TREASURES OF A SLAVER'S KINGDOM
An Authorized ENCOUNTER CRITICAL Quest
Adapted by S. John Ross from the nonexistent opus.
Original game by Dr. Saul Leeman, with Henry and Dinah Riley.

"As of Christmas Eve, 2010, the commercial version will be re-released as freeware, a contribution to the world's growing library of text-adventure games."

          - From the ToaSK Sample Edition Introduction
            Christmas Eve, 2007


THIS FILE IS KIND OF BORING

It's mainly legal and other flavors of blah-de-blah. For actual fun, dive right into the main documentation (Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom.pdf) and don't overlook those post-it-note annotation thingies in the PDF margins; they're packed with hoo-ha.

OH, WAIT! YOU'LL NEED SOME KIND OF INTERPRETER

If you're an Interactive Fiction veteran, you knew this and already have one (or several). If you're a pen-and-paper gamer coming here via Encounter Critical, though, you may need an interpreter. As of this writing, that means groovy free software like Gargoyle or Spatterlight or Frotz ... it's like, if the game were an MP3 file, these interpreters would be the music-playing programs. Or something. Search engine. Get to. Search for: Gargoyle! Spatterlight! Frotz!

Even if you're reading this years from now and those programs are long outmoded, the search will probably still turn up the latest equivalents, because these games? They are FOREVER, bay-bee. Count on it. Hm. Why is the background music suddenly ominous?

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

The contents of this archive (ToaSK.zip) are by and Copyright (c) 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 by S. John Ross unless otherwise noted. The notable exception is the "ToaSK - Reviews.htm" file, which presents reviews of the game's commercial release, all of which are Copyright (c) their original authors, and appear in this archive by permission (the same material appears in multiple formats; you'll see what I mean if you delve deeply enough). All Rights Reserved except where explicitly noted.

LICENSE INFORMATION

The user is entitled to play, enjoy, not enjoy, sort of enjoy, not really "get" but be sort-of-amused-by, loathe, fear, lust after, and/or distribute the ToaSK.zip archive, PROVIDED the archive is always distributed intact and unaltered, PROVIDED the contents of the archive are never distributed separately, and PROVIDED any distribution of the archive is 100% free of charge.

No one, ever, anywhere or anywhen, is entitled to distribute individual files from within the archive, or to distribute the archive in any altered, enhanced, adulterated or abridged form without explicit written permission from S. John Ross, preferably in blood or one of the grimmer brands of toner.

Those who find this license unclear are hereby excluded from its grants of rights. Those who find this license funny are granted additional rights involving S. John's pants. By reading this far, you agree that S. John is groovy.

LIST OF ARCHIVE CONTENTS
  Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom.pdf
  Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom.z8
  ToaSK License and ReadMe.txt
    Extras Folder
      ToaSK - Reviews.htm
      ToaSK - Cover.png
      ToaSK - Small Cover.png
      Gunwar's Booty - How To Get IN.txt
      Gunwar's Booty.zip
        Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom.ulx
        Toask 500.pdf
        By Huron.pdf
        ToaSK Secrets.pdf
      ToaURoD.zip
        Treasures of an Unspecified Region or District.z8
        ToaURoD Source Code.txt
        ReadMe.txt

THE INEVITABLE PLUG

Cumberland Games recognizes the deep inner need to pay for something that you can just have for free. Cumberland Games doesn't understand it, but it recognizes it and, frankly, doesn't mind the grocery money at all. So, if you feel that deep inner need to pay for Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom ... you can't, exactly, because it's all free and stuff nowadays, but visit the game's homepage on the Cumberland website to find other, related stuff you can pay for instead. Or, just buy some SPARKS sets because they make wicked-awesome desk clutter, but include a note to say "this is really because ToaSK rocked my world," and we'll share a moment.

Published by Cumberland Games & Diversions
www.cumberlandgames.com