@vidak Get oats for goats as they multiply so they don’t eat your house.

@shufei okay. so.

there's this game called CHASE, otherwise ported as ROBOTS--it's a terminal game in a grid where every step you take, the robots in the grid blindly take a step closer to you. when they touch you, you die.

instead of the robots chasing you, how about the 'scrabble game', where you must CATCH the letters in the grid in the first phase, and then, in a second phase, use the letters you have 'caught' (the CHASE robot routine reversed) to feed to your pet.

i think we can break down the program into different components:

"goat phase"

you go into the pasture to 'catch letters'.

"pet phase"

scrabble rules? the higher the points for the word, the more sated your pet's appetite?

sounds a little like little shop of horrors, lol. maybe the game is vegan??

what language do you wanna do it in? Lisp or BASIC? or something else?

@shufei

PASTURE (OATS) PHASE

REM # PASTURE PHASE

PRINT "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
PRINT "X.............X"
PRINT "X......T......X"
PRINT "X.............X"
PRINT "X.............X"
PRINT "X.............X"
PRINT "X..F..........X"
PRINT "X.........I...X"
PRINT "X.............X"
PRINT "X.............X"
PRINT "X.............X"
PRINT "X......@......X"
PRINT "X..........QL.X"
PRINT "X..M..........X"
PRINT "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"

REM # PET PHASE

REM ## PET GRAPHICS

REM ***** EGG *****


"."
"｡"
"ₒ"
"o"
"O"

REM ***** BABY *****

"( .◎. )"
"(｡◎｡  )"
"(  ｡◎｡)"
"(_ ｡◎｡)_"
"_(｡◎｡ _)"

"~:0"
"o:~"
"~:o"
"~:v"
"c:~"

REM ***** CHILD *****

"(＾▽＾)"
"(＾▽＾ )"
"( ＾▽＾)"
"(>＾▽＾)>"
"<(＾▽＾<)"

"(✿^‿^✿)"
"(^‿^✿ )"
"( ✿^‿^)"
"(>✿^‿^)>"
"<(^‿^✿<)")

"( 。v ° )"
"(。v ° )☆"
"☆( 。v °)"
"☆( >。v °)>"
"<(。v °< )☆"
          
"( o v o )"
"(o v o )"
"( o v o)"
"( ┘o v o)┘"
"┌(o v o┌ )")
     
REM ***** TEEN *****
     
"(°□°)" ;; forward       
"(°□° )" ;; left-facing       
"( °□°)" ;; right-facing       
"(╯°□°)╯" ;; right-moving       
"╰(°□°╰)") ;; left-moving

"(>.<)" ;; forward       
"(<.<)" ;; left-facing       
"(>.>)" ;; right-facing       
"(>.>)//" ;; right-moving       
"\\(<.<)") ;; left-moving

" ¯\(°_o)/¯" ;; forward       
"(°_o )" ;; left-facing       
"( o_°)" ;; right-facing       
" (/¯o_°)/¯" ;; right-moving       
" ¯\(°_o¯\)") ;; left-moving

" (•̀_•́)" ;; forward       
" (•̀_•́ )" ;; left-facing       
" ( •̀_•́)" ;; right-facing       
" (ง •̀_•́)ง" ;; right-moving       
" ლ(•̀_•́ლ)") ;; left-moving

"( *°▽°* )" ;; forward
"(*°▽°* )" ;; left-facing      
"( *°▽°*)" ;; right-facing      
"(>*°▽°*)>" ;; right-moving      
"<(*°▽°*<)") ;; left-moving

"(u w u)" ;; forward      
"(u w u )" ;; left-facing      
"( u w u)" ;; right-facing      
"(> u w u)>" ;; right-moving      
"<( u w u <)") ;; left-moving

"(•˘v˘•)" ;; forward      
"(•˘v˘n )" ;; left-facing      
"( ˘v˘•)" ;; right-facing      
"(n˘v˘•)¬" ;; right-moving      
"~(•˘v˘n)") ;; left-moving

"(o w o)" ;; forward      
"(o w o )" ;; left-facing      
"( o w o)" ;; right-facing      
"(> o w o)>" ;; right-moving
"<( o w o <)") ;; left-moving

"＼(´◓ Д ◔)／" ;; forward	
"(´◓ Д ◔ )" ;; left-facing	
"( ´◔ Д ◓)" ;; right-facing	
"(／ ´◔ Д ◓)／" ;; right-moving	
"＼(´◓ Д ◔ ＼)") ;; left-moving
	
"(｀▽´)" ;; forward
"(｀▽´ )" ;; left-facing
"( ｀▽´)" ;; right-facing
"(o ｀▽´ )oΨ" ;; right-moving
"Ψo(｀▽´ o)");; left-moving

"(ﾟ Д ﾟ)" ;; forward
"(ﾟ Д ﾟ )" ;; left-facing
"( ﾟ Д ﾟ)" ;; right-facing
"(> ﾟ Д ﾟ)>" ;; right-moving
"<(ﾟ Д ﾟ <)");; left-moving

"(⌐■_■¬)" ;; forward	
"(■_■¬ )" ;; left-facing	
"( ⌐■_■)" ;; right-facing	
"(>⌐■_■)>" ;; right-moving	
"<(■_■¬<)");; left-moving

