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Authors:David Baggett and Carl de Marcken
Genre:Educational
Released:1994
Review:

Written as an example of how not to write games. Specifically, the thesis it seeks to prove is that it is possible for a puzzle to have a completely logical solution, and yet be nearly impossible to solve except by randomly guessing commands. This was the centerpiece of a heated debate on rec.arts.int-fiction. Not meant to be played and enjoyed.

Rating: *

Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)

Downloads:
3.t (12.10 KB)
TADS source code
3.gam (104.56 KB)
TADS executable
3.step (928 bytes)
solution


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