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Bored of the Rings is a text adventure game released by Delta 4 in 1985 for several computer systems[1] written using The Quill.[1][2] It was also released by CRL Group. The game is inspired by, but not based on, the Bored of the Rings parody novel published by Harvard Lampoon.[3] The earlier game The Hobbit is also parodied. It was followed by a prequel in the same spirit, The Boggit.[1]

Bored of the Rings
Developer(s)	Delta 4
Publisher(s)	Delta 4, CRL Group
Designer(s)	Fergus McNeill
Platform(s)	Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro
Release	1985
Genre(s)	Text adventure game
Mode(s)	Single-player

Plot

Fordo the Boggit, Spam, Pimply and Murky must take the Great Ring to Mount Gloom.[4]

Gameplay

The game is a standard text adventure with static background graphics in some locations. It accepts verb / noun commands and also short sentence inputs.[5] It was split into three parts with parts two and three requiring password input to access.[6]

Reception

Zzap!64 thought the game was extremely funny but somewhat limited in terms of gameplay. It was given an overall rating of 78%.[7]

References

External links

• Bored of the Rings at SpectrumComputing.co.uk

• Bored of the Rings at Lemon 64
• Bored of the Rings at MobyGames
• Bored of the Rings (video game) in the Interactive Fiction Database

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