If you like risk then you’ll probably already have come accross the java version written by Yura Mamyrin. If you havent well its a java implementation of the classic board game Risk where the objective of the game is to conqueror territories to achieve an objective, either world domination or some other mission, as well as these great features:

• It is multiplatform unlike Risk II which is windows only but is also very good
• You can easily create your own custom maps
• There is a neat network play feature for long distance domination
• Its free

I installed it on my mac mini and it created a risk folder in my applications folder but I couldn’t get it to go into the dock. So I decided to package it into a .app directory using jar bundler (included in the mac development tools) and used an image from the package as the icon (see above). Now I can launch my favourite game of world domination right from the dock whenever I’m feeling manical

You can download it here: jRisk packaged for Mac

I’ve only tested it on Leopard so I’d appreciate hearing from you if it does or doesn’t work for you or hey even if you just fancy some network risk fun.

Puzzle One:
Click on the letters R, I, S, E sequentially.

Puzzle Two:
You’re meant to use the manual to spell out soar but the characters required are…

Click each one in turn then…

Puzzle Three:
Press the buttons in the following order 4, 1, 2 where 1 is the leftmost button.

Puzzle Four:
Click the symbols, in order, for…

Azure
Caterpillar:
Tranquility:
Air:

Puzzle Five:
Click on the letters A, S, C, E, N, D sequentially.

Now you’re at the top of the mountain (with or without your manual) and can continue with the game

I’ve been getting back into some old dos games lately but I was stumped when I got to the cliffs of logic on the Isle of the Sacred Mountain. I’ve long since lost my manual, which is required to complete that section of the game, but fortunately Abandonia has a copy of some of the pages required so I’ve decided to host the information here too.

So here it is…

Letter	Symbol	Emotion	Color	Creature	Element
A		Harmony	Sienna	Cat	Earth
B		Sorrow	Charcoal-grey	Albatross	Onyx
C		Hope	Pearl-grey	Dove	Opals
D		Tranquility	Sable	Mouse	Granite
E		Irony	Ochre	Whale	Paper
F		Humility	Olive	Grasshopper	Plants
G		Purity	White	Unicorn	Air
H		Rage	Red	Shark	Fire
I		Cowardice	Orange	Sheep	Coal
J		Honesty	Green	Parrot	Emeralds
K		Wisdom	Brown	Owl	Wood
L		Loneliness	beige	Cricket	Clay
M		Romantic Love	Gold	Swan	Gold
N		Hate	Black	Crab	Ebony
O		Joy	Azure	Dolphin	Sapphires
P		Fear	Violet	Rabbit	Rubies
Q		Faith	Turquoise	Caterpillar	Turquoise
R		Grief	Silver	Jackal	Silver
S		Happiness	Pink	Dog	Marble
T		Perseverance	Sea-green	Tortoise	Water
U		Intuition	Royal-blue	Serpent	Rain
V		Foolishness	Yellow	Monkey	Ivory
W		Familial Love	Hazel	Horse	Leather
X		Bravery	Purple	Lion	Diamonds
Y		Patience	Amber	Cow	Pearls
Z		Desire	Burgundy	Warthog	Garnets

There are some missing letters (U, V, W, X, Y, Z) but they aren’t relevant to the game. If anybody has a copy of the manual or knows what the info for those letters are then please let me know.

In another post I’ll go into more detail about the cliffs of logic.

In the post http://klkl.co.uk/2008/03/19/kings-quest-vi-the-cliffs-of-logic-solution/ there’s a guide to completing the cliffs of logic.