description Hunt the Wumpus Overview
Hunt the Wumpus is a 1973 text-based adventure game created by Gregory Yob. Players navigate a dodecahedron cave system, attempting to locate and eliminate the Wumpus using crooked arrows while avoiding pits and super bats. The game’s development stemmed from dissatisfaction with existing grid-based hide-and-seek games and was widely distributed through mail order and published in computing magazines.
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| Country | United States |
| Year | 1973 |
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Hunt the Wumpus is a 1973 text-based adventure game created by Gregory Yob. Players navigate a dodecahedron cave system, attempting to locate and eliminate the Wumpus using crooked arrows while avoiding pits and super bats. The game’s development stemmed from dissatisfaction with existing grid-based hide-and-seek games and was widely distributed through mail order and published in computing magazines.
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