<s>
Number	B-Application
Munchers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1986	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
spin-off	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
Word	B-Application
Munchers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
MECC	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Application
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
R	O
.	O
Philip	O
Bouchard	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
designed	O
The	B-Application
Oregon	I-Application
Trail	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
five	O
different	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
in	O
Number	B-Application
Munchers	I-Application
to	O
advance	O
players	O
 '	O
mathematical	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Troggles	O
are	O
monsters	B-Application
with	O
two	O
legs	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
head	O
,	O
whose	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
eat	O
Muncher	O
and/or	O
disrupt	O
his	O
progress	O
by	O
rearranging	O
things	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reggies	O
(	O
Trogglus	O
normalus	O
)	O
(	O
magenta	O
on	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
red	O
in	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
purple	O
on	O
Macintosh	B-Application
)	O
-	O
simply	O
moves	O
in	O
a	O
line	O
unless	O
redirected	O
by	O
a	O
safety	O
square	O
in	O
its	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bashfuls	O
(	O
Trogglus	O
timidus	O
)	O
(	O
green	O
on	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
blue	O
in	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
pink	O
on	O
Macintosh	B-Application
)	O
-	O
moves	O
in	O
an	O
arbitrary	O
manner	O
on	O
the	O
gameboard	O
,	O
unless	O
approached	O
by	O
a	O
Muncher	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
case	O
he	O
moves	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
Muncher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helpers	O
(	O
Trogglus	O
assistus	O
)	O
(	O
green	O
on	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
magenta	O
on	O
Macintosh	B-Application
)	O
-	O
this	O
ant-like	O
Troggle	O
eats	O
all	O
answers	O
,	O
leaving	O
nothing	O
behind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Workers	O
(	O
Trogglus	O
laborus	O
)	O
(	O
purple	O
and	O
white	O
on	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
magenta	O
and	O
white	O
on	O
Macintosh	B-Application
)	O
-	O
this	O
Troggle	O
adds	O
new	O
answers	O
and/or	O
changes	O
existing	O
answers	O
as	O
he	O
moves	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smarties	O
(	O
Trogglus	O
smarticus	O
)	O
(	O
green	O
on	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Application
,	O
yellow	O
on	O
DOS	B-Device
)	O
-	O
has	O
large	O
teeth	O
and	O
glasses	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
Troggle	O
to	O
avoid	O
;	O
always	O
follows	O
the	O
Muncher	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Benj	O
Edwards	O
regarded	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
Educational	B-Application
PC	O
Games	O
of	O
the	O
80s	O
"	O
in	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
17	O
Educational	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
the	O
70s	O
,	O
80s	O
and	O
90s	O
"	O
in	O
PC	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
munching	O
was	O
commonly	O
compared	O
to	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
