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From: rick@sesame.UUCP (Rick Richardson)
Newsgroups: net.games.hack
Subject: Winning stragey for Hack *SPOILER*
Message-ID: <156@sesame.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 3-Mar-85 15:33:24 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar  3 15:33:24 1985
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I'm running hack single user on an AT with VENIX/86.  Since I have
total control of what goes on, my strategy for winning hack is to
use the ghosts to my advantage.  I start by playing a tourist, going
down to level 2 ASAP, and committing suicide.  I then play a caveman,
and if I don't get the ghost of the tourist on level 2, I start all
over.  This way, I'm incredibly strong, and have the camera.  After
that, about the only way I can die is by cockatrice, stupidity, or
greed.  Took me a week of solid hack plauing to figure this out, and
now that I have won, the fun has disappeared, and I'm back to being
productive.  I actually liked rogue better because it is *LOTS*
harder to win.

Rick Richardson
PC Research, Inc.