                            Adventure Brain v1.0
                    (C) Copyright 1991 by Stanley Sheff      
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  The Adventure Brain is an interactive adventure game in which YOU
  the user, get to actively make decisions that will lead you through
  adventures created by other players. Each time you enter The Adventure 
  Brain, you can take a different path, and experience different outcomes. 
  When you reach the end of an adventure, you have the ability to add to it, 
  creating more, so that the next person may go a bit farther. 
  Choices can be made by using these commands:

        [A] - Follow the action described.

        [B] - Follow the action described.

        [P] - Go back one step in the adventure. This is useful
              if you make a bad choice, and want to choose a different
              path. You are allowed to go back one level. This option 
              only appears if there is a previous scene.

        [S] - Save your game position for later.

        [L] - Load a previously saved scene from from any game.
              Select from any active game that you have saved data.

        [Q] - Quit the current adventure and choose another, or
              exit the game and return to the BBS.


  Here is an example of an adventure:

    You are in a dark room. After some inspection, you manage to locate
    a candle. Lighting it, you shiver rapidly, and yawn from exhaustion
    which was caused by lack of sleep. You are too afraid to go to
    sleep because it is rumored that Norman Bates is near bye, and is
    as crazy as ever, and ready to kill!  Suddenly, you hear a slowly
    tapping footstep outside of the door. It must be Norman!

        What will you do?

        [A] Attack the person behind the door, as soon as he opens it.
        [B] Hide behind the old card table.

        [P]revious scene
        [S]ave this position
        [L]oad a saved game
        [Q]uit this adventure

  At this point, you make your move, and continue on to the next scene. 
  However, if this was the last scene in the adventure, you could add 
  your own scene! This is very easy to do, and can be lot's of fun. 
  When entering a scene you should use common sense, and make sure that it 
  is not derogatory to anyone.  The game logs all scenes entered, and the 
  sysop could become rather angry with you if you were to leave an awful
  scene!  When you enter a scene, you have up to six lines for the 
  description. When done entering the description, The Adventure Brain 
  will ask if the player will DIE in this scene. If you you answer yes, 
  this will end the game for the player! If the player does not die in this 
  scene, you can then enter the two choices available in the scene. 


  The Use Of Variables

  Variables are special commands The Adventure Brain understands, and will
  make it perform certain functions. Here is a list of available variables...

     *player name* - This Variable will insert the player's name within 
                     the scene description.

        *question* - This causes the Adventure Brain to pause the game, and
                     ask the player to answer a question. Example:

                     As you shut the door, a voice behind you says
                     "Don't turn around or else. So matey, what be
                     your name?" *question*

                     This scene would allow the user to type in some-
                     thing, such as his name, etc.. No text should
                     follow *question* on the same line. For instance.

                     3 >"Who are you, kind sir?"*question*

                     No text should follow *question*.

                     4 >"You say you're who?"

          *answer* - Use this Variable with *question*. It will
                     display whatever was typed during the last
                     *question* input. For example:

                     2 >What do they call ya, dude?*question*
                     3 >Cool, your name is *answer*, heh?


  That's all there is to it!  Have fun and Happy Adventuring...


