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Lowest Line: Took a bit of thinking, but not too hard to overcome. It got a little repetitive.

Lower Line: I know how to continue in this line, but I don't know how to progress in it. The fact I can't have my sword facing anywhere but west makes it even harder.

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(Updated 5/05/2020)
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The three bottom lines should each take two passes. The bottom line should be completable only after stepping on the arrow rotator. The next line should be doable once you can point your sword differently. The middle line should be completable only after the interlude, once you have dropped the blue door. I'm worried that this is not the case with the middle line.

The fourth line should take six passes. You should be able to turn your sword once per pass (except when you've been sped up, and using the oremites). It is SUPER POSSIBLE that I am missing an obvious way through this line that gets you up higher and carefully avoids the briar contraption. I spent so long working on that bit, and tuning it just right that I have a very hard time noticing when it is not just right. I only see the solution I meant.

The top line takes just one pass. I maybe need to fix that one up a bit.

×The reason is that if you go past the yellow door before blocking the holes and trapping all wraithwing on the north then going south will trap the wraithwing in the holes.

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Winner of the Erik Hermansen Award for Lifetime Architectural Achievement (2008)

Smitemasters' Selections:
Beethro and the Secret Society
Smitemastery 101 (A Hold for Beginners)

Other Holds

Layout and Aesthetics Award Winner (2006):
Figure or Ground (Multi-entrance room maze)

Most Promising Hold Award Winner (2007):
The Goblin (Monster-less puzzles)

Hold of the Year and Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2008)
Advanced Concepts - I made the Goblins, Fegundos, Eyes and Potions levels
(Tutorials and Challenges involving specific DROD elements)

Creative Design Excellence in Entertainment Award Winner (2010):
Uncle Arable's Rooms (Bite-size lynchpins)

Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2010):
Going in Circles (An infinite loop)

Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2012):
Advanced Concepts 2-I made the Mirrors, Stalwarts and Hub levels
(More Tutorials and Challenges involving specific DROD elements)


The Grinfidel Quadrilogy:
Labyrinthitis (DROD:AE and JtRH versions available.)
The Domain of The Grinfidel (DROD:AE and JtRH versions available.)
The Hunt for The Grinfidel
The Final Confrontation

Easy/Moderate Lynchpin Puzzles (playable in DROD:AE)
Aurora's Palace

Tough puzzles and Shapeshifting:
Choose your adventure

Reflected Rooms and Mirrors:
Reflections

More challenging puzzles:
Beethro's Generic Quest

Tar-switcher and arrow-rotator tokens.
Token Effort

Pressure Plate based puzzles:
Deconstructed Dungeon

Rooms differing by just one tile (Contest compilation):
Missing Pieces

Fun with scripting:
Beethro's Bad Dream

Other levels in Collaborative Holds
DROD 5: The Second Sky
DROD 4: Gunthro and the Epic Blunder
DROD History Month Compilation
Way Forward
Copycat Contest Compilation
Doorless Hold Compilation
Invisibility Compilation
One Room Hold Compilation
Unfortunate Architect Compilation
Lunchbreak Special
Cheap Tricks Compilation

×Bottom row - Although you haven't enforced it, this one can be done neatly without turning the sword. I finished this in 1W, where I entered on the arrow rotator token.

Second row - I finished this one in 3W. Those gel babies sure do like to step in the most inconvenient places.

Third row/wraithwings - I finished this in 6W, because you forced me to. The blue doors toggling felt more like a cheap trick and less like a puzzle to me.

4th row - I agree this is the coolest and most challenging row due to the multiple passes necessary. I finally finished it in 12W with sword east, which took quite a bit of trouble. I worked my sword around so I could use the oremites, so I could get the speed potion, so that I could finally enter 12W with the correct sword orientation.

5th row - Quite easy, and I finished it in 13W. I got my sword to block the pressure plate with no moves to spare.

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1st row - I have never turned my sword when completing this row either time. I didn't even think to enforce it, should I? It would not be difficult to do so.

