Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

The Chase is On...

Monday, 5 a.m. A ringing sound jars you awake. You grope for the
phone and drop the receiver on the floor. Out of the darkness
comes the voice, of the chief: "Wake up, kid. Got an assignment
for you."

You stumble out of bed, turn on the light and grab your brand
new detective's notebook.

"Just got a call from Interpol, "says the chief. "Looks like
Carmen's gang has pulled another caper."

"Any leads?" you ask.

"Not with this bunch. They're too slick. Can't give you any
more details on the phone. Better get down to the office double
quick. It's going to be a rough one."

"Right, chief."

As your trembling hand replaces the phone on its cradle, you

wonder why you ever got into this line of work. Before this
morning, Carmen Sandiego and her Villains' International League
of Evil (or V.I.L.E.) were just sensational headlines in the
newspaper. For more than five years, Carmen and her gang of
felons had managed to stock pile the world's most valuable
treasure, outwitting every so-called "crime expert" from New
York to Sydney. Now they've struck again. And you, the newest
employee of the Acme Detective Agency, have been given the
near impossible assignment of tracking them down.

Good luck!

GETTING STARTED
Loading the Program

Turn on your computer. Insert the WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN

SANDIEGO? program disk into the disk drive. Double-click on the
disk icon, then on the "Carmen World" icon when it appears on the
workbench. The program will load itself into your computer and
an animated title sequence will appear. Click the left mouse
button to stop the animation and begin the game.

Installing the Program on a Hard Disk:

All files must be copied to the hard drive. See

your computer manual or the "Read me first" file on your
program disk for more information about this procedure.

Using the Program

Except for entering your name into the Acme Crime Computer, your
keyboard need not be used at all when playing WHERE IN THE WORLD
IS CARMEN SANDIEGO?. However, if you enjoy using the keyboard,
you may press the Return key instead of clicking the mouse
whenever you see the prompt, "Please, click here to continue."
In addition, you may type in Y for Yes and N for No instead of
clicking the mouse on the appropriate button. You may also
simply press the RETURN key to signify a "Yes" response.

To Catch a Thief

Signing-in
The investigation begins at the Acme Detective Agency. your home
base. Type your name into the Crime Computer and then press
Return. Once you've signed in, the Acme Crime Computer will
display your current rank as a detective and give you the
details of your assignment. These include what treasure has been
stolen, where it was stolen from, whether the thief is a male or
female, and your deadline for arresting the criminal. When
you're read to continue, simply click the mouse or press Return
and you're on your way.

Resuming a Saved Game

If a game has been previously saved under the name you type into
the Crime Computer, you will be asked if you want to resume that
game. If you do, the Crime Computer will refresh your memory on
the state of the game as you left it. If you don't resume the
saved game, it will be lost when a new game is begun under the
same name. For information on how to save a game see the File
menu, page 8 under "The Menus". To speed the scrolling text,
simply press the F1 key.

Your Assignment
The thief is hiding out in one of 30 cities. Your job is to
track him or her down, using clues you unearth along the way.
Clues can lead to the city itself or the country in which the
city is located.

Clues to the identity of the thief will be given to you as you

pursue the villain from city to city. You'll log these clues
into the Crime Computer. When the identity of the suspect has
been established, the Computer will issue an arrest warrant.

Obtaining a warrant is very important. If you don't have one,

you won't be able to arrest the thief once you catch up with him
or her.

There are 10 possible suspects, any one of whom could be the

thief. Carmen Sandiego is the most elusive of the lot. During
your search, the Police Dossiers menu allows you to select the
individual crime file for any of the suspects. The crime files
are also available at the end of this manual in a slightly
different form.

As a new detective, you begin at the Rookie level. As your

investigative skills improve, you climb your way up through the
ranks - five levels in all - until you reach Ace Detective. The
higher your rank, the tougher the case you'll be assigned.

The Crime Computer, THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS, and the
Police Dossiers will all be useful in unraveling clues.
Work quickly. You have only a limited amount of time to solve
the case. The Crime Computer will let you know what your
deadline is.

