Contributions

My thanks to this issue's contributors: 
John Barnsley, Dave Barker, Colin Campbell, Paul Cardin,
Paul Cooper, Joan Dunn, Ron Rainbird, Neil Shipman,
Andrew Stenhouse, David Stocks, STormbringer, Marion Taylor,
Graham Wheeler and to everyone who has been in touch since the
last issue.

As an added incentive to contributors, a points system is
running from Issue 12 for contributions at a rate of 1 point
per published K of information (reviews, solutions, hints,
articles etc). At the end of a year (ie Issue 17), prizes will
be awarded to the five individuals who have contributed the
most information. The winners' points will be zeroed and everyone
else's points will be carried forward for the next year. Prizes
will be on the lines of SynTax subs, software and PD disks.

I've been asked to include a more detailed full points list from
now on, so here it is, from 2pts upwards: 

Colin Campbell     70.5
Neil Shipman       58.0
Graham Wheeler     49.7
Dave Barker        36.2
Henry Rushing      30.2
Marion Taylor      25.2
Ian Taylor         23.7
Tony Woolcock      22.6
Ron Rainbird       19.6
John Carter        14.8
The Grue!          13.3
Paul Cardin         9.0
Matthew Pegg        8.8
STormbringer        6.9
Claire Dyard        6.4
Andrew Stenhouse    6.0
Jack Lockerby       5.9
Tom Green           3.1
The Wayfarer        3.0
Joan Dunn           2.8
Kay Wheeler         2.7
Roy Sims            2.7
Paul Cooper         2.3
Danny Pearman       2.2
George W Smith      2.1

So, if you have any contributions for future issues of SynTax,
please send them in. They can be for old or new games and of
virtually any length. You can send hints, solutions, reviews,
maps, articles - anything! Ideally they should arrive before the
15th of the month before the disk is produced to be sure of being
included in the next issue. Screenshots can be in Degas or NEO
format. Multiface ST is ideal for doing them; if you haven't got
this add-on and do a review for SynTax, if you're willing to loan
me the game, I'll TRY to do a screenshot on your behalf - you'll
get the points if I succeed!  

Second opinions of adventures are always welcome  - especially
if you disagree with the original review. Hints for games are
also needed, even after the solution has been published, as
some people prefer hints.

Ideally, I'd like all ST contributions in flat ASCII form on disk 
and, if you send on disk, I'll replace it with the PD disk of your
choice. If you'd prefer a shareware disk, you'll have to send
œ1.00 as well to cover the author's fee. As I haven't got an
Amiga, contributions from Amiga owners should be sent as printouts,
hand-written or on disk by using ST Writer and the emulator. If
you're sending hints, the "3-in-1" format would be preferred, with
a maximum of 63 characters/line. Maps can be sent in any form you
like so long as they are clear.