Yes, it's the game included in the TADS distribution as sample code. At Caltech, the tradition on Ditch Day is for underclassmen to try to get past the obstacles that the seniors put on their doors. In your case, this means a treasure hunt in the Great Undergraduate Excavation. Lightweight in both mood and puzzle content. Includes hunger and sleep. Contains Planetfall references and one grid-mappable maze.

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)

ditchrexe.zip (682.78 KB)

Windows executable in Russian (version: 1.0), TADS source code in Russian (translated by Andrey Grankin)

ditch.inf (39.69 KB)

Inform source code (ported by Chris Markwyn, incomplete)

iditchs-html.zip (98.67 KB)

Inform source code (ported by Neil Cerutti)

iditchs.zip (78.70 KB)

Inform source code (ported by Neil Cerutti)

ditchday.zip (109.63 KB)

TADS source code, TADS executable (version: 1.0)

ditchr.zip (205.47 KB)

TADS executable in Russian (version: 1.0), TADS source code in Russian (translated by Andrey Grankin)

ditch_maps_dia.zip (14.33 KB)

maps in Dia format

ditch_maps_ps.zip (16.57 KB)

maps in Postscript format

ditchday_map_printer.gmp (3.77 KB)

map in GUEmap format

ditchday_map_wide.gmp (3.62 KB)

map in GUEmap format

ditchday_map.txt (1.09 KB)

note about maps

ditchday.sol (1.60 KB)

solution

ditchday.step (1.51 KB)

solution