~ ;[Û^ßÛ~ Ý;^ You can't challenge more than ;[Þ~ Ý;^ one player/game.^ ;Y ;[Þ~ Û^ÜÛ;~(;kÛ^'ßÛ~(Ý;`^' ;kÞ~(Ý ;^ °;k^ Þ~(Ý ;°;^ú;°;k^ Þ~(Ý ;°;^ú;°;k^ Þ~(Ý ;°;^ú;°;k^ Þ~(Ý ;°;^ú;°;k^ Þ~(Ý ;°;^ú;°;k^ Þ~ (Ý ;°;^ú;°;k^ Þ~ (Ý ;°;^ú;°;k^ Þ~ (Ý ;°;^ú;°;k^ Þ~ (Ý ;^ °;k^ Þ~ (Ý;`^' ;kÞ~(Ý;`^' ;kÞ;~;O^P ;~;³; RANK ;³; NAME^ ;³; WINS ;³; LOSSES ;³;ASSASSINATE;³;~;[Û^$ßÛ~Ý;_ A man dressed in dark clothing^ ;[Þ~Ý;_ motions for you to follow him out ;[Þ~Ý;_ of the tavern...^ ;[Þ~ Ý^$ Þ~ Ý;_ Do you follow him?^ ;[Þ~ Ý^$ Þ~ Ý^ es or o ?^ Þ~ Ý^$ Þ~Û^$ÜÛ;~;[Û^$ßÛ~Ý;_ You are lead into a deserted alley ;[Þ~Ý;_ and you are hit on the head from ;[Þ~Ý;_ behind. As you begin to pass into ;[Þ~ Ý;_ unconsciousness, you see many men ;[Þ~ Ý;_ closing in on you with their blades;[Þ~ Ý;_ drawn.^ ;[Þ~ Ý^ YOU HAVE BEEN ASSASSINATED!^ Þ~ Ý;_^ ^ ;[Þ~Û^$ÜÛ;~;[Û^$ßÛ~Ý;_ You are lead into a deserted alley ;[Þ~Ý;_ and you are blindfolded. After 15 ;[Þ~Ý;_ minutes of travel, the blindfold ;[Þ~ Ý;_ is removed and you find yourself ;[Þ~ Ý;_ standing before a huge building. ;[Þ~ Ý^$ Þ~ Ý You follow the dark man inside... Þ~ Ý;_^ ^ ;[Þ~Û^$ÜÛ;~;[Û^$ßÛ~Ý;Y ASSASSIN TARGET:^ ;[Þ~Ý^$ Þ~Ý;_ <1> Acolyte Assassin^ ;[Þ~ Ý;_ <2> Assassin^ ;[Þ~ Ý;_ <3> Master Assassin^ ;[Þ~ Ý;_ <4> Supreme Assassin^ ;[Þ~ Ý^$ Þ~ Ý^$ Þ~Û^$ÜÛ;~;[Û^$ßÛ~Ý^$ Þ~Ý;_ You are blindfolded and then led ;[Þ~Ý;_ back to the TAVERN...^ ;[Þ~ Ý^$ Þ~ Ý^$ Þ~ Ý^$ Þ~ Ý^$ Þ~ Ý;_^ ^ ;[Þ~Û^$ÜÛ;~;[Û^"ßÛ~Ý;^WEAPONSMITH ;[looks at you and says,Þ~ Ý ;Y"I am not here to give away my ;[Þ~ Ý ;Ywares. Come Back when you have ;[Þ~ Ý ;Ymore money!"^ ;[Þ~ Û^"ÄÛ~ Ý^ <;^Press any Key to Continue;[> Þ~Û^"ÜÛ;~;[Û^"ßÛ~Ý;^WEAPONSMITH ;[looks at you and says,Þ~ Ý ;Y"Get serious... I refuse to pay ;[Þ~ Ý ;Yany more for that! You can go ;[Þ~ Ý ;Yto HELL, you thief!"^ ;[Þ~ Û^"ÄÛ~ Ý^ <;^Press any Key to Continue;[> Þ~Û^"ÜÛ;~;OÚ^NÄ¿~³;K^ WH^OPS!^% ;O³~³^N ;O³~³ You previously used a different ;IPIT TERMINAL INTERFACE ;Oon this BBS. In order ;O³~³ to run this program you will have to get the SYSOP to delete your game^ ;O³~³ account on this BBS. Or use the ;IPIT TERMINAL INTERFACE ;Oyou used before...^ ;O³~À^NÄÙ;~;OÚ^NÄ¿~³;K^ WARNING...!^% ;O³~³^N ;O³~³ Someone is running a ;KPIRATED;O copy of the;I PIT TERMINAL INTERFACE;O. If you are ³~³ the registered owner, and have read the DOCS then you would know that no two ³~³ people can run the same interface on the same BBS. You obviously gave a copy ³~³ to a friend and they have already locked your TERMINAL user number into their³~³ account. The only way to correct this is to have the SYSOP delete their game ³~ ³ account.^E ³~ ³^N ³~ ³ If you are the offensive ;KPIRATE;O then I am disappointed in you. This is such ³~ ³ an inexpensive utility that you should be ashamed of yourself for trying to ³~ ³ ;ISTEAL;O it. Do the right thing and order your copy today...^ ³~À^NÄÙ;~;[Û^"ßÛ~Ý ;^SHADOWWIND;[ cackles and yells at Þ~Ý a ;YTROLL;[, now visible in a back Þ~Ý room. "Bring the ;YSAW;[... I got^ Þ~ Ý some more parts for the ;YEVIL;[^ Þ~ Ý ;YWIZARD;[!" The ;YTROLL;[ promptly cuts Þ~ Ý your hands off and grins at you Þ~ Ý as you die an agonizing death! Þ~ Û^"ÄÛ~Ý^ <;^Press any Key to Continue;[> Þ~Û^"ÜÛ;~);k^ ßÝ;o ONE ARM BANDIT ;kÞ^ ß;~);+^' ;~);+ SEQUENCE ³ PAYS ;ÚÄÄÄÂÂÄÄÄÂÂÄÄÄ¿;+^ ;~);+ ^ ÄÅ^Ä ;³;~ ;³³;~ ;³³;~ ;³;KÚ¿;+ ;~);+ ;KBAR;+ ;KBAR;+ ;KBAR;+³(25-1) ;³;~ ;³³;~ ;³³;~ ;³;K³³;+ ;~);+ ;K 7 ;+ ;K 7 ;+ ;K 7 ;+³(20-1) ;³;~ ;³³;~ ;³³;~ ;³;K³³;+ ;~);+ ;q  ;+ ;q  ;+ ;q  ;+³(15-1) ;ÃÄÄÄÁÁÄÄÄÁÁÄÄÄÅ;KÙ³;+ ;~);+ ;~ ? ;+ ;~ ? ;+ ;~ ? ;+³(10-1) ;³ B A N D I T Ã;KÄÙ;+ ;~ );+ ;KBAR;+ ;KBAR;+ ;~ ? ;+³( 5-1) ;ÀÂ^ ÄÂÙ;+^ ;~ );+ ;K 7 ;+ ;K 7 ;+ ;~ ? ;+³( 3-1) ;³ ;^ ; ³;+^ ;~ );+ ;q  ;+ ;q  ;+ ;~ ? ;+³( 2-1) ;³ ;^ ; ³;+^ ;~ );+ Any Pair ³( 1-1) ;À^ ÄÙ;+^ ;~ );+^' ;~);K Your Bet:^ gp.