And a bit about trowel envy.

The timing was perfect.

Digseum

Pulling trinkets and doodads from the earth is very much what Digseum is about.

A screen from Digseum showing various artifacts on display in a museum and pixel-people crowds.

So far, it’s very simple and pleasant going.

You find things to exhibit by clicking on grids of earth and uncovering the stuff under the surface.

You learn to punch speculative holes all over the earth in the hope of finding something that glints.

A screen from Digseum showing an archaeological dig in some earth.

Then the loop kicks in.

It’s elegant, as clickers tend to be, but it’s also more than elegant.

But it also does more than that.

A screen from Digseum showing an archaeological dig in some grass, exposing several artifacts.

I’ll be honest: I haven’t thought of trowel envy in many years.

But that’s just one of the delights of this compact and ingenious clicker.

Code for Digseum was purchased by the author.

A screen from Digseum showing some artifacts that have been unearthed.