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                ^4[4The case of the mixed up Nursery Rhymes.[0

                                ^2L.P.D.30.
                                ^7Keyboard.

                ^4[1Game concept & design by Sandra Sharkey.[0
                       ^4[1Programming by Jeff Tullin.[0
                        ^4[1Graphics by Colin White.[0

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^2[2 Shymer[0 is a text adventure for youngsters, although like a lot of
^2things originally intended for children, adults can enjoy playing it
^2as well.
 
^7 Don't be put off by the ammount of time[2 Shymer[0 takes to load, this
^7is because the computer is creating a RAM disk to hold all the data,
^7you'll see the benefit when you start to move around, there is no
^7further disk access, so you can whizz around as fast as you like!

^1 If you haven't played[2 Shymer[0 before, take the time to read the
^1instructions, they are very well set out. These are followed by the
^1story, which gives the background to the adventure and tells you what
^1you are supposed to do.

^2 You can let the computer talk to you, but this does slow things
^2right down, kids sometimes like it, once they get the hang of the
^2Amiga's `accent'.
 
^7 The story is that you have been shipwrecked on the island of Nursree
^7where the inhabitants are angry that all the nursery rhymes have been
^7muddled up. Your job is to sort them out again.

^1 You move from place to place by typing in N, S, E, W, U, or D, this
^1takes you to a new location. (this is where the loading time at
^1the start makes a world of difference.) There are loads of places to
^1visit and lots of things to look at, get, etc and people to talk to.
^1Now and then nursery rhyme characters wander by, (Please note: Tommy
^1Tucker is no relation of ours!)
 
^2 The problems you have to solve aren't always as easy as they seem.
^2You are allowed to make mistakes which affect your progress later on,
^2so it is worthwhile saving your game before making a move you might
^2regret later. Life would be boring if everything worked out perfectly
^2the first time!

^7 You can keep tabs on your progress by typing `SCORE'. This is given
^7as a percentage, so you must get 100% to complete[2 Shymer.[0 You might
^7just find that you're not doing quite as well as you thought!
 
^1 The graphics are very nicely done, they make the game `real' for
^1children. As with books, children enjoy adventures more when there
^1are pretty pictures to look at, and these piccies do the job
^1perfectly.

^6 Telling you much more would spoil the fun of playing[2 Shymer,[0 it is
^6full of fun and should give hours of entertainment. Hopefully it will
^6stretch little minds and give plenty of practice in logical thinking.

^2 As[2 Shymer[0 is written around Nursery Rhymes, you might just find
^2yourself muttering long forgotten verses as you travel around
^2Nursree! If your memory fails you, try the children's book department
^2in the library, or ask any helpful three year old to refresh your
^2little grey cells!
 
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