^ Bets Left:^ ;~;[Û^ßÛ~Ý^ Þ~ Û^ÄÛ~ Ý ;^Maximum:^ ;[Þ~ Û^ÄÛ~ Ý ;[<;_A;[>ll Money <;_S;[>ome Money Þ~ Ý ;[<;_C;[>ancel Transaction^ Þ~Û^ÜÛ;~;Û^ ßÝ;OPPONENT;Þ^ßÛ~ Ý;[^% ;Þ~ Ý;MELEE WEAPON^ ;Þ~ Ý;RANGE WEAPON^ ;Þ~ Ý;^ ARMOR^ ;Þ~ Ý;_^% ;Þ~Û^%ÜÛ;~ ;[Û^ßÛ;~ ;[Ý^ ENTER YOUR BET.^ Þ;~ ;[Ý^ Þ;~ ;[Ý^ ;K^ ;[ gp.^ Þ;~ ;[Û^ÄÛ;~;[Ý;^ ;[Þ;~;[Û^ÜÛ;~);k^ ßÝ;o BLACK JACK ;kÞ^ß;~);+^' ;~);+^ H O U S E^ ;~);+^' ;~);+^' ;~);+^' ;~);+^ P L A Y E R^ ;~);+^' ;~ );+^' ;~ );+^' ;~ );+^' ;~ );^' ;~ );^^' ;~);K Your Bet:^ gp.^ Bets Left:^ ;~;GÛ^;ßÛ~Û ;NTHE PIT'S CHAMPION:^' ;GÛ~Û^; Û~Û^;ÜÛ;~;GÝ;N^ LEVEL^ ;GÞ~Ý;N^ SCORE^ ;GÞ~ Ý;N ATTKS/PHASE^ ;GÞ~ Ý;N^ WINS^ LOSSES^ ;GÞ~ Ý;N WIN RATIO^ ;GÞ~ Ý;NGOLD IN HAND^ ;GÞ~ Ý;NGOLD IN BANK^ ;GÞ~Û^%ÜÛ;~ ;[Û^#ßÛ~ Ý;^ The little old man cackles evily ;[Þ~ Ý;^ and disappears in a puff of smoke.;[Þ~ Ý ^ Þ~ Û^#ÜÛ;~;^Í C H A T M O D E ^Í;~;^PÍ;~;[Û^&ßÛ~Ý;^ The Clerk at the Arena door eyes you ;[Þ~Ý;^ suspiciously. But when no one else ;[Þ~Ý;^ is around he speaks...^ ;[Þ~ Ý^& Þ~ Ý;^ "So you want to know about another ;[Þ~ Ý;^ contestant eh? Well that will cost ;[Þ~ Ý;^ you ;[^ ;^gold pieces."^ ;[Þ~ Û^&ÄÛ~Ý^ ;[<;_A;[>ccept^ <;_R;[>efuse^ Þ~Û^&ÜÛ;~);k^ßÝ;o CRAPS ;kÞ^ß;~);+^' ;~);+^ ;p o o ;+^ ;p o o ;+^ ;~);+^ ;p o o ;+^ ;p o o ;+^ ;~);+^ ;p o o ;+^ ;p o o ;+^ ;~);+^' ;~);+ A "natural" roll of 7 or 11 on first ;~);+ roll wins. Roll an initial 2, 3, or ;~ );+ 12 and you "crap out." Otherwise roll ;~ );+ your "point" again before 7 and win. ;~ );+^' ;~ );^' ;~ );^^ POINT:^ ;~);K Your Bet:^ gp.^ Bets Left:^ ;~ ;[Û^ßÛ~ Ý;^ You cannot fight DEAD people. ;[Þ~ Ý;^ Try again... ;Y^ ;[ Þ~ Û^ÜÛ;~ ;[Û^ßÛ~ Ý;^ Its a DEAD person, why bother?;[Þ~ Ý;^ Try again... ;Y^ ;[ Þ~ Û^ÜÛ;~ ;[Û^ßÛ~ Ý;^ He's dead! We will not waste ;[Þ~ Ý;^ our time!^ ;Y^ ;[ Þ~ Û^ÜÛ;~$;[Û^)ßÛ~$Ý;_^ YOU HAVE DEFEATED AN OPPONENT!^ ;[Þ~$Û^)ÄÛ~$Ý^) Þ~$Ý^) Þ~$Ý^) Þ~$Ý^) Þ~$Ý^) Þ~ $Ý^) Þ~ $Û^)ÄÛ~ $Ý^ <;^Press any Key to Continue;[>^ Þ~ $Û^)ÜÛ;~;Û^JßÛ~;Ý;^ A N S I P I T T E R M I N A L D E M O^ ;Þ~;Û^JÜÛ~;KÝ^JÄÞ~Ý To order with your MC, VISA ;NMIDAS TOUCH SOFTWARE ;K^ APPROX. PRICE Þ~Ý or DISCOVER card please call:;N 5701 Slide Rd.,Ste C239;K ANSI: $20 EGA: $25 Þ~Ý ;NVOICE NO:(806)796-1781^ LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79414 ;I - Prices do not^ ;KÞ~Ý ;N[MON-FRI 10AM-7PM CST]^ BBS NO:(806)797-2239 ;I include shipping - ;KÞ~ Ý^JÄÞ~ Ý;OThis program is also sold by ;IREGISTERED OWNERS ;Oof ;ITHE PIT BBS DOOR GAME. ;KÞ~ Ý;OPlease check with your local ;IREGISTERED SYSOP ;Ofor information on ordering ;KÞ~ Ý;Othis product at a much reduced price. Due to local access you may discover;KÞ~ Ý;Otheir price to be ;I$3-$5;O less than that listed above...^ ;KÞ~Ý^JÄÞ~; ^Lß;~(;kÛ^'ßÛ~(Ý^' Þ~(Ý;^ É^ÍÑ^ ÍÑ^Í»^ ;kÞ~(Ý;^ º ÚÄÄÄ¿ ³^° ^°³ ÚÄÄÄ¿ º^ ;kÞ~(Ý;^ º ÀÄÄÄÙ À^ ÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÙ º^ ;kÞ~(Ý;^ º^ º^ ;kÞ~(Ý;^ º ÚÄÄÄ¿^ ÚÄÄÄ¿ Ú^Ä¿ º^ ;kÞ~(Ý;^ º ÀÄÄÄÙ^ ÀÄÄÄÙ À^ÄÙ º^ ;kÞ~ (Ý;^ º^ º^ ;kÞ~ (Ý;^ º ÚÄÄÄ¿^ Ú^Ä¿ º^ ;kÞ~ (Ý;^ º ÀÄÄÄÙ^ À^ÄÙ º^ ;kÞ~ (Ý;^ È^ Í ^ ͼ^ ;kÞ~ (Ý^' Þ~(Ý^' Þ;~<;ê~<; ê~1;ê~2ê~Fê~@ê~;ê~Cê~2ê~;ê~Cêê~ 3ê~ Eê~ 2ê~ Bê;~L;+ ;~L;+ ;~L;+ ;~L;KÄ¿~L¿³~ L³³~ LÀÙ;~&;[Û^'ßÛ~&Ý;^^ The healer patiently waits...^ ;[Þ~&Û^'ÄÛ~&Ý^ ;_ll Wounds^ ;[Þ~&Ý^ ;_ome Wounds^ ;[Þ~&Ý^

