RubellaGolda
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As an excursion from level 8 of the original hold, I downloaded the Killing Jar as it was advertised as one of the few less difficult than Dugan's.

I like this one very much (my first brain bashing experience!) but now I have to admit to be stumped by this roach-only chamber...1S2W

I have tried all eight starting squares to hit the orb, and tried to get down to the trapdoors for cover, but I cannot find a way to even halfway down

Can somebody give me a hint?

PS is this the first question in the hints forum about a user created hold?

[Edited by RubellaGolda on 12-03-2003 at 04:13 PM GMT: attach a picture of the room]

Oneiromancer
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I believe that this is the first post on the Hints forum about a user made hold; usually we just ask for hints within the original post on the Architecture board. For one thing, you don't always know if the room is even solveable or not. And since they are works in progress they are likely to change. The completed holds would make more sense to be discussed here. But it does look like The Killing Jar is pretty much completed, so hopefully this room won't change.

Game on,

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RubellaGolda
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Thanks! I now finished the Killing Jar
I liked it, just on my current level.

Back to level eight of Dugan's ....

cbemom
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This is an old hint, so maybe I'm the only person that doesn't get it

I've tried doing the way this room is suggested, but still die before I'm halfway down the room - could someone give a little more detailed hint to this poor stuck roachling?

hmm? pretty please?

Tscott
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It's a little tricky if you're not used to using diagonal slashing while moving. As it was said above start with the sword facing NE when you strike the orb, then...
From there you should be able to retreat to the trap doors.

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cbemom
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This is really frustrating, where am I standing when I hit the orb? I've tried the two spots, and I get killed in two moves - aaggh!

Tscott
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cbemom wrote:
This is really frustrating, where am I standing when I hit the orb? I've tried the two spots, and I get killed in two moves - aaggh!

If the sword is facing NE, as stated above, there should only be one place you can stike the orb, i.e. the square just SW of the orb.

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And I can recall our caravel: a little wicker beetle shell with four fine maste and lateen sails,
its bearings on Cair Paravel. O my love, O it was a funny little thing to be the ones to've seen.
-Joanna Newsom "Bridges and Balloons"

cbemom
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Do I have a differant version?

That's where I was standing, and I die in three moves - Do you have a demo?

Tscott
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See attached demo.

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And I can recall our caravel: a little wicker beetle shell with four fine maste and lateen sails,
its bearings on Cair Paravel. O my love, O it was a funny little thing to be the ones to've seen.
-Joanna Newsom "Bridges and Balloons"

cbemom
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oh yea - east is right, west is left

took a few more tries, but I got it - thanks.

[Sheepishisly crawls away to check her sixth graders geography book]