This adventure game puts the player in the shoes of Rincewind, a wizard whose sole purpose in life is to stay alive. He appears to be very good at it as well, because apparently the universe has decided to continuously challenge him. The game takes place in the humorous fantasy world created by Terry Pratchett. The world is called the Discworld, as it is actually a flat disc carried on the backs of four gigantic elephants, which themselves stand on the back of an even larger turtle.

The story is loosely based on the novel "Guards! Guards!". Both in the book and the game, a dragon is summoned by a group of mysterious conspirators and now terrorizes the city state of Ankh-Morpork. Being the most expendable wizard of the Unseen University, Rincewind is given the task to get rid of the beast (only in the game though; in the book, the city's nightwatch has to deal with the problem).

Discworld is a classical point-and-click adventure game with a few original features. For example, Rincewind's inventory is limited to two objects, and the majority of his belongings is stored in the Luggage, an intelligent chest with dozens of little feet. Furthermore, at a certain point in the game the player gains access to a time-traveling device and has to send Rincewind to the past and back in order to solve some of the puzzles.

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Alternate Titles

"עולם הדיסק" -- Hebrew spelling
"Terry Pratchett's Discworld" -- Re-release title
"Ohlam Ha disc" -- Hebrew title
"Mundodisco" -- Spanish title
"Discworld: The Trouble With Dragons" -- Working title

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User Reviews

Disc-appointing	Terrence Bosky (5239)
Ready for your patience test?	Unicorn Lynx (132760)
A charming adaptation.	Halleck (389)
Loads of fun!	1gnition (287)
A hilariously fun game.	Blacksun (86)
Interesting, if nothing more.	Tomer Gabel (4429)

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The Press Says

Quandary	Apr, 1995		100
High Score	May, 1995	5 out of 5	100
Coming Soon Magazine	Sep 27, 1995	91 out of 100	91
PC Team	Apr, 1995	90 out of 100	90
PC Games (Germany)	Mar, 1995	87 out of 100	87
Power Play	Apr, 1995	82 out of 100	82
Pixel-Heroes.de	Mar, 2009	8 out of 10	80
Adventure Classic Gaming	Oct 15, 1997	4 out of 5	80
PC Player (Germany)	May, 1995	75 out of 100	75
Adventure Gamers	Jun 30, 2005		70