;_oison Cured^ ;[Þ~&Ý^ ;_isease Cured^ ;[Þ~ &Ý^ ;_lindness Cured^ ;[Þ~ &Ý^ ;_ealing Potion^ ;[Þ~ &Ý^ ;_UIT^ ;[Þ~ &Û^'ÜÛ;~;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ü^#ßÜ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý^ ±^ Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý ;±;±Û;±±±; ±;^Û^ ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý^ ;ÛÛ ; ±^ Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý ;±Û^ ;^±^ ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý ;±Û^ ;±°°±°°±^ ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý ;±Û^ ;±°;4ß;±;4ß;°±^ ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý ;±Û^ ;±±±° ;0 Ä ; °±±±^ ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~ °°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý ;±^Û;°±±±²²Û²²±±±°;ÛÛÛ^ ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~ °°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý^ ;^±;°±±±²²Û²²±±±°;±ÛÛÛ^ ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~ °°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý^ ;°°±²²Û²²±°° ;±±ÛÛ^ ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~ °°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý^ ;°±²²Û²²±°^ ;±ÛÛ^ ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~ °°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý^ ;^ ± ; ±²²ÛÛÛ²²± ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý^ ;^°^ ; ±²²ÛÛÛ²²± ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý^ ;^°^ ±²²ÛÛÛ²²± ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý^ ;^ ° ±²²ÛÛÛ²²± ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý^ ;^° ^° ±²²ÛÛÛ²²± ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý^ ;^° ^°^ ²²ÛÛÛ²² ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý^ ;^°;±;^°^ ²ÛÛÛ²^ ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý^ ;±±;°°°;±;°°°;^±^ ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý^ ;^±;°°°;±;°°°;^±^ ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý^ ;^±°°°±°°°^ ±^ ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°; Ý ;^ ±^°±^°^ ± ; Þ;°°°±±±²²²ÛÛÛ²²²±±±°°°~;NÚ^Ä¿~³;M^ THE PIT v2.00á^ ;N³~ Ã^ ÄÂ^Ä´~ ³;O COM PORT ;N ³^ ;N³~ ³;O BAUD RATE ;N ³^ ;N³~ ³;O NODE^ ;N ³^ ;N³~ ³;O MLTSKR/LAN;N ³^ ;N³~À^ ÄÁ^ÄÙ;~ ;[Û^ßÛ~ Ý;^ Player is currently in battle.;[Þ~ Ý;^ Try again... ;Y^ ;[ Þ~ Û^ÜÛ;~;A fog rolls over the ARENA floor as a beam of light focuses on you.~A loud, low voice speaks as you block the blinding light with your arm.~"You HUNG UP while taking part in combat. For this grave offense you~are to be punished! You lose the following things for this injustice:";~;O^ LOG OF TODAYS BATTLES^ ;~;DATE:^K ;~);[Û^"ßÛ~)Ý^ ;_YOU HAVE BEEN DEFEATED!;[^ Þ~)Ý^" Þ~)Ý Your ;^OPPONENT;[ waves to the crowd Þ~)Ý in triumph. One person in the^ Þ~)Ý stands yells, "LOSER!" at you... Þ~ )Ý^" Þ~ )Ý ;_The Healers begin chanting as ;[ Þ~ )Ý ;_the seriousness of your wounds ;[ Þ~ )Ý ;_cause you to go unconscious...;[ Þ~ )Ý ;^;[^ Þ~)Û^"ÜÛ;~;;ÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍÄÍ~4; THE PIT V2.00~4; ^ Ä~,; Copyright (c) 1990-91 MTS, Inc.~+;Coded and written by James R. Berry~ /;M T S - BBS (806)797-2239;~ ;[Û^ßÛ~ Ý;^ Sorry! We are sending all we ;[Þ~ Ý;^ have...