Width of the World, The
Mosaic Publishing 
1984
- Language:
- English
- Authors:
- Simon Gould
- Systems:
- BASIC
- Platforms:
- Spectrum
- Genres:
- Based on literature , Science fiction
- Related:
- Bookware [1: Pen and the Dark, The, 2: Width of the World, The, 3: Saga of Erik the Viking, The, 4: Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World, The, 5: Nomad of Time, The, 6: Snow Queen, The, 7: Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾, The, 8: Archers, The, 9: Twice Shy, 10: Raffles, 11: Alice, 12: Amulet, The]
- Entered by:
- Gunness, Strident
- Added:
- 10-05-2010
- Edited:
- 04-08-2021
Synopsis
Plot
After a freak occurrence, millions of people from around the world have vanished.Notes
Based on Ian Watson's eponymous short story, which was included as part of the "bookware" package.(The story itself was first published in the 1983 Doubleday collection Universe 13 and went on to be included in Ian Watson's own 1985 collection Slow Birds and Other Stories.)
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- Solution
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- Map
- by Gunness
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[+] Users currently playing this game
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Short, strange, and quiet, just like the story it's based on. Not very fulfilling in the end as it's too easy, though the hints are smart. By the way, the mention of Silver comes from the story, which was included with the manual: it's Sarah's nickname, hence the hint pointing at this.