How to Play TriadCity

The TriadCity Players' Guide


These Are The City's Major Neighborhoods, Online or In Progress

Name Description Third Maze? Unique Items? Blind Friendly? Aggressive NPCs? Notes
Achilles An ancient battleground, with an ancient survivor. S No Yes Yes No  
The Agora The ancient marketplace, now a center of democracy in the Third. NW No Yes Yes No  
Angry Birds Blast those tweets! Three levels of tweet hunting. S No Yes Yes No  
Alignment The perils of doing what you're told. NE Yes Yes Yes No  
Arcades Steel and glass shopping and curiosity center. S Yes Yes Yes No  
Archbishop Oscar Moreno Collective Home Where like-minded citizens of NW practice collectivism. NW No No Yes No  
Arden Park A holographic pastoral. S No No Yes No  
The Asylum Where bad things happen to people who hear voices. NE No Yes Yes No Where you could turn out to become the Mayor of Crazytown.
The Aviary Rare and exotic birds. S No No Yes No  
The Ba-Pef Hotel Major hotel complex inside the Virtual Vegas pyramid. NE No Yes Yes No  
Barmalindar Leafy housing for shy Elves. Mostly refugees nowadays. NW No No Yes No  
The Barras An outdoor market. NW No No Yes No  
The Black Plaza Shops and restaurants. NE No No Yes No  
Blood Sports Blood sports; gladiator games; baiting. NE No Yes Yes No  
Capital Plaza Where justice is meted out, NorthEast style. NE No No Yes No  
Capitoline Roman-era plebian slum. NE No Yes Yes Yes Thief City. Higher-levels only. Very dangerous.
The Cathedral of Light Where to convert to Good. NW No No Yes Yes Evil will be attacked.
The Cemetery: TriadCity Lawns Where dead persons go. NE No No Yes Yes Dangerous if graves are opened.
The Children's Pirate Ship Playground and museum in the Park NW. NW No No Yes No  
The Children's U-Boat Playground and museum in the Park NE. NE No No Yes No  
Chutes and Ladders One of many games-within-the-game. S No No Yes No  
The Circus Maximus Chariot races for the masses. NE No Yes Yes No  
The City Dump Where trashed Items go. NE No No Yes Yes  
City Hall Home of Hizzonor the Mayor - maybe. NE No Yes Yes No  
The City of Lost Children An underground kingdom of the not-yet-grown. NW No No Yes No  
Courts of Common Law Where justice is dispensed, NorthEast style. NE No No Yes No  
The Drake, The Morgan, The Teach, The Cheng Upscale residential hotels in NW. NW No No Yes Yes  
The Exclusion Zone Eerie, radioactive, unsafe. Take necessary precautions. NE No Yes Yes Yes  
The Funny Farm Where whoopie cushions grow on trees. NW No Yes Yes No  
The Gardener's Cottage Where The Gardener and his daughter Evie live, in the Park NW. NW No No Yes No  
The Globe Theatre Shakespeare performed TriadCity style. S No Yes Yes No  
The Gold Mine Grinding for nuggets. NE Yes Yes Yes Yes  
The Gray Plaza Shops and restaurants. S No No Yes No  
Hanafuda One of many games-within-the-game. S No No Yes No  
The Haunted Mansion Spoooooooky... NE Yes Yes Yes Yes "
The Haunted Woods Approach to the Palace of Night. NE No No Yes Yes Good will be attacked.
Haviland House Housing for freed children. NW No No Yes No  
Healing Magical and Holistic Health. NW No No Yes No  
A Hedge Maze Renaissance style hedge maze in the Park NE. NE Yes No Yes No  
The Herbalists' Herb Garden Where some fairly esoteric herbs are grown. NW No Yes Yes No  
The Hill of the Muses Superb City views, topped by an ancient fire temple. NW No Yes Yes No  
Hood's Cave A den of thieves. NE No No Yes No  
The Hungry I NorthWest's premier comedy club. NW No No Yes No  
Il Parco dei Mostri The Park of Monsters - a unique museum. NE No No Yes No  
Infant Arachnids Nasty critters. NE Yes No Yes Yes  
Junk Food Jungle Giant potato chips attack! S Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Labyrinth Grove A walking meditation labryinth in the style of Chartres. NW No No Yes No  
The Law School MUD-like zone where it's legal to kill law students. NE No No Yes No  
Lefty's Bar Bring your leisure suit, Larry. S No No Yes No  
Maboj Bot Ob Dark woods for sun-haters. NE No No Yes No  
McDougal's Cave Lost underground with Becky, Tom, and Joe. NW Yes No Yes Yes  
Meat Slaughter houses, canning factories, meat puppetry, more. NE No No Yes Yes  
Merchant City Businesses and public spaces in the NorthWest Third. NW No Yes Yes No  
Midgaard Hack-and-slash Saga emulating old-school MUDs from the 1990s. S Yes Yes Yes Yes  
The Mount of Martyrs Late 19th Century Montmartre, the louche entertainment center of Paris. S No Yes Yes No  
Nightmare Clinic Trouble sleeping? Don't make us laugh. S No No No Yes  
