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hunt the wumpus — (games, history) (Or "Wumpus") /wuhm'p*s/ A famous fantasy computer game, created by Gregory Yob in about 1973. Hunt the Wumpus appeared in Creative Computing, Vol 1, No 5, Sep - Oct 1975, where Yob says he had come up with the game two years previously, after seeing the grid-based games Hurkle, Snark and Mugwump at People's Computing Company (PCC). He later delivered Wumpus to PCC who published it in their newsletter. ESR says he saw a version including termites running on the Dartmouth Time-Sharing System in 1972-3. Magnus Olsson, in his 1992-07-07 USENET article <[email protected]>, posted the BASIC source code of what he believed was pretty much the version that was published in 1973 in David Ahl's "101 Basic Computer Games", by Digital Equipment Corporation. The wumpus lived somewhere in a cave with the topology of an dodecahedron's edge/vertex graph (later versions supported other topologies, including an icosahedron and M"obius strip). The player started somewhere at random in the cave with five "crooked arrows"; these could be shot through up to three connected rooms, and would kill the wumpus on a hit (later versions introduced the wounded wumpus, which got very angry). Unfortunately for players, the movement necessary to map the maze was made hazardous not merely by the wumpus (which would eat you if you stepped on him) but also by bottomless pits and colonies of super bats that would pick you up and drop you at a random location (later versions added "anaerobic termites" that ate arrows, bat migrations and earthquakes that randomly changed pit locations). This game appears to have been the first to use a non-random graph-structured map (as opposed to a rectangular grid like the even older Star Trek games). In this respect, as in the dungeon-like setting and its terse, amusing messages, it prefigured ADVENT and Zork and was directly ancestral to both (Zork acknowledged this heritage by including a super-bat colony). There have been many ports including one distributed with SunOS, a freeware one for the Macintosh and a C emulation by ESR.
i don't suppose — You can say 'I don't suppose' as a way of introducing a polite request.
importunateness — Quality of being importunate.
impulse turbine — a turbine moved by free jets of fluid striking the blades of the rotor together with the axial flow of fluid through the rotor.
inopportuneness — The quality of being inopportune.
insulating tape — adhesive tape, impregnated with a moisture-repelling substance, used to insulate exposed electrical conductors
insurance stamp — an insurance contribution
interior-sprung — (esp of a mattress) containing springs
introsusception — intussusception.
intussusception — a taking within.
intussusceptive — Relating to intussusception.
isotopic number — the number of neutrons minus the number of protons in an atomic nucleus.
jurisprudential — the science or philosophy of law.
juristic person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
juxtapositioned — Simple past tense and past participle of juxtaposition.
landeshauptmann — the head of government in an Austrian state
langres plateau — a calcareous plateau of E France north of Dijon between the Seine and the Saône, reaching over 580 m (1900 ft): forms a watershed between rivers flowing to the Mediterranean and to the English Channel
leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
lopez y fuentes — Gregorio [gre-gaw-ryaw] /grɛˈgɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1966, Mexican writer.
lung specialist — doctor specializing in lung conditions
luster painting — a method of decorating glazed pottery with metallic pigment, originated in Persia, popular from the 9th through the mid-19th centuries.
montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
neuroprosthesis — A prosthesis used to improve the function of an impaired nervous system.
neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
neutral spirits — nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent, or 190 proof, obtained chiefly from grain or molasses or redistilled from brandy, rum, etc., used for blending with straight whiskies and in the making of gin, cordials, liqueurs, and the like.
noise pollution — unwanted or harmful noise, as from automobiles, airplanes, or industrial workplaces.
non prosequitur — a judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit when the plaintiff does not appear in court to prosecute it.
non-consumptive — tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
non-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
non-spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
non-susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
null hypothesis — (in the statistical testing of a hypothesis) the hypothesis to be tested.
nutty professor — a professor or academic person who is eccentric or slightly crazy or unusual
open university — higher education by correspondence
openmouthedness — the state or condition of being filled with amazement and wonder
opposite number — counterpart; equivalent: New members with an interest in folk art will find their opposite numbers in the association's directory.
overconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
pearly nautilus — nautilus (def 1).
penal servitude — imprisonment together with hard labor.
penshurst place — a 14th-century mansion near Tunbridge Wells in Kent: birthplace of Sir Philip Sidney; gardens laid out from 1560
percussion tool — a power driven tool which operates by striking rapid blows: the power may be electricity or compressed air

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