<s>
The	B-Application
Pawn	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sinclair	B-Device
QL	I-Device
written	O
by	O
Rob	O
Steggles	O
of	O
Magnetic	O
Scrolls	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sinclair	O
Research	O
in	O
1985	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pawn	I-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
Rob	O
Steggles	O
at	O
Magnetic	O
Scrolls	O
in	O
1985	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
text-only	O
version	O
was	O
first	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Sinclair	B-Device
QL	I-Device
in	O
1985	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
68000	B-Device
assembler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
use	O
a	O
cut-down	O
68000	B-Device
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
even	O
on	O
less	O
powerful	O
machines	O
like	O
the	O
Z80-based	O
Sinclair	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
uses	O
digitized	O
instrument	O
samples	O
in	O
its	O
title	O
music	O
early	O
in	O
that	O
computer	O
's	O
lifecycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
late	O
1987	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Pawn	I-Application
was	O
Firebird	O
's	O
second	O
best-selling	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
October	O
1986	O
edition	O
of	O
Compute	O
!,	O
Neil	O
Randall	O
described	O
The	B-Application
Pawn	I-Application
as	O
"parod[ying]	O
the	O
entire	O
genre	O
of	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
,	O
showing	O
us	O
that	O
much	O
of	O
it	O
—	O
even	O
the	O
serious	O
stuff	O
—	O
has	O
its	O
shortcomings	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
as	O
example	O
a	O
character	O
campaigning	O
to	O
eliminate	O
mazes	O
in	O
text	O
adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Randall	O
commented	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
"	O
superb	O
"	O
but	O
wished	O
that	O
the	O
pictures	O
contributed	O
to	O
solving	O
the	O
game	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
optional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
December	O
1986	O
edition	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
Roy	O
Wagner	O
stated	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Pawn	I-Application
"	O
shows	O
how	O
well	O
something	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
when	O
one	O
KNOWS	O
the	O
machine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
January	O
–	O
February	O
1987	O
edition	O
of	O
Info	O
,	O
Benn	O
Dunnington	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
four-plus	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
"	O
and	O
text	B-Application
parser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dunnington	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Pawn	I-Application
's	O
story	O
is	O
good	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
interesting	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
play	O
is	O
entertaining	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adams	O
was	O
highly	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
plot	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Pawn	I-Application
also	O
delivers	O
well-honed	O
prose	O
,	O
vivid	O
graphics	O
,	O
innovative	O
visual	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
dozens	O
of	O
puzzles	O
-	O
some	O
diabolically	O
difficult	O
,	O
others	O
deceptively	O
simple	O
-	O
in	O
an	O
imaginative	O
story.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
advanced	O
players	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Pawn	I-Application
is	O
a	O
must	O
whether	O
you	O
prefer	O
text	O
or	O
graphic	O
adventures.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
October	O
1986	O
edition	O
,	O
Hartley	O
and	O
Pattie	O
Lesser	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
's	O
"	O
 '	O
painted	O
 '	O
scenes	O
will	O
leave	O
you	O
in	O
awe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
June	O
1988	O
edition	O
,	O
Hartley	O
,	O
Patricia	O
,	O
and	O
Kirk	O
Lesser	O
reviewed	O
the	O
IBM	O
PC	O
and	O
PC	O
compatible	O
version	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
since	O
their	O
previous	O
review	O
The	B-Application
Pawn	I-Application
"	O
is	O
steadily	O
pushing	O
toward	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
becoming	O
a	O
classic	O
adventure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lessers	O
thought	O
highly	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Pawn	I-Application
is	O
not	O
only	O
great	O
for	O
experienced	O
adventurers	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
interactivity	O
of	O
the	O
scenario	O
’s	O
characters	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
enables	O
novice	O
gamers	O
to	O
learn	O
as	O
they	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Kerovnia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
above	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
if	O
played	O
on	O
an	O
IBM	O
PC	O
or	O
compatible	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
Enhanced	B-Device
Graphics	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
EGA	B-Device
board	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
2½	O
stars	O
for	O
systems	O
without	O
an	O
EGA	B-Device
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1988	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
Crash	O
voted	O
The	B-Application
Pawn	I-Application
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
