What was the Great Molasses Flood? Why was there so much molasses?

This is an educational game that will take you through the history of this strange disaster.

Controls:

A/D to move

E to interact

Left Mouse Button to pick up puzzle pieces

Playtime: 5 minutes

Game ends when you get to the line "All because of molasses"

Play in Fullscreen for the best experience!

Credits:

Music:

Afternoon Market (Tomodachi Life 3DS) - https://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/tomodachi-life-3ds/063.%2...

Kaleidoscope (Tomodachi Life 3DS) - https://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/tomodachi-life-3ds/099.%2...

Boom Box (Confident) (Tomodachi Life 3DS) - https://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/tomodachi-life-3ds/106.%2...

Boom Box (Independant) (Tomodachi Life 3DS) - https://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/tomodachi-life-3ds/105.%2...

End sound from Whats_The_Frequency_Kennett - https://freesound.org/people/Whats_The_Frequency_Kennett/sounds/760860/

Sources:

For a fun short (ish) watch:

Shoutout Faye for showing me Puppet History!

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Molasses-Flood

https://www.boston.gov/news/100-years-ago-today-molasses-crashes-through-bostons-north-end#:~:text=On%20January%2015%2C%201919%2C%20a,about%2035%20miles%20per%20hour.

https://psmag.com/environment/how-the-boston-molasses-disaster-ushered-in-the-er...

https://www.boston.com/news/history/2019/01/14/great-molasses-flood-questions/

https://historiansforhistory.wordpress.com/2024/03/19/the-great-molasses-flood-o...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood