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{{level|Big Room|
 |branch=Dungeons of Doom
 |from=10|to=12
 |probability=40%
 |bones=yes
 |mapping=yes
 |teleport=yes
 |digfloor=yes
 |digwalls=sometimes
}}
The '''Big Room''' is just that.  A big room.  It is filled with monsters and random items scattered throughout. Because of its size, it is easy for a player to inadvertently find himself surrounded by monsters; therefore, caution should be exercised, especially for weaker players.

The Big Room will not be generated in every game.  It has a 40% chance of appearing in the dungeon.  If it does appear, it will be on [[dungeon level]] 10, 11 or 12.

It is possible for the Big Room to contain the upstair to [[Sokoban]] or the entrance portal to your [[quest]].

== Strategy ==

Upon your arrival, hostile [[monster]]s will spot you from much or all of the room, and will immediately move toward you.  It is easy to find yourself surrounded. [[Conflict]] is extremely effective, because of the large crowd of monsters that will be near you and each other. [[Elbereth]] will of course be very useful as well.

Initially do not move off the stairs, so that you can leave the level quickly and heal if necessary-- and be cautious of those monsters which can [[follow]] you up or down. If you fell into the level through a hole or trap door and are nowhere near the stairs, it may be wise to dig through the floor and return from the down stairs.

Another useful idea can be to use a [[scroll of earth]] to create a [[boulder fort]] around the upward [[stairs]]. Fire through the boulders with ranged attacks, or create a one-square gap in the fort so that only one square is free for the monsters to approach.

In desperate situations, breaking wands can be an effective but dangerous last resort. A [[wand of lightning]] or [[wand of fire]] can be broken to deal massive damage to multiple monsters. However, these wands will also hurt the player, possibly resulting in death, so this is only recommended for prepared players. In addition, wands of lightning can destroy your wands and rings when broken, and wands of fire can burn scrolls and boil potions.

Beyond these pointers, the usual tactics for dealing with multiple foes apply.

== Maps ==

These are the Big Rooms for [[NetHack 3.6.0]].

Each Big Room contains 15 random [[object]]s, six random [[trap]]s, and 28 random [[monster]]s. Except as noted, all walls and terrain features are un-diggable, although the floor is not.

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=== Big Room #1 ===

This is the simplest Big Room, a large, fully-lit rectangular room.

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=== Big Room #2 ===

This is identical to Big Room #1, except that portions of it are dark.

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=== Big Room #3 ===

This Big Room has niches in the outermost walls and two large columns within it.  The initial monsters appear in positions marked M, rather than scattered through the level.

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=== Big Room #4 ===

This one has a "butterfly" shape and four non-magic [[fountain]]s.

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The iron bars have a 40% chance of being replaced by a single terrain type, one of lava, [[moat]], trees, clouds, walls, or ordinary floor.
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=== Big Room #10 ===

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The blank space is [[solid rock]]. There's a 33% chance for the clouds to be replaced by a single terrain type, one of lava, moat, trees, walls, or iron bars; if so, 5% of the new terrain will become ordinary floor. Unlike other layouts, walls and rock are diggable and trees may be chopped down.

A maze of ordinary floor will be drawn through the terrain, connecting all parts of it. The up stairs to to the [[Dungeons of Doom]] will never be in the maze, and [[level teleport]]ing or falling from above will never place you inside it. The down stairs, up stairs to Sokoban, and quest portal may be in the maze. Note that as a maze level, this layout is guaranteed to contain a [[minotaur]]<ref>.[https://sourceforge.net/p/nethack/NetHack/ci/32305ace5cfec0df0b88853c00d8b93fda787893/]</ref>.

== History ==

Big Room #1 first appeared in its empty variant in [[NetHack 3.1.0]].  Rooms #2 through #5 first appeared in [[NetHack 3.2.0]].  The other rooms, and the variants of #1, appeared in [[NetHack 3.6.0]].
[[Category:Special levels]]

== UnNetHack ==
[[UnNetHack]] contains a large number of additional variants for Big Room, and they all now contain a few guaranteed [[candle]]s scattered throughout the level
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