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Heaven & Earth is a PC/Mac game published in 1992 by Buena Vista Software, a now defunct division of Disney. The game features four parts:
- The Pendulum. A meditative action game that can only be mastered through quiet patience, not frantic button pushing.
- Heaven & Earth. A card game designed by Michael Feinberg, creator of the classic meditative solitaire game Ishido, the way of stones.
- The Illusions. A collection of 576 puzzles, of 12 different types, that play on the theme of changing your perceptions. I designed this part of the game.
- The Pilgrammage. A sequence of 100+ puzzles sampled from the rest of the game.
The game has long been out of print, but is available for free download from:
The Underdogs (PC). An archive of out of print games. From this page you can download the PC version of Heaven & Earth, which was written for DOS, and has some problems under some versions of Windows. Also check out Ishido, a wonderful solitaire puzzle game created by much of the same team (not including yours truly), that was the immediate predecessor to Heaven & Earth. A variation on Ishido is available online as Alchemy on Popcap. I also recommend The Fool's Errand (all time great puzzle game for Mac only) and Cogito (smaller accomplishment but good; kind of a 2-d Rubik's Cube).
Ian Gilman (Mac). This version includes both the full Macintosh version, which has much prettier graphics than the PC version, and the user's manual. Ian programmed the Mac version of Heaven & Earth, all as Ishido. You can also get the Mac versions of Ishido here.
Passwords
If you own Heaven & Earth but have lost the manual, and therefore can't get past the initial password protection screen where it asks you questions about the game, here are all the answers you need to know.
INTRODUCTION:
What is the last name of the founder of the Naropa Institute?
TRUNGPA
INTRODUCTION:
Who was the first ruler of Shambhala?
DAWA SANGPO
PENDULUM: POSITIVE VORTICES
in the Sky level are multi-colored & look like what?
STARBURSTS
PENDULUM: POSITIVE VORTICES
in the Ocean level are blue & look like what?
PEARLS
CARD GAME:
What Japanese card game inspired Heaven & Earth's card game?
HANAFUDA
CARD GAME/SUITS/ELEMENTS:
May, September, and January are in which element?
EARTH
CARD GAME/SUITS/ELEMENTS:
June, October, and February are in which element?
AIR
CARD GAME/SUITS/ELEMENTS:
April, August, and December are in which element?
FIRE
CARD GAME/SUITS/ELEMENTS:
July, November, and March are in which element?
WATER
CARD GAME/CREATING TRICKS/OPPOSITE MONTH:
What does June + December represent?
SOLSTICE
CARD GAME/CREATING TRICKS/OPPOSITE MONTH:
What does March + September represent?
EQUINOX
CARD GAME/TRICK SCORES:
What opposite month trick is worth 800 points?
MOUNTAIN
CARD GAME/CELESTIAL PHENOMENA:
What Weather phenomenon has a multiplier of -3?
TORNADO
CARD GAME/CELESTIAL PHENOMENA:
What Stars phenomenon has a multiplier of 5?
SUPERNOVA
ILLUSIONS/CURSOR WARPING/LEVELS:
What is another name for the Ocean level?
VELOCITY
ILLUSIONS/CURSOR WARPING/LEVELS:
What is another name for the Desert level?
SYMMETRIES
ILLUSIONS/MULTIPLE CURSORS/LEVELS:
What is another name for the Ocean level?
UNITY
ILLUSIONS/IDENTITY MAZE/LEVELS:
What is another name for the Ocean level?
PARALLEL
ILLUSIONS/CHANGING BODIES/LEVELS:
What is another name for the Ocean level?
STANDARD
ILLUSIONS/ANTIMAZE/LEVELS:
What is another name for the Sky level?
FLIP-FLOP
PILGRIMAGE:
Shambhala is about the path of what?
WARRIORSHIP
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