – X RACK – GET GUN – LOAD GUN – N –
CLIMB THROUGH WINDOW – S – S – W – SHOOT PADLOCK – S – E – E –
(see spirit of gladiator ) - W (note that you are standing on soil – The Dark
Gladiator is also here. You now have to duel with him to the death – this may or
may not work the first time so RAMSAVE first)
CAST DEATH AT GLADIATOR – GET BLACK CRYSTAL – N – W – N – N –
W – W – SW – S – CLIMB GATE – ENTER CAR – DRIVE TO MOUND –
LEAVE CAR – GET WOOD – LIGHT WOOD – D – SE – S – SE – SE – PUSH
ALTAR – S – W – W – X COFFIN – PUT CRYSTAL IN COFFIN – NW –
CAST WATER AT POOL – CAST EARTH AT CEILING – CAST AIR AT ME
– N – ENTER CAR…………………END
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