3rd row - I agree. I don't like the way this room turned out. Perhaps I should go back to a blue door that would make the first pass more difficult though still solvable. I could even reward the player with a secret room off of that length of the interlude.

4th row - I am very glad you liked this row.

5th row - I also think this is the weakest row, but I'm not sure what to do with it, except perhaps another forced sword orientation type thing.

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Winner of the Erik Hermansen Award for Lifetime Architectural Achievement (2008)

Smitemasters' Selections:
Beethro and the Secret Society
Smitemastery 101 (A Hold for Beginners)

Other Holds

Layout and Aesthetics Award Winner (2006):
Figure or Ground (Multi-entrance room maze)

Most Promising Hold Award Winner (2007):
The Goblin (Monster-less puzzles)

Hold of the Year and Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2008)
Advanced Concepts - I made the Goblins, Fegundos, Eyes and Potions levels
(Tutorials and Challenges involving specific DROD elements)

Creative Design Excellence in Entertainment Award Winner (2010):
Uncle Arable's Rooms (Bite-size lynchpins)

Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2010):
Going in Circles (An infinite loop)

Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2012):
Advanced Concepts 2-I made the Mirrors, Stalwarts and Hub levels
(More Tutorials and Challenges involving specific DROD elements)


The Grinfidel Quadrilogy:
Labyrinthitis (DROD:AE and JtRH versions available.)
The Domain of The Grinfidel (DROD:AE and JtRH versions available.)
The Hunt for The Grinfidel
The Final Confrontation

Easy/Moderate Lynchpin Puzzles (playable in DROD:AE)
Aurora's Palace

Tough puzzles and Shapeshifting:
Choose your adventure

Reflected Rooms and Mirrors:
Reflections

More challenging puzzles:
Beethro's Generic Quest

Tar-switcher and arrow-rotator tokens.
Token Effort

Pressure Plate based puzzles:
Deconstructed Dungeon

Rooms differing by just one tile (Contest compilation):
Missing Pieces

Fun with scripting:
Beethro's Bad Dream

Other levels in Collaborative Holds
DROD 5: The Second Sky
DROD 4: Gunthro and the Epic Blunder
DROD History Month Compilation
Way Forward
Copycat Contest Compilation
Doorless Hold Compilation
Invisibility Compilation
One Room Hold Compilation
Unfortunate Architect Compilation
Lunchbreak Special
Cheap Tricks Compilation

×First line - I agree that it would be cool to enforce the no sword turning condition.

Second line - I was a little sad that going to the secret room from 3W meant that I couldn't finish the second line in that room. But I understand why you did that - otherwise I could use the secret room to avoid the original puzzle.

Third line - After hours of trying, I completed this line in one pass, getting all three wraithwings into position while the blue door was still up. (Some might consider this cruel and unusual punishment.) I like how the secret room connected to this solution didn't disrupt the flow of the hold. And this line is greatly improved, now that it's not just a cheap blue door trick any more.

Fourth line - This works as before and I still like it.

Fifth line - I like the new roach queen that we need to watch out for. I need to be much more careful to kill the initial horde of roaches efficiently. I've been to the secret room guarded by the new roach queen, and again, I like how it doesn't interrrupt the flow of the hold.

I've also been to the final secret room, and was a little surprised that I could access it from any 5th line stairs. But I guess you don't want to make too many secrets rely on dealing with the wraithwings in one pass.

×Edit: I am turned East now. I can Kill the first roach, hit the plate and kill the second roach (thanks to arrow). But then, if I go without speed potion I am 3 moves short, if I go for speed potion I am 4 moves short, if I try to use the oremites to get speed potion I am around a dozen moves short. And I can't see anywhere to save these 3 moves.

