
DECISION IN THE DESERT

DAY  CODEWORD

1    GYMNAST
2    ALEXANDER
3    BREVITY
4    AFRICA
5    MERCURY
6    SUBSTANCE
7    EXPORTER
8    VENICE
9    HERCULES
10   ACROBAT
11   SUPPLY
12   MARIE
13   LUSTRE
14   SPLICE
15   STYLE
16   PEDESTAL

Keyboard Commands

Action Commands

M-(Move) Commands the unit under the cursor to prepare to move.

A-(Attack) Commands the unit under the cursor to attack an enemy unit.

D-(Defend) Commands the unit under the cursor to entrench and defend 
itself.

R-(Reserve) Commands the unit under the cursor to enter the "Reserve 
Mode", in which it most readily recovers from losses and moves long 
distances.

Objective Command

H (Here) Designates an objective for the last friendly unit accessed.

Information Commands

"Space" (Unit Status) Displays all available information on the unit 
under the cursor.

C (City) Displays the name, occupant and Victory Point value of the city 
under the cursor.

W - (Who?) Places the cursor on the unit from which the last message 
originated.

? - (Who's Winning?) Displays the game status.

O (Overview) Replaces the scrolling map with a one screen map of the 
entire board area. Press any key to return.

Utility Commands

F-Freeze game action. Press F to restart.

L-Load a previously saved game.

Q-Quit. Used to change sides in a 2 player game.

B-Flashback. Used to enter the flashback mode to review the course of 
the current game.

S-Save the current game situation on disk.

T-Terrain. Removes all units from the map and displays the terrain 
underneath. Press T to restore the units.

U-Changes unit display from symbols to icons and back.

< and > -Speed increase and decrease.


