wump

Hunt the Wumpus cave exploration game

SYNOPSIS

wump [-h] [-a arrows] [-b bats] [-p pits] [-r rooms] [-t tunnels]

wump is the classic Hunt the Wumpus cave exploration game from the bsdgames collection. The player navigates a network of cave rooms connected by tunnels, hunting the fearsome Wumpus while avoiding bottomless pits and super bats.Clues warn of nearby dangers: "I smell a Wumpus!", "I feel a draft" (pit), or "Bats nearby!" The player can move to an adjacent room or shoot a crooked arrow through up to 5 rooms. Kill the Wumpus to win, but miss and it may move.

PARAMETERS

-a arrows

Number of arrows (default: 5).

-b bats

Number of bat rooms (default: 2).

-p pits

Number of pit rooms (default: 2).

-r rooms

Number of rooms (default: 20).

-t tunnels

Number of tunnels per room (default: 3).

PREVIEW

 You are in room 12.
 I smell a Wumpus!
 Tunnels lead to
 3, 14, 15.

 Move or shoot? (m-s)

CAVEATS

Part of the bsdgames package. Text-based input with room numbers. Running out of arrows means the Wumpus wins.

HISTORY

Hunt the Wumpus was created by Gregory Yob in 1973 as a reaction against grid-based games. It is one of the earliest examples of a non-grid-based computer game and has been widely ported and reimagined.