# r+

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r/4382>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 21, 1999, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r/4382 "1999-10-21T11:36:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Temujin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Temujin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temujin)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 1999, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r/4382/1 "1999-10-21T11:36:00Z")

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Anyone know where I can get a copy of this game?

I played it on a Unix system when I was a computer operator back around 1985-86. It’s like rogue, only you can do more stuff, like bargain with the quartermaster, cast spells, and transport from level to level.

I found a copy of rogue, but I never was able to find r+. Just curious if it still exists somewhere.

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**Author:** ![Temujin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Temujin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temujin)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 1999, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r/4382/2 "1999-10-31T10:57:00Z")

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I realize this question was pretty geeky, but 10 days with no answer?

Don’t tell me I’ve stumped the Teeming Thousands. Someone out there must know whether this thing still exists, and if so, where to find it. Thanks in advance! 🙂

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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 1999, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r/4382/3 "1999-10-31T12:29:00Z")

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I hear that you can locate a pirated copy in Mongolia. 😉

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**Author:** ![Temujin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Temujin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temujin)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r/4382/4 "1999-11-01T11:48:00Z")

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That’s probably true. 😉

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**Author:** ![Narile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Narile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Narile)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r/4382/5 "1999-11-02T06:14:00Z")

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Do a search for rogue on [shareware.com](http://shareware.com) or similar and you should find something, or check out the newsgroup rec.games.roleplay.rogue-like I think is the group.

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\>\>Being Chaotic Evil means never having to say your sorry…unless the other guy is bigger than you.\<\<

—The dragon observes

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r/4382/6 "1999-11-01T22:52:00Z")

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You might want to give Nethack a look, another Rogue-like game.

[http://www.excite.com/games/pc\_games/cheats\_and\_hints/role\_playing/l\_r/nethack?csearch\_id=default](http://www.excite.com/games/pc_games/cheats_and_hints/role_playing/l_r/nethack?csearch_id=default)