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'''NetHack''' is a free roguelike computer game. The goal of the adventurer is to descend through the dungeon and retrieve the Amulet of Yendor. You can download the game from [http://www.nethack.org the official NetHack home page]. The game runs on Mac OS, Windows, Unix, and many other platforms. | |||
The dungeon contains many monsters and other causes of death. NetHack is a very difficult game, especially for players who lack knowledge of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and avoid reading the spoilers. | |||
NetHack is a complicated game, and it can be difficult to understand all the details of how it works. There are numerous "spoilers" available on the Web; here is a [http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/spoilerlist.html fairly complete list]. However, NetHack is very much an exploration and discovery game, and many people prefer to avoid reading spoilers, or at least to wait to read them until they have a hunch about how a certain part of the game works and want confirmation. If you'd prefer to figure out the game for yourself, here are a few tips that may help: | |||
*Read the Guidebook that comes with the game. | |||
*Inscribing the mystic word "Elbereth" on the ground can help to keep you safe. See the Guidebook for more details. | |||
*Fortune cookies, graffiti and the Oracle will all give you cryptic hints, but only the Oracle's hints are guaranteed to be helpful. | |||
*It's usually safe to try wielding or wearing items that aren't cursed (though a few particularly nasty items become cursed when worn). Pets are reluctant to step on cursed items. | |||
*To determine what a magical item is, read a scroll of identify. | |||
*To determine what special abilities your character has picked up, use a wand or potion of enlightenment. | |||
*As mentioned in the Guidebook, if you play in explore mode you will have infinitely many lives and will start with a wand of wishing. Ascensions (victories) in explore mode do not count, but it can enable you to explore more of the dungeon than you could reach in a real game. | |||
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