^ ;Y^ ;[ Þ~ Û^ÜÛ;~; eapon/Arm Shop^ ambling Hall^ <+> Put Gold in Bank~<*> Visit Healer^ hallenge another player <-> Take Gold from Bank~avern^ iew another player^ Change Options~agic Shop^ og of Battles^ nstructions~rena (THE PIT)^ uicide (Kill Self)^ edraw Screen;~ ; Choose an Opponent:~rainees^ Humanoid Monsters ³ <+> Deposit Gold in Bank~arriors^ reatures^ ³ <-> Withdraw Gold from Bank~eterans^ ndead Monsters^ ³ Change Options~lven Warriors andom Encounters^ ³ <*> VISIT HEALER~eroes^! ³~orcerors^ orse Gods^ ³ nstructions;~7; Ú^ÄÂ^ÄÂ^Ä¿~7³ NW(7)³ N(8) ³ NE(9)³~7Ã^ÄÅ^ÄÅ^Ä´~$Directional Keys: ³ W(4)³PASS(5)³ E(6)³~7Ã^ÄÅ^ÄÅ^Ä´~7³ SW(1)³ S(2) ³ SE(3)³~7À^ÄÁ^ÄÁ^ÄÙ;~; Buy Hand Weapon Sell Hand Weapon <+> Deposit gold in Bank~ Buy Ranged Weapon Sell Ranged Weapon <-> Withdraw Gold from Bank~

Buy Projectiles Sell Armor^ nstructions~ Buy Armor;~*; ³; >^# ; ³~uy Item^ Change Selection: ³^% ³~aggle Price^ ³^% ³~ <8> Up^ ³^% ³~nstructions^  <2> Down^ ³^% ³~*³^% ³~*³^% ³~*À^%ÄÙ;~; Play Black Jack^ Play Roulette^ <+> Deposit Gold~

Play 5-Stud Poker^ Play Craps^ <-> Withdraw Gold~ Play One Arm Bandit;~ ; <1> Beer^ ;[ 1 gp.]; ~ <2> Ale^ ;[ 2 gp.]^ ; ip the Bartender ;[1 gp.]; ~ <3> Wine^ ;[ 5 gp.]^ ; <+> Deposit Gold in Bank~ <4> Devil's Brew ;[10 gp.]^ ; <-> Withdraw Gold from Bank;~; op of List^

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ull Lever;~; Type in the RANK of the player that you would~like to challenge. Enter a "0" to CANCEL.~%Ú^Ä¿~%³^ ³~%À^ÄÙ;~; Type in the RANK of the player that you would~like to examine. Enter a "0" to CANCEL.~%Ú^Ä¿~%³^ ³~%À^ÄÙ;~ ; uy Magic Item~ rop Magic Item~ View Hand Weapon^ <+> Deposit Gold in Bank~ View Range Weapon^ <-> Withdraw Gold from Bank~ View Armor;~; op of List^

revious Page~ottom of List^ ext Page~!ssassinate~; Type in the RANK of the player that you would~like to assassinate. Enter a "0" to CANCEL.~%Ú^Ä¿~%³^ ³~%À^ÄÙ;~ ;[Û^ßÛ~ Ý;^ Player is ONLINE. You cannot ;[Þ~ Ý;^ fight them until v2.10 ;[Þ~ Û^ÜÛ;~ ;[Û^ßÛ~ Ý;^ That player does not exist. ;[Þ~ Ý;^ Try again... ;Y^ ;[Þ~ Û^ÜÛ;~ ;[Û^ßÛ~ Ý;^ That player does not exist. ;[Þ~ Ý;^ Try again... ;Y^ ;[Þ~ Û^ÜÛ;~ ;[Û^ßÛ~ Ý;^ That player does not exist. ;[Þ~ Ý;^ Try again... ;Y^ ;[Þ~ Û^ÜÛ;~; PLEASE TURN ON YOUR NUMBER LOCK KEY!~ ;This game uses the numbers on the keypad~ ;to move and to represent directions.~ ;Please keep it on while playing this game.;~ ;KÛ^ßÝ;O OPTIONS ;KÞ^ßÛ~ Ý ;IALIAS^ :^% ;KÞ~ Ý ;IATTACK PHRASE:^% ;KÞ~ Ý ;ILOSING PHRASE:^% ;KÞ~ Ý ;IWant a status window to appear after a win?^ ;KÞ~ Ý ;IWhat kind of monitor?^ ;KÞ~ Ý ;IWant to be in expert mode?^ ;KÞ~ Ý ;ICan terminal program play BBS music?^ ;KÞ~ Û^5ÄÛ~ Ý^5 Þ~ Û^5ÜÛ;~);k^ ßÝ;o 5-STUD POKER ;kÞ^ ß;~);+^' ;~);+ Royal Flush^ (75-1) Flush^ (8-1);~);+ Straight Flush (50-1) Straight (5-1);~);+ 4 of a kind^ (25-1) 3 of a kind(3-1);~);+ Full House^ (10-1) Two Pair (2-1);~);+^ One Pair (1-1)^ ;~);+^' ;~ );+^ ;G°°°;+ ;G°°°;+ ;G°°°;+ ;G°°°;+ ;G°°°;+^ ;~ );+^ ;G°°°;+ ;G°°°;+ ;G°°°;+ ;G°°°;+ ;G°°°;+^ ;~ );+^ ;G°°°;+ ;G°°°;+ ;G°°°;+ ;G°°°;+ ;G°°°;+^ ;~ );+^' ;~ );^' ;~);K Your Bet:^ gp.^ Bets Left:^ ;~;[Û^ßÛ~Ý The ;^WEAPONSMITH;[ looks at youÞ~Ý with a gleam in his eye... Þ~ Ý I offer^ for the Þ~ Ý^ Þ~ Û^ÄÛ~ Ý <;^A;[>;_ccept ;[<;^H;[>;_aggle ;[<;^R;[>;_efuse;[ Þ~ Û^ÜÛ;~;NÚ^IÄ¿~³;K^ ATTENTION!^! ;N³~³^I ;N³~³;O Please activate your ;IEGA;O or ;IANSI TERMINAL INTERFACE;O at this time if you ;N³~³;O wish to use it. Otherwise press any key to continue.^ ;N³~À^IÄÙ;~;Ú^IÄ¿~³;^ Please wait... Your terminal is being initialized.^ ;³~ À^IÄÙ;~;I am sorry, but you are playing the UNREGISTERED version of THE PIT~and you cannot play higher than 8th level. If your SysOp would register~this program then you could play from 1st to 500th level.