BEGINNING THE SEARCH

Your starting point is the scene of the crime - the city where
the thief swiped the treasure. You should refer to your Official
Interpol Map (in this manual, pages 10 and 11) to orient yourself
geographically after arriving at this city or any of your
subsequent destinations.

The main screen always gives your present location and tells you
what time it is and what day of the week it is. As you arrive in
each new city, be sure to read the descriptions that appear on
the screen. The description contain information that will be
useful in pursuing Carmen and her gang. The pictures themselves
- notable landmarks or typical scenes from that country - may
also come in handy.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

The icons in the lower right of the main screen provide the means
to locate and arrest your suspect.

The menus across the top of the screen provide useful information
about both gang members and crimefighters.

THE ICONS
Clicking of this icon will show a list of all the possible
destinations reached by connecting flights from your present
location.

It's a good idea to do this first to see where the thief might
have gone. Clicking the mouse on the icon a second time will
hide the list from the screen.

NOTE: If you double-click on one of the listed destinations you

will immediately travel to that location. This provides a
shortcut alternative to clicking on the "Depart" icon described
below.

Clicking on this icon lets you unearth clues within each city so
you can track the suspect to the next destination. A window will
be displayed containing three specific locations for you to
investigate. Simply click on the one you desire.

Visit as many or as few locations as you wish, but remember that

the more investigating you do, the move valuable time you lose.
Use THE WORLD ALMANAC to help unravel the clues you dig up.

Clicking on this icon lets you depart for the city of your choice
once you're ready to take off after the suspect. A map will be
displayed on the screen with a blinking dot at your current
location. Simply click on the city to which you want to travel.

When you think you've gathered enough clues to identify the

criminal, click on this icon and the Interpol Crime Computer will
be displayed. The Crime Computer lists various identifying
characteristics on its screen. Click on each characteristic
repeatedly to cycle through the available choices.

When the characteristics you want are displayed, click on

"Compute" and the Crime Computer will search through all known
facts about each possible suspect. A warrant will be issued if
the characteristics you entered into the Crime Computer fit the
profile of only one suspect. If the characteristics fit more
than one suspect, the names of all possible suspects will be
displayed. In this case you'll have to gather more clues before
a warrant will be issued. To return to the search, click on any
icon below the Crime Computer.

The Menus
The Police Dossiers menu contains a crime file on each of the
members of the Carmen Sandiego gang. Each file contains the
identifying characteristics of a particular criminal.

The Game menu contains the Hall of Fame which lists all the
crimefighters that have managed to capture Carmen Sandiego
herself. The menu also contains the Acme Detective Roster which
provides a list of all crimefighters and their current rank.

The File menu allows you to begin a new game by selecting New
Game. Your old game will be lost when you do this. Selecting
Quit from the File menu lets you leave the program. After
selecting Quit the current game, if a game is in progress, will
automatically be saved.

The Edit menu is not used at all in Where in the World is Carmen
Sandiego. It is provided only so that you can use it with the
Macintosh and the Apple IIGS Desk Accessories.

USING THE WORLD ALMANAC

Your most important investigative tool is THE WORLD ALAMANAC.
Here you'll find information about nations of the world plus
other facts you'll need to catch your suspect. Start at the
index, located in the front (not the back) of the book to find
the country or other subject in question. Remember: Clues may
point to either the connecting cities or other locations within
those countries.

Examples for Using the World Almanac

What country uses kroner as its currency?
1. Check your connections to find out which cities the thief
might have fled to. The possible connections could be Montreal,
London and Oslo.

2. Check your Official Interpol Map to identify the countries

where each city is located. You'll find Montreal in Canada,
London in the United Kingdom and Oslo in Norway.

3. Locate these countries in the index and turn to the

appropriate pages.

4. By looking under "Finance: Currency" in the section

describing each country, you'll discover that the kroner is used
in Norway, the dollar in Canada and the pound in the United
Kingdom. Looks like Norway is where you should head!

Where does the King cobra live?

1. Again, first check your connections, and then use your Official
Interpol Map to identify the countries where these cities are
located.

2. Think of the general category in the World Almanac where you

might find information about king cobras - in this case, snakes.

