THE TotKIEN TRILOGY

THE HOBBIT LORD OF THE RINGS SHADOWS OF MORDOR

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If you load any of the games from cassette, you will notice that AMSTRAD CPC COMPUTERS (Cassette) GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE GAMES IN THIS PACK various parts of the tape are NOT loaded. Do not worry about Shadows of Mordor follows on from the story in Part 2, following this, leave the tape running, the unloaded parts are a saved Ensure that your cassette is at the start to the required game. The games in this package vary in degree of difficulty. To help Sam and Frodo's continued journey, as they meet up with game which will be needed later, should you die. Hold down the CTRL key while you press the small ENTER key. you decide which game to play first, here is a list of the games in Smeagol (Gollum from the Hobbit) The computer will prompt you to press PLAY and follow 1t by order of difficulty: SPECTRUM pressing any key. GENERAL HINTS Ensure that the cassette Is at the start of the required game and Lord of the Rings - Beginner's game O that the EAR socket of your Spectrum is connected to that of the AMSTRAD CPC COMPUTERS (Disk) Hobbit 1 What to do if nothing appears to be happening on the screen : tape player if appropriate. If you have a 128K machine, use the The disk versions use their own operating system to load the Lord of the Rings - Part 1 1 Try pressing RETURN/ENTER one or two times, the computer ' Loader" option by pressing ENTER. On a 48K machine type the game, which replaces the CP/M operating system, so the loading Lord of the Rings - Part 2 2 may be waiting for you to press a key to tell It that you have read command LOAD •• and press the ENTER key. In case of difficulty, instruction is as for CP/M: iCPM Shadows of Mordor 3 everything on the screen. consult your Spectrum manual. Unfortunately in THE HOBBIT and SHADOWS OF MORDOR disk-versions. there was not enough free memory in the machine The number on the righ l Is a rough guide to the degree of difficul­ What to do if you keep dying In the same place: Try avoiding that The Spectrum SHADOWS OF MORDOR comes in two parts, to enable part complete games to be saved to disc, instead they ty. place in those circumstances - there is probably something there which are intended to be loaded separately on 48K machines, or are saved to and from the tape recorder socket - so you will need that is killing you, and until it goes, or you find a different way together on a 128K machine. The first part is the game ~self. The a cassette recorder and lead to take full advantage of this facility. To get you in the mood for these games, we suggest that you first round it, you are not going to get any further. Maybe you forgot to second part consist of pictures to accompany the game. On a When you inevitably die, unless you have a suitable saved game play the Lord of the Rings Beginner's game. bring the light needed to see the problem, then you may well just 128K machine, the game will ask you if you wish to load the pic­ tape available, you should reset the machine and reload the see a message of the sort: IT IS DARK. YOU ARE DEAD. TRY tures, and go on to do so if requested. On a 48K machine, load­ game from disk. We remind you that some of the cassette on tape versions will AGAIN?, frustrating, but all part of playing adventure games. ing the picture program separately allows you to see a slide show NOT be loaded first time through the machine, this Is a saved of the locations in the game. LORD OF THE RINGS saves and loads saved games from side 2 game of the game start position, needed later should you die - of the LORD OF THE RINGS disk. The starting positions for parts shortage of memory means that we had to put this on tape, rather Untortunately, SHADOWS OF MORDOR was written betore the 1, 2 and the beginner's game are recorded in saved game posi­ than keeping an extra copy in memory. LORD OF THE RINGS +3 was designed, and the picture display system uses some of tions 1, 2 and 3 respectively. To make a new saved games disk the same memory as the +3's disc system. This problem also simply copy side 2 of the LORD OF THE RINGS disk using CP/M In the Beginner's Game, you should be able to complete the INTRODUCTION affects the new version of the +2, the +2A, as It contains the as normal. game without difficulty by alternately typing the command HINT, beginnings of a disc system , so you can add a disc drive at a and taking notice of the reply. Once you have played through the In the LORD OF THE RINGS adventure game, you will be able to later date. So much memory Is used by the pictures that we were game with hints, try again without hints to see if you can get the play the role of one of the four Hobbits: FRODO, SAM, MERRY unable to overcome this problem. maximum SCORE. and PIPPIN, FRODO bears a magic ring of power. a ring which, in the hands of the DARK LORD, could cause the destruction of So, on a +3 or +2A SHADOWS OF MORDOR automatically loads In the Hobbit we have one hint to help you play - Bilbo's sword all that you hold dear. You will need all of the cunning and luck at in 48K mode, and you must view the pictures separately as if you glowed in the dark when Goblins were near. You will need this your disposal to complete your quest and survive. had a 48K machine. source of light to see in the caves, so your first task should be to find It. The Hobbit has a HELP command (similar to HINT in the In playing this adventure game, you in effect assume the role of COMMODORE 64 (Cassette) Beginner's Game). but It won't help you out of every problem. the characters from J.R.R. Tolkiens's fantasy world. You must Ensure that the cassette is at the start of the required game, and detail out the actions that you perform, your reactions and move­ that the datasette is properly connected. Type LOAD and press Lord of the Rings Part 1 is very similar to the Beginner's Game, ments, and the computer will perform them accordingly. the RETURN key. This program uses the "Pavloda" system to but It would be boring if it was exactly the same, so many of the ensure fast and reliable tape loading. problems have been changed in Part 1 to make them more diffi­ Best of luck my furry-footed friend. The fate of the entire world of When you save a part complete game on cassette, the 'Pavloda" cult, Tom Bombadil will not rescue you from every problem, you Middle Earth rests upon you alone, but don't let that pressure fast loading system is used. If on reloading a saved game the have to save most of them yourself. Characters in the Game may you .... screen turns white and the tape motor stops, this Indicates that a All BEAU JOLLY cassettes and disks are manufactured under the give you HELP, but you have to ask them for it like: SAY TO TOM mislead has occurred. Rewind the tape slightly and try again. strictest quality control conditions. "HELP". We have also taken away the HINT and SCORE com­ TABLE OF CONTENTS With the Commodore 64 always make sure that your cassette In the unlikely event of a genuine fault, please return the faulty mands, so It's not too easy. There are other helpful commands recorder is as far away from the television as possible as electri­ cassette only and magic words in the game, but it is for you to discover them 1) Bringing Tolkien to the Computer cal interference will cause misleading - particularty in the case of (retaining the rest of the package) to during play. 2) A Background to the Ring Wars saved games, which are usually recorded at a lower signal level BEAU JOLLY, 29A BELL STREET, REIGATE , SURREY, RH2 3) Getting Started that the high quality game tapes. 