ZIRIYA - A Social Fun Game of the Mind

From the original instruction pamphlet:


"WHAT IS ZIRIYA?


ZIRIYA is a social fun game of the mind.


ZIRIYA is a silent computer-like MESSAGE BOARD with a MESSAGE POINTER. When the pointer glides around the Board, it points out TELEGRAM-LIKE MESSAGES CONSISTING OF ONE OR SEVERAL KEY-WRODS, LETTERS, NUMBERS AND SYMBOLS. Sometimes full sentences are obtained. The Players and Observers concentrating co-coperatively create a Mental Energy State called the HUMAN BATTERY CIRCUIT, through which ZIRIYA operates. Playing Ziriya refelcts your state of mind and often reveals your own wishful thinking."


My observations:

• Ziriya loves yelling.
• Ziriya is a verb and a noun.
• Ziriya may be H.A.L. + SKYNET + WOPR combined. (If you, dear reader, get all of those references I, give you a mental energy salute!)
• Ziriya uses our souls for energy.
• Ziriya was most likely invented by H.P. Lovecraft
• Ziriya is self aware.
• Ziriya likes red pistachios.