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Life & fun · December 8, 2021

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Play Zork with your friends via SSH

Play Zork with your friends via SSH launched on December 8, 2021 with 79 votes, #615 of 2,707 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.

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Play Zork with your friends via SSH is a multiplayer text adventure game accessible through SSH connections. It allows multiple players to explore the classic Zork interactive fiction experience together in real-time. The service is designed for groups who want to enjoy collaborative gameplay of this iconic 1980s adventure game without needing to install additional software, making it accessible from any device with SSH capabilities.

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