3. Look up "Snakes" in the index, and turn to the appropriate

page.

4. Find "King Cobra" under "Snakes." From the description, you

now know that its home is South Asia. If one of the connecting
cities were Bangkok, the capitol of the Southeast Asian nation of
Thailand, this city would be a good place to go!

Sleuthful Hints
The thief cleverly stays in hiding, and orders a crony to check
you out. When you see a suspicious person run across the screen,
you know you're on the right track.

No thief worth his or her salt gives up without a fight. The

closer you get, the more dangerous your situation becomes.

Use the Crime Computer sparingly or you'll use up valuable hours.

And don't waste time playing tourist or aimlessly crisscrossing
the globe. Instead, use the World Almanac to decipher clues and
keep your investigation time down.

Be sure you've been issued an arrest warrant by the Crime

Computer before you catch up with the thief. If you don't have a
warrant, issued for the correct suspect, you can't make an arrest
and the thief will slip through your fingers.

Every case is different. Whenever you begin a new assignment,

you start at a new city. You'll be looking for a new stolen
treasure, and a new suspect.

If you've reached the top of the detective ranks and have been
retired, you can get back on the job by picking an assumed name.
Your real name could be on a hit list!

CLASSIFIED:
For Official Detective and Police Use Only.

Police Dossiers

The following information has been gleaned from Interpol's files

and our field agents. While brief, these descriptions may
contain valuable clues to be used in tracking down and
identifying members of the V.I.L.E. organization.

NAME:
Carmen Sandiego

OCCUPATION: A former spy for the Intelligence Service of Monaco.

MISCELLANEOUS: Carmen Sandiego (known to the inner circle as

"Buffy") is reported to be an agent, double agent, triple agent
and quadruple agent for so many countries that even she has
forgotten which one she is working for. The auburn-haired
founder of the Villains' International Legion of Evil (V.I.L.E.)
has recruited the most cunning and resourceful band of thieves in
history. During her years as a secret agent, she
generally posed as a tennis pro and always traveled to and from
the matches in her 1939 Packard convertible. Carmen has a
fondness for tacos and never appears in public without her famous
ruby necklace "The Moon of Moldavia."

NAME:
Merey LaRoc

OCCUPATION: Ms. LaRoc is a freelance aerobic dancer.

MISCELLANEOUS: For the past five years, this brunette beauty has
been traveling around the world with a mobile health spa to
conduct exercise classes for the extremely wealthy. Rumor has it
that this is merely a cover for her criminal activities. When
she isn't pilfering the treasures of the world, Merey can usually
be found participating in the good life. A world class mountain
climber, she has a mania for fancy jewelry and spicy foods. Her
favorite mode of travel is in the back of a fancy limousine where
she can relax and plot her next job.

NAME:
Dazzle Annie Nonker

OCCUPATION:
Proprietress of the toughest yogurt bar east of Suez.

MISCELLANEOUS: Born sole heir to the fortune of the shoelace

king, Baron Franz von Nonker, Annie was quickly disinherited when
she ran off with a Croation tennis pro. Cast adrift when she
failed to make the cut for the Davis Cup mixed doubles, she was
forced to live only by her wits and the paltry $3,000,000 she had
been able to save out of her allowance. With this modest
windfall and her innate grit, the blond bombshell was able to
open Chez Acidophilus. Frequented by the dregs of humanity, Chez
Acidoplilus has become the headquarters for V.I.L.E. Annie is
rumored to have a tattoo and craving for shellfish. She is known
to drive a Bugatti limousine.

NAME:
Lady Agatha Wayland

OCCUPATION:
A colorful character with a predilection for sensible shoes, Lady
Agatha is a reader of mystery stories set in upper-class English
drawing rooms.
MISCELLANEOUS: Lady Agatha has no ability at solving murder
cases but is very interested in amassing great wealth. A
compulsive lawbreaker, she loves to exceed the speed limit in her
Denghby super-chauvinist speedster. Red tresses streaming in the
open air, she drives through the countryside looking for great
Mexican restaurants. An avid sportswoman, Lady Agatha has been
know to pick up a few extra dollars on weekends trouncing
unsuspecting locals or the local tennis courts. She is reported
to have a diamond ring the size of a small grapefruit stolen from
the Royal Treasury of Graustark.

