<s>
Eamon	B-Application
,	O
sometimes	O
known	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Wonderful	I-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Eamon	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
game	B-Application
creation	I-Application
system	I-Application
and	O
a	O
role-playing	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
series	O
created	O
by	O
Donald	O
Brown	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
in	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
text	O
adventure	B-Application
similar	O
to	O
other	O
early	O
titles	O
like	O
Adventure	B-Application
(	O
1976	O
)	O
or	O
Zork	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
and	O
to	O
later	O
text-based	O
multi-user	B-Application
dungeons	I-Application
(	O
MUDs	B-Application
)	O
,	O
though	O
with	O
many	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
other	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eamon	B-Application
software	O
is	O
non-commercial	O
and	O
is	O
freely	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
public	O
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eamon	B-Application
casts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
free-wheeling	O
fantasy	B-Application
adventurer	O
who	O
undertakes	O
dangerous	O
quests	O
against	O
numerous	O
enemies	O
to	O
earn	O
riches	O
and	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
base	O
is	O
the	O
Guild	O
of	O
Free	O
Adventurers	O
,	O
an	O
association	O
of	O
heroes	O
on	O
the	O
mystical	O
world	O
of	O
Eamon	B-Application
,	O
a	O
vaguely	O
Medieval	O
place	O
awash	O
in	O
magic	O
and	O
populated	O
with	O
strange	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
adventures	B-Application
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
dungeons	O
,	O
castles	O
and	O
forests	O
of	O
Eamon	B-Application
,	O
though	O
some	O
occur	O
on	O
other	O
worlds	O
or	O
in	O
different	O
eras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eamon	B-Application
creator	O
Donald	O
Brown	O
described	O
Eamon	B-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
world	O
at	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
another	O
galaxy	O
—	O
instead	O
of	O
revolving	O
around	O
any	O
star	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
stars	O
revolve	O
around	O
it	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
huge	O
bodies	O
exert	O
strange	O
effects	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Eamon	B-Application
,	O
bending	O
light	O
,	O
gravity	O
,	O
time	O
,	O
even	O
the	O
laws	O
of	O
nature	O
themselves	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
influenced	O
by	O
such	O
fantasy	B-Application
environments	O
as	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
and	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
,	O
Eamon	B-Application
generally	O
avoids	O
stories	O
,	O
situations	O
or	O
other	O
game	O
elements	O
that	O
are	O
particularly	O
serious	O
or	O
complex	O
,	O
instead	O
seeking	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
engaging	O
,	O
genial	O
mood	O
through	O
quick	O
play	O
and	O
in-jokes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Individual	B-Device
adventures	I-Device
,	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
authors	O
,	O
vary	O
from	O
the	O
artful	O
to	O
the	O
campy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
splash	O
page	O
(	O
see	O
infobox	O
)	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
image	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Robert	O
Clardy	O
game	O
,	O
Odyssey	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Compleat	I-Device
Apventure	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brown	O
encouraged	O
players	O
to	O
modify	O
and	O
add	O
to	O
Eamon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
published	O
technical	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
assist	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eamon	B-Application
is	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
adventure	B-Application
games	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
modular	O
,	O
with	O
expansion	O
packs	O
written	O
by	O
users	O
forming	O
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
master	O
disk	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Main	O
Hall	O
"	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
manage	O
player	O
characters	O
and	O
to	O
facilitate	O
their	O
transfer	O
between	O
individual	B-Device
adventures	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
retains	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
attributes	O
and	O
statistics	O
from	O
adventure	B-Application
to	O
adventure	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
interface	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
most	O
other	O
text	O
adventures	B-Application
—	O
the	O
game	O
presents	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
descriptions	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
surroundings	O
,	O
including	O
events	O
,	O
artifacts	O
,	O
monsters	O
and	O
exits	O
,	O
then	O
prompts	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
player	O
characters	O
in	O
Eamon	B-Application
possess	O
a	O
name	O
,	O
plus	O
the	O
three	O
physical	O
attributes	O
of	O
hardiness	O
,	O
agility	O
and	O
charisma	O
in	O
varying	O
quantities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
other	O
spells	O
are	O
