I can't believe I never ran into this game before! I had vaguely heard references to it, but never knew what it was.
A few days ago I ran across this "Hunt The Wumpus" page and was intrigued. The article is by Gregory Yob, the original creator of "Hunt The Wumpus". It includes the original BASIC source code! I did some more research, and discovered that "Hunt the Wumpus" is credited with having influenced the development of "Colossal Cave Adventure" a game near and dear to my heart.
I pondered, and thought, "Why not port this significant relic to batch"
The job is certainly much easier than porting "Adventure"
To create some amount of challenge, I decided to put two modes within the one game. You can play the original version, which is a faithful reproduction of Gregory's original game (including a misspelling of RAMDOM, instead of RANDOM, in the instructions). Or you can play an enhanced version that modifies the rules, command entry, text, and appearance a bit. I've embedded a complete description of the changes within the script comments at the top.
The original game had a fixed map that is based on a 3-D dodecahedron. The only thing that changed from game to game were the starting locations of the Wumpus, hazards, and you, the intrepid hunter. Because the network is not a simple 2-D grid system, it forces you to develop a map of the network of caves (much like Colossal Cave Adventure, and all the other interactive fiction games that would burst on the scene a few years later). But you can re-use the same map for each new game play (except for starting locations, of course) Here is a 2-D topological map of the original game showing the layout of all the rooms:
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3 --------------- 4
/ \ / \
/ \ / \
/ 12 -- 13 -- 14 \
/ / | \ \
/ / 20. \ \
/ / / \ \ \
/ 11.___ / \ ___,15 \
/ / `19 16' \ \
/ / \ / \ \
2 ---10 18---17 6 --- 5
\ \ / \ / /
\ \ / \ / /
\ 9 7 /
\ \ / /
\ \ / /
\ 8 /
\ | /
\ | /
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Among other changes, the Enhanced version randomly assigns room numbers at the start of each new game, which forces you to develop your own map with every new play.
Below is my version of "Hunt The Wumpus". Just as in the original, full instructions are embedded within the game. Happy Hunting!
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:: WUMPUS.BAT Version 1.0
::
:: "Hunt The Wumpus" game by Gregory Yob, circa 1972
::
:: Ported to Windows batch by Dave Benham, based on original BASIC code found at
:: http://www.atariarchives.org/bcc1/showpage.php?page=247
::
:: This port hss two modes of operation - Original, and Enhanced. The game
:: will prompt you to choose, unless E or O is provided as the first argument
:: on the command line used to launch the game.
::
:: The Original mode is intended to be a faithful emulation of the original game.
:: It uses the exact same room layout, rules, messages, and text spacing as
:: the original, except for a slightly different spacing when listing tunnels.
::
:: The Enhanced mode has the following changes:
:: - Text is now mixed case.
:: - Many messages are modified, and a few extra line feeds are added.
:: - Streamlined turn entry: each move or shot is entered on a single line.
:: - Rooms are randomly assigned unique numbers. You cannot re-use maps when
:: you start a new game.
:: - There are fewer restrictions during initial random placement - a single
:: room may contain a bat, a pit, and the Wumpus.
:: - If you walk into a room with both a bat and a pit, the bat will snatch
:: you before you fall.
:: - A bat snatch that drops you in the Wumpus room is no longer instant death;
:: instead you will "bump the Wumpus", the same as if you walked into the room.
:: - Arrows will never randomly select a room. If the arrow attempts to travel
:: to an invalid location, or attempts to back-track, then it will always
:: result in a miss-fire and player death.
:: - A Quit option has been added at the end of each game.
::
:: There is a debug mode that can be enabled by providing D as a command line
:: argument when launching. The debug mode will list the room numbers of all
:: hazards at the start of each turn. It will also list the path taken by the
:: arrow. Debug works for both Original and Enhanced modes.
