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hbcw Sunday. March II), 1991 The Arionn Republic T7 Games challenge armchair adventurers AIASKA WISH A CRUISE PARTY with Jan D'Atri Dale Schornack, March 14, 6-8 PM at Travel at the Esplanade, sponsored by Holland America, Tradition of Excellence. R.S.V.P. 955-0212 By Roy Cottor McClatchy News Service Do you love to travel but hate some of the things that go along with it? Things like long lines at check-in, boring flights in uncomfortable seats, luggage hassles, jet lag and serious damage to your bank account? If so, you should know that there is a hassle-free way to visit places as diverse as Katmandu, Rio de Janeiro, Atlanta and Rome. However, it requires two things: a personal computer and a dollop of imagination.

We're talking about a new dimension of adventure travel that will let you roam the world, learning interesting tidbits about many destinations. Some of these electronic trips might prompt you to make an in-person visit. And then there is the thrill of the chase. The chase? most helpful in tracking perpetrators like Earl E. Bird and Molly Coddle, who can travel through time.

Earl and Molly maybe even Carmen herself grab things such as the keys to Spain's Alhambra in the year 1200 and "the original spinning jenny" from 1765 England. Historical information is a bonus for players of this game. Those who know their history and geography should excel. The series is extremely popular with teen-agers and children and their teachers, but anyone interested in travel should find the games interesting and informative. List prices for the Carmen series range from S.W.95 to $40.95, depending on the game and the computer with which it's designed to work.

For information, contact a software dealer or Hroderbund Software, 17 Paul Drive, San Rafael, Calif. 94903-2101. interesting facts that can make almost anyone more aware of our world. Four games are available: Where in the World Is Carmen Where in Europe Is Carmen Where in the U.S.A. Is Carmen Sandiego? and Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? In the World game, which comes with a copy of The World Almanac, criminals with names such as Fast Fdilie H.

and Lady Agatha Wayland make off with items such as the "priceless Serendip ruby, national treasure of Sri Lanka" or "the elevator from the Eiffel Tower," leading to a chase that might go through Bangkok, Thailand; New Delhi; and Montreal. At each stop the computer screen shows a representative color drawing and provides brief information on the area where the player will look for clues. An example from Port Moresby: "Papua New Well, we have neglected to mention one other thing involved in this particular kind of adventure travel: role-playing. That's where the imagination comes in right after you crank up one of a series of award-winning computer games designed to make users more knowledgeable about world geography. The games, prcnlucod by Hrodcr-bund, a San Rafael, software company, put the user in the role of a detective seeking to solve crimes perpetrated by Carmen San-diego and her band of thieves.

The criminals, given fanciful names by the games' creators, make off ith a variety of loot. In each case, they will lead you on a chase through several locales before you catch them if you pay attention to the clues and use reference material that comes with each game. During the chase, you will pick up Guinea is home to hundreds of primitive tribes and the language with the shortest alphabet in the world, Rotokas." In Europe, which comes with the Rand McNally Concise Atlas of Europe, characters like Miles Long and Lotta Style make oil with things like the "keys to the Common Market" and "all of the cork trees in Portugal" before leading you on a chase that might go through any place from Andorra to Zurich. In U.S.A., which comes with a special copy of Fodor's USA, items including "the president's helicopter" and "King Kamehameha's crown jewels" are heisted by crooks with names like Titus Canby and Heidi Gosikh. The chase could lead through any of a dozen or so U.S.

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