sometimes	O
available	O
in	O
particular	O
adventures	B-Application
,	O
but	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
outside	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
earns	O
more	O
by	O
collecting	O
treasure	O
during	O
adventures	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
character	O
may	O
die	O
while	O
on	O
an	O
adventure	B-Application
,	O
either	O
as	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
losing	O
a	O
battle	O
or	O
from	O
some	O
other	O
poor	O
decision	O
or	O
mishap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
non-player	O
characters	O
in	O
Eamon	B-Application
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
their	O
form	O
or	O
disposition	O
,	O
are	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
monsters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
monsters	O
that	O
players	O
must	O
face	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
adventure	B-Application
and	O
range	O
from	O
the	O
conventional	O
fantasy	B-Application
staples	O
of	O
dragons	O
,	O
goblins	O
,	O
orcs	B-Language
and	O
wizards	O
,	O
to	O
wild	O
animals	O
,	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
mummies	O
,	O
ghosts	O
,	O
machines	O
,	O
other	O
humans	O
(	O
both	O
friendly	O
and	O
hostile	O
)	O
and	O
many	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friendly	O
monsters	O
may	O
accompany	O
the	O
player	O
through	O
the	O
adventure	B-Application
and	O
fight	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
behalf	O
,	O
while	O
unfriendly	O
ones	O
may	O
ignore	O
or	O
attack	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
270	O
individual	O
Eamon	B-Application
adventures	B-Application
have	O
been	O
written	O
by	O
various	O
authors	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Eamon	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
adventures	B-Application
range	O
from	O
very	O
simple	O
,	O
20-room	O
outings	O
to	O
complex	O
works	O
spanning	O
multiple	O
diskettes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
few	O
exceptions	O
,	O
each	O
adventure	B-Application
stands	O
alone	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
completing	O
any	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
adventures	B-Application
are	O
fantasy-themed	O
,	O
some	O
adventures	B-Application
occupy	O
contemporary	O
or	O
science	O
fictional	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
adventures	B-Application
include	O
some	O
degree	O
of	O
customization	O
,	O
adding	O
new	O
commands	O
or	O
other	O
special	O
game	O
features	O
above	O
and	O
beyond	O
those	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
Eamon	B-Application
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creator	O
Don	O
Brown	O
first	O
released	O
Eamon	B-Application
for	O
non-commercial	O
distribution	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
in	O
1980	O
,	O
encouraging	O
others	O
to	O
share	O
and	O
expand	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
Eamon'''s	O
fundamentals	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
original	O
Main	O
Hall	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
adventure	B-Application
design	O
utilities	O
and	O
two	O
manuals	O
,	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Brown	O
,	O
as	O
were	O
eight	O
complete	O
adventures	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brown	O
subsequently	O
left	O
Eamon	B-Application
to	O
develop	O
a	O
commercial	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
entitled	O
SwordThrust	B-Device
,	O
but	O
users	O
continued	O
creating	O
and	O
sharing	O
adventures	B-Application
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1985	O
,	O
Jon	O
Walker	O
from	O
Marshfield	O
,	O
Wisconsin	O
converted	O
Eamon	B-Application
to	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
released	O
several	O
converted	O
and	O
new	O
adventures	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
adventures	B-Application
attracted	O
some	O
modest	O
interest	O
,	O
the	O
direct	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
adventure	B-Application
creation	O
program	O
prompted	O
much	O
criticism	O
among	O
PC	O
users	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
difficult	O
to	O
use	O
and	O
poorly	O
written	O
(	O
the	O
latter	O
in	O
later	O
years	O
by	O
people	O
who	O
were	O
probably	O
never	O
constrained	O
by	O
early	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
BASIC	O
language	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
a	O
serious	O
attempt	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
upgrade	O
the	O
Eamon	B-Application
system	O
to	O
Foxbase	O
,	O
other	O
adventures	B-Application
containing	O
graphics	O
and	O
real	O
time	O
action	O
were	O
becoming	O
popular	O
and	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
an	O
attempt	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
bring	O
Eamon	B-Application
to	O
the	O
World	O
Wide	O
Web	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
never	O
got	O
beyond	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
rapid	O
pace	O
at	O
which	O
the	O
web	O
and	O
content	O
distribution	O
was	O
developing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Don	O
Brown	O
's	O
departure	O
,	O
several	O
Eamon	B-Application
enthusiasts	O
in	O
the	O
Des	O
Moines	O
,	O
Iowa	O
area	O
formed	O
the	O
National	O
Eamon	B-Application
User	O
's	O
Club	O
(	O
NEUC	O
)	O
which	O
