A small game set in a tiny solar system, where the mechanism that powers the rotation of the Earth (approx. diameter 8 feet) has broken down and must be repaired. Has an excellent sense of humor that derives more from the absurdity of the game mechanics than the prose, as you wade through oceans and leap to other planets. Puzzles are simple but numerous. A lot of the standard TADS verbs are disabled to make the game easier. Features adaptive hints.

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)

BugHints.txt (1.26 KB)

correction of error in in-game hints for original release

smallwld.gam (205.97 KB)

TADS executable (version: Release 1, original competition entry)

SmallW3.sit (405.79 KB)

Macintosh executable (version: Release 3)

SmallW3.gam (255.92 KB)

TADS executable (version: Release 3)

smallwld.sol (4.63 KB)

Walkthrough