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From: stivers@oswego.UUCP (Jim Stivers )
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: Beginner's question
Message-ID: <692@oswego.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 18-Feb-86 02:00:28 EST
Article-I.D.: oswego.692
Posted: Tue Feb 18 02:00:28 1986
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In article <531@well.UUCP> rab@well.UUCP (Bob Bickford) writes:
>
>     If any expert players are out there listening, please help.
>
>     How do I (reliably) survive the lower-numbered levels?
>     And, is there any way to get around the nasty fact that the game
>deliberately uses new names for everything (so that I can use my previous
>knowledge of scrolls and potions, etc.)?  This bothers me even more than
>the fact that there is no food on the higher-numbered levels, as I have
>to experiment to learn anything *in every game*.
>
>     Finally, is there any way to restore strength other than drinking the
>potion (if I've been lucky enough to find one...) ?


	I don't know if one would call me an expert rogue player but I have
  got the two highest scores played by man (Rogomatic has one of my scores
  beat). I have advanced as far as the 18th level of the dungeon and have
  scored as high as 4500. Anyways onward to the questions ...

	1) There is no safe way to survive the lower levels, except for 
  common sense about running away from things when you have few hit points.
  Its better to go down a level than to stay on the same level and get killed!
  I find the f/F keys helpful in defeating monsters rather than repeatedly 
  hitting a direction key.
	
	2) Every game creates new names for all scrolls and potions its part
  of the game there is no getting around it that I know of. As far as food 
  thats true the game gets rather stingy about giving you any past level 6.
  Hopefully by that time you might have accumulated as many as 4+ food rations
  to help you in your quest to reach the lowest level.

	3) Sorry, the ONLY way to restore your strength is to quaff the potion
  that restores your strength. To temporarily restore SOME of your strength
  there are some rings and potions of gain strength(usually 1pt). However the
  LOWEST that my strength has ever dropped to was 3. 

	I hope that these are helpful in your pursuit of becoming a ROGUEMASTER!

		Sincerely,
	Oswego's ONLY ROGUEMASTER 
 	  	Jim Stivers.
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