in	O
March	O
1984	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
club	O
newsletter	O
,	O
named	O
Eamon	B-Application
Adventurer	O
's	O
Log	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
by	O
Eamon	B-Application
author	O
John	O
Nelson	O
,	O
this	O
newsletter	O
supported	O
the	O
game	O
community	O
by	O
providing	O
information	O
ranging	O
from	O
adventure	B-Application
reviews	O
to	O
programming	O
design	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nelson	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
other	O
pursuits	O
including	O
writing	O
a	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Eamon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eamon	B-Application
author	O
Thomas	O
Zuchowski	O
assumed	O
the	O
responsibility	O
of	O
publishing	O
an	O
Eamon	B-Application
newsletter	O
and	O
started	O
the	O
Eamon	B-Application
Adventurer	O
's	O
Guild	O
(	O
EAG	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zuchowski	O
published	O
the	O
Eamon	B-Application
Adventurer	O
's	O
Guild	O
Newsletter	O
four	O
times	O
a	O
year	O
from	O
June	O
1988	O
to	O
January	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
94	O
additional	O
games	O
were	O
published	O
and	O
the	O
entire	O
Eamon	B-Application
library	O
was	O
properly	O
reviewed	O
and	O
documented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
Eamon	B-Application
adventure	B-Application
to	O
be	O
published	O
with	O
the	O
EAG	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Efforts	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
Eamon	B-Application
would	O
not	O
disappear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zuchowski	O
created	O
the	O
"	O
Eamon	B-Application
CD	O
"	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
Eamon	B-Application
resources	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
Eamon	B-Application
Adventurer	O
's	O
Guild	O
Online	O
website	O
officially	O
opened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
website	O
provides	O
the	O
entire	O
archive	O
of	O
Eamon	B-Application
resources	O
including	O
adventures	B-Application
,	O
newsletters	O
,	O
maps	O
,	O
news	O
articles	O
,	O
and	O
documentation	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
disk	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Eamon	B-Application
CD	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
existence	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
sparked	O
a	O
small	O
revival	O
in	O
Eamon	B-Application
as	O
ten	O
new	O
adventures	B-Application
have	O
been	O
published	O
since	O
the	O
website	O
was	O
established	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
programmer	O
Frank	O
Black	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Eamon	B-Application
Deluxe	O
,	O
an	O
MS-DOS-based	O
conversion	O
of	O
Eamon	B-Application
designed	O
to	O
add	O
various	O
enhancements	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
user-friendly	O
interface	O
for	O
adventurers	O
and	O
creators	O
alike	O
while	O
also	O
retaining	O
the	O
flavor	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Apple	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	O
converted	O
over	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
Eamon	B-Application
adventures	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Eamon	B-Application
Deluxe	O
system	O
and	O
announced	O
in	O
2012	O
that	O
version	O
5.0	O
had	O
been	O
sent	O
out	O
for	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
5.0	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
modern	O
operating	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
using	O
emulation	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
DOSBox	B-Application
and	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
VI	O
compatibility	O
mode	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
accessible	O
to	O
screen-reader	O
programs	O
used	O
by	O
visually	O
impaired	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
converted	O
adventures	B-Application
and	O
latest	O
updates	O
remain	O
non-commercial	O
freeware	B-License
and	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Eamon	B-Application
Adventurers	O
Guild	O
Online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
the	O
browser-based	O
Eamon	B-Application
Remastered	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
play	O
Eamon	B-Application
online	O
and	O
save	O
your	O
progress	O
between	O
adventures	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
39	O
adventures	B-Application
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
Eamon	B-Application
CS	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
developer	O
and	O
adventure	B-Application
author	O
Michael	O
Penner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Eamon	B-Application
ported	O
to	O
the	O
C#	O
programming	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPhone	B-Device
Eamon	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
seven	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
games	O
included	O
in	O
iBasic	O
,	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
app	B-Application
created	O
by	O
Beijing-based	O
AkeySoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
mentioned	O
above	O
,	O
an	O
iOS	O
port	O
of	O
Eamon	B-Application
CS	O
is	O
also	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SwordThrust	B-Device
,	O
the	O
commercial	O
successor	O
to	O
Eamon''	O
.	O
</s>
