Re: Multiple Schroedinger's Cats ??

Quoting Big Dave <dvasser@xxxxxxxxx>:
>Question: Is this a documented feature of the game? Or, did the
>second quantum mechanic beat the odds by generating a box, which had an
>X percent chance of having a Schroedinger's Cat in the box?

Any quantum mechanic is likely to drop a box which may contain a cat,
alive or dead.

>p.s. I also saw a reference to Nethack: The Next Generation. Is this
>a followup to the original game?

It's a variant from long ago.
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