Simple yet hard roguelike

[liquidsoap]

What are some very simple yet very hard ascii based roguelikes. I really enjoy the roguelike Sil but I find that to play that game I need to actually concentrate on the game. I am looking for a simple roguelike that I can play without thinking about crafting, hundreds of different skills and their pros and cons, or weapon weights. I just want to be trying to get the bottom of the dungeon with the best score in simple hack n slash style. I love ascii roguelikes as I find that using my imagination for what enemies or weapons look like is half the fun. If you know of any such games please let me know.

[Darren Grey]

How simple do you want?  Most of my games are simple and ASCII, and if you want a challenge no one has yet to beat Toby the Trapper or Unstoppable (though both are in theory beatable if you make no mistakes).

Smart Kobold by Jeff Lait is a great little game that is challenging but involves little messing about.

Hydra Slayer is... well, I don't know if simple is the word, but it's *elegant*, and has plenty of interesting challenges.

[Skeletor]

I'd definitely recommend "a quest too far".. and give a go also to "the slimy lichmummy".

There are some threads about them on the forum.
Have fun!

[Legend]

Rogue or MAG would probably fit the bill I think.

[wire_hall_medic]

(Ahem)
http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php?title=QuickHack

[guest509]

  Quickhack is good.

  Demonhunt is very good.