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Fotr-Alt-Manual -r:1N / ~1'OW$b'l' of tIN (ns Guide to Middle-earth Melbourne House Software ere'is writUn in the'feti.norlo.n c'harad:m accorb­ to thcmo6cafBelerionb: Enuyn 'Durin ~ aria.: ~~o mellon a. minno.1m Q.a.rvi ha.incc nt: Ce1ebrimbot"o €rei :ionteithantithiwhi ... ~ Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. Reading, Massachusetts Menlo Park, California New York Don Mills, Ontario Wokingharn, England Amsterdam Bonn Sydney Singapore Tokyo Madrid San Juan The plot of The Fellowship of the Ring, the character of Paintings by J. R. R. Tolkien: the Hobbit, and other characters from J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hill: Hobbiton-acIOss-the-Water" © George Allen &. novel are copyright © George Allen &. Unwin Ltd., r95 I, Unwin (Publishers) Ltd., 1937, 1966, '973, '975, '977, '975, '979, and I98r. '979. "The Mountain Path" © George Allen &. Unwin IPublishers) Ltd., '937, '975, 1977, 1979. ("The Misty The Fellowship of the Ring program copyright © 1985 by Mountains looking West from the Eyrie towards Goblin Beam Software. Gate" © George Allen &. Unwin IPublishers) Ltd., 1937, '975, 1977, 1979·) "Doors of Durin and Moria Gate" © The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure and George Allen &. Unwin (Publishers) Ltd., 1956, 1972, User's Guide are copyright © 1987, 1986 by Addison­ 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979· "Patterns (II)" © George Allen &. Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. Unwin (Publishers) Ltd., 1978, 1979. "Floral Designs" © George Allen &. Unwin (Publishers) Ltd., 1978, '979. "He­ All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be raldic Devices" © George Allen &. Unwin (Publishers) reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in Ltd., 1973, '977, 1979· any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo­ copying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior.·writ­ The Fellowship of the Ring program was a major effort by ten permission of the Publisher. the programming team at Beam Software. The project took over fifteen months to complete. Inglish is a trademark of Melbourne House Software, Inc. Group Leader and Chief Programmer Philip Mitchell The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure is pub­ Story Line Development Michael O'Rourke lished jointly in the United States by Addison-Wesley Paul Kidd Publishing Company, Inc., Reading, Massachusetts, and LynC Melbourne House Software, Inc., Australia. Programming Danny Davis Package design by Copenhaver Cumpston. Documenta­ LynC tion design by Douglass Scott. Reference card illuswi­ Stephen Taylor tion by Ruth Linstromberg. Doug Palmer Louis Madon C~ver illustration by Douglas Beekman, copyright Graphics Greg Holland © 1979 by Random House, Inc. Reprinted by permission Russell Comte of Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc. Script Development Geoff Halprin Calligraphy by Walter Matherly Danny Davis Paul Kidd ISBN 0-201-I2356-8IApple version) Richard Woolcock 12275 -8 (IBM PC version) Graham Stretton 12335-5 (Commodorc 64 version) Paul Mitchell 12285-5 (Documentation) CDEFGHIJ-HT-898 Third Printing, lune 1988 Software Warranty and Software Compatibility Replacement Policy Statement Addison-Wesley warrants the enclosed This software product and the accompanying diskette on which the program is recorded to instructional and print materials have been be free of defects in materials and faulty developed for use on the machines and with workmanship under normal use for a period the configurations that are printed on the of 90 days from the date of purchase. If a de­ package, and as they were readily available fect is discovered in the diskette during this for testing and development prior to publica­ warranty period, a replacement diskette can tion. The responsibility for the functionality be obtained at no charge by sending the de­ of the program on any machine or with any fective diskette, postage prepaid, with proof configuration not expressly printed on the of purchase, to: package, as well as the functionality on "standard" machines or configurations not Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. readily available for purchase prior to the Consumer Software Support publication of this program, is fully assumed Route 128 by the user. Reading, MA 01 867 After the 90-day period, a replacement will From time to time, Addison-Wesley will col­ be sent upon receipt of the defective diSKette lect and compile available information as to and a check or money order for $10.00, pay­ the compatibility of this program on ma­ able to Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. chines and with