WELCOME TO VIKING This game is a simulation of the government of a people Viking in 750. You will have to decide on purchases, sales and taxes next year. All decisions are related. They improve with practice. VIKING LOADING 1. Insert the tape into the cassette, rewind and press PLAY. 2. Type CLOAD and press ENTER. The program will load and run automatically. PLAYING VIKING When starting, the program will prompt you to enter the number of players (1-4) and the level of difficulty (1-9). You also have to enter the name of each player. The computer decides who starts the game. On each turn, the player is presented with a series of questions to answer. The success or failure of your people depends on your answers. In addition to the above problems, there is always the possibility that you suffer a catastrophe, like a plague, a revolution or attack. However, it can be avoided with good management. The following points may be helpful: 1. The slaves do agricultural work. 2. Ferrets are employed to kill rats. 3. an individual tax per person living in the area is paid. 4. There are seven hierarchical levels up to the king or queen; landowner, knight, baron, count/countess, duke/duchess, prince/princess, king/queen. It takes a long time to become a knight, but things go faster after that.