Wumpus Hunting

• Jeff Conrad• January 8, 2004

Mazes• MazeWorks.com

What is the

Wumpus?• Somewhere in a cave...

– Big

– Musty

– Restful

– Solitary

– Definitely carnivorous...

Relatives?

• Yeti Dragon

GrizzlySnark? Jabberwock?

History

• Mugwump

• Wampus

• Wumpus

Mugwump

(1884) (1967)

(1884)

(1967)

Wampus• French Comic (1969)

Wumpus Lair Theories

• Rectilinear (1973)Networked (1976)Network (1976)

Lair Hazards• Bats - carrying• Pits - falling• Water - drowning

Sketches

Certification• Step 1. Find the wumpus lair

• Step 2. ???• Step 3. Reward!!!