7AD. We will gladly replace It. Lord of the Rings Part 2 is best played having loaded the Items 4) Communicating with the Computer PLEASE DO NOT RETURN IT TO THE PLACE OF PUR­ you were carrying at the end of Part 1 - only then can you take the 5) The Screen Display COMMODORE 64 (Disk) CHASE. CANDLE into Part 2. This Is a much more long lasting light source 6) Interacting Wlihlhe Other Characters For loading instructions, refer to the label on the disk. (This notice does not affect your statutory rights). than the BOX OF MATCHES that Part 2 gives you otherwise. 7) General Rules in Middle Earth The Tolkien Trilogy The Tolkien Trilogy

8) Special Adventure Commands In the middle years of the second age of Middle Earth, Sauron the To aid you 1n your quest, you have three companions: MERRY. The LORD OF THE RINGS program includes a very sophisticat­ 9) Playing With Fnends Great, master of the evil realm ol Mordo r. beg uiled the great SAM and PIPPIN, all of whom are hobb1ts Sam and Pippin start ed program, INGLISH, which can understand your instructions In 10) The Second Adventure Elven smith Celebrimor of Ereg1on to teach him the cralt of mak­ the game wrth Frodo at Bag End. Frodo's comfortable home in everyday language. 11) Beginner's Introduction ing rings of power. Three rings were made to grant the Elf lords Hobb1ton. Merry awaits the party at the house In Crickhoiiow to 12) Creatures of Middle Earth their powers of wisdom and magic. Then Sauron and Celebrimor the east of Hobb1ton by the western bank of the Brandywine river. More details are given later in this booklet about the power of 13) Hints On Play laboured together to create the seven and the nine. which were INGLISH, but the important thing is that you can enter your com­ 14) An Abbreviated Vocabulary gilted to the great lords of Middle Earth. Unknown to Celebrimor. A quality inherent in the ring Is that It makes the wearer invisible mands freely and the computer will then react according to your Sauron had betrayed him. Deep w1th1n the bowels of Mount to all but the most powerful of creatures. Gandalf has warned you requests. (1) BRINGING TOLKIEN TO THE COMPUTER Doom, he constructed the ruling ring , a ring which could enslave not to make use of the ring yourself, lest you also fade and In producing the computer game Lord of the Rings, it has been the wearers of the other nngs to him forever. So powerful was the become a ring-wraith. Gandalf will aid you as much as he can, The computer program LORD OF THE RINGS has a very large necessary to expand beyond the scope of the original book of spell that Sauron bound much of his power into 1t, forever linking but he has many tasks to perform to make the passage to vocabulary, so you should not have any difficulty In expressing The Fellowship of the Ring. If ii was not possible for the player to his fate with that of the ring . Rlvendell as safe as possible for you . For all Intents and purpos­ your ideas and commands. Your commands will usually take the make alternate decisions to those that were made in the books, es , you are on your own. form of actions, and at the back of this booklet you will find an or indeed even tread paths that the characters in Professor When Celebrimor realised that Sauron had betrayed him, he hid abbreviated list of the actions you can carry out. The power of Tolkien's novels never walked, then there would be httie point in the three elven rings from him. The Dwarven rings were mostly (3) GETIING STARTED INGUSH together with the very large vocabulary of over 800 playing the game: You could simply read the books and save destroyed by dragons over the ages. but their wearers were even words makes this one of the easiest and friendliest adventure yourself a great deal of trouble. so brought into an ail consuming greed and folly before they fell. The LORD OF THE RINGS adventure comes on two sides of the games ever published on micro-computers. The mne mortal lords faded and became the nine ring-wraiths, cassette - The first side contains the beginner's adventure and As 1t Is, the player In Lord of the Rings wlli be laced with situa­ forever enslaved to Sauron's will. A bmer war took place. with the the second side contains the part t game followed by part 2. Moreover. if the computer is not sure of something that you mean, tions with which he will be entirely unfamiliar. even 11 he 1s deeply prize being the late of Middle Earth . At last Sauron was over­ You will have to stop the tape alter part 1 in order to load part 2 or If you are ambiguous in any way ii will ask you for clarification. versed in Tolkien 's world created by Tolkien. Even familiar situa­ thrown, and the ring was cut from his finger by the Human King as a separate game. tions can prove to be dangerous and challenging . Fans of the lsuldur. The computer is also your source of information on what Is hap­ books might be in for a nasty surprise if they confidently plough If you are not familiar with adventure games, or have difficulty pening to you , where you are and the character around you. into the depths of dire (but expected) encounters, secure 1n the lsuldur was in tum slain by ores 1n an ambush many years later. with the adventure, it is recommended that you start with the Some things may not be readily apparent to you, and thus can knowledge that simply knowing the books is enough to ensure the ring slipping from his finger as he tried to swim across a river beginner's level adventure. prove dangerous to the unwary player. easy victory. to safety. There Is more Information in the section on the beginner's adven­ PERFORMING ACTIONS To those unfamiliar with Professor Tolkien's works, the game is Several milienia later. the ring was plucked from the river by ture on what additional facilities are available In this game, includ­ readily playable. At no point of the game is a knowledge of the Degoi , who was immediately attacked by Gollum, a skulking char­ ing extensive HINT messages. INGLISH Is one of the most sophisticated language-recognition books assumed, although ii is recommended that the book acter. who