diff --git a/src/articles/around_town.md b/src/articles/around_town.md index c7ac60b..57901f3 100644 --- a/src/articles/around_town.md +++ b/src/articles/around_town.md @@ -75,15 +75,8 @@ gopher://tilde.town:70, and you can make your own gopherhole by creating ## Games on tilde.town -- [mud.tilde.town](http://github.com/selfsame/mud.tilde.town) -- - local server: "telnet localhost 5071" -- [`botany`](https://github.com/jifunks/botany) - Grow a plant in our communal garden -- [`asciifarm`](https://github.com/jmdejong/asciifarm) -- `tron` to play a local, multiplayer ascii tron -- `writo` to wander through an infinite grafitti wall and draw things -- `usolitaire` to play command-line solitaire! click the cards to move them! -- `nethack` to play the classic dungeon explorer -- `atc` to play an ascii airport game +The games have now [their own pages](games.html) for convenience. + ## More diff --git a/src/articles/games.md b/src/articles/games.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b32db2e --- /dev/null +++ b/src/articles/games.md @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +# Games on tilde.town + +Various games are available in Town. Here's a list of them. + +## mud.tilde.town + +[mud.tilde.town](https://github.com/selfsame/mud.tilde.town) is a multiplayer +interactive fiction game written in python by [selfsame](/~selfsame/). You can +access the local server by entering the following command: + + telnet localhost 5071 + +## botany + +[botany](https://github.com/jifunks/botany) is a command line virtual plant +buddy written by [curiouser](/~curiouser). At first you'll be given a seed +that will grow eventually into a beautiful plant. But it will do so only if +you remember to water it every 24 hours. After five days without water, your +beloved plant will died. To avoid that you can ask for your neighbors to water +your plant if you plan to be absent for a while; besides you can take care of +the plants of your neighbors too. + +To start playing just enter the following command: + + botany + +## asciifarm + +[asciifarm](https://github.com/jmdejong/asciifarm) is a multiplayer ascii +farming/fighting game. The idea is to maintain private and public areas where +players can build their own farm and interact with each other. There are too +generated dungeons where players can explore and fight for loot. To enter and +play just type in your command prompt: + + asciifarm + +## tron + +Tron is a local and multiplayer ascii Tron where you will ride you lightcycle +in order to destroy your opponents. To enter the battle, type the +following command: + + tron + +## writo + +writo is a persistent world created by [selfsame](/~selfsame/) where anybody in +town can draw in ascii. You can see the result [in black and white +here](/~selfsame/writo.html) or [in full-color full-range +here](/~login/writo/). To enter the writo world and start +drawing, just type: + + writo + +## usolitaire + +usolitaire is a command-line solitaire. To play, enter the following command +and move the cards by clicking on them: + + usolitaire + +## nethack + +[NetHack](https://alt.org/nethack/) is a roguelike game. After choosing your +character race and class, your quest will be to go through randomly generated +dungeon and retrieve the Amulet of Yendor. Once done, you'll need to ascend +and gift it to you God. But beware, many players got lost on their journey and +never ascended in their whole life. Will you be more successful? To find out, +just type this incantation: + + nethack + +## ATC + +Air Traffic Control (ATC) is a challenging game where you need to manage the +air traffic of an airport. To see what it's like you can watch [this +video](https://asciinema.org/a/96532) and to play it, just enter these three +letters in your terminal: + + atc