Thissala: Thus Spoke Thamos

I am extremely sorry that I shall not be able to use the music of Thamos, but this piece … is now among the rejected works which are no longer performed. For the sake of the music alone it might possibly be given again, but that is not likely. Certainly it is a pity! — Mozart writing to his father Leopold in 1783, nine years after the first performance of Thamos, King of Egypt I’ve seen the end of the game. I wouldn’t say I “finished” exactly as you’ll see in a moment. My previous posts on Thissala are needed for context, although a brief recap: Thissala is a very large game made for Data General systems by David Auerbach, Paul Chiasson, and Peter Macaulay, with work starting even earlier than the megagame Ferret (1979 vs. 1982). It’s another “find the treasures” plot leading to the search for a lost flute. Thus spoke Thamos. He then raised his flute in his hand, then lowering his hands the flute remained suspended in the air. And Thamos said: Go The flute ascended and disappeared…