saw the ring and coveted 1t. Golium then fled with his programs ever developed for micro-computers. It allows you to should be read , if for no other purpose than to become more prize to the heart ol the Misty Mountains, where he hid himself in For more information on how to load the cassette into your com­ communicate with the program In a language and structure that is familiar with the world of Middle Earth and its inhabitants. the darkness. The ring sustained his life force for many dark cen· puter. refer to tne reference section for your computer. familiar to you. tunes belore it sensed its master stimng once again For those new to Tolkien's material, computer adventures, or who Once the game has been loaded, you will find you are being The rules lo INGLISH are simple. The main thing to keep In mind just simply want to experience the game mechanics under gen­ Many years ago, Bilbo Bagg1ns, a Hobbit, found the nng in a asked the question is that each instruction must be in the form of "verb-then-noun", tler conditions. there is a beginner's game included, which should Goblin's den, where ~ lay alter falling from Gollum's finger. After WHICH HOBBIT CHARACTERS DO YOU WISH TO PLAY: where the noun (or pronoun) can also be implied. prove useful In learning the game. many adventures, Bilbo returned at last to his home 1n the Shire. Frodo, Merry, Pippin or Sam? Much of this material 1s covered In the book THE HOBBIT. If you are playing this adventure for the first time, ii Is recom­ Each sentence must have a verb. So, play well, have fun , and if the wargs gel you, JUSI remember: mended that you choose to play only the role of Frodo. It Is possi­ The following examples In this instruction booklet are a guide to you knew the job was dangerous when you took iii The ring has now passed on to Frodo Baggins, Bilbo Baggins· ble, as is explained later in this booklet, to choose for you and the way INGLISH sentences can be constructed. Note however heir, Bilbo has long since retired and moved to R1vendell. In your friends to play even all four characters. that the specific examples shown may not be valid In this adven­ (2) A BACKGROUND TO THE RING WARS recent limes. Gandalf the wizard (an old and trusted lriend) has ture. told you of the ring 's dark history. The servants of the enemy even If you select none, the computer will assume you wish to play the Three Rings for the Elven-Kings under the sky, now are seeking the ring, and the hobbit ' Baggins" that possess­ role of Frodo. Note that if you choose more than one character. When an action does not directly concern any object, only a verb Seven for the Dwarf lords In their halls of stone, es it. the first name given is the character you start off with. is necessary, I. e. Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, WAIT One for the Dark ford on his dark throne Gandalf tells you to take the ring to Rivendell, far to the east, and Once you have selected your character, you must then Instruct RUN In the lend of Mordior where the shadows fie. there to seek Elrond, who will advise you on what to do with the him on what you would like to do. This is also the case if you simply wish to travel in some direction, One Ring to rule them ell, One Ring to find them, now dangerous treasure. As the enemy are watching the likely I.e. One Ring to bring them all, and In the darkneu bind them roads for you , he advises you to travel by etrcu1tous routes , and (4) COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMPUTER SOUTH In the lend of Mordior, where the Shadows lie. to adopt a pseudonym for the time being. EAST The Tolkien Trilogy The Tolkien Trilogy

If the action concerns an object or a person, this must be identi­ PUNCTUATION Unfortunately, 11 the Kn ight stood before a green door, then SAY TO SAM "CLIMB TREE" fied by a noun, English grammar applies. and the order of the dif­ Sentences can be separated by the use of punctuation You can "green" no longer serves to 1dent1fy the Knight only, In which case This instruction will not result in a massed exodus by all members ferent pans of the sentences Is usually not critical. i.e. use commas and fu ll stops as you normally would you could write· of your party within earshot to the tree tops. Sam will climb the WEAR THE RING KILL KNIGHT WITH SWORD tree by himself. If you leave and Sam can still see you , he will fol­ GO THROUGH THE DOOR The only hm1tat1on the program places on your commands 1s that low you , and perhaps eventually catch up with you. DROP THE ROPE ONTO THE TABLE your command should not be more than t 28 characters long Multiple entries are easily effected simply by placing a comma between your instructions; Any character can simply be spoken to , and asked to perform an Adjectives that describe nouns must come before the noun. If n CONYERSING WITH OTHER CHARACTERS 1.8. action, I.e. sounds right in English, it is probably valid in INGLISH , i.e. The LORD OF THE RINGS adventure also allows you to talk and OPEN BOX, TAKE AXE. GIVE AXE TO SAM. SAY TO PIPPIN "GIVE ROPE TO ERODO" THROW THE HEAVY AXE AT THE HORRIBLE ORC converse with lhe characters you meet on your iourney, you may Each of the commands in the sentence will be dealt with by the Members for your party and friends are more likely to respond LIGHT THE WOODEN PIPE WITH THE MATCH wish to speak to them. The general form 1s oomputer 1n order. favourably than the strangers and followers of Sauron. But even SAY TO (name) "(sentence)" friends may say no from time to time. Terms used when making an instruction to the computer must be 1.e. . SAY TO GANDALF "HELLO" (5) THE SCREEN DISPLAY free from ambiguity. If there were two doors 1n a room , one red Th is 1s usually sufficient to draw most characters into conversa· As well as following your lead, most members of your party will and one green, and you were to say t1on. On your screen will appear (in normal script), the adventure come to your defence If you are attacked by any enemies. GO THROUGH THE DOOR description • the text which describes your surroundings, and the You can ask the characters within earshot to do specific com ­ happenings around you . Upon entering a new location, the corn· There is no cosmic law which stops you from ruthlessly attacking then the computer Is placed In a quandary as to which door to put mands that are of use to you , such as: puter will give you a full description of the area, and the objects a member of your own party. Do not be too surprised however if you through. In such situations, the program w!ll put you through SAY TO TOM "KILL THE ORC WITH THE SWORD" that are 1n plain sight. You will be given a list of the exits that you the other members of the party should be a little cooler towards the first door it finds, which may not be the direction you intended. SAY TO PIPPIN "TAKE THE GOLD FROM THE ORC " can currently see. you afterwards.

