Mazes
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In these examples, the maze becomes a metaphor of horror and confusion. It is the site for getting lost as opposed to a contrived riddle to be solved. | In these examples, the maze becomes a metaphor of horror and confusion. It is the site for getting lost as opposed to a contrived riddle to be solved. | ||
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| + | '''RPGs''' | ||
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| + | Dungeons and Dragon as the prototypical second-person tabletop RPG game. (Will dig up some old DM manuals and D&D modules, to see what's in there about mazes.) | ||
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| + | ==Game Books== | ||
| + | While Choose Your Own Adventure books are not strictly mazes, the emulate the labyrinthine aspect of mazes, of facing crossroads with multiple paths. (Question: does any CYOA book actually have a maze in it? Maybe one of the Zork ones?) | ||
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| + | A notable book that literalizes the maze-like aspect of CYOA books is the 1985 appropriately named [http://books.google.com/books?id=yG9XQ2vOuCkC&lpg=PA1&dq=maze%20christopher%20manson&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false Maze], by Christopher Manson (published by MacMillan in 1985) ([http://archives.obs-us.com/obs/english/books/holt/books/maze/ online version]) | ||
