Curse of the Azure Bonds - Part 3

          Played by Ron Rainbird on an Amiga 500 (1 meg)

@~Continued from last issue.

The Ruins are a mighty dangerous place, but necessary to travel
through in order to get to the final encounter. Resting is very
difficult until you have wiped out a great many patrols, all
random; about 10 or 11 in all. Try to help the man being chased by
Hellhounds - he will tell you the whereabouts of hidden treasure.
At location 9 - 6, you can meet the head Rakshasa and by talking
to him in a 'haughty' tone, you will get his help against
Tyranthraxus. Make your way to location 5 - 6 where there is a
Sewer Grating which will lead you into the

GRAND RUINED TEMPLE WHERE YOU HAVE TO CLOSE THE POOL OF RADIANCE
AND KILL TYRANTHRAXUS.

There is very little to say about this except that it is a long
and frustratingly arduous fight. It takes place on Level 2 at
location 6 - 2. Nowhere can you rest, neither can you leave the
Temple once you have entered. Just before joining battle with
Tyranthraxus, cast some preparatory spells, especially Haste and
Enlarge, because he has quite a large force of bodyguards, some of
which are Magic Users. You will find good bowmen with magic
longbows and +2 arrows are effective against the Big Boss. Once
you have disposed of him, the last of the Bonds disappears.

In addition to the foregoing, there are some incidental
adventures, thrown in as 'extras', from which you can gain
experience points but which do not have to be completed in order
to finish the game. These mini-adventures are accessed via the
Overland Map and are at Hillsfar, Phlan, Voonlar, Essembra,
Tilverton Sewers, Shadow Gap, Shadowdale, Tilvers Gap, Dagger
Falls, Ashabenford and Teshwave. There may be one or two more that
I did not discover.
                              FINIS