In case, tt would be better to specify exactly what you mean Of course, because all the other characters have an indepen­ The second lime that you enter a location, lhe computer will only You can talk to yourself, but the result is not going to be very GO THROUGH THE GREEN DOOR dence of their own, there 1s no guarantee that they will do what give you a bnef description of where you are. If you wish to obtain impressive. Suicide is quite possible, as long as you name the you ask of them. Their dec1s1on will be based on a number of fac­ a more complete description, you can simply enter the command character as 1n any other attack, I. e. PREPOSITIONS tors, including their allegiance to you , what they are currently LOOK, and the computer will repeat the length text. The meaning of many verbs can be altered by the use of preposi ­ doing, and so on. KILL FRODO WITH AXE tions, such as ON, OFF, ONTO and so on. Examples of INGLISH Below the adventure script, an arrow indicates your "instruction sentences using prepositions are: Some characters that you encounter will have messages for you window": the space in which you will type in the actions that you In all probability, the result will be something like: "you attack you ATTACK WITH THE SWORD that they will deliver only when you identify yourself, or ask them wish your characters to perform. This will appear on the screen in with the axe. With one well placed blow you spilt your skull." If PICK UP THE RING certain questions. capnal letters. you find this attractive , then by all means, be my guest ...

Prepositions in INGLISH usually go before the noun, but in some In order to solve the LORD OF THE RINGS adventure, 1t will be Once you have typed in your commands and hit the The LORD OF THE RINGS allows you another method of cases it sounds more natural to have them after the noun, such necessary for you to become familiar with the SAY TO command. "RETURN/ENTER" key, the computer will either acknowledge instructing the hobbits in your party on what to do. This is done by as This is because some of the problems you face can only be your action, or inform you that It does not understand you for taking over their character for the time being, using the BECOME TURN THE LIGHT ON solved by cooperating with the other members of the party. Each some reason. Once the computer has acknowledged any entry, it command. (It Is recommended that you should be familiar with PICK THE GOLD UP character also has his own limitations, such as strength and so will print any new text which results from your actions, and them the adventure from a single player point of view before tackling on. indicate that it is ready to receive a new instruction. the multi-character game.) i.e. Preposttions can also be used 10 specify the position of an object, BECOME PIPPIN or where you which an action to be performed, such as Be warned that sometimes a certain character will be required in (6) INTERACTING WITH THE OTHER CHARACTERS (Note that you can only become one of the four hobbit characters PUT THE GOLD INTO THE BAG order to succeed with a certain action. Thus It will be necessary to you have selected at the beginning of the game. For example, if TAKE THE PIPE FROM THE BOX become familiar with the varied talents of your party members. The LORD OF THE RINGS adventure requires that you lead a you enter FRODO, you can only become FRODO. If you enter group of hobbits through various situations. As a result, it Its FRODO, SAM, MERRY, then you cannot become PIPPIN . More USE OF "ANP" ABBREVIATION OF COMMANDS sometimes necessary to tell other characters, including members information about changing characters is given later in this The abbreviation of your commands is quite permissible. For of your own group, what you would like them to do. instruction booklet.) You can use the word AND In all its normal meaning in INGLISH. instance, if you wish to attack a green knight, you might say; This means, among other things, that you can enter more than KILL GREEN WITH SWORD Since you will often be in a group of people, It is comforting to This technique can be used whenever the player wishes to detail one sentence or perform more than one action at a time . The computer will see that "Green· corresponds with the green know that it is not necessary to instruct each and every character out complex actions to a character, or wishes to react to ongoing TAKE THE LAMP AND THE MATCH FROM THE CUP­ knight. Note also that the definite article "THE" can be omitted at on what it should be doing at every moment. Most will follow your situations that will confront the character. This is a useful means BOARD will. In most circumstances, the computer will understand exactly lead without any prompting on your behalf. It is also possible to of conducting operation without endangering the ring , or for con ­ DROP THE SHORT AND THE LONG SWORDS what you mean. instruct characters to perform actions that will exclude the rest of trolling the party if you wish the Hobbits to split up and go sepa­ TAKE THE GOLD AND RUN the party, i.e. rate ways. The Tolkien Trilogy The Tolkien Trilogy

(7) GENERAL RULES IN MIDDLE EARTH was now going to leave the current area, you might decide to INVENTORY INVENTORY (CAN BE ABBREVIATED TO I): Describes all your FOLLOW STRIDER inventory that you are currently holding or carrying. To rid yourself of an item, you need merely drop It, I.e. LIGHT AND PARK DROP ROPE EXAMINE: Although this is a standard INGL!SH word, special A Map of the Immediate area of "The Shire" can be found at the mention of it is made here because this command is very useful start of chapter one of THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, and In some areas, there will be no natural light. Unless you have the As an alternative, you may give the item to another member of in trying to obtain more information about your surroundings in may prove to be of some help. means to create light • such as matches and a candle · you will \ the party, i.e. Middle Earth. Examining objects often reveals 1nformalion about receive no description of the area that is in darkness. Once a light GIVE ROPE TO SAM those objects that is not readily apparent from a cursory look. A map of the western section of Middle Earth Is printed in each has been struck, you will be able to see the area In question. In addition to adding we ight to your burden, some objects book of the LORD OF THE RINGS, in the inside rear cover (map l increase your effective S!Ze. This can be troublesome If you SAVE: This command allows you to save the game for play at a one). If you choose to travel in darkness, you may avoid meeting some intend to go through a small door or tunnel, so beware of adopt· later time. Alter entering the command, the program will prompt unwanted characters. Remember, however, that ores can see ing the pack-rat syndrome. you for your tape or disk for saving the game. The saved game During the adventure, you will