~We feel that a $20.00 registration fee is a small sum to ask for this~game. It was certainly fun to write up, but we have got to make money or we~can't justify writing more of them. So tell your SYSOP to register TODAY!;~; Ú^NÄ¿~³~P³~Æ^N͵~³~P³~³~P³~³~P³~À^NÄÙ;~;[Û^#ßÛ~Ý;^ An old man dressed in a wizards ;[Þ~Ý;^ robe walks up to you and says,^ ;[Þ~ Ý;_ "Hey MAC, I got a deal for ya... ;[Þ~ Ý;_ I'll trade ya this^ ;[Þ~ Ý;_ for yours and^ ;[Þ~ Ý;^ Claims it is^ ;[Þ~ Û^#ÄÛ~Ý <;_A;[>ccept^ <;_R;[>efuse^ Þ~Û^#ÜÛ;~;[Û^$ßÛ~Ý;^ You take a swig of wine and your ;[Þ~Ý;^ eyes glaze over. You fall to the ;[Þ~Ý;^ ground unconscious^.^ ;[Þ~ Ý^$ ;[Þ~ Ý;^ Later, you awaken outside of the ;[Þ~ Ý ;YTAVERN ;^left with only your loin^ ;[Þ~ Ý;^ cloth and an empty money purse... ;[Þ~ Ý ^ Þ~Û^$ÜÛ;~*;[Û^"ßÛ~*Ý ;_YOUR OPPONENT HAS RETREATED! ;[Þ~*Û^"ÄÛ~*Ý^" Þ~*Ý^" Þ~*Û^"ÄÛ~ *Ý^ <;^Press any Key to Continue;[> Þ~ *Û^"ÜÛ;~;[Û^%ßÛ~Ý;K^% ;[Þ~Ý;^ HAND WEAPON^ ;[Þ~Ý;^RANGE WEAPON^ ;[Þ~ Ý;^^ ARMOR^ ;[Þ~ Ý;^^ WINS^ LOSSES^ ;[Þ~ Ý;^ WIN RATIO^ ;[Þ~ Ý;^GOLD IN HAND^ ;[Þ~ Û^%ÄÛ~Ý^ ^ Þ~Û^%ÜÛ;~);k^ ßÝ;o ROULETTE ;kÞ^ß;~);+^' ;~);+^ ;Ú^¿;+^ Pick a Number and^ ;~);+ ;ÚÂÅ; ;Å; ;Å; ;Å¿;+ either Odd or Even. ;~);+ ;ÚÂÅ; ;^Å; ;Å¿;+ If you spin the wheel ;~);+ ;Ã; ;^Å; ;^Å;þ;´;+ and the number matches;~);+ ;ÀÁÅ; ;^Å; ;ÅÁÙ;+ your criteria you win.;~);+ ;ÀÁÅ; ;Å; ;Å; ;ÅÁÙ;+ Notice that a roll of ;~ );+^ ;À^ÁÙ;+^ 0 is a House win.^ ;~ );+^ ; ;+^ ;~ );^' ;~ );^ NUMBER PICKED^ (Pays 25-1) ;~ );^ ODD/EVEN PICK ODD EVEN (Pays 1-1) ;~);K Your Bet:^ gp.^ Bets Left: 12 ;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. When fighting at lower levels only fight Trainees,~Warriors and Humanoid Monsters!"~;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. When fighting HEROES, avoid ELRIC and YRKOON. Their~swords cause massive level draining!"~;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. Avoid fighting UNDEAD. Most of them drain levels or~paralyze you. And they carry very poor weapons if any at all!"~;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. The most HAGGLES that the salesman in the WEAPON\ARMS~SHOP will ever allow is three!"~;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. At lower levels you will succeed in battle more often~if you use the RANGE weapon more often!"~;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. Watch how much you drink. It might end up costing you~your life!"~;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. Do not always trust the magic salesman in this Tavern~he is a known cheat and would sell his mother to the highest bidder!"~;~;"Well thanks!", says the Bartender with a grin on his face. "I guess you might~do with a word of advice. When fighting you can only BEG FOR MERCY when you~have not yet attacked"~;~;[Û^ ßÛ~Ý^ Þ~ Ý^ Þ~ Ý^ Þ~ Ý ;O^ ;[ Þ~ Ý^ Þ~ Û^ ÜÛ;~;GÛ^!ßÛ^ßÛÛ^ßÛ~Ý^! º^ ³Ý ;K;Nttack with Hand Weapon ;GÞ~Ý^! º^ ³Ý ;K;Nire Range Weapon^ ;GÞ~Ý^! º^ ³Ý ;K<1..9>;N Move Opponent^ ;GÞ~Ý^! º^ ³Ý ;K;Nomment to player^ ;GÞ~Ý^! º^ ³Ý ;K<[]>;N Move Select Bar^ ;GÞ~Ý^! º^ ³Ý ;K;N Toggle Control;GÞ~Ý^! º^ ³Ý ;K;N Cancel SysOp Play^ ;GÞ~ÛÜÜ ;K<[>;N Move Up ;K<]>;N Move Dn ;G^ÜÛ^ÜÛÛ^ÜÛ;~(;kÛ^'ßÛ~(Ý^' Þ~(Ý;É^ÍÑ^ÍÑ^Í»;kÞ~(Ý;º ÚÄÄÄ¿³^ ° ^ °³ ÚÄÄÄ¿ º;kÞ~(Ý;º ÀÄÄÄÙÀ^ÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÙ º;kÞ~(Ý;º^% º;kÞ~(Ý;º ÚÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄ¿ º;kÞ~(Ý;º ÀÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÙ º;kÞ~ (Ý;º^% º;kÞ~ (Ý;º ÚÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄ¿^ ÚÄÄÄ¿ ÚÄÄÄ¿ º;kÞ~ (Ý;º ÀÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÙ^ ÀÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÄÄÙ º;kÞ~ (Ý;È^Í ^ͼ;kÞ~ (Ý^' Þ~(Ý^' Þ;~,;ê~<;ê~:;ê~<; ê~K;ê~.