AppleAliceThrough the Looking Glass

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Buy $Alice. Play the game. Share the fees.

How to play

The story · 1982—1984

Apple’s First and Only Game

In 1982, Apple engineer Steve Capps created Alice while working on the Apple Lisa computer. Steve Jobs was impressed by his work and invited Capps to join the team developing the Apple Macintosh.

Under Steve Jobs’s leadership, Apple released its first and only game, Alice: Through the Looking Glass, in 1984. Its book-shaped packaging gave the release the premium presentation Jobs had promised, making it one of Apple’s most distinctive early products.

The original disk also included Dali Clock, a morphing clock screensaver, and Amazing, a maze generator and game. Both programs are preserved in the original disk image and can be launched on our virtual Macintosh.

Read on Wikipedia Read Andy Hertzfeld’s recollections

  1. Alice on the Lisa

    Capps creates Alice, then brings it to a Macintosh prototype in just two days.

  2. The Macintosh team

    After completing his Lisa work, Capps joins the Mac team at Jobs’s urging.

  3. Apple takes the lead

    Jobs insists that Apple publish the game and promises deluxe packaging.

  4. Through the Looking Glass

    The game is released under its new name, packaged like an old-fashioned book.

ALICE · GAME GUIDE

How to play

01

Buy & hold ALICE

Keep ALICE in the Solana wallet you connect to this site. Use the token address above.

02

Connect your wallet

Click Connect wallet, select your wallet and approve the sign-in request.

03

Start the game

Click Start Macintosh. Once it boots, double-click Through the Looking Glass on the desktop, then click past its instructions.

On a touchscreen, tap the game icon once.

Hold ALICE + play actively

You need both at the same time to qualify for rewards. Just leaving the tab open does not count.

Auto payouts to your wallet: every 5 min + 1 min for distribution.

First time? Choose the queen.

MOST FREEDOM TO MOVE

On the game’s selection screen, click the queen on the far right. The pieces below are in the same order.

Select a piece here to see its moves. Choose your playing piece in the game itself.

Alice is in the centre. Dots show valid moves.

Move like a queen

Any number of squares horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

  1. Click a square to move Alice. Use the dotted directions shown here as your guide.
  2. Land on an opponent to capture it. Then move away before another piece catches you.
  3. Keep moving — this is not turn-based chess. Clear the board while keeping Alice safe.

Rewards shows your reward details.
New game starts over. Restart Mac reboots the Macintosh.

 Enlarged view of the original book-shaped game packaging