encounter many objects. Some are perfectly well in the dark ... has all details of what is happening throughout Middle Earth, usable as weapons, other are intended as food or drink, still oth· FATIGUE WOUNDS ANO EATING including all the other characters and locations. Alter you have ers are used as containers in which to carry other things. Liquids saved the game. play will continue normally. This command is behave as such : They cannot be carried about without a contain· All characters are rated for their strength and stamina. During the especially useful before embarking on a dangerous course of er. You cannot lift too heavy an object, or carry too great a load. It is suggested that you keep a map of your travels to assist you game these characteristics may suffer from combat, or simple action . In finding your way. Be warned! Maps cannot be entirely relied weariness. A saved game from part 1 cannot be loaded Into part 2, when you Most containers must be opened in order to reach their contents. upon. complete part 1 the program will automatically save a special file Once a container is open you may look into them or take the As a character takes wounds, Its strength becomes lower, and its for loading into part 2. objects that are held within. Once the objects Inside a container hold on Ille more tenuous. As time passes, character become have been exposed, they may be used. Some containers may be more and more tired as their energy is used up. Highly strenuous LOAD: Loads a previously saved game. Once again the program transparent, allowing you to see their contents without opening Hobbits are poor fighters , but brave. It is not possible to attack activities, such as combat, may exhaust you even more. will prompt you for your tape or disk. Alter loading, play continues the container ltseff. any inanimate objects. These must instead be BROKEN. A from the point where the game was saved. weapon Is required on order to attack any enemy. The best remedy for a lowered strength or stamina Is a good Some doors are lod

This will enable you to play the game on many ditterent levels, venture with you into the second adventure. As well, many of the men. Dwarves and Elves harbour a deep and abiding dislike of ARNOR: In ancient limes, Amor was the northern most realm of and to play either on your own or with a group of friends. ob1ects you carry will be transported to the second adventure. one another, due to an unfortunate history of mutual competition the men of Numenor, which fell before the onslaught of Angmar in and mistrust. the second age of the earth. The ruins which dot the trollshaws, When you choose to play 1ust one character, the computer will You may of course attempt the second adventure w1thoul com­ and old sites such as weathertop are all relics of ancient Amor. take control of the other three characters and ensure that their pleting the first adventure. This will make your task considerably HOBBITS: A race of cheerful, strong willed folk who chiefly 1nhab- action are in keeping with their personalities. It also means that harder. as you will not have your friends with you to help you and 1t THE SHIRE . Shorter than Dwarves, and lacking the latter's over BAG-END: The ancestral home of the well to do Hobbit lamily of whenever you wish these characters to perform specific actions some of the important objects from the first adventure will also be developed musculature, Hobb1ts are quite nimble and dexterous BAGGINS (not to be confused with their cousins the Sackville­ for you. you will need to instruct them by talking to them, using missing. It 1s however not 1mposs1ble to solve the second adven ­ Most Hobb1ts cannot swim (Merry 1s an exception). 01 all 1he Bagg1nses). the SAY TO command. ture 1n this way and advanced adventurers may wish to solve the party, PIPPIN 1s the most agile, SAM the most sturdy, and When you play more than one character, the computer will still game in this way. FRODO the smartest Sam , being Frodo's devoted lriend and BALROG: An evil spirit raised from hell during the great wars look atter the characters you are not controlling, or when the retainer, will always attempt to stay near him. which rocked the first age of the earth. At least one has survived entire party move somewhere else, for example. This means that (1 t) BEGINNER"S INTRODUCTION to the period of our adventure by hiding 1n the roots of the Misty you will need to instruct each character much more carefully than MEN : Many ditterent nations of Men inhabit Middle Earth. Some, Mountains, where it was responsible for the destruction of Moria when playing the one player game. For any player unfamiliar with adventure games, or simply 1f you such as Rohan and Gondor, are the implacable foes of the Dark several centuries ago . find difficulties 1n playing the main adventure game, you will find Lord. Others, such as Umbar and Hara, aid Sauron with troops, The easiest way to play with more than one character is with included in the LORD OF THE RINGS a special beginner's war elephants and gold. BARROW DOWNS: A source of dread legends within the Shire. It another friend, each of you controlling one ol the Hobbits. In this adventure game. 1s a place of ancient burial mounds, and hostile spirits. way you can discuss things and help each other most easily. ORCS: Ores (or Goblins, as Hobb1ts call them) are the soldiery of This game 1s closely modelled on part of the main adventure, so the Dark Lord. They are powerful, stooped and twisted creatures, BLACK RIDER : Ring -wraiths or Nazgul. The Dark Lord's most The command to change from one Hobbit character to another is you will quickly become familiar with the semng and characters of with long arms, hairy knuckles and muzzles crammed with far too loyal and lrusted servants. The nine Black Riders are forever BECOME (Name) the main game. many teeth. Ores hate sunlight, except for Uruk-Hai, a new more enslaved to the Ring of Power. such as BECOME PIPPIN. Note that you can only BECOME one powerful i1feed recently spawned 1n the pits of Mordor. of the Hobbit characters you have specified at the beginning of All of the commands available in the main game are available 1n BREE: A small town at the edge of the wilds. It has a mixed popu­ the game. this beginner's adventure. except for the BECOME command. As TROLLS: Trolls are huge, flinty creatures with lumpen minds and lation of Men and Hobbits. it 1s recommended that you become familiar with the one player brutal instincts who serve the cause of evil. Trolls turn to stone An alternative to the BECOME command 1s the I AM command, game before attempting the multi-character mode, it was not felt when struck by daylight. In recent years, Olog-Hai (Olog = Troll, ELROND: Elrond the Half-Elven. lord of Rivendell Is an ancient which works in the same way and has the same effect: suitable to include this 1n the beginner's adventure game. Hal = Mkll) have appeared - a w1mer, more agile version of the and learned