Aduke.1754 net.games.rogue utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!duke!cjp Tue Feb 9 15:05:15 1982 Total winning Here are some tips for winning without magic arrows, eternal life, or genocide. 1) Search out all levels except 17 to 25, on those just head for the stairs as fast as you can. Here be monsters. Find Amulet on 26. 2) Save up a couple of good sticks, best are slow monster (for trolls and especially xorns), polymorph, and teleport away (for use while confused). Slowed monsters (or hasted self) should be handled as "hit, retreat, hit, retreat". 3) Save up restore and gain strength potions, and quaff them at level 13 where there are no ants. 4) From levels 9 to 14 or 15, wear something other than your best armor since you will need it unrusted for the deeper levels. 5) When in doubt as to whether you can beat a monster outright, don't hesitate to use magic on it. Don't wait til you have 6 hits left. 6) DONT PANIC. Check your pack, it costs nothing. 7) Run away. Charles J Poirier (duke!cjp) "Dragontickler" ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.