AmberMUSH

AmberMUSH, sometimes abbreviated as Amber or AM, was a MUSH — a kind of online text-based role-playing game — based on The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny[1][2][3] and, to some extent, the Amber Diceless Roleplaying Game.[3][4] Founded in 1992 by Jennifer "Jasra" Smith and several associates,[5] it operated until 2009, remaining online for 17 years.

AmberMUSH
Developer(s)Jennifer Smith, project community
EngineTinyMUSH
Platform(s)Platform independent
Release1992
Genre(s)Chronicles of Amber MUSH
Mode(s)Multiplayer

In the 1990s, AmberMUSH was noted as one of the most popular examples of the MUD genre.[4]

Game characteristics

AmberMUSH was a heavily role-playing-focused environment with a particular emphasis on dialogue between player characters. It used the backdrop of the Amber multiverse to provide a broad variety of fictional settings.[1]

In a departure from common MUSH convention, AmberMUSH did not employ "judges" to referee the outcomes of role-played conflict between players, but placed the responsibility for determining outcomes on the players themselves.[4]

Reception

AmberMUSH has been critically praised, having been called a "wonderful MUSH" and it being said that, while participating in it involved significant effort, "the payoff is worthwhile".[4]

References
  1. Olivetti, Justin (26 April 2011). "The Game Archaeologist plays with MUDs: Your journeys, part 1". Massively. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  2. Adams, Ernest (2003). Break Into The Game Industry: How to Get A Job Making Video Games. McGraw-Hill Osborne Media. p. 316. ISBN 0-07-222660-9.
  3. Greenman, Ben; Maloni, Kelly; Cohn, Deborah; Spivey, Donna (1996). Net Games 2. Michael Wolff & Company, Inc. p. 264. ISBN 0-679-77034-8.
  4. Moss, Will; Pantuso, Joe (1996). The Complete Internet Gamer. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 140–141. ISBN 0-471-13787-1.
  5. Smith, Jennifer (1992-06-30). "AmberMUSH Opening!". rec.games.mud.misc. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
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