
                       M U R D E R      M A N S I O N

                             W r i t t e n    b y

                    W i l l i a m    H.    R o u n t r e e

                  C o p y r i g h t  (c)   1 9 9 2 , 1 9 9 3


Murder Mansion is a role playing game where the users search throughout a
mansion to discover clues that will help them catch the murderer.  If you
take too long....they may be the next victim!

Registered:   This door is capable of generating 9 different cases a day.
Unregistered: This door is limited to 1 case a day.
              A user is limited to 10 cases a month.
The Start:

     Upon starting this door you will see the floor layout of the mansion.
Your mission is to search it, find the murder location, murder weapon, and
identify the murderer solve the case.  You will need to question the other
people in the mansion.  Compare their alibis to discover who is your main
suspect.


Options:
         1: South West - Moves the character up and to the right.
         2: South      - Moves the character down.
         3: South East - Moves the character down and right.
         4: West       - Moves the character left.
         6: East       - Moves the character right.
         7: North West - Moves the character up and left.
         8: North      - Moves the character up.
         9: North East - Moves the character up and right.
         P: Players Doc- This option will display these instructions 
                         online.
         A: Arrest     - When you have discovered who, where and with
                         what, this is what you press to solve the crime.
         C: Compare    - This option displays a list of all suspects.  
                         Also listed is where and with whom each person
                         you have questioned claims to have been.  This
                         allows you to compare, thus confirm, alibis as 
                         well as to determine the killer.
         S: Select     - This option will allow you to select the individual 
                         that you believe is the killer.
         Q: Quit       - This option allows you to save the case you are in 
                         and return to the host BBS.
         R: Reprint    - This option clears the screen and redraws it.  If
                         for some reason the display becomes garbled, this 
                         will allow you to continue playing.
         T: Type of
            Search     - There are 5 different types:

                       Indepth:  With this option your character will 
                                 move 1 step at a time, carefully obser-
                                 ving his/her surroundings.  The range
                                 for detecting something is a distance
                                 of 7 spaces.
                        Good  :  With this option your character will
                                 move 2 steps at a time, spending a little
                                 less time looking around.  The range for
                                 detecting something is a distance of 5
                                 spaces.
                       Average:  With this option your character will 
                                 move 4 steps at a time, trying to move
                                 and search as effectively as possible.
                                 The range for detecting something is a
                                 distance of 3 spaces.
                       Nearby :  With this option your character will
                                 move 6 steps at a time, trying to move
                                 faster spending very little time looking
                                 for clues.  The range for detecting 
                                 something is a distance of 2 spaces.
                       Quick  :  With this option your character will
                                 move 8 steps at a time, spending almost
                                 no time searching.  The range for detecting
                                 something is only a distance of 1 space.                              
Facts:
       Ranking:  This shows your detective's current status.  As you solve
                 cases, this will change.  As you progress, you will have
                 less moves to solve the murder before the murderer will
                 be after you.
       Search :  This shows the detective's current method of searching. 
       Who    :  As you explore the mansion, you will discover people
                 (Yellow in color).  To question them you must be next
                 to them.  Once you have questioned them, there is
                 no need to do so again.  Use acquired information to
                 select who is the killer.
       Where  :  As you explore, you will be searching for the scene 
                 of the crime.  Upon discovering it, your display in the
                 upper right hand corner will display that location.
       Weapon :  You will also discover possible murder weapons (Red in
                 color).  To examine these you must pick them up.  This
                 involves moving to their same location.  If you discover 
                 the murder weapon, your display in the upper right hand
                 corner will be updated.

Stats:
         Your detective will accumulate several of these:
         
         1. General Ranking 
         2. Number of Cases solved
         3. Number of Times that they were killed
         4. Experience Points

         The first 3 are pretty self explanatory, but the 4th is not.  
         The quicker you solve a case the more it is worth.  If you fail
         to solve a case properly, then you will lose points.  For each
         case a Detective starts a case he/she will receive 1 point. 
         Each time he/she finds the murder location and/or the murder weapon,
         they will receive 5 points.  If you solve the case you will receive
         more points, based on how many moves it took.

Rankings:
                          Points:              Rank:
                          ------               ----
                          0 -   99.9           Beginner
                        100 -  199.9           Amateur
                        200 -  399.9           Rookie
                        400 -  799.9           Average
                        800 - 1599.9           Professional
                       1600 -                  Master

