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{{weapon
|name = Club
|cost = ?
|weight = 5.0
|skill = Maces & Flails
|damage = 5
|accuracy = +3
|basedelay = 13 (130%)
|mindelay = 6 at skill 14
|hands = 1H
|size = Medium
|ranged = No
|acquirement = 0
|damtype = Crushing
}}
{{flavour|A heavy piece of wood. While clubs are rather primitive weapons, bashing someone's skull in with one remains a very popular and effective means of dispute resolution.

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“I have always been fond of the West African proverb: ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.’ If I had not carried the big stick, the organization would not have gotten behind me, and if I had yelled and blustered, as Pankhurst and the similar dishonest lunatics desired, I would not have had ten votes.”

-Theodore Roosevelt, in a letter to Henry L. Sprague. January 26, 1900.}}
{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Maces & Flails]] category. It is a one handed weapon.}}

'''Clubs''' are extremely basic weapons, found in the early Dungeon.

==Strategy==
''From the learndb: "Not a terrible weapon forged in the fires of hell -- just a terrible weapon."''

Clubs are strictly inferior to [[whip]]s, which are almost as commonplace. They are marginally more powerful than 0 skill [[Unarmed Combat]], but whips, [[dagger]]s, and [[short sword]]s are all stronger for a 0 skill character.

Very occasionally, an early [[unique]] like [[Jessica]] or [[Ijyb]] might spawn with a highly-enchanted club, giving you a vaguely acceptable weapon early on, but you'll still want to look for something stronger, faster, and/or with a [[brand]]. [[Killer Klown]]s all carry branded, highly-enchanted clubs, but by the time you've reached the [[Realm of Zot]], you'll have access to dozens of better weapons.

{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
! Mundane || Magical || [[Devastator|"Devastator"]]
|-
| [[File:Club.png]] || [[File:Club2.png]] || [[File:Shillelagh_devastator.png]]
|}

==History==
*Prior to [[0.23]], [[Killer Klown]]s didn't spawn with highly enchanted, branded clubs.
*Prior to [[0.16]], club-[[Stabbing|stabbing]] a monster would confuse it for 1-3 turns.
*Prior to [[0.14]], clubs also qualified as throwing weapons, and they were suitable for use with the [[Sticks to Snakes]] spell.

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[[Category:Maces & Flails]]

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