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Summary

Released in 1987, the Roguelike game NetHack is one of the oldest games still updated on a regular basis. Players of the popular text-based computer game gather online in the Usenet newsgroup rec.games.roguelike.nethack where they discuss the game and its counterparts. Members use the newsgroup as a forum to coordinate gatherings (there's one in London), share stories about their funny or annoying deaths, request opinions on game play, characters, levels, difficulty, monsters, and so forth, offer feedback to less experienced players and others asking questions, announce patches and updates to the game, discuss other games (including other Roguelikes), obtain and add to "best of" lists, express their wishes for the next version of the game, and just generally enjoy the community of enthusiasts. New players and those new to the rec.games.roguelike.nethack newsgroup are encouraged to read the FAQ, posted within the newsgroup monthly, or on the website http://beastwithin.org/users/wwwwolf/games/nethack/welcome.txt, where they will get essential information for the game and the group.