The Warden Game (1987) Adventure Text About the Game Reviews Gallery Similar Games Troubleshooting DOS Web browser Release Date: 1987, December 31 Description: The Warden Game is a text-adventure style game that helps players understand the contradictions of prison life in an age of mass incarceration. Designed by Ed Mead around 1987, while he was incarcerated at the Washington State Reformatory at Monroe, the game explores power in prison and how individuals exercise it. Keywords: interactive fiction text adventure