Curse of Ra is the second expansion module for the Temple of Apshai, which you must have in order to make use of this program. This module adds four new levels to explore, more treasures to find, and more monsters to fight. Getting started requires booting Temple of Apshai, awakening or creating a new character, and inserting Curse of Ra when you're ready to leave the inn.

The setting is ancient Egypt; the task is to gain entrance to each of two pyramids, the Great Sphinx and the powerful Statue of Ra, and get the four treasures powerful enough to overcome the Curse of Ra. Naturally, inhabitants of these pyramids take exception to trespassers, and there are numerous traps and associated dangers. Due to the power of some of the monsters, it is advised to visit each level in numerical order. Ra contains over 100 rooms, and mapping is still a must. To complicate life, there are many secret rooms that are disclosed only by careful examination.

Game technique is the same as Apshai. Hi-Res figures are seen inside or outside of a maze of walls, as if viewed from above. Each level has room and treasure descriptions, but only in the Player's Manual - a distraction to the flow of the game, especially if one is trying to fight off a monster at the same time. As before, running away from some monsters will materially prolong your character's life.

Survival in Ra is not too difficult, and players of the Dunjonquest series will thoroughly enjoy this new addition of monster-whomping, mapping, and exploration.