I’d just figured I’d check and see…is anyone else on the Dope playing this game?
It seems so smart to me…it forces you to think and punishes hastiness severely!
Haven’t thought of Dungeon Crawl in years! Used to keep me busy during slow periods at work.
I played a lot back when it was Linley’s Dungeon Crawl and managed a few wins. I’ve played a bit since then, but can’t recall a single victory since Stone Soup came along. I haven’t made a serious attempt since they removed the Mountain Dwarf race.
It sort of is a good game for work. On the good side it has low requirements, doesn’t look like a game, has no sound, and you can play it for short periods. On the bad side it takes a lot more concentration than your standard coffee break game.
So what is this game like? Got a link?
“Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is an open-source, single-player, role-playing roguelike game of exploration and treasure-hunting in dungeons filled with dangerous and unfriendly monsters in a quest to rescue the mystifyingly fabulous Orb of Zot.”
http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/
You might want the tiles version. There’s a tutorial. It’s free.
I agree about it being a good game for work. And you are right - it’s very demanding of your concentration. This makes it good for me as I can play till I come across a sticky situation, take stock of what I have, and think it over while I do the repetitive stuff.
I’m a ToME/Angband fan, and wondering why I’ve never heard of this branch of its family tree…