Create a Map in Notepad

[Sathurn]

Create a Map in Notepad or some other word processor, using nothing but "standard fonts." You know the ones with recognizable letters.

[LindaJeanne]

Have you ever looked at an e-mail address and said "ye gods, I'm in a corridor filled with monsters?"


(sorry, this idea made me think of good old ascii NetHack )

[Lukc]

While I do find the idea interesting, I do not think it would make a great challenge due to the probably low number of entrants & the severe technical limitations of the challenge. Maybe saying a map inspired by ASCII maps or art, but not necessarily done that way ... dunno. I just think the results wouldn't necessarily be that pretty.

[ravells]

Dwarf Fortress!!!! But I really don't think we would have too many takers.

[Larb]

If you want to make it more accessible, you could say it has to be a map done in something like ASCIIPaint.

[EricPoehlsen]

I like the concept, I would go for it ...

[Amonite]

This reminds me of Kingdom of Kroz ^.^ Only there the monsters were ascii, not the walls...

[steelwarrior]

Asciipaint is cheating, let's do this in the old way, keyboard + code tags
Just like this epic battle !

     __________________________
    /|  P           P         /|
   / | /\          /\        / |
  /  |/()\________/()\      /  |
 /   ||   [|]  [|]   |     /   |
/    ||() [][][][] ()|    /    |
|    ||     ____     |_   |    |
|   /  []  /    \  []  \  |   /
|  /_______| || |_______\ |  /
|  ##########||########## | /
|__##########||########## |/
           /    \             
           |    |   
[Come n'fight !]  [gtfo my castle!]
        /               \
      \o_/     •  •  • ¬_o/
       |                 |
      / \               / \