[net.games.rogue] Strategy?

mat (02/25/83)

Here is a question.  Given the following:

                      @Y
                      H

Which monster should I try to knock off first?  Are there any general rules?
I am assuming that neither monster is special, but you can do as you choose.
							-hou5e!mat
							Mark Terribile

debray (02/27/83)

Given the following :
			@Y
			H
I would wipe out the H first : by the time one is deep enough to meet Ys,
one has enough exp and Hp's to be able to take out an H with one or two
swipes, and survive the one/two swipes by the Y. The Y takes a little
longer to kill, and in the meantime the H is hammering away, weakening me,
unless I get rid of him first. A similar strategy would be used in, for
example, the following situation :

			@A
			C
and it's the A that I'd swing at first.

						saumya k debray
						suny @ stony brook

dave (02/28/83)

In response to the question about what to do when facing
		@Y
		H
and assuming you can't back away into a corridor (taking one hit from
someone if necessary - it's often worth it), the best strategy is:
Hit the monster which you can kill quicker. If you can finish the H off
with one blow, do it. Otherwise the H will keep draining you down while
you're exchanging blows with the Y. This is particularly true when the
"weaker" monster is, say, a G, which you can often finish off with one
blow but which can do noticeable damage if you don't.

Dave Sherman
Magnifibeast