While the graphical games still provide a largest, brightest gaming experiences, there is still a lot of life left in these text-based classics. They more resemble tabletop Dungeons & Dragons sessions from years ago than the latest MMO, with a reliance on text, imagination and role-playing.

If you are new to the world of MUDing, this page on the KotL website has some information that might make the process a little bit easier. This page attempts to teach you how to log in using a client. Or you can visit arguably the largest website about MUDs out there - Mudconnect. Here is the page on their hub for Kingdoms of the Lost, and in it there is an option to telnet right in and play.
It is a different kind of gaming experience, but a potentially deep one all the same and worth checking out this weekend if you have the time to do so. Visit their website here to see more information - and let your imagination run wild!
Article by Nick