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I know its not "pen&paper" but it has the distinct feel of it anyways.
Sooo anyone played it? heard of it?
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I've heard of it, what is it though?
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Moved

I just read up on NetHack and it doesn't really fit in PnP, so I'll have to move it.
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Ah... I knew it fit somewhere..
Its basically something to do thats fun while your procrastinating doing real work. It can be put on PDA, phone, comp, just about any mobile device.
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Is it turn-based so I don't have to watch it all the time?
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Whoa, I just read through the manual and it looks pretty complicated. :eek:
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Hey hey, Nethack is coooool! :cool: I first discovered Rogue-like games back in the '80s, at high school, when I got my first computer. Fantastic stuff. Much more in-depth than any of the Action RPGs around today.

Certainly worth installing on a work machine for those slow Friday arvos. :) :)

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If you liked nethack, then you should try ADOM (Advanced Domain Of Mystery, IIRC). Much like nethack, but with ASCII -graphics. But it has deeper story.

I have also played Nethack, and IMO it was okay. The only thing I hated on it was that it was too hard at the beginning, especially if compared to ADOM. But it's still worth of trying.
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I've played all the rogue-likes. Including ADOM. My favourite is Zangband, although I am waiting for the new version (which is extremely late).

Check out: http://www.thangorodrim.net/ or http://www.roguelikedevelopment.org/ for more information.

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