THE SPECTRUM GAMES DATABASE MASTER MARINER PUBLISHER Atlantis AUTHOR Andy Morgan YEAR 1984 DESCRIPTION Finance/strategy type game, based on being an ocean-bound trader. CONTROLS On-screen controls, yes/no type responses. INSTRUCTIONS Make as much money as possible, whilst avoiding pirates, keeping your crew happy, etc, etc. HINTS/CHEATS RELATED GAMES I suppose Tai-Pan from Ocean is vaguely related to this game, but there are also plenty of games of this type, with various themes and plots. INLAY CARD TEXT A GRAPHIC TRADING GAME FOR THE 48K SPECTRUM You are the proud owner of the "Titan Trader", sailing around the coast of Britain buying and selling goods wherever you dock. Unfortunately, with the crew demanding more wages, your cargo worth less than you paid for it and pirates off the port bow, life is not easy for the Master Mariner. AN EXCITING TRADING GAME TO PLAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN! LOADING To load, press LOAD"". Press PLAY on your cassette recorder. The story will now load automatically. Stop the recorder when instructed, read the instructions and re-start the recorder to load main programme. (The programme is recorded on both sides of the tape. In case of loading difffiulty, turn the tape over, rewind to the beginning and load again). GAME Full instructions for playing "Master Mariner" are shown on the screen POINTS TO REMEMBER Buying and Selling prices vary between: General Cargo œ1 to œ25 Arms œ50 to œ250 Coal œ300 to œ990 Whisky œ500 to œ4000 Bullion œ1000 to œ10,000 A journey between ANY two ports takes 1 week. Running costs and interest charges are calculated weekly. You have been warned. (P.S. Don't forget the taxman) MAKE œ1,000,000 AND YOU CAN RETIRE! This programme and artwork are the copyright of Atlantis Software Limited. Copying, hiring, lending or public performance is prohibited. If you have written a good programme and would like to discuss marketing, please write to: Atlantis Software Limited 19 Prebend Street, London N1 8PF SCORES Crash, Issue 9, 71% URL FACTS NOTES