jbluestein
Level: Smitemaster
Rank Points: 1670
Registered: 12-23-2005
IP: Logged
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Re: Way Forward (+2)
Short form: Play this hold
Long form:
When this pops up on the screen, it looks like another hold from Calamarain, which should be cause for rejoicing in any case, but the truth of the matter is that it's even better:
This hold is a collaborative effort between seven excellent architects: Calamarain, Jacob, Chaco, Dischorran, BoyBlue, Jutt and agaricus5. It's organized in rough levels of difficulty, so you are faced with Jacob's and Chaco's work first, which is easier (but by no means trivial), and then you move on to Calamarain and Dischorran...and finally onto BoyBlue and Jutt. agaricus5 does have some contributions here, but you'll have to work a little harder to find those.
So now you know what it is...*how* is it? The truth is that it is excellent.
The early stuff is challenging and fun, the middle levels are more challenging and just as fun, and the final levels are tear-your-hair-out, rend-your-clothing difficult in places (particularly Jutt's offering), and a perfect capper for a wonderful hold.
I rate this hold an aggregate of about 7.5 brains -- the earlier stuff is easier than that, probably six brains, and some of the later rooms are closer to 8 brains, but 7.5 seems about right.
More importantly, I'm giving the hold a 10 for fun, something I don't do terribly often.
Josh
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"Rings and knots of joy and grief, all interlaced and locking." --William Buck
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