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pur-ee!davy    Aug 13 10:28:00 1982



	I agree!  What's the big deal?  Sure, if a person cheats just so
he can get his name on that stupid list, then that does make him sort of
a low-life.  However, if he cheats to create situations he hasn't been 
able to encounter the 'normal' way, what's so bad about that?  He is now
prepared for it when it happens in a 'real' game (you could stretch it and
pretend he talked with old-timers before he left).

	Another example - how many people have ever cheated at Adventure,
Zork, Wander, etc.?  Now, cheating here takes even less intelligence than
cheating at Rogue.  All you do is print out a copy of the database, and then
follow along, doing everything you're supposed to.  We played a game of 
'wander castle' this way, and it goes a lot faster, plus, you don't have to
worry about dying and going through all the preliminary crap again.

	So, if some guy wants to cheat at Rogue, why shouldn't he?  If he 
takes the time to figure out how it works, how to get around it, etc., then
he certainly should be allowed to use his knowledge for his own benefit.
The only thing I think he should do is, if he gets a score that will put
him in the top ten, then he should save the game, and LOWER the score before
the game ends.  Cheating just to get your name in the top ten is pretty low.

--Dave Curry
decvax!pur-ee!davy