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If I enter this room from the south, I'm told to exit the level.
I can't figure out how to exit this room without restoring to another room.


If I try to enter from the north the gate is closed.

I think my problem is exiting the shown room because if I restore I lose the exit room. Grrrr!
07-07-2004 at 07:47 PM
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Ok, I haven't played this hold, but looking at the room there seems to be only one possible solution:

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07-07-2004 at 08:16 PM
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you've never played it and you know it works that way?

I puzzled over this room for a week before doing that
07-07-2004 at 08:48 PM
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swann_88 wrote:
you've never played it and you know it works that way?

I puzzled over this room for a week before doing that
All force arrows on the edge of a room do not take effect on the first move into a room when you step onto them.

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07-07-2004 at 10:10 PM
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Um, huh? that has nothing to do with the problem at hand. The same puzzle would work equally well in the middle of the room, except that people wouldn't step on the arrow in the first place there.

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07-07-2004 at 10:19 PM
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You guys are too smart!

I still can't figure out why the SE move works (I know it does). The "door" between this room & the room to the S is only 1 block wide. So a step to the SE should have you hit the wall.

Can someone please explain?

07-07-2004 at 10:49 PM
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eytanz wrote:
Um, huh? that has nothing to do with the problem at hand. The same puzzle would work equally well in the middle of the room, except that people wouldn't step on the arrow in the first place there.
Oh. It must have changed then. I was previously only aware that force arrows had no effect on you on the first move into a room. Mike must have fixed it then.

In answer to the question, the move works because moving from one room to another breaks movement rules. If you step over a room threshold, you will continue to move in only a horizontal or vertical direction into the next room, even if you pressed a diagonal movement key.

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07-07-2004 at 11:04 PM
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Arrows don't take effect in the sense that you can press up to go into a room and end on an arrow pointing down. But from your first keypress, the arrow works.

That said, Agaricus is right that the reason you can use the diagonal to go south here is because of the room edge.

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