>>I don't see why this, or a spin-off of something like this, couldn't work.
It'd have a finite life, given the fixed dimensions. Unlike the graphical version, the fixed text would be extremely easy to check so the script itself would be roughly equal to a nice, moderately complex foraging script. In fact, the only hard part would be in getting all the various iterations. With a significant number of players colluding with each other, this could be much easier.
J'Lo, no that other one