Midgaard by SmartMonsters vs The Blooming Throne

Swords! Dragons! Castles! Magical fireballs! Inns with ale! Retro gaming at its most retro! Midgaard is our homage to the text MUDs of decades past. Running on the TriadCity platform, it's an emulation of the classic DikuMUD adventure tradition circa 1994. Midgaard is a labor of love for us. It's where many of us first encountered MUDs and were astonished by their engrossing play and extraordinary potential. It's full of clever ideas, many of which became standards as the tradition evolved. Most importantly, it's fun! It's completely FREE to play, is blind-friendly, and has more women players than men. Best of all, it's friendly! For twenty years SmartMonsters has been free of the flame wars, misogyny, and mean-spiritedness prominent in some other environments. Even our bulletin boards are safe! Visit us today - we can't wait to meet you! As a member of the SmartMonsters universe, Midgaard is one linked World among others. Your characters can move freely between Midgaard, TriadCity, Dungeon, and future Worlds all with quite different "laws of physics". Meet you there! * Simple, straightforward graphical interface with minimal controls. * All major game and account functions available in-app, without having to exit to the Web site. * Graphical displays of character state: health, energy, attributes, skills, etc. * Manage chat channels, natural language parsing, and other features. * Character maintenance: health, energy, experience, Skills. * Store login creds in the Keychain; share them among devices via iCloud. * Access the Players' Guide, FAQ, Message of the Day and other website resources directly within the app. * Create new characters. * Fully mobile: works happily over WiFi or cellular data. * Blind-friendly: thoroughly tested with Voice Over by volunteers from audiogames.net and elsewhere. * Female-friendly: we've had more women players than men for over 20 years. * Very friendly community - apparently all the mean people go to WoW 'cos we have none; even our bulletin-boards are safe! * Thousands of players from all over the world.

Flower Palace (The Blooming Throne) is a serene garden-cultivation sim wrapped around a story of palace intrigue. Tend a quiet courtyard, grow rare blooms, and use them as both beauty and leverage on your rise from court maid to Empress. Every flower means something. Plant and harvest them in a softly lit 3D garden, cross-breed new species, and gift the right bloom to win the favor of allies. Then host a Flower Banquet — a light strategy duel where you play your flowers, allies, and resources to grow your Power while keeping Suspicion in check and staying ahead of your rivals. Features: - A calming, beautifully rendered 3D courtyard that grows with you - Cultivate and cross-breed dozens of flowers, each with its own meaning - Build bonds with memorable allies by gifting their favorite blooms - The Flower Banquet: a playable, replayable strategy duel of wits - Rise through six ranks, from Court Maid to Empress Regnant - Decorate your garden with pavilions, ponds, and lanterns - Gentle, low-pressure pace — your garden keeps growing while you're away All historical figures and events are dramatized works of fiction. Plant beauty, play the long game, and claim the blooming throne.