figure who has dwelt in Middle Earth since time I AM PIPPIN Troll which can withstand sunlight. Observers report that these immemorial. His wisdom is without question. Many of the problems have been simplified in this adventure, creatures look s1m1lar to enormous , black ores of unusual ugli­ Alternately, both commands can be omitted. and just the name of while others have been removed altogether. This means that ness. GANDALF: Gandalf the Grey is the second most powerful Wizard the character you wish to become entered: solving this beginner's adventure will in no way detract from your in Middle Earth. He is an old friend of Bilbo and Frodo. PIPPIN en1oyment of the main adventure. WARGS AND WOLVES: The wolves of the w1ldlands are particu­ Note that you should use the LOOK command where the charac­ larly large and ferocious, and are frequently misnamed "Wargs". HOLLIN: An ancient, long vanished kingdom of the Elves. ter you become is in a different location from the one you were If you find yourself in difficulties at any point an additional com­ Wargs are proper werewolves-phantasms that only assume real previously. mand not available 1n the main adventure can be used. This is the (and deadly) shapes attar darkness has fallen. Sunlight nullifies MORIA: A deep labyrinth beneath the Misty Mountains. Called in HINT command, and is used without any obfect: their power. the Dwarven tongue "Khazad-Dum", Mona was once the most (10) THE SECOND ADVENTURE HINT fabled and powerful of the Dwarven kingdoms of Middle Earth. It WIZARDS: A mysterious race of magic users, who first appeared was here that mithril silver was mined, the basic material of magi­ As mentioned earlier in this booklet, the LORD OF THE RINGS: The computer will then make suggestions as to way to overcome in Middle Earth several millenia ago. cal swords , runes and armour. The inhabitants were mostly slam GAME ONE adventure comes in two parts. The story and action the ditticult1es you face, starting with hints and suggestions. If by the BALROG many centuries ago, and now ores infest its dark in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING was these are not sutticient to help you solve the problems, further (t3) LEGENDS AND COMMON KNOWLEDGE halls. just too much to be able to fit into a single adventure game. recourse to the HINT command will usually give you a more detailed hint. For those new to Tolkien's Middle Earth mythos, we provide the RADAGAST· Radagast the Brown is a Wizard learned 1n ancient Each adventure is totally independent, and there is no need to following information on items, people and places that were either lore. Radagast has many special skills and responsibilities con­ have completed the first adventure before attempting the second, (t2) CREATURES OF WESTERN MIDDLE EARTH: legendary, common knowledge, or were know to antiquarians cerning beasts and birds. although there would be definite advantages in doing so. such as Bilbo and Frodo. ELVES: An ancient and noble race of immortal folk. Elves are fair RIVENDELL: The dwelling of the Elrond the Half Elven, called the Once you have completed the first adventure, the computer will to the eye, and wise beyond human understanding. They are ANGMAR: "Iron Home·, a long dead evil realm which fell to the last homely house east of the sea. Rivendell is not a fortress, nor prompt you to save the game at that stage for loading into the peerless interior decorators. armies of the last alliance of Men and Elves many millenia ago. a city, but a place of learning, healing and merriment. The wisdom second adventure game. By doing so, you will ensure that each The king of the realm was a victim of the One Ring, and later of the ages can be found within its walls. member of the party who 1s with you at the end of the first pan will DWARVES: A long lived race of doughty (if short) warrior/cratts- became the chief of Sauron's Ring-wraiths. The Tolkien Trilogy The Tolkien Trilogy

SARUMAN: Saruman the White 1s the chief of the order of wiz­ ATTACK , BREAK, BLOW, BUY, CARRY, CLIMB, CLOSE, book, THE HOBBIT. ards, and the most accomphshed of Middle Earth's wizards. He CROSS, DRINK, DROP, EAT, EMPTY, EXAMINE , FILL FOL­ The computer has a large vocabulary · 11 knows over 500 words, This Adventure follows extremely closely the plot of the book, and presides over the White Council, the defence committee of the LOW, GET, GIVE TO, GO THROUGH , HELLO, KILL, KNOCK and can perform over 50 different act10ns (made up by over 30 if you should find yourself stuck, the best solution 1s to carefully forces of good ON, LIFT, LIGHT, LOCK. OPEN, PAY, PICK UP, PULL, PUT ON , verbs hsted at the back of this booklet, combined with over 1O reread the book PUT OUT, READ, RUN, SAY TO, SHATTER, SLASH , SLICE , prepos1t1ons) so 1t is capable of very sophisticated communica­ Some parts of the Adventure have slight departures from the SAURON : The Dark Lord, Sauron 1s the embodiment of evil In SMASH, SMOKE, STRANGLE, STRIKE, SWIM, TAKE, THANK, tion. The use of plain INGLISH allows you to enter your 1nstruc­ book to make it more interesting - the riddles that Gollum may ask Middle Earth. Once thought to have been destroyed during the THROW, TURN, UNLOCK, UNROLL, WAIT, WEAR. t1on in normal sentences. you, for example, are not the same as the book! That would be wars against him in the second age, Sauron has risen again, and too easy' seeks to recover his Ring of Power, which will give him the ability SPECIAL VERBS: THE SCREEN DISPLAY At some points in the game you may use the word "HELP" to get to vanquish the weakened forces of good, and enslave right BECOME, HELP, INVENTORY, LOAD, LOOK, PRINT, NOPRINT, a clue to help you continue. These clues are meant to be some­ thinking people everywhere. QUIT, SAVE, SCORE. The screen display has been d1v1ded into two "Windows· what cryptic. The bottom five lines of the screen 1s your ·communication win· SHIRE: The Shire is the area between the Brandywine nver and Not all words are available 1n each part, if you cannot use a word dow" with the computer Everything you type will be shown here DICTIONARY the Tower hills that the Hobb1ts have made their own. It is a in one part, you may still be able to use 1t In another part 1n capita! letters. and this part of the screen will scroll indepen­ peaceful land of small rivers, gentle woodlands and well tended dently of the rest of the screen. If tor some reason there 1s confu­ Movements: fields. sion about what you typed in, the computer will prompt you 1n the DOWN D EAST E NORTH N NORTHEAST NE NORTHWEST same "communication window" area NW SOUTH S SOUTHEAST SE SOUTHWEST SW UP U WEST (14) HINTS ON PLAY THE HOBBIT w An obvious example 1s where you mistype a word , such as The best hints for playing the LORD OF THE RINGS can be In the HOBBIT program, you take on the role of Bilbo, the hobbit. DOOR - 1f you type "DOR" the computer would return with the Special verbs: gained through reading the books. You will be