ê~3ê~5ê~;ê~Cê~Hê~-ê~<ê~Cê~ ?ê~ .ê~ Cê~ Jê~ .ê~ 4ê~ Iê;~ ;[Û^ßÛ~ Ý;^ You are too powerful to fight ;[Þ~ Ý;^ that player..;Y^ ;[ Þ~ Û^ÜÛ;~;GÛ^ßÝ;OYOU;GÞ^ßÛ~Ý;k^% ;GÞ~Ý;N HAND WEAPON^ ;GÞ~Ý;NRANGE WEAPON^ ;GÞ~Ý;N^ ARMOR^ ;GÞ~Ý;N PROJECTILES^ HEALTH^ ;GÞ~Ý;N^ LEVEL^ ;GÞ;~(;kÛ^'ßÛ~(Ý^' Þ~(Ý;^ É^Í»^ ;kÞ~(Ý;^ º^ ° ^ °º^ ;kÞ~(Ý;^ Ç^Ķ^ ;kÞ~(Ý;^ º^ º^ ;kÞ~(Ý;^ º^ º^ ;kÞ~(Ý;^ º ÚÄ¿^ ÚÄ¿ º^ ;kÞ~ (Ý;^ º ³ ³^ ³ ³ º^ ;kÞ~ (Ý;^ º ÀÄÙ^ ÀÄÙ º^ ;kÞ~ (Ý;^ º^ º^ ;kÞ~ (Ý;^ È^Í ^ ͼ^ ;kÞ~ (;kÝ^' Þ~(Ý^' Þ;~<;ê~<; ê~:;ê~Dê~6ê~ 7ê^ ê ê~ 6ê~ Dê;~;O^P ;~;³; RANK ;³; NAME^ ;³; WINS ;³; LOSSES ;³; STATUS ;³;~; ^KÄ~A thunderous clap of lightning roars across the countryside. And a~loud booming voice speaks...~ "You are no longer MORTAL!. You have reached the pinnacle of~ bravery and we IMMORTALS grant you our status!"~You are whisked up into the sky where you pass through a cloud.~ Shortly thereafter, you find yourself seated among the IMMORTALS...~ ^KÄ;~ ;[Û^ßÛ~ Ý;^ You cannot challenge yourself ;[Þ~ Ý;^ dummy! Try again... ;Y ;[Þ~ Û^ÜÛ;~ ;[Û^ßÛ~ Ý;^ Why would you examine yourself;[Þ~ Ý;^ dummy! Try again... ;Y ;[Þ~ Û^ÜÛ;~ ;[Û^ßÛ~ Ý;^ Assassinate yourself? Are you ;[Þ~ Ý;^ that stupid...?^ ;Y ;[Þ~ Û^ÜÛ;~;Game Introduction~^-~A tournament was created in REGAL CITY with in the last year to entertain~its citizens. The tournament challenged all comers far and wide to venture~there and challenge the minions of THE PIT to a contest of arms. As time~ passed many of your comrades entered that city and came back as either~ incredibly rich or worm food.~ Your village lay two hundred miles south of that great city. And when a~ drought destroyed any chance your family had for survival, you decided to try~ your luck in THE PIT. Wearing your loin cloth and armed with only your hands;~;and your wits, you set off.~Along the way you worked for many landlords as both farm hand and servant.~These wages and your own force of will took you into the REGAL CITY^.~Now with your wages and a daily salary from the PIT MASTERS, you can arm~yourself for battle. And perhaps when your skill betters your boasts, you~will rise to the ranks of IMMORTAL...;~";MAIN MENU~"^ -~ Weapon/Arms Shop: This command places you in the Weapon/Arms Shop (See~Weapons/Arms Shop). This is where you can buy or sell~items that are necessary for survival in this game.~  Healing Shop:^ This command places you in the Healing Shop (See~ Healing Shop). When your health has fallen to near~ death, the Healer may be your only chance. But as you~ well know doctors do not work for free.;~; Arena (THE PIT): This command places you in the ARENA (See Arena). In~there you can challenge the minions of THE PIT to do~battle.~ Log of Battles: This command places you into the Log of Battles area.~(See Log of Battles) In here you can view the complete~ log of battles for today or yesterday.~  Challenge another player: This command places you in the Challenge~ another player area (See Challenge another Player). In~ there you can select another user to do battle with.;~; Instructions:^ This command clears the top portion of the screen and~places instruction for the current section in that~area. Instructions can then be paged through up or~down.