"I remember playing a CRPG on my old 286 PC back somewhere between 1991 and 1992. It had turn-based combat, like the Gold-Box games, but the icons were all one color. I recently saw pictures of a game called "Shards of Spring," and the combat engine looked similar to what I remember, but I played the game and it is definitely not the one I'm looking for.

I remember that you had a party of adventurers, you traveled a lot outdoors (as I can also remember that mountains were a pain), and that font was sort of a fancy medieval style. The game might have been shareware, as I downloaded it from a local BBS.

I have never been able to find this game again. I haven't got a clue what it's called, but I thought maybe someone on these boards might have played it (being as there are a lot of CRPG fans here). If anyone knows of a game that might fit these descriptions, let me know.

I wish I had more information. I don't have the game name or the company that put it out. It seemed as though the name might have started with an "S" (or a "D", lol). But, I'm sure that's no help. I played it between 1991-1992, but it could have been made at any point before that. The game might be really obscure. I've been searching for it for a few years now, and can't seem to locate it.

Also, I played another game I found at some point in the 1990s that was a direct rip-off of the Gold-Box games (the author even used some of the artwork). It was definitely shareware. The combat system and everything was reminiscent of FRUA [Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures] in a lot of ways. If anyone knows what that game is, let me know too."

"Nope. Nice try though. And it's pretty close. I remember the names of the characters being on the right side of the screen. And, as I mentioned, I think it may have been shareware, and not a commercial game (though I am not 100% sure)."

"No. The font looks right, but the way the game is set up is completely wrong. Also, you don't start outdoors in a town (at least, not in the version I tested). And, the cleric doesn't have the right icon graphic either (I remember the cleric holding up a big cross or something similar).

Looked through all those links and still came up empty. But, I did end up with a couple of clues that might help.

The layout of the screen was very similar to "Exodus: Ultima III," except that you could have more party members (6 or 8, I think). The names were off to the side in boxes, but the font was very stylized. The game was top-down, for sure, and the combat screen was somewhat similar to games like "Demon's Winter" or "Shard of Spring," but the color scheme was more like " The Kingdom of Syree."

Really confusing, I know. And, before anyone asks, I'm not confusing these games; because I never played any of the games I have named above until recently when I started looking for this game. I really wish I could remember the name of it.