Minetown

Minetown is one of seven different maps, located on the 3rd or 4th level of the Gnomish Mines.

Monster creation on this level is biased towards lawful monsters.

Maps

There are seven different minetowns, each with their own maps and guaranteed monsters. Note that Minetown is eligible to leave bones, so the monsters (and the map) may be in a different state than is shown below.

Also bear in mind that, as elsewhere in the Gnomish Mines, if you are playing a dwarf or gnome, two-thirds of the dwarfs or gnomes respectively that are listed in these descriptions will be made random monsters instead.

Frontier town

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|...............................|
|.------------.....------------.|
|.|...|...|..|.....+..|...|...|.|
|.|...|...|fd|.....|G.|lgt|...|.|
|.|gen|...|..|.....|..|...|...|.|
|.|...|...|+--.....----+----+--.|
|.-+---+---.....................|
|.............{......{..........|
|.-+----+--....---+--...........|
|.|...|...|---.|....|.-----+---.|
|.|...|...|..+.|....|.|..|....|.|
|.|too|...|.G|.|.._.|.+..|....|.|
|.|...|...|..|.|....|.|..|....|.|
|.------------.------.---------.|
|...............................|
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Izchak's light shop (marked "lgt") is guaranteed, but the general store ("gen"), food shop ("fd") and tool shop ("too") have only a 90% chance of existing.

This level contains two random traps.

Monster	Symbol	Location
The Watch	@@@@@	Patrolling randomly
Priest	@	In temple
Gnomish Wizards	GG	In temple
Gnomes	GG	In rooms marked with G
Gnomes	GGG	Outside mapped area
Dwarf	d	Outside mapped area

Town Square

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|.+..|..|..+....+..|..|..|G.+...|
|.|..|..|..|....|..|..|..|..|...|
|.----+-----....----+--+-----...|
|...............................|
|.-+-----+--.......--+---+---...|
|.|..|..|..|......{|....|...|...|
|.|..|..|.G|.......|....|...|...|
|.----+-----.......|.._.|foo|...|
|.............{....|....|...|...|
|.-------+-------.----------|...|
|.|....|...|....|.|....|....+...|
|.+.gen|.G.|lght+.+....|tool|...|
|.|....|...|....|.|....|....|...|
|.---------------.-----------...|
|...............................|
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Izchak's light shop (marked "lght") is guaranteed, but the general store ("gen"), food shop ("foo") and tool shop ("tool") have only a 90% chance of existing.

This level contains two random traps.

Monster	Symbol	Location
The Watch	@@@@@	Patrolling randomly
Priest	@	In temple
Gnomish Wizards	GG	In temple
Gnomes	GGG	In rooms marked with G
Gnome lord	G	In room opposite light shop
Gnomes	GGG	Outside mapped area
Dwarf	d	Outside mapped area

Alley Town

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|...............................|
|.----....-----.----+--..-----..|
|.|..|---.|...+.+..|..|..|...|..|
|.|..|..|.|._.|.|..|..|..|lgt|..|
|.-+-|tl|.|...|.--------.|...|..|
|....|..|.|...|....+...|.--+--..|
|.{..-+--.----|....|wan|........|
|..........+..|+--.-----..-----.|
|....-+--..|..|..|........+...|.|
|.-+-|..|.----|G.|+---....|foo|.|
|.|..|..|.+...|--|...|---.-----.|
|.|..|---.|gen|..|too|..+.......|
|.|.G|....|...|..|...|G.|.......|
|.----....-----+---------.....{.|
|...............................|
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Izchak's light shop (marked "lgt") and the general store ("gen") are guaranteed, but the tool shops ("tl" and "too") have only a 30% and 40% chance of existing, respectively. The food shop ("foo") and wand shop ("wan") have a 90% and 30% chance, respectively.

This level contains two random traps.

Monster	Symbol	Location
The Watch	@@@@@	Patrolling randomly
Priest	@	In temple
Gnomish Wizards	GG	In temple
Gnomes	3 random G	In rooms marked with G
Gnomes	GGG	Outside mapped area
Dwarf	d	Outside mapped area

College Town

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|..............................|
|...--------.......-----------.|
|...|...|..|------.|.G|...|G.+.|
|...|boo|..|.....|.|..|lgt|..|.|
|...|...|+-|.._..|.-+-|...|---.|
|...-+---..|.....|....--+--....|
|..........|.....|.............|
|........{.---+---.{...........|
|..............................|
|...--+--...........-+---+--...|
|...|...|-------.---|..|...|...|
|...|too|kk|foo+.+..|.G|gen|...|
|...|...|ff|...|.|..|--|...|...|
|...-----+------.----..-----...|
|..............................|
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Izchak's light shop (marked "lgt") and the book shop ("boo") are guaranteed, but the general store ("gen"), food shop ("foo") and tool shop ("tool") have only a 90% chance of existing.

This level contains two random traps.