~<+> Deposit gold in Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you can~ either select to place all of your money into the bank,~ or just some of it.~ <-> Extract gold from Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you~ can either select to take all of your money out of the;~;bank, or just some of it.~ Change Options: This command pops up an input window. Within it, you~can change most of your settings to those that you~desire. The settings that can be changed are:~o Attack Phrase~ o Losing Phrase~ o Status Window - This is a window that can appear when~ you have won a battle. It shows what weapons/arms~ you have found, how much gold you have found, how~ much your score increased, and how many levels, if;~;any, you have gained. This defaults as OFF due to~the slow down for remote players.~o Monitor - This is listed as either COLOR or MONOCHROME.~o Expert Mode - This defaults as OFF, but if you believe~that you have mastered the menus, you can set expert~mode as ON. You can always get the menu to appear by~pressing the '?' key anyway.~ o BBS Music - This game uses BBS music to make sounds.~ Any terminal that can play it (QMODEM, TELIX, ect.)~ can be used to hear the music.;~;WEAPONS/ARMS SHOP~^-~__~ Buy Hand Weapons^ | These commands place you in the buy menu area.~ Buy Ranged Weapons |__ (See Buy Menu) You can then select an item to~

Buy Projectiles^ | buy or haggle.~ Buy Armor^ __|~ __~  Sell Hand Weapon^ | These commands pop up a window in which you can~  Sell Ranged Weapon |-- sell an item or haggle until the selling price~  Sell Armor^ __| is acceptable.;~; Instructions:^ This command clears the top portion of the screen and~places instruction for the current section in that~area. Instructions can then be paged through up or~down.~<+> Deposit gold in Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you can~either select to place all of your money into the bank,~or just some of it.~ <-> Extract gold from Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you~ can either select to take all of your money out of the~ bank, or just some of it.;~#;BUY MENU~#^-~How to select and item: You select and item by pressing your <8> key to move~up through the list or your <2> key to move down through the list.~  Buy an Item:^ This command will allow you to buy the selected item,~ provided of course that you have enough gold to do so.~  Haggle an item: This command allows you to haggle with the salesman~ until the price of an item is dropped. Notice however,;~;that it is not always an easy thing to accomplish. And~you may just end up making the salesman mad.~ Instructions:^ This command clears the top portion of the screen and~places instruction for the current section in that~area. Instructions can then be paged through up or~down.;~!;HEALING SHOP~!^ -~ All wounds:^ This command will result in all of you wounds being~healed. Provided of course that you have enough gold to~pay for it.~  Some wounds:^ This command will result in an input space appearing at~ the top of the INTEREST BOX (Upper right corner of~ screen). The maximum number of health you can afford to~ cure is shown. You can input that number or less.;~;