::
:: History:
:: 2016-06-29 Version 1.0 - Initial release
::
:: Original Instructions
::::WELCOME TO 'HUNT THE WUMPUS'
:::: THE WUMPUS LIVES IN A CAVE OF 20 ROOMS. EACH ROOM
::::HAS 3 TUNNELS LEADING TO OTHER ROOMS. (LOOK AT A
::::DODECAHEDRON TO SEE HOW THIS WORKS-IF YOU DON'T KNOW
::::WHAT A DODECAHEDRON IS, ASK SOMEONE)
::::
:::: HAZARDS:
:::: BOTTOMLESS PITS - TWO ROOMS HAVE BOTTOMLESS PITS IN THEM
:::: IF YOU GO THERE, YOU FALL INTO THE PIT (& LOSE^!)
:::: SUPER BATS - TWO OTHER ROOMS HAVE SUPER BATS. IF YOU
:::: GO THERE, A BAT GRABS YOU AND TAKES YOU TO SOME OTHER
:::: ROOM AT RANDOM. (WHICH MIGHT BE TROUBLESOME)
::::
:::: WUMPUS:
:::: THE WUMPUS IS NOT BOTHERED BY THE HAZARDS (HE HAS SUCKER
:::: FEET AND IS TOO BIG FOR A BAT TO LIFT). USUALLY
:::: HE IS ASLEEP. TWO THINGS WAKE HIM UP: YOUR ENTERING
:::: HIS ROOM OR YOUR SHOOTING AN ARROW.
:::: IF THE WUMPUS WAKES, HE MOVES (P=.75) ONE ROOM
:::: OR STAYS STILL (P=.25). AFTER THAT, IF HE IS WHERE YOU
:::: ARE, HE EATS YOU UP (& YOU LOSE^!)
::::
:::: YOU:
:::: EACH TURN YOU MAY MOVE OR SHOOT A CROOKED ARROW
:::: MOVING: YOU CAN GO ONE ROOM (THRU ONE TUNNEL)
:::: ARROWS: YOU HAVE 5 ARROWS. YOU LOSE WHEN YOU RUN OUT.
:::: EACH ARROW CAN GO FROM 1 TO 5 ROOMS. YOU AIM BY TELLING
:::: THE COMPUTER THE ROOM#S YOU WANT THE ARROW TO GO TO.
:::: IF THE ARROW CAN'T GO THAT WAY (IE NO TUNNEL) IT MOVES
:::: AT RAMDOM TO THE NEXT ROOM.
:::: IF THE ARROW HITS THE WUMPUS, YOU WIN.
:::: IF THE ARROW HITS YOU, YOU LOSE.
::::
:::: WARNINGS:
:::: WHEN YOU ARE ONE ROOM AWAY FROM WUMPUS OR HAZARD,
:::: THE COMPUTER SAYS:
:::: WUMPUS- 'I SMELL A WUMPUS'
:::: BAT - 'BATS NEARBY'
:::: PIT - 'I FEEL A DRAFT'
::::
:: Enhanced Instructions
:::!
:::!Welcome to "Hunt the Wumpus", by Gregory Yob
:::!Ported to Windows batch, with minor enhancements, by Dave Benham
:::!
:::!Your goal is to slay the Wumpus, a beast that lives in a cave of 20 rooms.
:::!Each room has 3 tunnels leading to other rooms. (Look at a dodecahedron to
:::!see how this works - If you don't know what a dodecahedron is, then ask
:::!someone^!). At the beginning of the game, each room is randomly assigned
:::!a unique number from 1 to 20.
:::!
:::!Hazards:
:::! Bottomless Pits - Two rooms contain bottomless pits. Enter one, and you
:::! will fall endlessly - a fate worse than death^!
:::! Super Bats - Two rooms have super bats that will transport you to some
:::! other room at random, which could be troublesome. But if you encounter
:::! a bat in a room with a pit, then the bat will whisk you away before you
:::! fall to your doom - unless the new room happens to also have a pit^!
:::!
:::!Wumpus: One room has the fearsome Wumpus. The Wumpus is not bothered by
:::! hazards - his sucker feet save him from the pit, and he is too heavy
:::! for the bats to move. The Wumpus normally sleeps peacefully. But if you
:::! stumble into him, or if you fire an arrow, then he awakens momentarily,
:::! with a 75% chance that he will move to a neighboring room. If he is
:::! alone in the room with you at the end of the turn, then he realizes he
:::! is hungry, and devours you. Not a pleasant way to die^!
:::!
