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5. Unlike other "adventure games" that you mayhaveplayed, there are many possible routes to the1. Draw a map. It should include each location, theend ofHITCHHIKER'S. Some puzzles have moredirections connecting it to other locations, and anyinteresting objects there. (See the small sample map than one solution; others don't need to be solved atall. Sometimes you will have to solve one puzzle inthat goes along with the sample transcript on pageorderto obtain the item(s) or information you need21.) Note that there are 10 possible directions, plustosolveanother.IN and OUT.6. You may find it helpful to play HITCHHIKER'S2. Mos objects that you can pick up are important th another person. Different people may findfor solvmg one or more of the puzzles you'll run intodifferent puzzles easy and often complement eachin the story.other.3. Save your place often. That way, if you get "killed"7. If you get really stuck, you can order a hint bookletor hopelessly mucked up, you won't have to startanda complete map using the order form in yourover from the beginning. See page 16 for instructions.package. You don't need this booklet to enjoy the4. Read the story carefully. There are often clues instory, but it will make solving HITCHHIKER'Sthe descriptions of locations and objects, as well as in easier.labels, engravings, books, and so on. Even strange8. Read the sample transcript on page 21 to get a feelor dangerous actions may provide clues, and mightforhow interactive fiction works.prove to be fun! You can always save your position9. You can word a command in many different ways.first if you want. Here's a silly example:For example, to put on the dressing gown, you could GIVE THE TARNISHED COIN TO THE USHERuse any of the following:The usher looks unimpressed, and begins leading youTips for Novicestoward the last row of the theatre.You've just learned there is something (such as thecrisp bill) which might convince the usher to give youa front row seat . perhaps even a front row seatn xt to Queen Isameera and her dreadfully expensive and easy-to-steal diamond-studded tiara.PUT ON THE GOWN.WEAR THE TATTY DRESSING GOWN.DON GOWN.In fact, if the gown is the only article of clothingpresent, just typing WEAR is enough, since HITCHHIKER'S will assume you mean the gown. But moreabout that in the next section .Instruction Manual 13

Communicating with HITCHHIKER'SIn HITCHHIKER'S, you type your sentence in plainEnglish each time you see the prompt ( ). HITCHHIKER'S usually acts as if your sentence begins"I want to . ," although you shouldn't actually typethose words. You can use words like "THE" if youwant, and you can use capital letters if you want;HITCHHIKER'S doesn't care either way.When you finish typing a sentence, press theRETURN (or ENTER) key. HITCHHIKER'S will respond by telling you whether your request is possibleat this point in the story and what happened as aresult.HITCHHIKER'S recognizes your words bytheir first six letters, and all subsequent letters areignored. Therefore, BULLDOg, BULLDOgs,BU LLDOzer, and BU LLDOckpokingham (a small townin Dockpokinghamshire) would all be treated asthe same word by HITCHHIKER'S.To move around, just type the desired direction.You can use the eight compass directions: NORTH,SOUTH, EAST, WEST, NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST,SOUTH EAST, and SOUTHWEST. You can abbreviatethese to N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE, and SW, respectively. You can use UP (or U) and DOWN (or D).INand OUT will also work in certain places. On board aship, you'll want to use the directions PORT (or P),STARBOARD (or SB), FORE (or F), and AFT.14 Instruction ManualHITCHHIKER'S understands many differentkinds of sentences. Here are some examples. (Notethat some of these items do not actually appear inHITCHHIKER'S.)WALK NORTHDOWNNEGO AFTuTAKE BOXPICK UP THE CARDBOARD BOXDROP ITPUSH THE BUTTONOPEN THE AIRLOCK DOOREXAMINE THE PRESSURE SUITLOOK UNDER THE TABLEENJOY THE RHODODENDRON BUSHSHOOT THE BEAST WITH THE PEA SHOOTERATTACK THE BUREAUCRAT WITH THE COURT ORDERPUT THE BANANA PEEL IN FRONT OF THE BEGGARYou can use multiple objects with certain verbs ifyou separate them by the word AND or by a comma.Some examples:TAKE PENCIL, PAPER, STAMPDROP THE MAP, THE FORK, AND THE THERMONUCLEAR WEAPONPUT THE EGGS AND THE BACON IN THEFRYING PANGIVE THE SHINY PENNY ANDTHE TARNISHEDPENNY TO THE MONKEYThe word ALL refers to every visible object exceptthose inside something else. If there were an appleon the ground and an orange inside a cabinet, TAKEALL would take the apple but not the orange.TAKEALLTAKE ALL STAMPSTAKE ALL THE STAMPS EXCEPT THE RED STAMPTAKE ALL FROM THE DESKGIVE ALL BUT THE PENCIL TO THE ROBOTDROP ALL EXCEPT THE PEA SHOOTER