Poison Cured:^ If you have the gold to afford it, this command will~cure you of poisoning.~ Disease Cured:^ If you can afford it, this command will cure you of~disease.~ Instructions:^ This command clears the top portion of the screen and~places instruction for the current section in that~ area. Instructions can then be paged through up or~ down.~ <+> Deposit gold in Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you can~ either select to place all of your money into the bank,;~;or just some of it.~<-> Extract gold from Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you~can either select to take all of your money out of the~bank, or just some of it.;~;ARENA (THE PIT)~^-~The Arena requires that you choose an opponent to challenge. You first~choose a type to fight, and then a random opponent of the given type is~selected for you.~ The opponents difficulty levels are as follows:~ Easiest -->^ Trainees~ Warriors - Humanoid Monsters~ Veterans;~;Creatures - Undead Monsters~Elven Warriors - Sorcerors~Heroes~Random Encounters~Hardest -->^ Norse Gods~+__~ Trainees^ Humanoid Monsters | You select an opponent by~ Warriors^ Creatures^ | pressing the appropriate~  Veterans^ Undead Monsters^ |__ key. And then the BATTLE MENU~  Elven Warriors Random Encounters | is pulled up and the battle~  Heroes^" | begins. (See BATTLE MENU)~  Sorcerors^ Norse Gods^ __|;~; Instructions:^ This command clears the top portion of the screen and~places instruction for the current section in that~area. Instructions can then be paged through up or~down.~<+> Deposit gold in Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you can~either select to place all of your money into the bank,~or just some of it.~ <-> Extract gold from Bank: This command pops up an input window. Then you~ can either select to take all of your money out of the~ bank, or just some of it.;~; Change Options: This command pops up an input window. Within it, you~can change most of your settings to those that you~desire. The settings that can be changed are:~o Attack Phrase~o Losing Phrase~o Status Window - This is a window that can appear when~you have won a battle. It shows what weapons/arms~ you have found, how much gold you have found, how~ much your score increased, and how many levels, if~ any, you have gained. This defaults as OFF due to~ the slow down for remote players.~ o Monitor - This is listed as either COLOR or MONOCHROME.;~;o Expert Mode - This defaults as OFF, but if you believe~that you have mastered the menus, you can set expert~mode as ON. You can always get the menu to appear by~pressing the '?' key anyway.~o BBS Music - This game uses BBS music to make sounds.~Any terminal that can play it (QMODEM, TELIX, ect.)~can be used to hear the music.;~!;BATTLE MENU~!^ -~ Attack with Hand Weapon: This command will first ask which direction you~wish to attack. And then it will attack in the~direction you specified with the directional keys~<1-9>. An opponent has to be in a space immediately~ next to you or it is impossible to hit them. All~ results of actions will appear at the top of the~ INTEREST BOX (Upper right hand corner of screen).;~; Fire Range Weapon: This command will first ask which direction you wish~to fire. And then it will fire a missle in the~direction you specified with the directional keys~<1-9>. An opponent has to be at least one space away~from you or it is impossible to hit them. All results~of actions will appear at the top of the INTEREST BOX~(Upper right hand corner of screen).~ eg for Mercy:^ By repeatedly selecting this command, you can rely upon~ the honor of your opponent to allow you to escape~ unscathed. However, the opponent will never show mercy~ once you have attacked him.;