Mystic Sands: It's All Greek To Me!

Mystic Sands: It's All Greek To Me!

...is an action-packed, interactive fiction game mortals and Gods alike have been discovering for its unique combination of adventure; riddled with mythology, light-hearted humor and perplexing puzzles!

...is FREE and requires not a single drachma. 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 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.

...is the first game of its kind to receive a coveted 12/12 OLYMPIC GOD RATING, that captivates you the moment your toes sink into its secluded, sandy shore!

What 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!'

'...For an age now, I've been stuck at Mystic Sand's notorious gorgon grate! Why even Dionysus my annoying kid whizzed past it! Ever since he's been humming that catchy song, he claims he heard from a singing grotto! You know the tune...from the 80's...1080 BCE; when ancient Greece enjoyed their Dark Ages. Apollo back then, was worshiped without any sunglasses ever required!' 

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?'

'...By the beard of Zeus, Mystic Sands has been keeping my hubby busy as Hades during peak season! So much so, he hasn't seen his kids much; especially Dionysus...the whiniest of the bunch. Perhaps, HE can pry Zeus' precious emerald-green eyes away from the game, before he ends up with the eyesight of a common mortal!'

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!'

'...I've already sunk a God's age into Mystic Sands, and it's beginning to wreck my immortal life! My God given form is not so seaworthy anymore. I look like a bloated Greek shipwreck, every time I revel into a polished bronze mirror. Flashbacks of my addiction with the game: Quake are flooding back, like a tsunami! Shhh, don't tell brother Zeus I've fallen overboard for yet another game!'

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...'

'...When it comes to games, I'm truly a 'gluten' for punishment type of gal! Mystic Sands really puts your mind through the thresher; separating wheat from the chaff. There's still a grain of hope, I'll finish it before harvest season arrives. Too bad, every moment I play, another weed pops up somewhere in the world!'

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!'

'...My endgame goal has always been punishing undeserving mortals. Tiresias, the bird-loving prophet --- blinded! Myrmex, the misleading maiden --- manifested into a gold-loving ant! Arachne, the accomplished weaver --- poof a spider! Medusa's coquettish curls --- restyled as snakesss! YESSS! Now it appears I'm playing the victim, trying to beat this game! I must be coming down with something? Call Hippocrates, on my oath, I'm playing hooky from Olympus till I win!'

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!'

'...I'm not 'that' God...you know the type who throws 'shade'; but Mystic Sand's labyrinthine caverns are DARK! That skeleton I nearly tripped over trying to navigate those passages, doesn't even look like a sun worshiper; with his complexion! With no sun to follow, each and every cavernous alcove looks like the last! Where's Hermes anyways, when you need a guide through the scary underworld?' 

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!'

'...My 'little' twin brother Apollo and I are wildly competitive, and he hasn't a snowballs chance in 'Hellas' of finishing Mystic Sands...before me! He might as well curl up with an old scroll, oil up with olive oil, and bask in his rays, without sunglasses! I hid his shades, somewhere good...he's not so bright lately. I'm the real gamer Goddess in the family, and I'll hunt down the game's best score, before sunset on Olympus!'

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

'...Keyboard warriors unite, on the shores of Mystic Sands. We'll draw a line in the sand, this game is...a war of words! With its gameplay, sharp as a double-edged sword, and its puzzles, we'll need our brains over brawn! Victory, shall be ours, as we kick sand in our foes faces, unless they're wearing sunglass to battle. If we battle in the dark, we will un-shade our eyes, to view, their defeat in a brighter light!'

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

'...Just as I rose from sea foam to Olympus, Mystic Sands, will rise to the top of your gameplay list! Truly a project of love, from a developer who has passion for great games! Each and every puzzle, is crafted lovingly, telling a story so compelling! Finding a game like this, is like having found a long lost love all over again! They say: 'whom the Gods truly love, are those who conquer the trials and tribulations, called Mystic Sands!''

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!'

'...I was cast down from Olympus (ouch), because dear mother Hera caught me up too late playing Mystic Sands, when I should've been forging weapons for the lazy Gods! If she only knew 'those' Gods can't stop playing either! It's literally caught fire across the heavens, like a burning chariot; causing a gridlock of Gods. All Olympus' work is on 'strike', without an anvil in sight! Mortals have no need for sunglasses, living in the shade of Olympus, with Apollo lost in a skeleton-filled, darkened cavern.'

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!'

'...Please don't kill the messenger, but I'm here to tell you 'solid': 'this game rocks!' In fact, if you find difficulty navigating Mystic Sands, be sure to check out my 'rocking' effigies in-game. These stone tablets, called 'herms'; coincidentally are named after, and are carved in the handsome likeness of the best dressed God of Olympus...YOURS TRULY! Coming in live from the House of Hermes...sing it: 'I've toured on winged sandals, through mortal and ethereal worlds...from Olympus to Mystic Sand's bays, GO HERMES, GO HERMES. GO HERMES, I'm here to lead the way...''

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!

'...When...I mean IF...you ever make it past the games gorgon grate, make sure you find your way to the most epic watering hole, this side of Mystic Sands: 'The Tipsy Centaur'. Dear 'old' father Zeus, is never going to get there...he's fallen off the wagon...err chariot again! Just can't handle his grapes...unwatered, at his age! Usually, only beasts like satyrs or centaurs make it past the taverna door. Watch it though, its cross-eyed cyclops bartender, is sensitive and really dislikes mortals! Don't become a centaur of attention, and go staring at his roving eye.'

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!

For anything  Mystic Sands related, you can contact me with a scroll... err email at:

mysticsands@yahoo.com