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10 A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom
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12 Michael C. Toy
13 Computer Systems Research Group
14 Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
15 University of California
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78 Michael C. Toy
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85 1. Introduction
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87 You have just finished your years as a student at the
88 local fighter's guild. After much practice and sweat you
89 have finally completed your training and are ready to embark
90 upon a perilous adventure. As a test of your skills, the
91 local guildmasters have sent you into the Dungeons of Doom.
92 Your task is to return with the Amulet of Yendor. Your
93 reward for the completion of this task will be a full mem-
94 bership in the local guild. In addition, you are allowed to
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97 In preparation for your journey, you are given an
98 enchanted sword, taken from a dragon's hoard in the far off
99 Dark Mountains. You are also outfitted with elf-crafted
100 armor and given enough food to reach the dungeons. You say
101 goodbye to family and friends for what may be the last time
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105 eral days of uneventful travel, you see the ancient ruins
106 that mark the entrance to the Dungeons of Doom. It is late
107 at night so you make camp at the entrance and spend the
108 night sleeping under the open skies. In the morning you
109 gather your sword, put on your armor, eat what is almost
110 your last food and enter the dungeons.
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112 2. What is going on here?
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114 You have just begun a game of rogue. Your goal is to
115 grab as much treasure as you can, find the Amulet of Yendor,
116 and get out of the Dungeons of Doom alive. On the screen, a
117 map of where you have been and what you have seen on the
118 current dungeon level is kept. As you explore more of the
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121 Rogue differs from most computer fantasy games in that
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143 puzzles in a standard fantasy game, it has lost most of its
144 excitement and it ceases to be fun. Rogue on the other hand
145 generates a new dungeon every time you play it and even the
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148 3. What do all those things on the screen mean?
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180 they get. You can regain hit points by resting. The
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212 fight and to withstand magical attacks.
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221 one that is there first. To read the next message, just
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227 have explored it so far. Each symbol on the screen repre-
228 sents something. Here is a list of what the various symbols
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279 the game with the ? command. Here it is for reference, with
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