Bored of the Rings (video game)

Bored of the Rings
DeveloperDelta 4
PublisherDelta 4, CRL Group
DesignerFergus McNeill
PlatformsAmstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro
Release1985
GenreText adventure game
ModeSingle-player

Bored of the Rings is a text adventure game released by Delta 4 in 1985 for several computer systems written using The Quill. It was also released by CRL Group. The game is inspired by, but not based on, the Bored of the Rings parody novel published by Harvard Lampoon. The earlier game The Hobbit is also parodied. It was followed by a prequel in the same spirit, The Boggit.