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longship

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3. "You are in a maze of twisty passages all alike"

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 10:53 PM

Feb 2013

This is nothing new. It goes back to Crowther and Woods and their Colossal Cave.

Now, if this guy can populate his colossal cave with evil dwarves, dragons, bears, the maze in the title (plus another with passages all different), and treasures and puzzles galore, then he'd have something.

Waiting...

Nevermind, "Plugh!" "XYZZY!"

Ah! Yes!

You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building. Around you is a forest. A small stream flows out of the building and down a gully.

And it begins...

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Man Spends 7 Years Drawing Incredibly Intricate Maze [View all] The Straight Story Feb 2013 OP

Wow.... yourout Feb 2013 #1

That's frreakin' mind-blowing arcane1 Feb 2013 #2

"You are in a maze of twisty passages all alike" longship Feb 2013 #3

I remember playing that The Straight Story Feb 2013 #6

I Had Totally Forgotten About Colossal Cave dballance Feb 2013 #38

Amazing. Sorry, but someone had to do it. nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #4

Bjeebus! benld74 Feb 2013 #5

To old school D and D nerds, we often refer to a maze design like this as... tjwash Feb 2013 #7

My first thought as well. wickerwoman Feb 2013 #32

If only he'd used his powers for good instead of...whatever the hell this is. randome Feb 2013 #8

yikes Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #9

He has drawn the republican brain without knowing it Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #10

That is way too complex. Thor_MN Feb 2013 #35

WoW krawhitham Feb 2013 #11

Kind of like posting on an internet message board The Straight Story Feb 2013 #12

lol well said n/t Psephos Feb 2013 #24

well it does not take me 7 years to post on an internet message board krawhitham Feb 2013 #29

I have been posting here since 2004 The Straight Story Feb 2013 #31

Nonsense. He was just trying to find his way OUT of the university basement. randome Feb 2013 #15

He had no choice. NightOwwl Feb 2013 #34

Probably therapeutic for him. That ok with you? miyazaki Feb 2013 #43

reminds me of this chap shaayecanaan Feb 2013 #13

Coolest man in all of Japan derby378 Feb 2013 #14

Only one thing missing... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #16

How many layers deep are those paths? Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #17

We call it corn. Orrex Feb 2013 #18

Well, now someone's gotta build this. byronius Feb 2013 #19

Might be a good use for a 3d printer (nt) The Straight Story Feb 2013 #20

I think I see a mistake . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #21

oh, yeah...the one by that path? nt silvershadow Feb 2013 #22

MIND = BLOWN! aptal Feb 2013 #23

I love mazes. NightOwwl Feb 2013 #25

My mouse solved that maze in seconds. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #26

A beautiful example of OCD? n/t Oilwellian Feb 2013 #27

OCD was my first thought. NightOwwl Feb 2013 #33

A Maze Ing! wow! nt NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #28

Isn't that Waldo standing at the end? bvar22 Feb 2013 #30

Yes. Put your hand on a wall and never take your hand off the wall. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #45

We have medication for this now. nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #36

He may have been on some "alternative" medications already when he created it... Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #44

Patience and persistance. BVictor1 Feb 2013 #37

I think I found the exit! Initech Feb 2013 #39

whoa Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #40

What kind of pen did he use? Geez. Kablooie Feb 2013 #41

Looks like a map of London . . . heh HomeboyHombre Feb 2013 #42