goldenlion
Level: Master Delver

Rank Points: 199
Registered: 11-30-2003
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This is another one of those "Solved it the really hard, unintended way because you're too stupid to figure out the easy way" challenges...

CHALLENGE!



Explanation of how I missed the intended solution:



Demo is on the high score list around 14th place or so.

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[Last edited by goldenlion at 09-21-2006 12:50 AM]

larrymurk
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 1911
Registered: 12-09-2004
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Well goldenlion, being the architect in question I can safely tell you that a guy named Stefan and I had a lot of fun designing this room. I originally designed this room with the intended solution being hiding in the tar.

Stefan tests the room and says, "you know I can beat it w/o hiding in the tar". So little ol' me adds more monsters. Back to Stefan. Stefan can still beat it w/o hiding. What is an architect to do but add more monsters. Of course Stefan defeats it yet again. So finally I ask Stefan to make it so one has to use the "hide in the tar" trick. Sure enough Stefan edits the room and says that by taking out one monster it could still be solved "his way". So, I made the decision to use that version just in case anyone might manage to find Stefan's solution.

I'm glad you did

goldenlion
Level: Master Delver

Rank Points: 199
Registered: 11-30-2003
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Wow, good stuff. Good to know I found an "intended" unintended solution. I probably took a lot longer than Stefan did to come up with that solution though, I'm thinking...

Larry, in case you haven't heard yet, this hold is fantastic. I'm really wondering how you can design so many rooms that keep giving me a feeling of "curses, I'm one move short. AGAIN."

Onward to Floor 6!


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'Remember what the poet Shakespeare said, Jeeves.'
'What was that, sir?'
'"Exit hurriedly, pursued by a bear." You'll find it in one of his plays.'