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  2. Discworld MUD - Wikipedia

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    The MUD was founded in Perth, Western Australia, by David "Pinkfish" Bennett, [5] Craig "Furball" Richmond, Sean A. "Lynscar" Reith and Evan Scott. It was an outgrowth of another MUD called Discworld II. The MUD ran for a while on a machine in Melbourne before moving to run in the UK on a machine at Compulink where Gordon "DrGoon" was added to ...

  3. Unseen University - Wikipedia

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    The Unseen University (UU) is a school of wizardry in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of fantasy novels.Located in the fictional city of Ankh-Morpork, [1] [2] the UU is staffed by mostly indolent and inept old wizards.

  4. Rincewind - Wikipedia

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    Rincewind (/ ˈ r ɪ n s. w ɪ n d / RINSE-winn'd) is a fictional character who appears in several of the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. [1] He was a failed student at Unseen University for wizards in Ankh-Morpork, often described as "the magical equivalent to the number zero".

  5. The Light Fantastic - Wikipedia

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    As the star comes nearer and the magic on the Discworld weakens, Trymon tries to put the seven spells still in the Octavo into his mind, in an attempt to save the world and gain ultimate power. However, the spells prove too strong for him and his mind becomes a door into the "Dungeon Dimensions", home of terrifying eldritch creatures. Rincewind ...

  6. The Unseen University Challenge - Wikipedia

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    The Unseen University Challenge is a book of trivia questions related to Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. It was written by David Langford (with Terry Pratchett's permission) and was published in 1996. [1] [2] Its name is a reference to the television quiz University Challenge. Unseen University is the Wizard's university in Ankh-Morpork.

  7. List of MUDs - Wikipedia

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    The MUD's title; if it has had more than one title, the most recent title. Disambiguation is included only when MUDs in this list have the same title. Founded The date the MUD was founded or first made publicly accessible. Closed The date the MUD ceased to be publicly accessible. A blank entry indicates the MUD continues to operate. Business model

  8. Discworld - Wikipedia

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    The Wizards of Unseen University (UU) appear prominently throughout many Discworld novels; the books that centre around them exclusively are The Science of the Discworld series and the novels Unseen Academicals and The Last Continent. In the early books, the faculty of UU changed frequently; promotion usually involved assassination.

  9. Discworld (video game) - Wikipedia

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    The patrician talking to Rincewind in Ankh-Morpork's palace. Discworld is a third-person point-and-click graphic adventure game. [2] [3] In each location in the game, players can examine and interact with people and objects, [3] picking up and using items to acquire other objects or solve puzzles to remove obstacles.