Sabre Wulf is an action-adventure game by Ultimate Play the Game, initially released in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum home computer. The player navigates the pith-helmeted Sabreman through a colourful 2D jungle maze to collect amulet pieces, avoid enemies, and bypass the guardian at its exit. With no explicit guidance on how to play, the player is left to decipher the game's objectives through trial and error. The game developers had finished Sabre Wulf's sequels in advance of its release but—in keeping with their penchant for secrecy—chose to withhold them until later that year. They hired outside developers to port the game to several other computing platforms. Sabre Wulf was a bestseller and a financial success. It was recommended by reviewers, who also noted its difficult gameplay and praised its graphics. Retrospective critics remember Sabre Wulf as among the Spectrum's best releases.
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1949:
The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, based on Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener, opened on Broadway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_%28musical%29
1994:
The Rwandan genocide began, a few hours after the assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana; an estimated 500,000–1,000,000 Rwandans were killed in the following 100 days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_genocide
2017:
A hijacked truck was deliberately driven into crowds along Drottninggatan in Stockholm killing five people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Stockholm_truck_attack
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chivvy: 1. (transitive, Britain) To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request. 2. (transitive, Britain) To subject to harassment or verbal abuse. 3. (transitive, Britain) To sneak up on or rapidly approach. 4. (transitive, Britain) To pursue as in a hunt. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chivvy
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Dust as we are, the immortal spirit grows Like harmony in music; there is a dark Inscrutable workmanship that reconciles Discordant elements, makes them cling together In one society. --William Wordsworth https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Wordsworth