The most critical tip is that you might have the impression in the middle of a match that the game is locked. So make sure you’ve bought your niece’s gift before launching that thing ! Because, careful, people, this stuff is hard drug. I’ll give you some tips to get you going, and some to save you from going too far.
The program is so old, you can most likely use it in a VirtualBox if you’re not on Windows, but if you are it worked pretty much “out of the box” for me on an up-to-date Windows system. But it’s so good you wouldn’t do yourselves any favors not to play it, me thinks. Won’t cost me much as it is abandonware (Microprose is defunct). Shandalar, or Magic: the Gathering, the Microprose video game from 1997 is my gift for this end of year. I’ve got a little something for you people.