×I managed to reach the first secret in 2W. To do so, I moved like this: W CCW W CCW SW NW and the rest is plain using the fastest route. The same goes for third secret, I reached it in Twolce West, and Twolce west is the room I finished the hold at.
I liked the third line, I secured the solution in around 5 minutes but it was really enjoyable experience nevertheless!
Fourth line is plain devilish. In the last version I wasted around half of an hour to find a solution and I failed inevitably.
Fifth line was also well crafted, leaving no room for error.

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Winner of the Erik Hermansen Award for Lifetime Architectural Achievement (2008)

Smitemasters' Selections:
Beethro and the Secret Society
Smitemastery 101 (A Hold for Beginners)

Other Holds

Layout and Aesthetics Award Winner (2006):
Figure or Ground (Multi-entrance room maze)

Most Promising Hold Award Winner (2007):
The Goblin (Monster-less puzzles)

Hold of the Year and Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2008)
Advanced Concepts - I made the Goblins, Fegundos, Eyes and Potions levels
(Tutorials and Challenges involving specific DROD elements)

Creative Design Excellence in Entertainment Award Winner (2010):
Uncle Arable's Rooms (Bite-size lynchpins)

Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2010):
Going in Circles (An infinite loop)

Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2012):
Advanced Concepts 2-I made the Mirrors, Stalwarts and Hub levels
(More Tutorials and Challenges involving specific DROD elements)


The Grinfidel Quadrilogy:
Labyrinthitis (DROD:AE and JtRH versions available.)
The Domain of The Grinfidel (DROD:AE and JtRH versions available.)
The Hunt for The Grinfidel
The Final Confrontation

Easy/Moderate Lynchpin Puzzles (playable in DROD:AE)
Aurora's Palace

Tough puzzles and Shapeshifting:
Choose your adventure

Reflected Rooms and Mirrors:
Reflections

More challenging puzzles:
Beethro's Generic Quest

Tar-switcher and arrow-rotator tokens.
Token Effort

Pressure Plate based puzzles:
Deconstructed Dungeon

Rooms differing by just one tile (Contest compilation):
Missing Pieces

Fun with scripting:
Beethro's Bad Dream

Other levels in Collaborative Holds
DROD 5: The Second Sky
DROD 4: Gunthro and the Epic Blunder
DROD History Month Compilation
Way Forward
Copycat Contest Compilation
Doorless Hold Compilation
Invisibility Compilation
One Room Hold Compilation
Unfortunate Architect Compilation
Lunchbreak Special
Cheap Tricks Compilation

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Winner of the Erik Hermansen Award for Lifetime Architectural Achievement (2008)

Smitemasters' Selections:
Beethro and the Secret Society
Smitemastery 101 (A Hold for Beginners)

Other Holds

Layout and Aesthetics Award Winner (2006):
Figure or Ground (Multi-entrance room maze)

Most Promising Hold Award Winner (2007):
The Goblin (Monster-less puzzles)

Hold of the Year and Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2008)
Advanced Concepts - I made the Goblins, Fegundos, Eyes and Potions levels
(Tutorials and Challenges involving specific DROD elements)

Creative Design Excellence in Entertainment Award Winner (2010):
Uncle Arable's Rooms (Bite-size lynchpins)

Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2010):
Going in Circles (An infinite loop)

Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2012):
Advanced Concepts 2-I made the Mirrors, Stalwarts and Hub levels
(More Tutorials and Challenges involving specific DROD elements)


The Grinfidel Quadrilogy:
Labyrinthitis (DROD:AE and JtRH versions available.)
The Domain of The Grinfidel (DROD:AE and JtRH versions available.)
The Hunt for The Grinfidel
The Final Confrontation

Easy/Moderate Lynchpin Puzzles (playable in DROD:AE)
Aurora's Palace

Tough puzzles and Shapeshifting:
Choose your adventure

Reflected Rooms and Mirrors:
Reflections

More challenging puzzles:
Beethro's Generic Quest

Tar-switcher and arrow-rotator tokens.
Token Effort

Pressure Plate based puzzles:
Deconstructed Dungeon

Rooms differing by just one tile (Contest compilation):
Missing Pieces

Fun with scripting:
Beethro's Bad Dream

Other levels in Collaborative Holds
DROD 5: The Second Sky
DROD 4: Gunthro and the Epic Blunder
DROD History Month Compilation
Way Forward
Copycat Contest Compilation
Doorless Hold Compilation
Invisibility Compilation
One Room Hold Compilation
Unfortunate Architect Compilation
Lunchbreak Special
Cheap Tricks Compilation

×Bottom line - Completed in one pass in the Entrance, as I managed to stab a goblin on turn 4. Was I not supposed to do that?

