Re: Prisoner 2

["Charlie" <charlied@NOSPAMbboard.com>]

"Mike S. Nowostawsky" <mikenowo@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:L2TB9.1285$kS3.117338@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hmm.... I'm in the compound and it's a grid of 5x4 (i.e. 20 buildings)
> surrounded by a fence. So far I can only use N,S,E,W to move around and
> there is a number on each building (1-20), but if I type the number nothing
> happens. The only other text that works is 'LOOK' which only replies 'You
> are on an island' (thanks a lot, game! <g>).
>
> Can't figure out how to get into the buildings? (Been ages since I played
> the game)
>
> Does any of this sound familiar to you?

I spent quite a few hours with that game years ago.  I never did get through
it.  Here's a couple of things I do remember:

"In" gets you in some of the buildings.
To escape the boring maze at the beginning hit the "escape" key.

Charlie