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Hello all, this is my second hold, and it is of a higher quality than my previous one, both in terms of difficulty and fun. I hope you enjoy the puzzles.

Thanks to mxvladi for working so hard to make sure that this hold was free of unintended solutions, and that everything worked as intended.

mxvladi
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I really liked this hold. It's full of really, really tough puzzles (which either require lots of planning or are (fairly neat) lynchpins) - I'd say it will stump many DROD veterans - and definitely worth playing. Anyone who wants to see what really tough puzzles look like should try this. The third level also gains points for originality: I won't say exactly what it is, but it's quite different from the rest.

The puzzles here are doable, they just require a lot of thought and persistence. I suggest that you try to complete this hold: it's worth completing!

Ivcha Pivcha
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JFYI, I did some research and found out it' s the only unconquered hold among 500 of them. I'm giving this hold some karma points, maybe they will be helpful in removing the curse.

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There's also Due Payment, which is unconquered by everyone but me, but since I was a tester for that hold it's no different from the situation with this hold.

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Dragon Fogel
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Ivcha Pivcha wrote:
JFYI, I did some research and found out it' s the only unconquered hold among 500 of them. I'm giving this hold some karma points, maybe they will be helpful in removing the curse.

Looks like it worked, I just finished it today.

Most of the rooms are actually pretty fun once you get going, the thing is that a lot of them are quite intimidating and hard to get started on. Also, there are a few rooms that rely on obscure mechanics.

Still, overall I found it pretty fun as high difficulty holds go. If you have a thorough understanding of weird interactions (or are willing to check hint threads, as I am), this is a solid hold to break your brain against.

I'm usually too lazy to rate holds, but under the circumstances I feel I should toss this one a ranking. 8 for fun and 10 for brains.