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From: newman@utcsrgv.UUCP (Ken Newman)
Newsgroups: net.followup,net.games,net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: Games on multi-user systems.
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Date: Sat, 10-Sep-83 14:39:05 EDT
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My two cents: I think the notion that games are useful for
RELAXATION or unwinding is naive. Good games, being very
competitive among good players, are very intense and nerve-
wracking and do anything but relax you. When you get killed
on level 20 in rogue with good magic left, do you feel calm
and peaceful? 
Also I don't understand why games can't be trivially
controlled. Simple shell files can be set up to change the
mode on the /usr/games directory during peak hours; there
are other methods. People disturbing others while playing
games should be just approached about it. Rogue has 
excellent features for monitoring load average etc.