NAME:
Len "Red" Bulk

OCCUPATION: Ex-professional hockey player and compulsive

gambler, Len was barred for life from playing when he was caught
trying to bribe himself.

MISCELLANEOUS: Bitter and unemployed, Bulk was forced to turn to

crime in order to support his gambling habit. He swears he will
quit just as soon as he "winds the big one." Because of an
unfortunate habit of blocking too many shots with his head, Len
will occasionally think he is a Big Horn sheep and begin climbing
the nearest peak. Cannot fit into any car that has a top, loves
seafood and tries to impress strangers by showing them the tattoo
of a merman on the thumb of his right hand.

NAME:
Scar Graynolt

OCCUPATION: Scar plays the role of a mild-mannered folk

guitarist, while in reality, he is a complete plug-ugly.

MISCELLANEOUS: Graynolt made a fortune selling reflective

headbands to Scandinavian basketball teams to allow them to play
outdoor games for the first time during the winter months. A
super athlete, Scar plays killer croquet for money. One of his
prize possessions if a five-carat pinky ring he won from Ihor
Ihorovitch in a marathon match that lasted three days. Rarely
seen in public, he rides around in a limousine with shaded
windows with his trusted man-servant, a 6'8" sherpa, as his only
companion. He is said to have red hair.

NAME:
Nick Brunch

OCCUPATION: Hard-boiled ex-private eye, ear, and nose and

throat.

MISCELLANEOUS: The only things that interest Nick are fast cars
and faster women. He'll never turn down a caper that permits him
to live in the fast lane. An avid mountain climber, Brunch was
last seen roaring through an Alpine village on his Kamikaze-1250
motorcycle. He generally wears a soiled trench coat, snap-brimmed
fedora and sports a Dick Tracy Crimefighter's ring on his left
hand. A close friend of Scar Graynolt, they share a common
interest in Mexican Food. Brunch has black hair, brown eyes and
a seedy mustache.

NAME:
Fast Eddie B.

OCCUPATION: A world class croquet player, he always carries his

custom-made set of mallets in the trunk of his convertible.

MISCELLANEOUS: Gentleman thief and society cat burglar, Fast

Eddie mixes easily with the jet set and can usually be found at
one of People Magazine's top 10 play-grounds for the rich.
Impeccably groomed at all times, he once fought a duel with a
waiter in his favorite Mexican restaurant who spilled a drop of
hot sauce on his white linen suit. His most famous crime was the
theft of a damask tablecloth. Posing as a waiter, Fast Eddie
removed it from the table during a state dinner for the
Ambassador without spilling a drop or breaking a plate. In fact,
the theft wasn't even noticed until dessert was served. This
raven-haired criminal master-mind always leaves a diamond
stickpin at the scene of the crime as his trademark.

NAME
Ihor Ihorovitch

OCCUPATION: Pretender to the Czarist throne and a lot of other

things, too. Ihorovitch has an amazing ability to disappear from
sight for varying amounts of time.

MISCELLANEOUS: He seems to have a great fascination for very

large marsupials. A likeable brute, Ihorovitch provides an
additional hand for the mob's nefarious activities. Blond and
sporting a strange Ukranian tattoo, he has been known to eat the
contents of an entire lobster tank by himself. Ihorovitch has a
color television set installed in his limousine so he doesn't
have to miss the Saturday morning cartoon shows.

NAME:
Katherine "Boom-Boom" Drib

OCCUPATION: Three-time winner of the Trans-Siberian motorcycle

race. Drib is the official hostess for V.I.L.E.

MISCELLANEOUS: The brunette beauty - a one-time centerfold for

Popular Mechanics magazine - is a fanatic about health and
fitness. Although she has never actually attended a meeting,
she is a charter member of Merey LaRoc's aerobic class. A
gourmet cook specializing in seafood dishes, she is also
fascinated with the concept of mountain climbing. She has a
tattoo of an eagle on her left bicep.