The Pawn at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware

Release Date	1987
Original Publisher	Rainbird Software Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware	ZX-Spectrum 128K
Language	English
Genre	Adventure Game: Text-Only
Max. Players	1
Original Price	£14.95
Competitions	Your Computer's Year's Best - 1986 Awards
Features	Bookware, Padlock Protection
Ports	The Pawn (ZX-Spectrum Next)
Other Platforms	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Macintosh, PC/DOS
Average mag. score	93.33% (3 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score	81.5% (28 votes)

Authors/Contributors

	Magnetic Scrolls Ltd (UK)		- ?
	Steve Weston (UK)		- Inlay/Poster Art

Annual Awards

	1st Best Adventure - 1987 Crash Readers Awards.
	Winner of the Year's Best - 1986 Awards - Adventure game.

Review Awards

"Crash Smash"	at Crash	issue v.1 #41 - 1987/Jun	page 58
"Sinclair User Classic"	at Sinclair User	issue #58 - 1987/Jan	page 100
"ZX Computing Monster Hit"	at ZX Computing	issue #38 - 1987/Jun	page 47

Main File Downloads

*Filename*	*Release*	*Machine*	*Scheme*	*Language*	*Comments*
PawnThe(different).tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 128K	(Firebird BleepLoad)	English	- (different)
PawnThe(different)_2.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 128K	(None)	English	- (different)
PawnThe.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 128K	(Firebird BleepLoad)	English
PawnTheV2.3.tap.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 128K	(???)	English	- v2.3
PawnThe.dsk.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 128 +3	(None)	English

Additional File Downloads

*Filename*	*Size*	*Release*	*Type*	*Language*	*Comments*
pawn.php	0	Original	Remote link		- Game Novella "The Pawn"
PawnThe.scr	6,912	Original	Loading screen
PawnThe.gif	4,978	Original	Running screen
PawnThe.jpg	70,371	Original	Inlay - Front
PawnThe.txt	97,148	Original	Instructions	English
PawnThe(EN).pdf	0	Original	Instructions	English
PawnThe(EN)_novella.pdf	0	Original	Instructions	English
PawnThe.png	269,265	Original	Game map
pawn.rzx	0	Original	RZX playback file		- Recorded by Robert Maines

Magazine Reviews

Crash	issue v.1 #41-1987/Jun	page 58	- Review: 90%
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.4 #41-1985/Oct/10 special "week#2"	page 28	- Review - not a Spectrum article
Sinclair User	issue #58-1987/Jan	page 100	- Review: 5/5
Your Sinclair	issue #19-1987/Jul	page 80	- Review: 9/10
ZX Computing	issue #38-1987/Jun	page 47	- Review

Magazine References

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #4-1988/Jan	page 56	- Tips
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #6-1988/Mar	page 94	- Solution - solution part 1
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #10-1988/Jul	page 100	- Solution - partial solution
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #12-1988/Sep	page 75	- Solution - partial solution
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	issue #15-1988/Dec	page 101	- Solution - solution last part
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #55-1986/May	page 69	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #57-1986/Jul	page 77	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #58-1986/Aug	page 73	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #59-1986/Sep	page 57	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #59-1986/Sep	page 59	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #61-1986/Nov	page 75	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #62-1986/Dec	page 63	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #63-1987/Jan	page 71	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #64-1987/Feb	page 105	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #65-1987/Mar	page 63	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #66-1987/Apr	page 64	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #69-1987/Jul	page 69	- News/Note
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #69-1987/Jul	page 70	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #95-1989/Oct	page 100	- Tips
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	issue #100-1990/Mar	page 88	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #44-1987/Sep	page 70	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #46-1987/Nov	page 109	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #51-1988/Apr	page 57	- Feature - Crash Readers Awards
Crash	issue v.1 #52-1988/May	page 41	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #53-1988/Jun	page 50	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #56-1988/Sep	page 60	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #57-1988/Oct	page 45	- Tips
Crash	issue v.1 #58-1988/Nov	page 41	- Tips
MicroHobby	issue #198-1990/Apr	page 42	- Feature - Aventura
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #31-1986/Jul/31 special "week#5"	page 20	- Tips
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.5 #45-1986/Nov/6 special "week#1"	page 5	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.6 #8-1987/Feb/19 special "week#3"	page 19	- Tips
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.6 #8-1987/Feb/19 special "week#3"	page 22	- Tips
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.6 #17-1987/May/1 special "week#1"	page 61	- News/Note
SSD-II	issue 1999/Sep	page 0	- Information
Sinclair User	issue #63-1987/Jun	page 84	- CompoEntry
Sinclair User	issue #66-1987/Sep	page 75	- Solution - solution part 1
Sinclair User	issue #67-1987/Oct	page 22	- CompoResult
Sinclair User	issue #67-1987/Oct	page 78	- Solution - solution part 2
Sinclair User	issue #68-1987/Nov	page 78	- Solution - solution part 3
Sinclair User	issue #72-1988/Mar	page 78	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #82-1989/Jan	page 87	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #113-1991/Jul	page 16	- Tips
Sinclair User	issue #113-1991/Jul	page 29	- Solution - solution part 1
Sinclair User	issue #114-1991/Aug	page 29	- Solution - solution part 2
Sinclair User	issue #115-1991/Sep	page 41	- Solution - partial solution
Sinclair User	issue #116-1991/Oct	page 27	- Solution - partial solution
Sinclair User	issue #117-1991/Nov	page 37	- Solution - solution last part
Your Computer	issue v.6 #8-1986/Aug	page 19	- News/Note
Your Computer	issue v.6 #9-1986/Sep	page 59	- News/Note
Your Computer	issue v.7 #1-1987/Jan	page 27	- Tips
Your Computer	issue v.7 #6-1987/Jun	page 54	- CompoEntry
Your Computer	issue v.7 #11-1987/Nov	page 46	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #18-1987/Jun	page 9	- Preview
Your Sinclair	issue #19-1987/Jul	page 81	- CompoEntry
Your Sinclair	issue #22-1987/Oct	page 82	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #23-1987/Nov	page 78	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #24-1987/Dec	page 102	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #27-1988/Mar	page 87	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #33-1988/Sep	page 105	- Tips
Your Sinclair	issue #47-1989/Nov	page 54	- Tips

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