configurations other than those printed on the package. The user may Addison-Wesley makes no other warranty or receive this information by sending a self-ad­ representation, either express or implied, dressed, stamped envelope, and mention of with respect to this program, its quality, per­ program title and machine version in ques­ formance, merchantability, or fitness for a tion, to the address above. particular purpose. In no event will Addison­ Wesley, its distributors, or dealers be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the software or documen­ tation. The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted in some states. Therefore, the above exclusion may not apply to you. This warranty provides you with specific legal rights. There may be other rights that you may have that vary from state to state. 3 The Lord of the Rings Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them ali, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring on the activities of Bilbo Baggins, the main Introduction character in The Hobbit, and will set the stage for the adventures of Frodo Baggins and his small band of brave hobbits. If you are elcome to Middle-earth. You unfamiliar with hobbits, you may find it are about to begin a journey helpful - though not essential - to read The into the land of hobbits, wiz­ aJ Hobbit or play the Hobbit Software Adven­ ards, and dwarves, of Gandalf the Grey, Sau­ ture before you play the Fellowship of the ron the Great, and the Rings of Power. This Ring Software Adventure. is the magical world of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adven­ ture is presented on the disk in two parts, Addison-Wesley and Melbourne House are each of which can be played as a full-size ad­ proud to present the first software adventure venture. For information on how to load the game based on one of the most beloved trilo­ game into your computer, refer to the refer­ gies in the history of fantasy fiction, The ence card in the package. Lord of the Rings. The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure is the first of a The fate of Middle-earth is in your hands, three-part adventure. Background for this ad­ Frodo, but don't let that worry you. Good venture can be found in The Hobbit, also luck, and may you return home to tell the available as a software adventure from Addi­ son-Wesley. Subsequent games in the series tale! will deal with the stories covered in the re­ maining volumes in the trilogy, The Two Bringing Tolkien to the Towers and Return of the King. Computer This is the story of Frodo Baggins, Bilbo's In playing this adventure game, you will as­ heir and now the possesser of the One Ring. sume the role of the characters from J. R. R. In the Fellowship Software Adventure, you Tolkien's fantasy world. You must specify play the part of the hobbit Frodo or any of the actions and movements you want to per­ his hobbit companions, Merry, Pippin, or form, and the computer will then react Sam. Your mission is to keep this Master­ accordingly. ring from the Black Riders, servants of the Dark Lord Sauron, as you search out the In producing the Fellowship of the Ring Soft­ woods of Loth Lorien, the goal of the first ware Adventure, it has been necessary to ex­ adventure in the series. But your journey is a pand beyond the scope of the original book. perilous one, fraught with danger and adven­ It was not possible to follow the book pre­ ture. Each time you play the game, your path cisely and still allow players to make their may lie in a different direction, bringing new own decisions or to tread paths the charac­ mysteries at each turn. ters never walked in Professor Tolkien's nov­ els. To limit the game that way would leave In this package you will find an order form little reason to play; you could simply read for J. R. R. Tolkien's book Th e Fellowship of the book and save yourself a great deal of the Ring. Though some of the adventures you trouble. will encounter in the Fellowship Software Adventure may be unfamiliar to devoted fans As it is, you, the player, will be faced with of Tolkien's fantasy world, the book remains situations that are entirely unfamiliar - even an important reference guide to playing the if you are deeply versed in The Lord of the game. Rings - but that are totally in keeping with the fantasy world created by Tolkien. Even This user's guide includes a brief history of familiar situations can prove to be dangerous the Ring Wars and will bring you up to date and challenging. Fans of the books may be 5 in for a nasty surprise if they plunge confi­ took place, with the prize being the fate of dently into the depths of dire (but expected) Middle-earth.
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