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/dev/null NetHack Tournament 2005 Starts Tomorrow

Posted by Zonk on from the that-is-a-potion-bottle,-not-a-klein-bottle dept.

Elitist Snob writes "Registrations for the 7th Annual /dev/null nethack tournament are now open. Time to start cursing at how unfair the Random Number Generator has been to you today. (Or you can just start another holy war about which interface is the best.)" All you folks who shake your canes and say that these new fangled threedee graphics aren't needed, this is your chance to shine. Update: 10/31 16:13 GMT by Z : Thanks to HanClinto for pointing out that if you're new to the tourney you need to wait until Midnight tonight to sign up. Previous year's players can sign up now.

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  1. Re:Call me crazy, but... by mikeage · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I agree 100%. While I agree that a simple interface is better, the tiles convey more information, as no symbol is used for more than 1 item.

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  2. Re:Call me crazy, but... by Cheapy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    After a short while, you have memorized all the characters and what they mean. That purple L coming for you...better hope you have Magic Resistance somehow. That gray q? Better get your arrows out.

    But as you said, a great bonus of it is the ability to play it on someone elses computer. I know of many free telnet services that just let you play nethack. Hop on #nethack at FreeNode for more info on one of these and the bonuses it has :)

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