able to roam freely throughout Middle Earth, explore prompt · I don't understand "DOR" EXAMINE HELP INVENTORY I LOAD LOOK L NOPRINT and discover this wonderful enchanted land. You will meet all Other messages will also be printed here when the computer 1s PAUSE PRINT QUIT SAVE SCORE The only real hints that can be given are these: types of creatures, some friendly, others much less so. Your not able to execute what you typed 1n. Adventure will be dangerous and exciting - it will be up to you to The rest of the screen is the "Adventure window" - this 1s where Action verbs. Be careful. If you race through the game, you will both hm1t the face the challenges which confront Biibo. you will be able to find out what is happening in the Adventure, BREAK CLIMB CLOSE CROSS DIG DROP DRINK EMPTY enjoyment that you get from it, and you will fail to pick up valuable what you can see and so on. ENTER EAT FILL FOLLOW GIVE GO KILL LOCK PICK PUT details that might come in use later on in the game. At the point where. this Adventure commences Gandalf, who is a OPEN RUN SAY SHOOT SWIM TIE TAKE THROW TURN wizard, has talked you into entering a new and exciting adventure The "Adventure window· is shown on the screen 1n upper and UNLOCK UNTIE WEAR Be smart. Hobblts are neither wise, strong nor magical. If you are to help out Thonn, the dwarf. lower case. Every action that you take Is also printed on the going to get anywhere, you will have to use your wits "Adventure window· (usually in more detail than what you Prepos1t1ons: Don't be scared to try risky actions. If you take no risks, you will Your mission is to seek out the evil Dragon and return the trea­ entered!) ACROSS AT FROM IN INTO ON OUT OFF THROUGH TO UP find no rewards. In other words, "Be bloody, bold and resolute•, sure he hoards back to your home and place It for safe keeping Any action that takes place, whether performed by you or one of WITH and keep a good pair of running shoes handy in the chest As a secondary mission, you must look out aher the other characters will be shown: Adverbs· Thorin and protect him. Should he be killed during the Adventure, You take the short strong sword. CAREFULLY GENTLY QUICKLY SOFTLY VICIOUSLY (15) ABBREVIATED VOCABULARY It 1s most unlikely you will be able to survive the dangers ahead of Thorin examines the curious map. you on your ioumeyl We include here a hst of actions that will be of general use when Best of luck Bilbo: may you return with wonderful tales to tell on a Descriptions of the location, objects, what 1s 1n the ob1ect. and so playing the LORD OF THE RINGS. Please note that this does not cold evening in front of a log fire. on, is also shown on the "Adventure window". THESHADOWSOFMORDOR include •magic words", or special verbs used for act10ns that are The "Adventure window" scrolls independently of the bottom only permissible in certain areas at certain times: Finding out COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMPUTER screen. Usually what happens will be able to be printed on the INTRODUCTION what these words are, and how to use them is all part of the fun screen without losing anything. Occas1onally, such as 11 you have of the game. The computer in this Adventure acts as a go-between for you. typed in may sentences at once, or if there Is a lot of action going Welcome to THE SHADOWS OF MORDOR , in which Fredo You tell the com~uter in plain INGLISH exactly what you want to on, the information will take up more than one screen full . Baggins and Sam Gamgee continue their quest to destroy the MOVEMENTS: do, and the computer will translate that request and execute It. power of the evil Dari< Lord, Sauron. The computer will also be your source of information about where The Hobbit uses the same INGLISH language described in the DOWN , EAST, NORTH , NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST, SOUTH, you are, what you can see and what the other creatures in the LORD OF THE RINGS instructions and you are recommended to THE SHADOWS OF MORDOR is a brilliant piece of fantasy soh­ SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST, UP, WEST Adventure are doing. read those before playing the Hobbit. ware thanks to the re-working of many of the game·s systems by These can be abbreviated to the first letters, such as D,E,N,NE, a highly trained team of idiots. The game system will be familiar and so on. If the computer is not sure of something you meant, or if there is HINTS FOR THE HOBBIT to players of LORD OF THE RINGS with the exception of the any ambiguity about what you said, It will come back to you with improvements in the flexibility of play. For instance, It is now pos­ ACTION VERBS: queries for clarification. The best hints you can get for this Adventure come from the sible to talk to characters and give them a stnng of instructions The Tolkien Trilogy The Tolkien Trilogy

which they will follow 1n sequence, rather than painstakingly Such as "BECOME FRODO • Note you m.im add the full stop. mythos. we provide the following informauon on the places and player as the "Black riders" of Game One After the disaster at the telling them what to do at each and every turn. and you can only BECOME one of the Hobbit characters you creatures of which Fredo and Sam could be expected to know ford of R1vendell , where the Nazgul lost their black horses. have specified at the beginning of the game through legend and rumour. Sauron gave his servants fearsome flying creatures which had In order to provide players with the host of problems expected been bred from eyries discovered in some dark recess of the from a high quality computer adventure, it has been necessary to An alternative to the BECOME command 1s the I AM command. DAGORLAD: The desolate, lifeless plains which lie before the mountains of shadow. Thus mounted, the Nazgul took to the air to take minor liberties with LORD OF THE RINGS storyline (it which works 1n the same way and has the same effect. gates of Mordor. "Dagortad" 1s the Sindarin word lor "Battle plain", further their search for the ruling ring. wouldn't be much of a game if there was no challenge to interrupt IAM FRODO. for it was here that the might of Sauron was defeated in the final the storyline of Tolkien's master work), and thus we hope that you battle of the first war of the Ring. With his armies destroyed 1n SAURON· The Dark Lord. The embodiment of evil in Middle will see them in the light in which they were intended, and not as Alternatively, both commands can be omitted, and just the name battle, Sauron retreated to his fortress of Barad-Our. where he Earth. Once thought to have been destroyed during the wars blasphemous attempts to butcher one of the great works of fanta­ of the character you wish to become entered : was finally defeated in mortal combat after a seven year siege by against him in the second age of the world. Sauron has re-arisen sy literature. The essential atmosphere of Middle Earth remains FRO DO. the forces of the Elves