BatMUD is a free multi-user online game or a 'MUD'. BatMUD is Finland-based and operated and owned by a non-profit organization Balanced Alternative Techniques Ry (est. 1994). The MUD itself has been open and on-line with only a few minor breaks since 14th of April 1990 and therefore is of the oldest (Lp)MUDs. With hundreds of players simultaneously on-line, it is also one of the largest. Though the vast majority (about 2/3) of the players are Finns, the mud itself is wholly in English and therefore hosts a large player base from several countries, including most european countries, USA, Canada and Australia. Like most other MUDs, BatMUD is also constantly developed. Given that, the wide variety of races and guilds and the chance to reincarnate or rebirth one's character, it is not a big surprise that some players get hooked to the game for several years.

Introduction to BatMUD on their website.

[telnet://batmud.bat.org Connect] to BatMUD by telnet to address batmud.bat.org, port 23