,· --r- r I - ·· ---;-· ,- ' ·- --.- --· -- '-- .il:i.:'.;;-. -;;:b -,1;·,li :: .:.·Jl ·::L:.;.:i'.:J.··.r-.· 1 ;-.,.i:'., :· . ·l".:!-: · .· -··.-.: . .-;r . .::"Jlt. ,-- i:o I; .You can include several sentences in one inputline if you separate them by the word TH EN or by aperiod. (Note that each sentence will still count as aturn.) You don't need a period at the end of the inputline. For example, you could type all of the followingat once, before pressing the RETURN (or ENTER)key:EAST.TAKE THE GUN THEN PUT THE BULLET IN IT.SHOOT GERTRUDEIf HITCHHIKER'S doesn't understand one of thesentences on your input line, or if something unusualhappens, it will ignore the rest of your input line (see"HITCHHIKER'S Complaints" on page 20).There are three kinds of questions that HITCHHIKER'S understands: WHAT, WHERE, and WHO.Here are examples that you can try in HITCHHIKER'S:WHAT IS ADVANCED TEA SUBSTITUTE?WHERE IS THE TOWEL?WHO IS ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX?You will meet other people and creatures inHITCHHIKER'S. You can "talk" to some of thesebeings by typing their name, then a comma, thenwhatever you want them to do . Here are someexamples: ·-.1.Li.::.---. -.,.--- · ih.i i SHOOT THE DOGGIE(with the ray gun)The cute little doggie is incinerated.or GIVE THE TOWEL(to the hitchhiker)The hitchhiker naturally already has a towel, but thanksyou politely for your offer.If your sentence is ambiguous, HITCHHIKER'Swill ask what you really mean. You can answer mostof these questions briefly by supplying the missinginformation, rather than typing the entire inputagain. You can do this only at the very next prompt.Some examples: CUT THE BREADWhat do you want to cut the bread with? THE KNIFEThe bread is stale to the point of being petrified .orNotice that in the last two examples, you are givinga person more than one command on the sameinput line.You can use quotation marks to answer a question,say something "out loud," or type something on akeyboard. For example:The Ay expires.""' '.a.::::i. ·:·:::-;.:,!.- · L-·-·,HITCHHIKER'S tries to guess what you reallymean when you don't give enough information. Forexample, if you say that you want to do something,but not what you want to do it to or with, HITCHHIKER'S will sometimes decide that there is onlyone possible object that you could mean. When itdoes so, it will tell you. For example:BARTENDER, GIVE ME A BEERFORD, OPEN THE SATCHELCAPTAIN, WHAT ABOUT THE METEOR HOLE?FRED, TAKE THE TOWEL THEN FOLLOW MEMARVIN, KILL THE ALIEN.ENTER THE CLOSETSAY "HELLO"ANSWER "ZEKE FITZBERRY"TYPE "LOGOUT"I .&. KILL THE FLY WITH THE AXEWhich axe do you mean, the teensy axe or the atomicpowered supersonic planet-smashing axe? TEENSYHITCHHIKER'S uses many words in its descriptions that it will not recognize in your sentences. Forexample, you might read, "Disgusting gobs of yellowgoo ooze out of the monster's elbows." However, ifHITCHHIKER'S doesn't recognize the words GOOor ELBOWS in your input, you can assume that theyare not important to your completion of the story,except to provide you with a more vivid descriptionof where you are or what is going on. HITCHHIKER'S recognizes over 800 words , nearly all thatyou are likely to use in your sentences. If HITCHHIKER'S doesn't know a word you used, or any ofits common synonyms, you are almost certainlytrying something that is not important in continuingthe story.Instruction Manual 151