and the men of the west. to once again attempt to spread his power over alf of Middle unchanged, and we trust that it always shall. Earth Sauron seeks to recover his Ring of power in order to gain Yoo are now ready to commence play. A description of the area THE DEAD MARSHES: A gloomy waste of trackless swamps the strength that he needs to complete his conquests and enslave Good luck, and don1 let the Balrogs bite. around you will now appear. allowing you to perform your first which lie to the west of the plains of Dagorlad. The marshes first all right th1nk1ng people eveiwhere. actions as the chosen character. began to spread when Sauron once again began to extend his GETIING STARTED influence into the lands of Mordor during the middle years of the POSSIBLE ACTIONS. COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMPUTER third age, and they soon swallowed the graves of the Men and Below 1s a list of all the verbs that the player will need to play the The Shadows of Mordor is loaded into your computer using the Elves who were slain 1n the battle of Dagorlad so many years game. The verb list has been divided into two sections. The first normal procedure for your machine. While loading the cassette, THE SHADOWS OF MORDOR game includes a very sophisticat­ before. section is composed of directions which the computer will under­ your computer will not load parts of the tape. This is intenuonal. It ed program, INGLISH, which can understand your instructions in stand for character movement, the rolling of rocks etc. The sec­ is not a loading error. The parts not loaded are used when you fall everyday language. Details of this are given 1n the LORD OF THE EMYN MUil: A knotted range of hilts which he between the ond section contains the verbs which the characters may use in , or when you end the game so that you can start again. Do not RINGS instructions. Anduin river and the Dagorlad plains. performing actions. Any verb in this section which 1s underlined adjust your sets - reality is at fault. Once the game 1s loaded, you does not take any game time to perform. will find yourself being asked the question: THE SCREEN DISPLAY HARAD: A patchwork of minor kingdoms and city-states which devote the bulk of their time to warring with the peoples of NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST. NORTHEAST. NORTHWEST, WHICH HOBBIT CHARACTERS WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY: On your screen will appear (In normal script) the adventure Gonder. They thus formed a ready made ally for Sauron upon his SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST, UP, DOWN. Frodo or Sam? description - the text which describes your surroundings, and the return to power. By typing in the name of one or both hobbits. you enable yourself happenings around you. Upon entering a new location, the com­ BECOME, BREAK, BREAK WITH , CLIMB UP, CLIMB DOWN, to assume the Identity of the specified character during the game. puter will give you a full description of the area, and the objects MINAS MORGUL: Originally titled Minas lthll, the "Tower of the CLIMB INTO, CLIMB OUT OF, CLIMB ONTO, CLIMB OFF, If you simply hit RETURN without making a choice of character, that are in plain sight. You will be given a list of the exits that you rising moon", this twin city to Minas Tirith (the current capital of CLOSE, COOK, DRAG, DROP, DROP IN, EAT, EMPTY, EMPTY the computer will assume that you will play the role of Fredo, and can currently see. GONDOR) fell to the NAZGUL and their armies many years ONTO, EXAMINE, FILL, FILL WITH , GET, GET IN, GET OUT, you will not have the option of playing the role of Sam. before Sauron's re-appearance. Now named Minas Morgul. ihe GIVE TO. GO FISHING, GO THROUGH, HELLO, HELP, HOLD The second time that you enter a location, the computer will only tower of death", the fortified city of Minas Morgul 1s the home UP, INYENTORY JUMP OVER, JUMP OFF, JUMP ONTO, JUMP When you choose to play just one character, the computer w11f give you a brief descnption of where you are. II you wish to obtain base of the NAZGUL and their evil armies. OUT JUMP THROUGH, KILL. KILL WITH , LEVER (direction), take control of the other character and ensure that his actions are a more complete desctiption, you can simply enter the command LEVER OVER, LIGHT, LIGHT WITH , LOAD LOOK LOWER, 1n keeping with his personafily. It also means that whenever you LOOK, and the computer will repeat the lengthy text. MORDOR: The realm of Sauron. Already bleak and infertile MAKE, NO, OPEN, EAUSf, POLE, POUR ON, PROMISE, PULL wish this character to perform specific actions for you, you will Below the adventure script, an arrow indicates your "instruction before the advent of the Dark Lord, Mordor is now chiefly com­ ON, PUT ON, PUT ONTO, PUT OUT, QUIT. RAISE, REST, ROLL need to instruct him by talking to him, using the SAY TO com­ window"; the space in which you will type in the actions that you posed of poisoned wastelands and plains of ash. At the centre of (direction), ROLL OVER, SAVE SAY TO SCORE SPRINKLE mand. wish your characters to perform. This will appear on the screen in the realm lies mount ORODRUIN, the volcano in which the ring of ON, SPRINKLE WITH , .sIQf., SWIM, TAKE, TAKE OFF, IA1.K capital letters. power was forged. Close by lies the fortress of BARAD-OUR, IQ, THANK YOU , THROW AT, TIE WITH, TIE TO, UNTIE, When you play more than one character. the computer will per­ where Sauron holds his court. Mordor is ringed with Impassable WEAR, YES. form some basic actions for the hobbit not "in play" - for instance, Once you have typed in your commands and hit the mountains which provide tt wtth unsurpassable protection against while you play Fredo, Sam will follow you around (unless told oth­ RETURN/ENTER key, the computer will either acknowledge your attack. The only two passes through the mountains of shadow eiwise). If you choose not to play both characters at the begin­ action, or inform you that It does not understand you for some are fortified and guarded although the mountains also harbour ning of the game, the computer will more fully "animate" your reason. Once the computer has acknowledged an entry, it will older secrets of their own. companion. print any new text which results from your actions, and then indi­ cate that It is ready to receive a new Instruction. MORGUL VALLEY: The once fair valley in which lies the tower of The Command to change from one Hobbit character to another Minas Morgul. The vallley is now choked with rottenness and is: LEGENDS AND COMMON KNOWLEDGE decay, poisoned wateiways and noxious flowers.

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CREDITS This program is published with the cooperation of the Tolkien Estate and their publishers, Unwln Hyman (Publishers) Ltd. The plot of LORD OF THE RINGS, the characters of the Hobbits, and the other characters from the LORD OF THE RINGS are copyright C Unwin Hyman (Publishers) Ltd 1966, 1974, 1979, 1981 .