Noir Days A gangsterly jazz club. NE No Yes Yes No  
The Noobatorium Three hack-and-slash Sagas balanced for newbies. S No Yes Yes Yes  
NorthEast Criminal Correction Center The NorthEast Third's version of prison. NE No No Yes No  
NorthWest Incarceration Collective The NorthWest Third's version of prison. NW No No Yes No  
Observatory Hill Stellar City views, crowed by a perhaps surprising building. NW No Yes Yes No  
The Palace of Night Where to convert to Evil. NE No No Yes Yes Good will be attacked.
Palatine Roman-era villas, progressively larger and more dangerous. NE No Yes Yes Yes Hack-and-slash.
The Park NE The Park NE side. NE No No Yes No  
The Park NW The Park NW side. NW No No Yes No  
The Park S The Park S side. S No No Yes No  
Parkweather Towers East Highrise living in the Park NE. NE No No Yes No  
Parkweather Towers North Highrise living in the Park NE NE No No Yes No  
Padre Uriel Molina Collective Home Where like-minded citizens of NW practice collectivism. NW No No Yes No  
Property is Theft One place where slaves go when they're liberated. NW No No Yes No  
The Public Baths Where to go to clean up — if you care about these things. S No No Yes No "
PUNishment The NorthWest Third's notion of criminal rehabilitation. NW Yes No Yes No  
The Rat King's Realm An extremely difficult MUD-like maze. NE Yes Yes No Yes Very aggressive, advanced critters — high-level teams only!
The Recycling Center Where recycled Items go. NW No No Yes No  
Rive Gauche The "Left Bank", if you're looking at a north-oriented map. NW No Yes Yes No  
The Royal Gallery of Art The City's largest art gallery. S No No Yes No Artworks submitted by TriadCity players.
The Royal Gardens The City's largest arboretum. NW No No Yes No  
The Royal Library The City's universal book collection. S No No Yes No Or is it?
The Royal Museum of Technology and Society The history of MUDs, MUSHes, MOOs, MMOs, MMORPGS, and TriadCity. S No No Yes No  
Rubble City One form of urban renewal. NE No Yes Yes No  
Saint Andrew's Scone Inexpensive housing for students and others. NW No No Yes No It's pronounced "skooon".
Sanctuary Island The center of The City. None No No Yes No No arrests, violence, tracking, theft or other dangers.
The Sewage Treatment Plant MUD-like underground levels of progressive difficulty. NE Yes Yes No Yes Very aggressive, nasty critters — high-level teams only!
SmartMonsters' Office Where the 'bots go to be oiled. S No No Yes No  
The Subway High speed maglev transportation. None No No Yes No  
Tabriz Bazaar Shopping and entertainment arcade modeled (sortof) on ancient Persia. NW No Yes Yes No  
Tatlin's Interactive avant-garde art exhibition. NW Yes Yes Yes No  
Telegraph Hill Awesome views; high-end condos; and a colony of free parrots. NW No No Yes No  
The Temple of the Laughing God Where to convert to Neutral. S No No Yes No  
The Theater of Dionysos Playing Brecht real soon now. NW No Yes Yes No  
Theater of the Undead What's that hanging from the rafters? NE No Yes Yes Yes "
Toddler Arachnids Nasty critters. NE Yes No Yes Yes Hack and slash.
The Tree of Life Large scale Kabbalah treehouse in the Park NW. NW No No Yes No  
The Tree of Wealth Home of The Most Fabulous Item in the Universe. NW No Yes Yes Yes Extremely aggressive, intelligent and coordinated critters - high-level teams only!
Tree of Wealth Plaza Where it's always Christmas. NE No No Yes No  
TriadCity Adventurer Newspaper Office Where all the news that causes fits gets written down. S No Yes Yes No  
TriadCity Farmworkers' Collective #1 Collective housing for union members. NW No No Yes No  
TriadCity University Center of advanced Learning. NW No Yes Yes No Students are solidaristic.
Vampire Grove A Renaissance style hedge maze, where vampires live. NE Yes No Yes Yes  
The Vampire Theme Park All about TriadCity's friendly vampires. NE No Yes Yes No How many MUDs/RPGs/textual virtual worlds have working roller-coaster rides? We ask you.
Villas Sur le Fleuve Occidental Upscale condos alongside the River S No No Yes No  
Villas Sur le Fleuve Oriental Upscale condos alongside the River. S No No Yes No  
Virtual Vegas Gambling, clubs, restaurants, shops, a hotel, condos, offices, in a very tall black pyramid. NE No No Yes Yes  
The White Plaza Shops and restaurants. NW No No Yes No  
Xanadu Vineyard and Winery A major private commercial enterprise in an unexpected place. NW No Yes Yes No  
Zaroff Park The most dangerous game. NE No No Yes Yes  
Zombie Mall Zombie-infested shopping mall. NE No Yes Yes Yes