When the world is devastated by atomic war, the humans hide underground for safety. Centuries later they emerge after the earth is finally green again, only to find that a mutant race has taken over, the gentle and peace loving Boozooks the Boozooks are a weird looking little race, with long noses fore and aft, which may explain why they all talk as if they need to blow their nose. Of course the humans, not having learned their lesson from the previous debacle, wage war against them, defeat them... and then promptly fiddle with their minds, subjugate and exploit any that survived .In 'The City' where everyone lives, there is one human, Professor Azimuth, who has been performing time experiments trying to discover a way to help the poor Boozooks, much to the annoyance of the ruling political BigWig. Everybody knows that Azimuth is doing this, so when he spreads a rumor that a mysterious liberator, the Schnibble, will soon appear, everyone believes that he is creating one. Unfortunately for him and his small son Woodruff, the BigWig also believes it, and takes Azimuth prisoner. But not before Azimuth slaps one of his time machine caps on his little son's head, and hides is a 3rd person, point and click game, with an easy-to-use interface and a simple inventory. The puzzles are not easy but they are somewhat logical within the context of the game's bizarre world, and clues about how to solve them and/or what to do next can be found in what people say. There is also a hint sheet included with some solutions, tips and strategies, and a very helpful User's Guide that should definitely be referred to, even if you don't usually read manuals.