                  FOOTBALL FRENZY /by Alternative Software/
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This game is written by C. A. Sharp. It is strictly deterministic, without
random elements, so it is possible to give exact step by step solution.

                                 Solution:
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SEARCH DESK (you will find the club checque book), SEARCH DESK (a bank
statement), READ STATEMENT (you have only 3000 pounds), WAIT (your secretary
will enter with a lot of demands), EXAMINE DEMANDS (total demands are 3075),
PAY DEMANDS (which, you have not enough for all of them), PAY ALL EXCEPT MA
WILLIS (refusing all other demands would have more serious consequences than a
he demand from a laundry), CALL SECRETARY (she needs a cheque book), TAKE
CHEQUE BOOK, GIVE HER CHEQUE BOOK, W, N (players will ask you whether Rory
would play up front or midfield), SAY FRONT (important, else you will lose the
match later), W, SEARCH CABINET (you will found a packet of settlums), E, S, E,
WAIT (until Miss Jones says that you would go home), N, TAKE LETTERS, EXAMINE
LETTERS (Miss Jones forgot to post them), S, WAIT (until Mrs Willis enters),
LOOK (she is angry because you refused her demand, so she refuse to wash the
football kit), TAKE KIT, W, S, S, W, W, S, W, INSERT LETTERS (into the
postbox), E, N, N, E, N, N, N (Rory will tell to you about his problems), E (in
the bathroom), DROP KIT, WASH KIT (still not clean), SCRUB KIT WITH SOAP (ok,
but now you must dry it), TAKE KIT, W, PUT KIT OVER HEATER, S (it's getting
late), E, SLEEP (a new day, you hear a noise in the corridor), W (what a hell,
the changing rooms are on fire), N, EXAMINE FIRE (a fire brigade is needed), S,
E, CALL FIRE BRIGADE, W, N, TALK WITH CHIEF (he will tell that it was stupidity
drying the kit on the heater; then firemen will extinguish the fire), LOOK,
EXAMINE ASHES (remains of the kit), S, E (Miss Jones enters), TALK WITH MISS
JONES (she will tell to you what is planed for today; by the way, the phone
will ring too), ANSWER PHONE (oh, you must find extra tickets for Mr Bomb; also
Mrs Jones will receive another call - the coach firm has no vehicles avaliable
for Saturday), CALL ANOTHER COACH FIRM, W, S, W (in the conference room),
ANSWER QUESTIONS (now one pressman will ask you unpleasant question about your
favourite star, Rory), SAY NO (pressmen will leave - why not to lie), E, N, E
(how to buy a new kit), SEARCH SELF (you will found a watch), EXAMINE WATCH
(expensive), W, S, S, W, ENTER PUB, W, EXAMINE MAN (a ticket tout), ASK MAN FOR
TICKET (he is interesting for your watch), SELL WATCH (ok, you will get
tickets; now it is a time for going to the bank), E, LEAVE PUB, E, E, E, ENTER
BANK, ASK FOR MANAGER (you will enter the office), ASK FOR LOAN (he will be
refused and pushed out), LEAVE BANK, N, W, N, N, E (Rory enters and drops a
money - he sold his story to the press), TAKE MONEY, W, S, S, W, W, S, S, ENTER
SHOP, BUY KIT, LEAVE SHOP, N, N, N, E, N, N, E (it's time for the photo), W, W,
W (the photographer says that your star player is missing), ASK JOSH FOR RORY
(no one knows where is he), E, E, S, S, S, S, S, NE (nothing suggests that this
path exists from here), TALK WITH RORY (he just wanted to be alone for a while;
now it is too late so you will go to the sleeping; you will wake up in the
office by a ringing phone), ANSWER PHONE (somebody from the team is captured in
the police station), W, S, S, W, W, S, W, ENTER STATION, TALK WITH SERGEANT (he
will show to you totally drunken Rory - oh no, what happening with him; by the
way, his friend Joe Mason is taunting you), STRIKE JOE (the Sergeant will push
you out; after a while you and Rory are in the bathroom), PUSH RORY INTO TUB
(to sober him), W, S, E (you will be informed that one player got hit by a bus,
so you need a new player), CALL SECRETARY (she will take a ticket for Mr Bomb),
W, S, S, S, S, S, NE, EXAMINE KIDS, PLAY FOOTBALL (you will find a good kid for
a team), SW, N, N, N, N, N, E (the intercom remembers you that it's the time to
appointment in the recording studios), W, S, S, E, E, ENTER STUDIOS, TALK WITH
ENGINEER, SING (of course, "here we go"; after this, you will leave the
studio), N, W, N, N, E (Wilf asks you where's the ticket you promised to him),
GIVE SANDWICHES TO WILF (he will leave, but still expecting a ticket; a new man
will enter in the office), LOOK (he is a coach driver), TALK WITH DRIVER (he
wants an advance for the coach), W, N, ORGANISE COLLECTION (the last method to
get some money), S, E, PAY DRIVER (now is too late, so you will sleep; the big
day dawns), WAIT (for the Miss Jones; she will report to you news about Wilf),
W, S, S, E, N, ENTER COACH (you have stomachache - do you remember what
happened with Wilf), SWALLOW SETTLUMS (to cure yourself), START COACH, WAIT
(the engine will cough, and the coach will become broken), SING (rival fans
will ambushe you), SEARCH COACH (there is a sun-roof above), CLIMB ON COACH,
WAVE (a taxi will see what is your problem and will call for the police; after
a while you will be transported tho the Wembley station), WATCH GAME (you will
become victors - well done).

