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I tried to be as far east and north as I could (while still being south of the mudbabies) by the time the third bomb exploded. There is such a thing as too far here -- experimentation will have to be your guide. What this does it is helps group them up, and it gives you space to maneuver.

At this point, you have a horde coming at you from (mostly) above. You should be able to retreat south, dragging your sword so that you kill a baby each move. When you get close to the south wall, you should be able to retreat west. If you've done this the right way, when you get close to the SW corner, you will have room to turn your sword and continue dragging your sword as you move north.

Repeat until babies are no more.

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1) Cutting as much mud as I could from the first blob. I cut out the SW corner, then the leg above that, then started across the bottom.

2) When the bomb blew, I cleared as many mud babies as I could. You want to retreat south as little as possible or the second set of babies won't line up nicely.

3) It was very tight, but I killed the last one from the first set just as the second set was arriving. I had to do a little jig near the end of the first set to make sure the second was lined up well.

4) I kept an eye on the third set as they were approaching to see if they needed to be jiggled into place, and jiggled as needed while smiting the second set.

×to not necessarily strive to kill a monster each turn.