shanka108
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i have seen the way to do this room in earlier strings. if i hide behind the west door or bottom door I can trap the snake in the roaches, but when I open the gate to kill roaches they are 5-6 rows deep and I can't handle that many and get creamed:huh
any help.
I have been in this room and the one west 7-2N-1W for a week.
Getting discouraged dispite the help here

squeekie
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Hi bro. I think letting the roaches go will trap the snake.

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shanka108
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i know that bro but then to kill the roaches they come at me six across which is too much to deal with.

bdcribbs
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a bit of a spoiler:

Mattcrampy
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Aah, dinner-table conversation taken to the next level.

Matt

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shanka108
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ahh.......finally killed queens and got wretched snake to go into
"X" save spot to kill 'em. Now onto 7-2N-1W...yuk. Thanks all for
support

Atch
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Although the save point is the only apparent snake trap I have successfully used another method to kill the snake on several occasions.







When I first came across snakes I wondered if closing the gates on them would chop them in two and kill them if you were able to catch the head but no go.

DiMono
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I actually find I can trap the snake in the roaches in the main room, against one of the walls. Here's how:



NO LONGER A ROACHLING! YAY! :

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jaglove21
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how in the world can you enter this room from the south. I see the entrance on the map but cant get there

Oneiromancer
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You'd have to run through the room without solving it and then come back...the room to the South of this one is mostly a dead end.

Game on,

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jaglove21
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sorry i dont understand your post

Oneiromancer
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Look at the map of level 7 from the "Insert DROD Room image" link on the Reply screen, it might make more sense then. As for the rest of the post...well, I think beating the room from the South isn't a normal method anyway, I think I usually did it from the North.

Game on,

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jaglove21
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okay well i came in from the north and Iam at #1 and the snake is at #2 he is very small and facing me right now. I am facing south what should I do from here? I have gone into the x spot but I cant get him to go in there.

Oneiromancer
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Snakes are just tough. They seem random, but they aren't quite...but even so I still have trouble making them do exactly what I want them to do. The only thing I can think to say is to try to get behind the snake when it's in the same row as the checkpoint. As long as it's moving away from you and you're in the same row, it should stay in the same row too and run right into the dead end. I am sure there are other ways to force it in there but that is the only one that is reliable to me.

Game on,

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jaglove21
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okay this is the room iam still in iam at #1 the snake is dead but the only door open is the top right where i started. Both queens are stuck behing the very top door what do i do now?

Oneiromancer
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You need to plan ahead. That's why I usually enter from the North door, I think.

Game on,

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