Monster	Symbol	Location
The Watch	@@@@@	Patrolling randomly
Priest	@	In temple
Gnomish Wizards	GG	In temple
Gnomes	3 random G	In rooms marked with G
Kobold shamans	kk	In southwest room
Kitten	f	In southwest room
Feline	A random f	In southwest room
Gnomes	GGG	Outside mapped area
Dwarf	d	Outside mapped area

Grotto Town

-----         ---------
|<..---  ------.......--    -------                       ---------------
|.....---|.........--..|    |.....|          -------      |.............|
--..|....|.---------|..|    |.._..|          |>....|     --+---+--.----+|
 --.|-.....----     ----    |.....|  ------  --....----  |..|...|-.|.+..|
  --|.........|---  -----   ---+---  |..+.|   ---..-..---|..|--+-..--|..|
    ----.|....|..----...--    |.|    |..|.|    ---+-.....-+--........--+|
       -----..|....|.....---- |.|    |..|.------......--................|
    ------ |..|.............---.--   ---|.+..||.......-|..--------+--..--
    |food| --......---...........-----  |.|..||...{....|--|.........|..--
    |....|  |........|...|...........---|.|..|--.......|  |.general.|...|
    ---+--------....-------...---......-|.|------....--|  -----------...|
 ------.---...-|...-|..|..|-...|..---...|.--..|...|....------- |.......--
 |..|-.........|..--|..|..|--.....|-....|........---...-|....| |.-------
 |..+...............-+---+-----..-|..........--....|-...+tool| |.|...S.
-----.....{....----...............|...........|-...|...-|....| |.|...|
|..............-- |-+--.---------.........--..|........|------ |.--+-------
|+-----.........| |...|.|....|  --.......-----|...|....|--------.....|....|
|...| --..------- |...|.+lght|   ---...---    --..|...--......|...{..+..-+|
|...|  ----       ------|....|     -----       -----.....----........|..|.|
-----                   ------                     -------  ---------------

Izchak's light shop (marked "lght"), the general store ("general"), the food shop ("food") and the tool shop ("tool") are all guaranteed.

Monster	Symbol	Location
The Watch	@@@@@	Patrolling randomly
Priest	@	In temple
Gnomes	GGGGGG	Random
Gnome lords	GG	Random
Dwarfs	ddd	Random
Gnomish Wizards	GG	In far southwest room, in front of secret door
Gnome lord	G	Larger southeast room
Gnomes	2 random G	Opposite light shop, in room at top of central corridor

The room with the down stair contains a random tool, the secret door hides a random ring, the far southeast closet contains a chest, and there is a statue of a gnome king in the wide open lit space in the south.

Bustling Town

-----................----------------.-
|...|................|...|..|...|...|..
|...+..--+--.........|gen|..|...|...|..
|...|..|...|..-----..|...|..|-+---+--..
-----..|...|--|...|..--+---+-.........-
.......|...|..|too+.............-----..
.......|---|..|...|......--+-...|...|..
----...|...|+------..{...|..|...+...|..
|..+...|lgt|.............|..|...|...|..
|..|...|...|-+-.....---+-------------.-
----...--+-|..|..-+-|..................
..|........|..|..|..|----....---------.
..|..T.....----..|..|...+....|......||.
..|-....{........|..|foo|....+...._.||.
..--..|....T.....--------....|......||.
......|-.....................----------

The mapped town area is surrounded by empty cavern level, which is lit and contains the upstair (to the left of the town) and the downstair (to the right).

Two trees are marked ("T").

Izchak's light shop (marked "lgt"), the general store ("gen"), the food shop ("foo") and the tool shop ("too") are all guaranteed.

Monster	Symbol	Location
The Watch	@@@@@	Patrolling randomly
Priest	@	In temple
Gnomes	GGG	Random
Gnome lords	GG	Random
Dwarf	ddd	Random
Gnomes	GG	In room between light and tool shops, in room east of fountain
Gnome lords	G	In room between light and tool shops

Bazaar Town

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|..............................|
|.------+--------------..-----.|
|.|....|..|...|....|..+..+...|.|
|.|....|..|...|.n..|fd|..|too|.|
|.-+------|...|+------|..|...|.|
|......|..|...|.|.G|..|.-----|.|
|.----.|..|-+--.|..|..|.|....|.|
|.|..+.-+--..{..-+-|..|.+.._.|.|
|.|..|.............-+--.|....|.|
|.|----+--.----+--......|....|.|
|.|..|...|.+..|..|-+---------|.|
|.|tl|lgt|.|..|gn|....|K.|fd.+.|
|.|..|...|.---|..|....|..|...|.|
|.-+------..{.---------+------.|
|..............................|
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Izchak's light shop (marked "lgt") is guaranteed, while there is a 50% chance each of two food shops ('fd'), a 50% chance of one tool shop ('tl') and 30% chance of a second ('too'), and a 60% chance of a general store ('gn').

Outside the mapped area are two random traps.

Monster	Symbol	Location
The Watch	@@@@@	Patrolling randomly
Priest	@	In temple
Gnomish Wizards	GG	In temple
Gnomes	GGG	Random
Gnome lord	G	Random
Monkeys	YY	Random
Gnome	G	In room north of central fountain
Monkeys	YYY	In room north of central fountain
Nymph	Random n	In marked room
Gnome king	G	In marked room
Gnome	Random G	In room north of lower fountain
Gnomes	GGG	Outside mapped area
Dwarf	d	Outside mapped area

Strategy

Minetown is an excellent location for a first stash: there is a 1/3 chance of the temple being co-aligned (and thus being a sanctuary as well as a useful altar), and the shops provide price identification (not to mention many items). Many players unload some excess loot in the Minetown temple before going on to Mines' End, and the consolidate upon their return.

The popularity of Minetown means that players spend a long time there, and hence have a greater than average opportunity of dying there. It's quite common to come across a bones level.

Reaching the Minetown priest is the objective of the protection racket.

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