did you set memsize in dosbox.conf to 16? Maybe this helps right away.

Yes, I did try that; I tried a memsize of 32, as well (which may have been utterly pointless, but at least it sounds like I was on the right track in terms of my thought processes).

It's great to hear from you, by the way, as your instructions are the ones I followed to install Windows 3.1. I won't hold you responsible to sort out this predicament, though. 😀

The manual recommends that the game be played in Windows 95 but says that it fully supports Windows 3.1 as well. Apart from this occasional freeze the game runs perfectly, so I thought it would be worth asking here if anyone has any other ideas or suggestions.

Stick with memsize 16. 32 is not supported and falls back to the default(8mb?).
sorry can't help you more:(

Good to know. 😀 I appreciate your time! I will keep it at memsize 16 and experiment with it some more.

dosbox supports memory up to 63mb, so anything above that will stick
to 63, but usually you're best off with 16mb or, in special cases, with 31
(just don't forget to set the default back to 16mb as that's the most
compatible setting due to wrapping).

he he, sorry, I got that messed up in my head for some reason. Thanks for correcting me 😀

wd, I have made a note of everything that you said; it is much appreciated.

I have learned so much from reading what you and the other experts have posted on this forum. Because of you, and some other special individuals, I am now able to play over two hundred DOS games that I had purchased long ago but that I could no longer get to run; "thank you" seems inadequate, but.....THANK YOU!!! 😁

If I manage to fix these occasional freezes, I will post again.