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You don't need a math PhD to play Dwarf Fortress, just to code it

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Dwar Fortresses Is a Fantasy Game, Right?

"Dwarf fortresses" is a settlement management game. You run a group of dwarfs digging into the side of a mountain, making crafts and dealing with various ike tulkanesque threats. "It's not like the sims where you don't have to tell them to eat or where to go to the bathroom," says developer tarn atams. 'The plain packed art work really is infinitely recursive,' he adds.

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