Well,this is great stuff,thanks all.Just what I was looking for in the original post.

It looks like I'll have to have a crack at Gothic 1 and 2 but I'm having difficulty finding them in the UK. Anyone any ideas here? I've tried the usual outlets but with little success.

To Stone:like Tsel,I also am hopeless at fast action keyboard commands,I have more thumbs than fingers.Assuming that I can get my hands on the games from somewhere,I would be very interested in "some hints, which will allow you to run through the game and see the Story",as you offered in the post above.At least to use until I become more familiar with the games,as you suggested.

Thanks again to all those who have offered advice in this thread and I'll look forward to receiving more.

PS.it takes ages to type a post this length with yor thumbs <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />