Uniting the nethack random-number devices [LWN.net]

Uniting the nethack random-number devices

Posted Feb 17, 2022 16:30 UTC (Thu) by ballombe (subscriber, #9523)
Parent article: Uniting the Linux random-number devices

The irony is that nethack internal RNG is very weak so is easy to bruteforce even if the kernel RNG was perfect.
<https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Random_number_generator>

Posted Feb 18, 2022 17:45 UTC (Fri) by ejr (subscriber, #51652) [Link]

sssshhhh... Don't spoil assigned homework.

Posted Feb 21, 2022 14:33 UTC (Mon) by error27 (guest, #8346) [Link]

I used to use Chrysalis BBS (Dallas TX 1997). It had a bunch of games but hacking the RNG was always the real game. Good times.