                                  Hints:
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- Type TEXT to turn picture drawing off, and GRAPHICS to turn picture drawing
  on again.
- The game is a bit buggy, but all bugs are mainly harmless.
- Verbs EXAMINE and SEARCH are usually synonims in the most of adventure games.
  Not in this game (here they have different meanings). Examining is not
  strictly necesary (it will give clues). Searching can discover new objects.
- Read calendar in your office to see what is current date (the game begins at
  Wednesday, 18th, and ends at Saturday, 21th).
- To learn which is the more important demand to pay, try to type PAY
  ELECTRICITY DEMANDS, PAY MA WILLIS DEMANDS, PAY WATER AUTORITY DEMANDS or
  PAY ELECTRICITY DEMANDS. You will get a message what will happen if you don't
  pay some other demand.
- If WAVE near the end of the game seems illogical for you, try GESTICULATE
  instead.
- The following tasks need not to be done to finish the game: sending letters
  which Miss Jones forgot to post, chating with Rory about his love problems,
  calling another coach firm and going to the press conference. But, skipping
  these tasks will distroy the natural logic of the game. This is very probably
  caused by bugs in the game (most probably, the author forgot to test some
  flags which tell whehter these tasks are completed).
- The author also planed that after the coach become broken, you must leave the
  coach, push the coach, then enter coach again. Due to a bug, this is not
  necessary.
- You can buy beer or whiskey in the bar, and drink them, even without money
  (what a wonderful). But, there is no point for this.
- Phone box in Miller Road is useless.
- All objects can be examined. Messages like "nothing special" are very rare in
  this game. The game is full of messages.
- A bit of humour: try to kiss Miss Jones, or to pray. Also, try to ask Miss
  Jones to wash the dirty kit...
- Of course, this is an extremely peaceful adventure, so it it impossible to
  die in this game. Simply, a new day will not dawns until you finish all tasks
  for the current day.

                                 Comment:
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On the Spectrum Adventurer site, there is a comment "This is the worst
Alternative's game". I don't know why. It is really not bad for me. This game
is a bit hard (mostly due to the fact that very often you must use more than
two words in a bit unusual sentences, like CALL ANOTHER COACH FIRM), but the
puzzles are quite logical. The hardest puzzle for me was ASK FOR MANAGER. The
game is written in Graphic Adventure Creator. It has quite rich vocabulary (250
words). The parser is complex, but a bit unfinished and buggy. For example, the
parser needs construction like GIVE HER CHECQUE BOOK, but it will not accept
more obvious GIVE CHEQUE BOOK TO HER, GIVE CHEQUE BOOK TO MISS JONES or GIVE
MISS JONES CHEQUE BOOK, although all of these words are in the vocabulary.
Also, some words are declared simultaneously in verbs, nouns and adverb list,
which can couse silly bugs. For example, words RORY and MCFARLANE (the first
and second name of your favourite player) are sometimes synonims, but sometimes
are not (try to SOBER RORY and SOBER MCFARLANE after he become drunk, to see
this). TELL and TALK are not synonims, etc. All in all, it is very obvious that
the author has a shortage of memory (this is a common problem with the GAC).

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Game solution by Zeljko Juric

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