:::!You: Each turn you have two options:
:::! - Move by entering "M #", where # is the room number of one of the
:::! neighboring rooms.
:::! - Shoot one of your crooked arrows by entering "S # ...". You may enter
:::! up to 5 room numbers. The arrow will turn corners to follow your entered
:::! path. But if you give it an invalid direction, or if it reverses course,
:::! then it back fires and you die. If the arrow hits the Wumpus - you win^!
:::! Run out of arrows and you lose - you would eventually be eaten anyway^!
:::!
:::!Warnings: At the start of each turn, the computer will warn you if there is a
:::!hazard in a room next door. Any of the following warning messages may appear:
:::! Wumpus - "You smell a Wumpus^!"
:::! Bat - "You hear flapping wings!^"
:::! Pit - "You feel a draft"
:::!
:::!Happy hunting^!
@echo off
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
set "version=%~1"
set "dbug="
if /i "%~1" equ "D" set dbug=1
if /i "%~2" equ "D" set dbug=1
goto :start
:getVersion
set /p "version=Enhanced or Original version (E,O)? "
:start
if /i "!version!" equ "E" (
set "title=Hunt the Wumpus"
set "helpQuery=Would you like instructions (Y,N)? "
set "locateMsg=You are in room "
set "pathMsg=Tunnels lead to "
set "actionQuery=Next action (M #, or S # [#]...)? "
set "badAction=Invalid action, try again."
set "badMove=You cannot go there."
set "miss=Missed"
set "loseMsg=Ha Ha Ha - YOU LOSE^!"
set "winMsg=Hee Hee Hee - YOU WON^! But the Wumpus'll getcha next time^!^!"
set "warnWumpus=You smell a Wumpus^!"
set "warnBat=You hear flapping wings^!"
set "warnPit=You feel a draft"
set "bumpWumpus=...OOPS^! You bumped a Wumpus^!"
set "batSnatch=ZAP--Super Bat snatch^! You go for a ride^!"
set "pitDeath=YYYIIIIEEEE . . . You fell into a pit!"
set "noArrows=You've run out of arrows"
set "wumpusDeath=TSK TSK TSK- Wumpus got you^!"
set "arrowDeath=OUCH^! You shot yourself^!"
set "killWumpus=AHA^! You got the Wumpus^!"
set "replayQuery=Quit, Replay same game, or New game (Q,R,N)? "
set "helpSearch=^^:::^!"
set "enhanced=^!"
set "getMove=getEnhancedMove"
set "lostCnt=0"
) else if /i "!version!" equ "O" (
set "title=HUNT THE WUMPUS"
set "helpQuery=INSTRUCTIONS (Y-N)?"
set "locateMsg=YOU ARE IN ROOM "
set "pathMsg=TUNNELS LEAD TO "
set "actionQuery=SHOOT OR MOVE (S-M)?"
set "moveQuery=WHERE TO?"
set "badMove=NOT POSSIBLE -"
set "shootQuery=NO. OF ROOMS(1-5)?"
set "roomQuery=ROOM #?"
set "badShot=ARROWS AREN'T THAT CROOKED - TRY ANOTHER ROOM"
set "miss=MISSED"
set "loseMsg=HA HA HA - YOU LOSE^!"
set "winMsg=HEE HEE HEE - THE WUMPUS'LL GETCHA NEXT TIME^!^!"
set "warnWumpus=I SMELL A WUMPUS^!"
set "warnBat=BATS NEARBY^!"
set "warnPit=I FEEL A DRAFT"
set "bumpWumpus=...OOPS^! BUMPED A WUMPUS^!"
set "batSnatch=ZAP--SUPER BAT SNATCH! ELSEWHEREVILLE FOR YOU^!"
set "pitDeath=YYYIIIIEEEE . . . FELL IN PIT"
set "wumpusDeath=TSK TSK TSK- WUMPUS GOT YOU^!"
set "arrowDeath=OUCH^! ARROW GOT YOU^!"
set "killWumpus=AHA^! YOU GOT THE WUMPUS^!"
set "replayQuery=SAME SET-UP (Y-N)?"
