Juxtaposition: Barons of Ceti V

Juxtaposition: Barons of Ceti V is a graphic adventure for the Dragon 32.

The planet Ceti V is owned by eight fabulously wealthy mining Barons. Between them, they control the Galaxy's prime source of Cetite ore, the fuel for hyperspaceships. The Barons run their planet on feudalistic lines. Their employees, known as servitors, have few rights and no freedom outside the confines of their master's Baronial lands, but they are well paid and well treated. A servitor can easily make his fortune in ten or fifteen years of adult service, after which he is retired to a planet within the Federal Democracy.

The player receives a message via vidphone from their employer Baron White. He is concerned that Baroness Black has been experimenting with the Juxtaposition, a line of dimensional instability that passes through Ceti V. You are tasked with gathering the trust of the other seven Barons by travelling to their fortress and completing a task for them. Then, the player can infiltrate the fortress of Baroness Black, to defeat the Baroness' plans.

All commands are via VERB NOUN entry, and game play is divided between exploring the planet's surface, where all locations are graphically displayed on the screen, and entering locations, where the game reverts to text adventure. All commands are via VERB NOUN entry, and there is a save/restore feature.