I like how the queen timer at the bottom interacts with two of the other lines.

Second line - Completed in two passes in 2W. First pass with two mirrors allowed me to reorient sword. Second pass with three mirrors "solved" it. This was the trickiest line for me - I spent the longest time trying to "buy" a turn by freezing the second aumtlich on Beethro's sword, which was of course impossible.

Third line - Completed in two passes in 4W. First pass allowed me to reorient sword, so I could block the pressure plate in the second pass. I "finished" this 2 turns ahead of the spawn timer.

It's cool how that one loose golem causes problems with another line as well.

Fourth line - Completed in two passes in 6W. This line made me feel stupid, as I completely forgot about what was there at the beginning, even though I saw it there in the Entrance, 1W, 2W, 3W, and 4W.

Fifth line - Completed in two passes in 8W. I had to dodge the guards to get to the clone potion on time. It was funny how I could get them to lock themselves back up for a turn. I like the idea of being able to conquer a room at the end - let people get some highscore credit for their efforts.

secret - I found the secret too, where I need to be even better at dodging the guards in the fifth line.

I don't think it's a good idea to dump the player back at the beginning after completing the secret. This would allow the player to conquer the Entrance, 1W, 2W, 3W, 4W, etc... in the same way as in the second pass of the fifth line to get highscores for all the rooms on this level. This would be very repetitious, and not very much fun.

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Winner of the Erik Hermansen Award for Lifetime Architectural Achievement (2008)

Smitemasters' Selections:
Beethro and the Secret Society
Smitemastery 101 (A Hold for Beginners)

Other Holds

Layout and Aesthetics Award Winner (2006):
Figure or Ground (Multi-entrance room maze)

Most Promising Hold Award Winner (2007):
The Goblin (Monster-less puzzles)

Hold of the Year and Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2008)
Advanced Concepts - I made the Goblins, Fegundos, Eyes and Potions levels
(Tutorials and Challenges involving specific DROD elements)

Creative Design Excellence in Entertainment Award Winner (2010):
Uncle Arable's Rooms (Bite-size lynchpins)

Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2010):
Going in Circles (An infinite loop)

Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2012):
Advanced Concepts 2-I made the Mirrors, Stalwarts and Hub levels
(More Tutorials and Challenges involving specific DROD elements)


The Grinfidel Quadrilogy:
Labyrinthitis (DROD:AE and JtRH versions available.)
The Domain of The Grinfidel (DROD:AE and JtRH versions available.)
The Hunt for The Grinfidel
The Final Confrontation

Easy/Moderate Lynchpin Puzzles (playable in DROD:AE)
Aurora's Palace

Tough puzzles and Shapeshifting:
Choose your adventure

Reflected Rooms and Mirrors:
Reflections

More challenging puzzles:
Beethro's Generic Quest

Tar-switcher and arrow-rotator tokens.
Token Effort

Pressure Plate based puzzles:
Deconstructed Dungeon

Rooms differing by just one tile (Contest compilation):
Missing Pieces

Fun with scripting:
Beethro's Bad Dream

Other levels in Collaborative Holds
DROD 5: The Second Sky
DROD 4: Gunthro and the Epic Blunder
DROD History Month Compilation
Way Forward
Copycat Contest Compilation
Doorless Hold Compilation
Invisibility Compilation
One Room Hold Compilation
Unfortunate Architect Compilation
Lunchbreak Special
Cheap Tricks Compilation