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Eamon is a long-running interactive role-playing game with at least 277 unique adventures, first developed around 1979 for the Apple II and since ported to many other systems. Its many adventures range from fantasy quests, to dungeon crawls, to sci-fi and modern adventures, as well as a few that defy easy categorization. This wiki collects and records information about the history of the game, from its creation by Donald Brown and expansion by John Nelson and Tom Zuchowski, through the growing list of collaborators and adventure authors over many years, to the various system ports and newsletters.
The Eamon Wiki is administered by Huw Williams; please feel free to contact him if you have questions, comments, concerns, or just want to chat about text adventures!
Updates
Items recently added, updated, or expanded:
October
- Map and walkthrough for The Mines of Moria
- Map and walkthrough for The Lost Isle
- Map and walkthrough for Ragnarok Revisited
September
- Map and walkthrough for The Bridge of Catzad-Dum
August
- "A Review of Eamon: A Public Domain 'Adventure' Series" by Jim McGivern
- New map for Assault on Dolni Keep
July
- Map and walkthrough for Thror's Ring
- New map for Return of Ngurct
- New map for The Temple of Ngurct
- Full text of essay "Crimes Against Mimesis" by Roger Giner-Sorolla
- Map and walkthrough for Apocalypse 2021
June
- New map for The Deep Canyon
- Map and walkthrough for The Sword of Inari
- New map for Beginner's Forest
- New post in The Scrivener's Diary
Playing Eamon
Eamon began on the Apple II computer but has since grown to encompass a variety of platforms. Whether you want to explore the original disks in an emulator, go adventuring in a dedicated app, or play through your browser, you can find a version that fits your style.
Eamon CS is a version of Eamon built in C-Sharp, playable on Windows, Unix, or Android systems and featuring 13 classic and original adventures.
Eamon Remastered is a version of Eamon that runs in your web browser with no emulator required. It currently features 39 adventures with more being ported regularly.
Eamon Deluxe is a port of Eamon to MS-DOS containing over one hundred adventures across 25 sets. It features an upgraded game engine and better graphics, plus a few exclusive adventures.
Disk images of all the classic Eamon adventures, plus a variety of other helpful resources, are available at Eamon Adventurer's Guild Online.
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