Grandstand
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The Middlesex master ZX80 programmer Mike Hyams
strikes again with a strategy game!


ZX80 owners of the world arise. At last you can join the masses with a
football management simulation. No longer will you have to endure the seven
day wait between editions of "Match of the day". Grandstand, a game of
strategy, takes you into the world of football wheeling and dealing.

Don't be fooled into thinking that because it's for a ZX80 it must be a poor
version. Grandstand takes up over 15K when running and pulls no punches when
it comes to detail. At the start of the game you can choose from any team in
the four divisions plus a large selection of non-league clubs. Once you have
chosen your team they are placed at the bottom of division four.

At the beginning of each session there is a pause of about a minute while the
F.A. Cup first round draw is made. Each season is a major undertaking as full
league tables are supported. This means 46 games in Division 4, plus any cup
games played. As it will take quite some time to play even one season, now is
a good time to explain saving to tape. At the beginning of each week, option
4 allows you to save the game so far to tape. After you have acknowledged
that you really do want to save, place a blank tape in the cassette player
(not the master copy) and start recording. Then press NEWLINE and wait about
six minutes while it saves. It is advisable to save again if you are not too
confident of your recorder. As the SAVE command returns the computer to
command mode the program automatically stops. To restart the game, and to
start a game that has been loaded from a previous session, type GOTO 600.

The F.A. Cup is present in all its glory, showing all the results even when
you are no longer in the cup. At the end of each season the promotions and
relegations are calculated, and if you are lucky enough to gain promotion you
will find life harder the further up the divisions you go.

One last note; keep a careful eye on your bank balance. As there are no
facilities for bank loans, the Board of Directors will take a very dim view
of going into the red, and will not hesitate to show you the door.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Lines 1-7 MUST be copied exactly as listed. That is, each
name is nine letters long (including spaces) and is followed by a '/'. All
spaces must be included, and there are no spaces after the last name on each
line.
