👉 A Zoo is a special room whose floor is completely covered with a variety of sleeping monsters and gold.
ℹ️ Description
A Zoo is a chaotic special room filled with many different types of monsters and a significant amount of gold. Opening the door to a zoo often results in a massive wake-up call, leading to a difficult battle if you are not prepared.
🗺️ Generation
Zoos have a 1 in 7 chance of generating on eligible levels in the Dungeons of Doom. The room will be filled with a random assortment of monsters appropriate for the level's depth, all generated asleep. Every square in a zoo typically contains a pile of gold.
🏆 Strategy
- Choke Points: Do not rush into a zoo. Stand in the doorway (or step one square back into the corridor) so that you only have to fight one monster at a time. This choke point strategy is essential for surviving the onslaught.
- Crowd Control: Wands of sleep, cold, or fire, as well as area-of-effect spells, can be incredibly useful when dealing with a packed room of monsters.
- Elbereth: If you become overwhelmed, engraving Elbereth in the doorway can prevent most monsters from attacking you in melee, giving you time to heal or pick them off with ranged attacks.