Starting and StoppingStarting the Story: Now that you know what toexpect when you venture into HITCHHIKER'Sit's time for you to "boot" your disk. To load HITCHHIKER'S, follow the instructions on the ReferenceCard in your package.Following the copyright notice and the releasenumber of the story, you will see the openingmessage.Here are a couple of quick exercises to helpyou get accustomed to interacting with HITCHHIKER'S. Try typing the following next to theprompt( ):TURN ON THE LIGHTThen press the RETURN (or ENTER) key. HITCHHIKER'S will respond with:Good start to the day. Pity it's going to be the worst oneof your life. The light is now on.You will also now see the description of the Bedroom, the opening location of the story. Try typing:TAKE THE TATTY DRESSING GOWNAfter you press the RETURN (or ENTER) key,HITCHHIKER'S will respond:You can't reach it from the bed. The effort of reaching isalmost too much for you to stand.16 Instruction ManualSaving and Restoring: It will probably take you manydays to complete HITCHHIKER'S. Using the SAVEfeature, you can continue at a later time withouthaving to start over from the beginning, just as youcan place a bookmark in a book you are reading.SAVE puts a "snapshot" of your place in the storyonto another disk. If you are a cautious player, youmay want to save your place before (or after) tryingsomething dangerous or tricky. That way, you can goback to that position later, even if you have gottenlost or "killed" since then.To save your place in the story, type SAVE at theprompt ( ), and then follow the instructions forsaving and restoring on your Reference Card. Somesystems require a blank disk, initialized and formatted,for saves. Using a disk with data on it (not countingother HITCHHIKER'S saves) may result in the lossof that data, depending on what kind of computeryou have .You can restore a saved position any time youwant. To do so, type RESTORE at the prompt( ) ,and follow the instructions on your Reference Card.You can then continue the story from the pointwhere you used the SAVE command. You can typeLOOK for a description of where you are.Quitting and Restarting: If you want to start overfrom the beginning, type RESTART. (This is usuallyfaster than re-booting.) Just to make sure, HITCHHIKER'S will ask if you really want to start over. Ifyou do, type Yor YES.If you want to stop entirely, type QUIT. Onceagain, HITCHHIKER'S will ask if this is really whatyou want to do.Remember when you RESTART or QUIT: if youwant to be able to return to your current position,you must first do a SAYE.

--- ----,. ILAppendix AQuick Reference Guide1. To start the story ("boot up"), see the separateReference Card in your HITCHHIKER'S package.2. When you see the prompt ( ) on your screenHITCHHIKER'S is waiting for your input. Ther arefour kinds of sentences or commands that HITCHHIKER'S understands:A. Direction commands: To move from place toplace, just type the direction you want to go: N (orNORTH) , E, S, W, NE, SE, NW, SW, U (or UP),D, IN, OUT, P (or PORD, SB, F, AFT.B. Actions: Just type whatever you want to do.Some examples: READTHE BOOK or OPEN THEDOOR or LOOK THROUGH THE WINDOW.Once you're familiar with simple commands, you'llwant to use more complex ones as described in"Communicating with HITCHHIKER'S" onpagel4.C. Commands given to people: To talk to characters in the story, type their name, then a comma,then what you want to say to them. For example:RALPH, GIVE ME THE WELDING TORCH or --O.··. - ·:· . J''I' 'J"'!1o ll-3. Important! After typing your sentence or command, you must press the RETURN (or ENTER) keybefore HITCHHIKER'S will respond.4 . 0!1 most computers, your screen will have a special line called the status line. It tells you the name ofyour current location, your score, and the number ofturns you have taken.5. Y u can pick up and carry many of the items you'llfind m the story. For example, if you type TAKE THESPOON, you will be carrying it. Type INVENTORY tofind out what you have.6. When you want to stop playing, save your place forlater! or start over, read the "Starting and Stopping"sectlon on page 16.7. If you have trouble playing, refer to the specificsectlon of the manual for more detailed instructions.YOUNGMAN, GOWEST.D. Special one-word commands such as INVENTORY or DIAGNOSE: A list of these appears in the"Important Commands" appendix on page 18.Instruction Manual 17.''J·.

AppendixBImportant CommandsThere are a number of one-word commands whichyou can type instead of a sentence. You can use themover and over as needed. Some count as a turn,others do not. Type the command after the prompt( )and press the RETURN (or ENTER) key.AGAIN-HITCHHIKER'S will usually respond as ifyou had repeated your previous sentence. Amongthe cases where AGAIN will not work is if you werejust talking to another character. You can abbreviateAGAIN to G.BRIEF-This tells HITCHHIKER'S to give you thefull description of a location only the first time youenter it. On subsequent visits, HITCHHIKER'S willtell you only the name of the location and the objectspresent. This is how HITCHHIKER'S will normallyact, unless you tell it otherwise using the VERBOSEor SUPERBRIEF commands.DIAGNOSE-HITCHHIKER'S will give you a briefmedical report of your physical condition.18 Instruction ManualFOOTNOTE-Occasionally, the text in HITCHHIKER'S will mention the existence of a footnote. Toread the footnote , simply type FOOTNOTE followedby the appropriate footnote number (for example,FOOTNOTE 7). This will not count as a turn.INVENTORY-HITCHHIKER'S will list what youhave. You can abbreviate INVENTORY to I.LOOK-This tells HITCHHIKER'S to describeyour location in full detail. You can abbreviate LOOKto L.QUIT -This lets you stop. If you want to save yourposition before quitting, follow the instructions in the"Starting and Stopping" section on page 16. You canabbreviate QUIT to Q.RESTART -This stops the story and starts it overfrom the beginning.RESTORE-This restores a saved position madeusing the SAVE command. See "Starting and Stopping" on page 16 for more details.SAVE-This makes a "snapshot" of your currentposition onto your storage disk. You can return to asaved position in the future using the RESTORE command. See "Starting and Stopping" on page 16 formore details.SCORE-HITCHHIKER'S will show your currentscore and the number of turns you have taken.

