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                    ^3 H O T E L  M A N A G E R .

                               ^4LPD 66.

                         ^6by Ronnie Simpson.

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^2 Another very professional looking board game fron Ronnie `Go-Getter'
^2Simpson.

^1 This  one  is  based on the buying and upgrading chains of hotels to
^1beat  off  all  rival  managers to become the Trusthouse Forte of the
^1Amiga.

^7 The  Intro  is  presented  like the titles of a film with the appear
^7command used to good effect to change screens.

^2 There  are  full instructions available if needed before loading the
^2main  game,  although  these are not essential reading as the game is
^2self explanatory and you cannot do  anything wrong  except make  the 
^2wrong decision.

^1 Up  to  four  players  can  take part, there is a choice of Human or
^1computer  for  each player with an extra option of `sleeping' if less
^1players  are  required.   There  is also the option of playing to the
^1bitter end, or to a set time limit.  Ronnie suggests that the minimum
^1time  for  a  decent game is 45 minutes as things take a while to get
^1interesting.   This  doesn't  mean that the game is boring, just that
^1things  hot  up  as  more hotels are bought and you start to earn and
^1lose money.

^7 The  graphics are really impressive with the game board set out as a
^7rectangle  with  paths dividing the board into four - rather like the
^7English flag with a border.

^2 The  four areas between the paths are used for the following.  There
^2is  an  instruction box which tells you whose turn it is, and informs
^2you  if  you have been wheel clamped etc.  Another holds the players'
^2counters,  these  move onto the correct square at the start of a turn
^2and  return to their place at the turn's end.  The dice are in one of
^2the  lower  boxes,  the  spots  on these change as you spin them, the
^2total  number  of moves is also shown here.  The last box holds three
^2buttons,  one is used to spin the dice the other 2 to answer `yes' or
^2`no'  if  necessary.   If any of the players are computer players the
^2hand shaped mouse pointer clicks on a picture of a mouse.

^1 There  are  hazards  and rewards along the way, the corners are `GO'
^1where  you  are  given  £200,  a Hospital - NHS - you have to pay for
^1private  treatment  if you want to get out early, you still earn from
^1your  properties as you recover though.  The other 2 corners send you
^1to `GO' and into the hospital.

^7 The  paths have hazards and rewards between the hotel squares, these
^7include  Sale  of  stock, Parking, Pay Rates and Bank.  Some of these
^7are beneficial, others make you part with your hard earned cash.

^2 At  the  places  where  the  cross paths meet there are arrows which
^2change  direction,  the direction these arrows point as you pass over
^2them  decides  which path you take around the board.  If one of these
^2squares is the last one in your move, you are given free parking.

^1 If  you  land  on  an empty grey square, you are given the option of
^1buying a hotel.  You start the game with £500 and any money earned or
^1lost will be automatically added or deducted for you, so there can be
^1no  cheating!   If you manage to buy two adjacent hotels then you can
^1upgrade  your  property to a higher star rating.  If someone lands on
^1your  hotel,  you charge them for a night's stay, this amount depends
^1on where the hotel is,( the more expensive are near the centre of the
^1board) and the star rating.

^7 If  you  land  on  one  of  the  feature  squares you are taken to a
^7seperate  screen where you are given a breakdown of the transactions,
^7eg  if you have to pay rates, you see the names of the hotels you own
^7and  how much is being deducted from your bank balance.  If you don't
^7have  the  ready  cash,  your  property is sold off starting with the
^7least  valuable,  if  you are still in the red then you're out of the
^7game.

^2 The game ends either when only one player remains or if you have set
^2a  time  limit,  when time is up, you see all the assets being valued
^2for  each  player  and it's simply a matter of the richest wins.  The
^2result  is accompanied by a nice picture of an hotel manager with his
^21st Prize trophy.

^1 Playing one human against the Amiga is good, but I imagine that more
^1adrenaline would  flow  if  more  humans played each other, the Amiga
^1doesn't  seem  to  take  the  sadistic  pleasure  of  a  person  when
^1bankrupting an opponent!

^4 This  game  comes  highly recommended, it will keep you occupied for
^4many a winter's evening.

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