The Tomb

You are an explorer in a pharaoh's tomb, starting at the top left, and the treasure rests in the outer wall at the bottom right. Each turn you may step one cell in any of eight directions unless a block is in the way, and then one of the three guardians, chosen at random, takes a step toward you, unless a block stops it. Step on a guardian, or let one step on you, and you are caught: the game is over. You start each tomb with 500 gold, and every guardian step costs one piece. Reach the treasure and what is left is added to your score, then a new tomb is built and the score carries on. When the gold runs out the tomb is sealed and the guardians pass through the blocks.

Controls: Use either controller. The stick walks in eight directions; hold it to keep walking. On the title, up and down choose and a button starts.

ColecoVision version credited in the source to Claude (an AI made by Anthropic) for Amy Studio, in Amy, the language by Amy Bienvenu, 2026: a reimagined adaptation of the published rules. From COMPUTE!'s Gazette, October 1984, page 58: original Commodore 64 program by Mike Scharland. This is a modern homebrew adaptation, not a commercial Coleco release.