Is Angband evil? What do you think?

[dstyle]

One of my favorite things about Angband is that I can pick it up and play for a half hour, during my lunch break for example. It takes only a couple seconds to load, and I can exit immediately when I have to get back to real life.

Also, if I haven't played for a while, I can pick back up right where I left and I'm not confused or trying to remember what I'm doing or what I need to do next.

[topazg]

Also why Angband? Why not for example Shogi?

Why not? It's my hobby time, I'm intending on getting relaxation and enjoyment for it - if Angband fits the bill, I'm not going to fix what ain't broke

[Angrist]

Also why Angband? Why not for example Shogi?

[topazg]

How successful you are in it? When we started to do that? While my maximum - is 1466 Elo rating on playchess.com

Chess .. mmm, haven't played there, but probably ~1700-1800 on most servers, so a decent club player level, but no expert
Go .. about shodan/1-dan depending on server/community, so better than I am at chess but not hugely

[Angrist]

Chess player

How successful you are in it? When we started to do that? While my maximum - is 1466 Elo rating on playchess.com

[topazg]

As a chess, go and angband player, I can honestly say that all have positive qualities in terms of problem solving, rewarding patience, planning and sensible decision making, and punishing greed and rash ideas.

I also play Counter Strike, read fiction books and a ridiculously time consuming Medieval warfare MMO that do none of those things (although I suppose CS probably helps handling stress under pressure I guess).

I have work time, hobby time, kids time, wife time. They all serve a purpose - if my hobby time simply chills me out and increases the enjoyment factor of my life, it has a positive effect on all the other three more important things too, so I'm neither going to give myself a hard time over it, nor over analyse it in any more detail than I already have

[Timo Pietilä]

Is it really Angband developing mental abilities, as said Timo? Indeed, after a game my success in mathematics and physics improved. But was there a direct relationship?
Also I'm only 17 years old

Many games do, it's just matter of "what else would have you done, if you would not be playing angband". If your other passion would be to learn quantumrocketsurgery then it wouldn't be that good, wouldn't it?

Surprisingly (to me) also playing music increases your mental skills. Especially if the instrument requires both hands doing different things. Apparently it increases communication channels between your brain halves.

Leonardo da Vinci could write with both hands left hand doing mirror writing. Quite a feat, I can hardly write decent stick letters with my left hand.

Light physical exercises also makes you smarter.

[Angrist]

Is it really Angband developing mental abilities, as said Timo? Indeed, after a game my success in mathematics and physics improved. But was there a direct relationship?
Also I'm only 17 years old

[Rowan]

I don't think it's evil- it's a hobby. We all have different ways we use our time. Some work is "productive," some is "not productive."

Angband stimulates the imagination, creativity, problem-solving, builds patience, and increases attention-span. I also find it helps immerse me in Tolkien's world- having read all the books, this is like participation.

I think a lot of other violent/cruel games are more evil- in Angband the violence is all implied, not shown. However, this brings up a point in my mind and now I want to start another thread about game violence-- maybe this forum is evil! Haha.

-Rowan
"Hamfast," Hobbit Priest

[HugoVirtuoso]

Maybe try playing a variant.

EDIT: And yes, Angband isn't just evil, it's the home of evil

Imo, PosChengband's evil triumphs!!!

[Nick]

I would like to play sometimes, but I did not have the patience .I dive too fast and lose. A year ago, I felt a very strong desire to play. But it's almost gone with my first victory.

Maybe try playing a variant.

EDIT: And yes, Angband isn't just evil, it's the home of evil

[Angrist]

the japanese board game.

Looks TOO hard

[Estie]

Now I play chess very hard for the third month.

If you are looking for the ultimate game, I suggest trying go, the japanese board game.

[Angrist]

Is this the latest android-version?

http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showthread.php?t=7123

[Angrist]

Please share with us the latest (night) version of the game for android