THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
(Zenobi Software)

Spectrum 48K/128K+2


Everybody loves a good "romantic" tale and this
adventure is based on one of the best known of
them all ... the Christmas carol "THE TWELVE
DAYS OF CHRISTMAS". A song about one person's
love for another and their search to present
them with a set of tokens of this love. For
those of you who cannot remember too clearly,
the words of the carol go like this ...

"On the first day of Christmas my true love
sent to me ..."

Whereupon the following list of gifts is recited.

Twelve Lords a'Leaping,                 [ ]     In order to keep a record of
Eleven Ladies dancing,                  [ ]     your progress throughout the
Ten Pipers piping,                      [ ]     game, just tick the appropriate
Nine Drummers drumming,                 [ ]     box when you have obtained the
Eight maids a'milking,                  [ ]     relevant "gift".
Seven Swans a'swimming,                 [ ]
Six Geese a'laying,                     [ ]
Five Gold Rings,                        [ ]     Please remember that not all
Four Calling Birds,                     [ ]     the "gifts" will be in the
Three French Hens,                      [ ]     form that you require them ...
Two Turtle Doves,                       [ ]     After all this is a game and
        and                                     you need a few problems to tax
A Partridge in a Pear tree.             [ ]     the old grey-cells with.


NOTES

YOUR quest (should you wish to undertake it) will be to search out the various "gifts"
that you wish to present to your "beloved" and to perform the necessary actions to
acquire them. Some of the items will be "obscure" (to say the least) in their guise but
it will be up to you to deduce just what they are truly meant to represent and to turn
them into the objects of your desire.

The game comes in three distinct parts and as such you will need a "code-word" from each
part in order to be allowed to play the next --- so make sure that you make a note of
the code-word when you are given it. (Misplacement or loss of this word is not an excuse
for failing to complete the game -- the "management")

At the start of each part you will be given an opportunity to refresh your mind in regard
to the actual "quest" objects, to check the "vocabulary" accepted by the game or simply
to load in a "saved' position from that part --- just select the appropriate "command" in
order to perform the task of your choice.

The game will recognise the use of RAMSAVE and RAMLOAD in order to store a game "position"
to MEMORY, but always use the standard SAVE and/or LOAD in order to make a more permanent
record to TAPE.


COMPETITION

Spot Diane's "deliberate error" and you could win yourself a FREE game of your choice!!!!
Diane has put a brief "resume" of the "story" at the start of each part but one of them is
wrong. Send the details of this error to ZENOBI SOFTWARE and you could win a FREE game.
First SIX entries received (correct ones of course!!) will qualify for this small prize.
