Mystic Sands: It's All Greek To Me!

Mystic Sands: It's All Greek To Me!

Shaking off the fading phantom-like remnants of what seems like a dream, you take in your surroundings...a sun-kissed shore, where an unfamilar voice welcomes your arrival: 'KHAH-EE-REH!' Somehow, your mind recogizes the phrase as: 'GREETINGS' in ancient Greek. As the words continue, your mind unravels the dialect; becoming hauntingly familar like tattered memories:

'Oh lion-hearted adventure seeker, you stand here...upon 'MYSTIC SANDS'. Calling it any other name, would undo its splendor, delivering a thousand arrows of pierced injustice to the mighty Gods! This uncharted, Grecian isle, uninked upon any mortal drawn maps; so enigmatic...where every grain of sand, stone, or rubbled ruin would whisper its secrets, if they, but only could. Be wary, attentive and zealous, every step you take. For you alone fashion your fate, weaving your own destiny upon a legendary quest: to recover long lost treasures of the ancient Gods. Your imagination is but the key to unlocking time-swept, forgotten mysteries and your rightful place among the Gods themselves. 'We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise…’

The ocean's voice-like waves greet your arrival upon this picture-postcard shore. Flashbacks of a hot air balloon losing altitude, free falling towards 'terra firma'; like an ancient forgotten memory come back to you. The Aegean archipelago has chosen its latest permanent resident to be. How unfortunate...fortunately it's YOU! 

Perhaps poetic justice has delivered your fate into the waiting arms of the Gods? Destined you are to be...discoverer and explorer of this secluded, hidden gem of the sea. Good luck, or as it's said in Greece upon beginning an epic journey: 'good road' Your very own odyssey awaits…

Mystic Sands: It's All Greek To Me!

...is an action-packed, interactive fiction game for Windows; riddled with Greek mythology, puzzles and humor…playing homage to Infocom's Golden Age of text adventures, when Zork and Enchanter reigned supreme!

...is a FREE download for mortals, like YOU…longing for adventure. Not a single drachma is required. Unless, you're a long-lost relative of Socrates, you probably don't have any ancient Greek coins rattling around in your mouse-nibbled tunic!

...is the first game of its kind to receive a coveted 12/12 OLYMPIC GOD RATING! Not an easy feat, considering how fickle the Greek God Dionysus is these days!

What the ancient Greek Gods are saying about Mystic Sands…

Zeus (King Father of the Gods): '...This game rules...I highly recommend downloading your copy today...this game is mythic, it's hydra-matic, it's Greece lightning!' 

Hera (Queen Mother of the Gods): '...This is the mother of all games...Even dear old dad Cronus can't stop playing it with his panoply of God- and Demi-God grandkids! What is it with MEN and video games anyways?'

Poseidon (Sea and Earthquake God): '...This game is fathoms above anything I ever expected...It left me literally quaking in my sandals! Don't forget to visit my domain in the game....all I can say is it's deep!'

Demeter (Harvest and Agriculture Goddess): '...Finally a game that's rooted in Greek mythology...A bountiful adventure, that truly grows on you...You'll be up all night playing, without even realizing that DEMETER is still running...'

Athena (Owl Activist/War, Wisdom and Handicraft Goddess): '...A little bird told me about this intelligent game...It's much better than anything I've crafted in ages...I still try to stay competitive on the Mythic-Gaming scene,...Ask Arachne, I just transformed her into a spider, AGAIN, because she finished Mythic Sands before me!'

Apollo (Dance, Music, Archery and Sun God): '...Best game under the sun...A bold, bright, shinning example of what great gameplay should be...My fingers couldn't stop dancing across the keyboard, playing till the break of day! An adventure like this needs a theme song: Toss a drachma to your favorite Greek God...ME!'

Artemis (Hunting and Wilderness Goddess): '...Been quivering for a God's age trying to hunt down a game this good...A wild adventure for sure! It's better than taking an arrow to the knee, any day!'

Ares (War and Courage God): '...A battle-royale of a game...I challenge you to find one better! I am STILL waiting...'

Aphrodite (Love and Beauty Goddess): '...A beautifully written story, indeed...Absolutely loved, loved, loved everything about this game!

Hephaestus (Blacksmith, Volcano and Fire God): '...This game is fire...A total smokeshow, in the making...it's hot, hot, hot...I absolutely couldn't have forged anything better!'

Hermes (Messenger, Traveler, Wealth, Luck, and Mischief God): '...I've traveled from the cloud-filled heavens, down to Terra Firma, to the hellish fires of Tartarus...I haven't seen a game any better...No joke, it's that good!'

Dionysus (Wine-Making, Orchard, and Ritual Madness God): '...It's better than hiding out from Father Zeus, wearing stolen sunglasses, after indulging a few too many unwatered-down urns any day of the week! 3-headed hair of the dog, doesn't even come close to how intoxicating Mystic Sands is...Woof! Woof! Woof!

What ancient Greek fans are saying about Mystic Sands…

Polyphemus (Famous Cyclops Spokesperson): '...I'm keeping my EYE on this game...It's looking really good so far...NOBODY has seen a game like this in the last 20 years, except maybe Odysseus!'

Prometheus (Famous Felon, caught red-handed stealing fire from the Gods): '...The price of this game makes it worth playing...It's a steal of a deal...it's FREE, FREE, FREE...A perfect way to spend a lazy afternoon, chained to a rock for eternity. Zeus really needs to ease up a bit...This giant eagle's beak is very pointy! Ouch!'

Pandora (First woman forged by Hephaestus himself): '...Out of the box, it's truly a gift from the Gods, unleashed to the modern gaming world...It's going to cause chaos when your friends have the game that ALL the Gods can't stop playing...Get your copy today!'

King Midas (Monarch of the Phrygian Royal House): '...A solid-gold hit, you've got on your hands...Unfortunately, I can't even touch the keyboard with this curse of mine...Gamer update: if anyone wants a limited-edition golden keyboard hit me up on my ancient Greek socials: gamertag @GoldenGamer4Ever!

Medusa (The good-looking Gorgon...sorry sisters): '...A rock-solid game all the way to the end...I'm not just saying so, because I'm in the game...Flesh and blood fans have spoken...Everything LOOKS better with Medusa! The stone-cold haters, are still playing games from the past, like a bunch of mindless statues!

Mystic Sands: It's All Greek To Me!

...is played with a keyboard. Unfamiliar with 1980s styled text adventures? Be on the lookout for stone tablets, inscribed with helpful information to get you started. 

...is a stress-free journey, with NO time limit, NO dying from hunger or thirst; and absolutely NO danger of being devoured whole by mythological monstrosities. They still eat adventurers ONE bite at a time! Points are rewarded for accomplishing bold actions, under the ancient God's watchful eyes! WOW! Don't get too excited though...They're unredeemable; as they've expired, like harpies eggs centuries ago! Don't despair, they'll still show your feeble mortal progress, just the same. 

...is like games from the olden days: NO annoying graphics to distract your mind from solving puzzles. Making a map, exploring your environment fully, leaving no stone unturned along the way is highly recommended! Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher was quite fond of writing: 'Adventure is worthwhile' on scraps of scrolls. While playing you'll learn plenty about Greek mythology and culture, no doubt! Completing this challenging, epic tale will take time. So, relax: anytime you can save your progress with the SAVE command, and resume later with the LOAD command.