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Article #8474 (8492 is last):
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sinclair
From: stuart@century.demon.co.uk (Stuart Knight)
Subject: Re: Problems with Pentagram.
Reply-To: stuart@century.demon.co.uk
Date: Thu Feb  9 13:48:11 1995

In article <D3qEGq.IJ9@info.bris.ac.uk>
           ph3132@mail.bris.ac.uk "A. Rollings" writes:

>
> Does that mean you actually know what the aim of the game is?
> I had the original, and I still couldn't figure out what you were supposed
> to do...

(Copied and un-HTML-ed from /www.cs.umd.edu/users/fms/spectrum.html)

Pentagram instructions

Aim of the game

Having escaped from the curse of the werewulf in KNIGHT LORE, Sabreman
is back to his old exploring habits again. Disguised as a wizard, he
must search the haunted forest for the long-lost Pentagram...

Game play

Probably best thought of as being like SABRE WULF but in isometric 3D.
Sabreman must track down the missing parts of the magic Pentagram,
which must then be united and bathed in the waters from awell that
lurks behind a wall of mantraps - runes must be found too, and then
the Pentagram finally becomes Sabreman's personal property. The actual
gameplay is very similar to KNIGHT LORE, except that this time
Sabreman can defend himself by hurling magical fireballs at the
various enemies. Puzzles are frequent and deadly - objects, such as
tables, logs and blocks of stone, can be moved by pushing them or by
blasting them with magic, in order to access difficult-to-reach
locations.

The items to be collected aren't always in the same locations - the
placement seems to be semi-random. As they are gathered up, they
appear in the left-hand status area, under the lives remaining icon.

Keys

Left                    - Z, C, B, M
Right                   - X, V, N
Forward                 - A to L
Jump                    - Q, E. T, U, O
Fire                    - W, R, Y, I, P
Pick up/drop            - 1 to 0
Pause                   - SPACE

At least you should have a bit more of a clue of what is what.

> Incidentally, I have z80 v2.01 registered, and I have no problems with my
> Pentagram, which I either converted myself, or got from ijs...

Is there any chance you could either put your copy on an ftp site, (ijs is
permanently oversubscribed - I heard it is closing down...) or E-Mail me a
copy ?

>
> If you have any idea how to play the game, can you post or email
> instructions at a suitable idiot level (IQ<10)
>
See above!!

--
Stuart Knight
"If music be the food of love, why don't rabbits play banjos ?"
                                                          A. Porter.