set "helpSearch=^::::"
set "enhanced="
set "testWumpus="
set "getMove=getOriginalMove"
for /l %%N in (1 1 20) do set /a "name%%N=room%%N=%%N"
set "names= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "
set "lostCnt=2"
) else goto :getVersion
cls
:help
set "input="
set /p "input=!helpQuery!"
if /i !input! equ Y (
for /f "delims=:! tokens=*" %%A in ('findstr "!helpSearch!" "%~f0"') do echo(%%A
) else if /i !input! neq N goto :help
:: Create map
set "map1=,2,5,8,"
set "map2=,1,3,10,"
set "map3=,2,4,12,"
set "map4=,3,5,14,"
set "map5=,1,4,6,"
set "map6=,5,7,15,"
set "map7=,6,8,17,"
set "map8=,1,7,9,"
set "map9=,8,10,18,"
set "map10=,2,9,11,"
set "map11=,10,12,19,"
set "map12=,3,11,13,"
set "map13=,12,14,20,"
set "map14=,4,13,15,"
set "map15=,6,14,16,"
set "map16=,15,17,20,"
set "map17=,7,16,18,"
set "map18=,9,17,19,"
set "map19=,11,18,20,"
set "map20=,13,16,19,"
:newGame
:: Name the rooms
if defined enhanced (
set "names= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011121314151617181920"
for /l %%N in (20 -1 1) do (
set /a "a=(!random!%%%%N)*2, b=a+2"
for %%A in (!a!) do for %%B in (!b!) do (
set /a "name=!names:~%%A,2!"
set /a "room%%N=name, name!name!=%%N"
set "names=!names:~0,%%A!!names:~%%B!"
)
)
)
:: Place the hazards and player
call :placeItem _wumpus
call :placeItem _pit1 %enhanced% %_wumpus% !
call :placeItem _pit2 %_pit1% %enhanced% %_wumpus% !
call :placeItem _bat1 %enhanced% %_wumpus% %_pit1% %_pit2% !
call :placeItem _bat2 %_bat1% %enhanced% %_wumpus% %_pit2% %_bat1% !
call :placeItem _player %_wumpus% %_pit1% %_pit2% %_bat1% %_bat2%
:replayGame
set /a "wumpus=_wumpus, pit1=_pit1, pit2=_pit2, bat1=_bat1, bat2=_bat2, player=_player, arrowCnt=5"
if defined enhanced echo(
echo(!title!
:mainLoop
call :showLocation
call :%getMove%
call :processAction && goto :mainLoop
if errorlevel 1 (
echo(!winMsg!
) else (
echo(!loseMsg!
)
:endGame
set "input="
set /p "input=!replayQuery!"
if defined enhanced (
if /i !input! equ R goto :replayGame
if /i !input! equ N goto :newGame
if /i !input! equ Q exit /b
) else (
if /i !input! equ Y goto :replayGame
if /i !input! equ N goto :newGame
)
goto :endGame
:showLocation
echo(
set "msg= "
for %%A in (!map%player%!) do (
call :reportHazard %%A wumpus warnWumpus
call :reportHazard %%A pit1 warnPit
call :reportHazard %%A pit2 warnPit
call :reportHazard %%A bat1 warnBat
call :reportHazard %%A bat2 warnBat
)
for %%A in (%msg%) do echo(!%%A!
if defined dbug call :dbug
echo(!locateMsg!!room%player%!
set "msg=!pathMsg!"
for %%A in (!map%player%!) do set "msg=!msg!!room%%A! "
echo(!msg!
echo(
exit /b
:reportHazard location item msg
if %1 equ !%2! (
if defined enhanced (
set "msg=!msg: %3=! %3"
) else echo(!%3!
)
exit /b
:dbug
set "msg="
for %%I in (wumpus pit1 pit2 bat1 bat2) do for %%N in (!%%I!) do set "msg=!msg!%%I=!room%%N! "
echo(!msg!
exit /b
:retryGetEnhancedMove
echo(!badAction!
