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Fooblitzky is an board game-style computer game published by Infocom in 1985 and designed by a team including interactive fiction authors Marc Blank and Michael Berlyn. It is unique among Infocom titles because (among other reasons) it was the first game Infocom released to incorporate graphics beyond ASCII characters. Like most Infocom titles, it was written in highly portable ZIL and made available for an array of popular computer platforms, including the Apple II, IBM PC, and the Atari XL and XE series.
Infocom marketed Fooblitzky as a "Graphic Strategy Game", and gameplay was compared to that of Clue and Mastermind. Two to four players travelled around the virtual city of Fooblitzky, spending "foobles" and attempting to deduce what four objects were needed to win the game (and then obtain them).
Players purchased objects in stores and could visit City Hall to have their possessions evaluated. Much in the same style as Mastermind, the player would be told how many of their objects were correct, but not which ones.
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Antic: New Products - Blurbs about new product releases of the time, including Fooblitzky.
Meta Description: [ New Products: Music Studio, Quizmaster, TOP-DOS 1.5+, JxL RAMboards, Proteus, 800XL Computerfacts Manual, Foobiltzky. From Antic Vol. 5, No. 3 / July 1986 ]
Fooblitzky - A place to get the old Infocom game, along with all supporting materials and documentation.
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Home of the Underdogs: Fooblitzky - Staff review: A cool idea, but the awful 2-color graphics will convince you that this should be sold only as a *board* game-- and not only a good one at that.
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Infocom Games: Fooblitzky - Review and box art.
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MobyGames: Fooblitzky - Description, release information, cover art, screenshots, and technical specifications.
Meta Description: [ Fooblitzky for Apple II, Atari 8-bit, DOS by Infocom. Fooblitzky was Infocom's attempt at changing their image in three ways: by making a graphic, multiplayer, strategy game.
The concept was kind of a scavenger hunt, where... ]
New Zork Times: Fooblitzky Keeps Puzzle-Solvers Busy - Infocom newsletter article announcing the game.
Textfiles Review - Apple II game rated 9/10 by Jeff Hurlburt. Well planned and nicely executed, 'Fooblitzky' is a comprehensive computer 'boardgame' that works! Part of Games of 1985 and 1986 Review
