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== Strategy ==
 
== Strategy ==
When found in a [[treasure zoo]], it is wise to kill them quickly before they eat all the gold.
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When you find a rock mole in a [[treasure zoo]], it is wise to kill it quickly before it eats all the gold.
  
Also, you can remove [[punishment]] by getting a rock mole to eat your ball and chain.
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You can remove [[punishment]] by getting a rock mole to eat your ball and chain.
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Rock moles pick up [[gem]]s they find buried in the walls.  If you leave a rock mole alone for a while and then kill it, you can pick up the fruits of its mining.
  
 
== Encyclopedia entry ==
 
== Encyclopedia entry ==

Revision as of 19:52, 13 November 2007

The rock mole is a mole that eats through rock (surprise!). They are able to eat anything metal, including some amulets and rings, as well as zorkmids. Sometimes they will even eat the iron spikes out of pits!

Strategy

When you find a rock mole in a treasure zoo, it is wise to kill it quickly before it eats all the gold.

You can remove punishment by getting a rock mole to eat your ball and chain.

Rock moles pick up gems they find buried in the walls. If you leave a rock mole alone for a while and then kill it, you can pick up the fruits of its mining.

Encyclopedia entry

A rock mole is a member of the rodent family.  They get their
name from their ability to tunnel through rock in the same
fashion that a mole tunnels through earth.  They are known to
eat anything they come across in their diggings, although it
is still unknown how they convert some of these things into
something of nutritional value.