:getEnhancedMove
set "action=x"
set /p "action=!actionQuery!"
for /f "tokens=1-7" %%A in ("!action!") do (
if "%%~B" equ "" goto :retryGetEnhancedMove
if /i "%%~A" neq "M" if /i "%%~A" neq "S" goto :retryGetEnhancedMove
if /i "%%~A" equ "S" if /i "%%~G" neq "" goto :retryGetEnhancedMove
if /i "%%~A" equ "M" if /i "%%~C" neq "" goto :retryGetEnhancedMove
)
exit /b
:getOriginalMove
set "action="
set /p "action=!actionQuery!"
if /i !action! equ M goto :move
if /i !action! equ S goto :shoot
goto :getOriginalMove
:move
set "input="
set /p "input=!moveQuery!"
if "!names: %input% =!" equ "!names!" goto :move
set "test=,%player%!map%player%!"
if "!test:%input%=!" equ "!test!" <nul set /p "=!badMove!" & goto :move
set "action=%action% %input%"
exit /b
:shoot
set "cnt="
set "test= 1 2 3 4 5 "
set /p "cnt=!shootQuery!"
if "!test: %cnt% =!" equ "!test!" goto :shoot
set /a "prev2=prev1=0"
:getPath
set "input="
set /p "input=!roomQuery!"
if "!names: %input% =!" equ "!names!" goto :getPath
if "!input!" equ "!prev2!" echo(!badShot!&goto :getPath
set "action=!action! !input!"
set /a "prev2=prev1, prev1=input, cnt-=1"
if !cnt! leq 0 exit /b
goto :getPath
exit /b
:processAction
for /f "tokens=1*" %%A in ("!action!") do (
if /i %%A equ M ( %= Move =%
set "test=,%player%!map%player%!"
for %%a in (",!name%%B!,") do if "!test:%%~a=!" equ "!test!" echo(!badMove!&exit /b 0
set "player=!name%%B!"
if defined enhanced set "testWumpus=1"
if !player! equ !wumpus! set "testWumpus=" & call :bumpWumpus
if !player! equ !bat1! call :batSnatch bat1
if !player! equ !bat2! call :batSnatch bat2
if !player! equ !pit1! echo(!pitDeath!&exit /b -1
if !player! equ !pit2! echo(!pitDeath!&exit /b -1
if !player! equ !wumpus! if defined testWumpus call :bumpWumpus
) else ( %= Shoot =%
set /a "cnt=0, prev2=prev1=arrow=player, arrowCnt-=1"
for %%N in (%%B) do for %%A in (!arrow!) do (
set "lost="
for %%a in (",!name%%N!,") do if "!map%%A:%%~a=!" equ "!map%%A!" set "lost=1"
set /a "prev2=prev1, prev1=arrow, cnt+=1"
if !cnt! gtr !lostCnt! if "!name%%N!" equ "!prev2!" set "lost=1"
if defined lost (
if defined enhanced (set "arrow=!player!") else call :randomArrow
) else set /a "arrow=!name%%N!"
if defined dbug echo(prev2=!prev2! prev1=!prev1! lost=!lost! arrow=!arrow!
if !arrow! equ !wumpus! echo(!killWumpus!&exit /b 1
if !arrow! equ !player! echo(!arrowDeath!&exit /b -1
)
echo(!miss!
call :wakeWumpus
)
if !player! equ !wumpus! echo(!wumpusDeath!&exit /b -1
if !arrowCnt! leq 0 (
if defined enhanced echo(!noArrows!
exit /b -1
)
)
exit /b 0
:randomArrow
set /a "N=!random!%%3"
for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=," %%0 in ("!map%arrow%!") do set /a "arrow=%%%N%"
exit /b
:batSnatch item
echo(!batSnatch!
call :placeItem %1 %bat1% %bat2%
set "player=!%1!"
exit /b
:bumpWumpus
echo(!bumpWumpus!
:wakeWumpus
set /a "N=!random!%%4"
for /f "tokens=1-4 delims=," %%0 in ("%wumpus%!map%wumpus%!") do set "wumpus=%%%N%"
exit /b
:placeItem item check [check1] [check2] [check3] [check4] [check5]
set /a "%1=!random!%%20+1"
if "!%1!" equ "%2" goto :placeItem
if "!%1!" equ "%3" goto :placeItem
if "!%1!" equ "%4" goto :placeItem
if "!%1!" equ "%5" goto :placeItem
if "!%1!" equ "%6" goto :placeItem
exit /b
Dave Benham