Starting as an early anthropoid, you find a mysterious stone structure that leads you to three crucial moments in the development of humanity, from tool use to the domestication of animals. Good prose, reflective of differing perceptions at the various levels of development. Satisfying puzzles, including one of the best and most interactive ones I've ever seen. The original release is quite buggy, so get the latest version.

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)

edifice.rec (3.45 KB)

Walkthrough (with lots of extraneous commands)

edifice.z5 (169.50 KB)

Z-code 5 executable (version: Release 1, original competition entry)

edifice.z5 (177.50 KB)

Z-code 5 executable (version: Release 2)