"(▼皿▼)" ;; forward
"(▼皿▼｡ )" ;; left-facing
"( ｡▼皿▼)" ;; right-facing
"(- ｡▼皿▼)-" ;; right-moving
"-(▼皿▼｡ -)");; left-moving

"(*Φ ω Φ*)" ;; forward
"(*Φ ω Φ* )" ;; left-facing
"( *Φ ω Φ*)" ;; right-facing
"(∿*Φ ω Φ*)∿" ;; right-moving
"∿(*Φ ω Φ*∿)");; left-moving

"('ڡ')" ;; forward
"('ڡ' )" ;; left-facing
"( 'ڡ')" ;; right-facing
"(ง 'ڡ')ง" ;; right-moving
"ლ('ڡ'ლ)");; left-moving

"(｀▽´)" ;; forward
"(｀▽´ )" ;; left-facing
"( ｀▽´)" ;; right-facing
"(o ｀▽´ )oΨ" ;; right-moving
"Ψo(｀▽´ o)");; left-moving

"(⊙_◎)" ;; forward
"(⊙_◎ )" ;; left-facing
"( ⊙_◎)" ;; right-facing
"(> ⊙_◎)>" ;; right-moving
"<(⊙_◎ <)");; left-moving

"(Φ‿Φ)" ;; forward	
"(Φ‿Φ )" ;; left-facing	
"( Φ‿Φ)" ;; right-facing	
"Ψ( ;Φ‿Φ)_↑" ;; right-moving	
"↑_(Φ‿Φ;)Ψ");; left-moving
	
"(ʘ∀ʘ)" ;; forward
"(๑ʘ∀ʘ )" ;; left-facing
"( ๑ʘ∀ʘ)" ;; right-facing
"ε=┌(๑ʘ∀ʘ)┘" ;; right-moving
"┗(ʘ∀ʘ๑)┐┘=3");; left-moving

"(ì_í)" ;; forward
"(ì_í )" ;; left-facing
"( ì_í)" ;; right-facing
"(ó ì_í)=ó" ;; right-moving
"ò=(ì_í ò)");; left-moving

"(≧∇≦)" ;; forward
"(≧∇≦ )" ;; left-facing
"( ≧∇≦)" ;; right-facing
"(~ ≧∇≦)~" ;; right-moving
"~(≧∇≦ ~)");; left-moving

"(▼∀▼)" ;; forward
"(▼∀▼ )" ;; left-facing      
"( ▼∀▼)" ;; right-facing
"( >▼∀▼)>" ;; right-moving
"<(▼∀▼< )");; left-moving

"(。々°)" ;; forward       
"(。々° )" ;; left-facing       
"( 。々°)" ;; right-facing       
"(> 。々°)>" ;; right-moving       
"<(。々° <)");; left-moving

"(◕ヮ◕)" ;; forward       
"(◕ヮ◕ )" ;; left-facing       
"( ◕ヮ◕)" ;; right-facing       
"(/◕ヮ◕)/" ;; right-moving
"\\(◕ヮ◕\\)");; left-moving

"(´◡‿|◡`)" ;; forward       
"(´◡/‿◡` )" ;; left-facing       
"( ´◡‿|◡`)" ;; right-facing       
"(>´◡‿|◡`)>" ;; right-moving       
"<(´◡/‿◡`<)");; left-moving

"@(･ω･)@" ;; forward       
"@(･ω･o )@" ;; left-facing       
"@( o･ω･)@" ;; right-facing       
"@( >o･ω･)@>" ;; right-moving       
"<@(･ω･o< )@");; left-moving
 
"(●ᴥ●)"	   ;; forward
"(●ᴥ● )"	   ;; left-facing
"( ●ᴥ●)"	   ;; right-facing
"(> ●ᴥ●)>"  ;; right-moving
"<(●ᴥ● <)") ;; left-moving

"(๑ÒωÓ๑)" ;; forward       
"(๑ÒωÓ๑ )" ;; left-facing       
"( ๑ÒωÓ๑)" ;; right-facing       
"( >๑ÒωÓ๑)>" ;; right-moving       
"<(๑ÒωÓ๑< )");; left-moving

"(≧∀≦)" ;; forward       
"(≧∀≦ )" ;; left-facing       
"( ≧∀≦)" ;; right-facing       
"(/≧∀≦)/" ;; right-moving       
"\\(≧∀≦\\)");; left-moving

"(•̀◡•́)"	     ;; forward
"✧(-◡•́｡)"     ;; left-facing
"(｡•̀◡-)✧"     ;; right-facing
"(> ｡•̀◡-)>✧"  ;; right-moving
"✧<(-◡•́｡ <)") ;; left-moving

"(° ͜ʖ °)" ;; forward       
"(° c͜ ° )" ;; left-facing       
"( ° ͜ʖ °)" ;; right-facing       
"(☞ ° ͜ʖ °)☞" ;; right-moving       
"☜( ° c͜ °☜)");; left-moving

"(ˆ⌣ˆ)" ;; forward       
"(ˆ⌣ˆc)" ;; left-facing       
"(ↄˆ⌣ˆ)" ;; right-facing       
"(>ↄˆ⌣ˆ)>" ;; right-moving       
"<(ˆ⌣ˆc<)");; left-moving