3.0  Playing the games.

Vangelis asked "Need some TR advice...Stat!" in alt.games.tombraider:
> I just bought TR and I can't figure out how to open the box...HELP!!
> I'm dying to play this game but I'm stuck at the part of the top flap
> where it looks like it flips up then flips sorta over I think.
> There's a large tab that seems to go into the box but I can't reach
> it from where I am. I've tried some walkthroughs but none list this
> initial brain-bending conundrum. I think I can see the instructions
> below but I can't get the flap up to get to them. Help!

The above is satire (I hope).  What follows is a basic guide to playing
the TR games.  If you're after specific answers to the various puzzles
in the games you're better off either searching the walkthroughs (URLs
in the Appendix) for a solution.

The advice we most often used to give to aspiring TR players was the
archetypical:

    Kill everything[1].
    Pick up all the items.
    Push all the switches and blocks[2]
    Pull all the levers and blocks.
    Use all the keys.
    Exit the level.

It works best if you chant it like a mantra while playing...  Anyway,
read on for the real help.

[1] Though not on TR2's Barkheng Monastery level.
[2] Though don't do this in TR1's Cistern level.