# rooms

Source: https://ref.dm-lang.org/area/room

Areas that are not located on the map are referred to as *rooms*. When a player enters one, the map goes away and you have something like a text MUD. By default, there would be no way for players to move from one room to another, so you have to handle movement yourself.

You can check the variable [area.x](https://ref.dm-lang.org/atom/var/x.md) to see if a given area is on the map or not.

The following example puts players in a room when they log in and provides a single exit.

```dm
mob/Login()
   if(!loc) Move(locate(/area/birthing_hut))
   return ..()

area/birthing_hut
   Entered(O)
      O << "Waaaaah!  You land in a pile of straw."
      return ..()
   verb/exit()
      if(Move(locate(1,1,1))) //jump to the map or whatever
         usr << "You crawl into the open air..."
      else
         usr << "The hut door is blocked.  You cannot get out."
```