---- -,, .'- --0 '. -L 'f'.:.1.SCRIPT -This command tells your printer to beginmaking a transcript of the story as you go along. Atranscript may aid your memory but is not necessary. It will work only on certain computers; readyour Reference Card for details.SUPERBRIEF-This commands HITCHHIKER'S todisplay only the name of a place you have entered,even if you have never been there before. In thismode, HITCHHIKER'S will not even mention whichobjects are present. Of course, you can always get adescription of your location, and the items there, bytyping LOOK. In SUPERBRIEF mode, the blank linebetween turns will be eliminated. This mode ismeant for players who already know their wayaround. Also see VERBOSE and BRIEF.UNSCRIPT- This commands your printer to stopmaking a transcript.VERBOSE-This tells HITCHHIKER'S that youwant a complete description of each location, and theobjects in it, every time you enter a location, evenif you've been there before. Also see BRIEF andSUPERBRIEF.VERSION-HITCHHIKER'S responds by showing-------· ,-.J : r"'- - -' 'r-J .,:,.: . .h . ; ::::AppendixCSome Recognized VerbsThese are only some of the verbs that HITCHHIKER'S understands. There are many more . Remember that you can use a variety of prepositionswith them. For example, LOOK can become LOOKINSIDE, LOOK BEHIND, LOOK UNDER, LOOKTHROUGH, LOOK AT, and so on.SAYANSWERENJOYLIGHTSHOOTAPPROACH TAKECLOSEFOLLOWPICKTASTECONNECT AXWALKDROPLIEREMOVEyou the release number and the serial number ofyour copy of the story. Please include this information if you ever report a "bug."WAIT -This will cause time in the story to pass.Normally, between turns, nothing happens in thestory. You could leave your computer, have a snack,take a walk around the block, hitchhike to ProcyonVII, spend fourteen years working in the slime pits,and return to find that nothing has changed. You canuse WAIT to make time pass in the story withoutdoing anything. For example, if you encounter analien being, you could WAIT to see what it will do.Or, if you are in a moving vehicle, you could WAIT tosee where it will go. You can abbreviate WAIT to Z.Instruction Manual 19:1

.-·.- -.1f : .· -.·· . . -- 'AppendixDHITCHHIKER'S ComplaintsHITCHHIKER'S will complain if you type a sentencethat confuses it completely. HITCHHIKER'S willthen ignore the rest of the input line. (Unusualevents, such as being attacked, may also causeHITCHHIKER'S to ignore the rest of the sentencesyou typed, since the event may have changed yoursituation drastically.) Some of HITCHHIKER'S'scomplaints:I DON'T KNOW THE WORD "(your word)." Theword you typed is not in the story's voc; bulary.Sometimes using a synonym or rephrasmg will help.If not, HITCHHIKER'S probably doesn't know theidea you were trying to get across.YOU USEDTHEWORD "(your word)" IN AWAYTHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND. HITCHHIKER'Sknows the word you typed, but couldn't use it in thatsense. Usually this is because HITCHHIKER'Sknows the word as a different part of speech. Forexample if you typed PRESS THE LOWER BUTTON ,you are sing LOWER as an adjective, but HITC HIKER'S might know LOWER only as a verb, as mLOWER THE BOOM.THAT SENTENCE ISN'TONE I RECOGNIZE. Thesentence you typed may have been gibberish, suchas GIVE TROLL WITH SWORD. Or, you may havetyped a reasonable sentence but used a syntax thatHITCHHIKER'S does not recognize, such as SMELLUNDER THE ROCK. Try rephrasing the sentence.THERE WAS NO VERB IN THAT SENTENCE! Unlessyou are answering a question, each sentence musthave a verb (or a command) in it somewhere.THERE SEEMS TO BE A NOUN MISSING IN THATSENTENCE! This usually means that your sentencewas incomplete, such as EAT THE BLUE.THERE WERE TOO MANY NOUNS IN THAT SENTENCE. An example is PUT THE SOUP IN THE BOWLWITH THE LADLE, which has three noun "phrases,"one more than HITCHHIKER'S can digest in asingle action.YOU CAN'T USE MULTIPLE (IN)DIRECTOBJECTSWITH "(your verb)." You can use multiple objects(that is nouns or noun p

THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Don't Panic! Relax, because everything you need to know about playing THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY is contained in the pages of this manual. In this story, you will be Arthur Dent, a rather ordinary earth creature who gets swept up in a whirlwin