Angband
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Angband is an updated version of the game Moria, adding more monsters, character races, and classes; deepening the dungeon from 50 levels to 100; and including such new features as monster pits and unique items. The object of the game is to become powerful enough to defeat a difficult unique monster, Morgoth, at the bottom of the dungeon.
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- Fantasy creatures: Dwarves
- Fantasy creatures: Elves
- Fantasy creatures: Orcs
- Fantasy creatures: Trolls
- Gameplay feature: Hunger / Thirst
- Gameplay feature: Mining
- Gameplay feature: Permadeath / permanent death
- Games with officially released source code
- Games with randomly generated environments
- Genre: Dungeon crawler
- Inspiration: Author - J.R.R. Tolkien
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| Based on Moria (Copyright 1985) | |
| Based on Umoria (Copyright 1989) |
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Average score: 90% (based on 1 ratings)
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Trivia
License
Angband was released with a licence similar to Linux's General Public License. Because of this, there are many different Angband variants available, such as Zangband, PernAngband, and Oangband.
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Angband for Nokia Internet Tablets
Arnim Sauerbier's Angband port to Nokia Internet Tablets. -
Classic Mac Gaming: Angband - Past, Present & Future
IMG article about Angband and its history. -
Play Angband - rephial.org
official game website -
Tales From the Pit
A new Angband comic strip! -
Thangorodrim
"The Angband Page". Documentation, FAQs, list of Variants, and downloads for all platforms (no longer updated). -
The Angband comic archive
Archive of a series of text-only cartoons in Angband style that appeared between 2001 and 2003.
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Contributors to this Entry
Game added by Christine Indigo.
BeOS added by 666gonzo666. GP2X, GP2X Wiz, Android, Acorn 32-bit added by Kabushi. OS/2 added by Pseudo_Intellectual. Windows, Windows Mobile, Macintosh, Amiga added by General Error. Atari ST added by Игги Друге.
Additional contributors: andyhat, Sciere, General Error, formercontrib, Zeppin, Patrick Bregger.
Game added June 26, 2000. Last modified February 13, 2024.