"#" for this use is well established in English. It's not worth opening the
i18n can of worms here.
#define LCG_M 1048576L
#define LINESIZE 1024
-#define TOKLEN 5 // № sigificant characters in a token */
+#define TOKLEN 5 // # sigificant characters in a token */
#define NDWARVES 6 // number of dwarves
#define PIRATE NDWARVES // must be NDWARVES-1 when zero-origin
#define DALTLC LOC_NUGGET // alternate dwarf location
-#define INVLIMIT 7 // inventory limit (№ of objects)
+#define INVLIMIT 7 // inventory limit (# of objects)
#define INTRANSITIVE -1 // illegal object number
#define GAMELIMIT 330 // base limit of turns
#define NOVICELIMIT 1000 // limit of turns for novice