Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site dartvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!dartvax!killmond From: killmond@dartvax.UUCP (James Killmond) Newsgroups: net.games.hack Subject: Re: Winning stragey for Hack *SPOILER* Message-ID: <2819@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Mar-85 17:24:30 EST Article-I.D.: dartvax.2819 Posted: Fri Mar 8 17:24:30 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Mar-85 06:17:40 EST References: <156@sesame.UUCP> <1168@ukma.UUCP> Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Lines: 31 > Since someone gave away my strategy for using ghosts to win, I'll give away an > even better strategy, if somewhat time-consuming. Play wizard until you get > a wand of wishing. (Zap your wands immediately, quit if no wand of wishing.) > When you get one, wish for : +6 plate mail, 3 scrolls of genocide, and 3 more > scrolls of genocide. Genocide c's, k's, D's, N's, R's, and x's . Of course, > this strategy is about as much fun as playing Adventure2. Credit goes to Brian > Sturgill, University of Kentucky for this method of trivializing Hack. > > (I am broadcasting this spoiler in the hope that the author will correct it in > future versions, restoring some challenge to the game.) > > Paul Hightower > University of Kentucky *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** That strategy will undoubtably win the game for you. However, it will comprise a very boring game, as you said, and you also will get a very low score. In a game I just played, I got a wand of wishing right off and got +6 plate, +3 crysknife, and 3 potions of gain level. When I saw scrolls of genocide, I took care of annoying monsters that weren't worth much, such as R's, x's, and c's. N's are too much fun, and n's, D's, U's, etc. are worth too much exp. to be genocided. The game wasn't a big challenge, but at least it was fun. The real challenge will be to win as a Tourist or a Fighter. Hack hint of the day: Search the close proximity of the m for the prize (no need for obj. detect) Bonus hack hint: N's give random teleport too.