From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npois!cbosgd!mark
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Title: Re: floating eye inquiry
Article-I.D.: cbosgd.2405
Posted: Thu Jun 24 11:26:59 1982
Received: Mon Jun 28 01:01:30 1982
References: alice.705

I don't claim any familiarity with the innards, but here are some good
strategies for dealing with eyes:

In Ken's rogue 5.2 they seem much more likely to permanently transfix you.
If you can just walk around them, do so.  They are no longer worth
the risk of just walking up to them and beating on them.

If one gets woken up (in a treasure room, from aggravate monster, or
because you tromped too noisily by him), and there is no reasonable
escape (e.g. you were about to head for the stairs), beat on them
as fast as possible.  The odds are still that you can kill them
before they transfix you, but if you waste time, they can get in
some extra chances to transfix you.

Eyes can also be profitably attacked with bow and arrow, or with a stick,
since you can get them from a distance.  If you can get in 2 or 3 hits
before they get to you, it's a pretty safe bet.

Eyes are handy for trying out new sticks that you haven't identified.
Make sure you have room to run for the stairs, and at least 1 space
between you and the eye, in case you polymorph it into a Xorn.