
                        STILL LAUGHING AT MY CARDIGAN

GENERAL INFORMATION:
After playing the old AGT game "Space Aliens Laughed At My Cardigan", I was
inspired to 'rewrite' the entire game, as suggested (jokingly?) by one
reviewer of this game. So here's a new, improved version of the original,
with many of the bugs, bad spelling, bad jokes and general unplayability
removed. This game is entirely free, gratis and for nothing, and may be
copied and passed on to anyone interested in playing it. Enjoy!

INSTRUCTIONS:

EXAMINE        - EX or X
WAIT           - Z
EXTINGUISH     - EXT
LIST EXITS     - EXITS or EXI

SEARCH is *not* the same as EXAMINE; and it is sometimes useful to LOOK
BEHIND, LOOK UNDER, and LOOK IN things, as well as PUSH, PULL or MOVE them.
Typing HELP or HINT might give a few clues, but only in some locations.

CONVERSING WITH GAME CHARACTERS:
Use the form TALK TO <name>, or use GIVE XXX TO YYY if you want to offer
anyone anything. ASK <someone> ABOUT <something> might also be useful. It is
essential to interact with the characters in this game, as some events are
'triggered' only when certain conversations take place.

MOVING ABOUT THE GAMEWORLD:
Examine each location carefully, as many clues are hidden in the text. As
well as the usual directions for movement (N, S, etc.) there are other ways
to progress through the game - listen carefully to what game characters say.

DEATH AND DYING:
On a few occasions you might "die"; but don't worry, this is only a minor
setback. I've done away with the usual "resurrection" rigmarole of AGT, so
you will be able to RESTORE (if you have a previously-saved game) and
continue ever onwards...

SPECIAL COMMANDS:
The game uses a number of special commands for various "housekeeping" chores.
These are usually standard for most adventure games, specifically:

HELP          May (or may not) give you a hint.
SCORE         Will summarize your progress, so far.
INVENTORY (I) Will display a list of the items you are carrying, and
              those items you are wearing.
BRIEF         Will cause location descriptions to be brief.
VERBOSE       Will cause location descriptions to be verbose.
LOOK (L)      Will give you a full (verbose) description of
              your current location.
SAVE          Will save the current game status on disk.
RESTORE       Will restore a previously saved game from disk.
SCRIPT        Causes output to go to both the screen and a printer
              (using the LP1 port).
UNSCRIPT      Causes output to go to the screen only.
QUIT (Q)      Quits the current game session.  Always exit using QUIT.

              Bev Truter                                  September 2000
