I guess I shall be the first to seriously comment on all the entries.
So, to begin with. What is a troll hold? They are the kind of trolling which are:
- deviously subtle until it hits you in full force, even in the context of troll holds;
, which... Nope, just nope. I don't even want to touch anything in this regime. And then there are the ones which either have a incredibly obvious payload that stinks already from room 1, or require you to do something like coding a whole DROD before you'll even get to the troll part, which... isn't a good idea either. Anything that is too complicated simply isn't up to the job of trolling.
Basically, if your hold would look bad in the Cheap Tricks contest, it'll look bad here too.
Now, getting this aside, let's dive into each entry and my comments on each of them:
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Minimalist Art : averagemoe
Well, in hindsight this is not surprising; Somebody just
have to do this. It's what I'd call a perfect troll hold, though.
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The Corridor : Crimson Moon
Nope. I stopped bothering and go to look at the scrolls just after like 20 rooms. 40 rooms would be barely acceptable, and 953 rooms is... 24 points of a kind being made? It's really an annoyance, not a troll.
2
The Amazing Hold : Lucky Luc
It was okay and bearable until the last level, which instantly makes me go nope because I don't want to experiment with the initial seed and redo the whole thing again and again. Otherwise it was okay.
5
Late entry to cheap tricks : averagemoe
Well, did I say if an entry looks bad in Cheap Trick, it'll look bad here too? Though it's not overly annoying, so that's a bit better.
4
Troll submission : Dischorran
A regular gel room with a twist: A big Game of Life simulation which will drag your DROD down, make restoring dangerously slow, and crash your DROD once it gets too long (rough estimate: 2 to 3 demos). I don't think that's what we call a troll.
2
A Subtle Hint : kieranmillar
Given the context that this is a troll hold, the first room is just too obvious. Now if the arrows art in the first room is removed, or pointed in the opposite direction, that'll be much better, and subtle.
5
Classy Hold : Jutt
This one is also somewhat obvious on what the troll part is, though maybe a bit less so than kieranmillar's entry.
5
True RPG : reyll3
It was nice while it lasted.
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Challenge Accepted : RabidChild
For anyone who doesn't know, this is an exact reference to the flash game
Achievement Unlocked.
So... Simple, to the point, clever. Though it's not really trollish, so I have to take away some points for that.
5
The Torments : Xindaris
I'm mixed towards this entry: The trapdoor and gentryii entries are actually good puzzles, but the construct level is kinda meh, and the goblin and secret rooms level are just annoying and makes no sense at all.
(Since you have to get through at least 4 tormants, that means you'll always have to face the ugly ones.)
Protip to all future fellows: Nope, making a big room where you have to explore all of them isn't even trolling. It's the padding equivalent in trolling, so get it cut down as much as possible.
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You just got trolled : Red-XIII
It's a series of outrageous puzzle rooms that can only exist in a troll hold. But then, while room like Entrance is okay, I wouldn't call 2N a good puzzle, nor a good troll.
5
Trolls : Jeff_Ray...
Clever. And the best virtue of this entry, I think, is that it actually incorporate the troll part into the puzzle part, rather than against the latter, and it did it very well. Puzzles in my troll hold entry? It's more likely than you think.
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Troll Trap : Kalin
Ugh, 1N, nope. Even if there's better trollish stuff beyond 1N, I'll just skip it and say nope nope nope.
4
Alphabet Arsenal : uncopy2002
My entry. I personally don't think it counts as a troll hold at all, but whatever.
N/A
Halls of Trolliness : bomber50
Oh wow! Starting from 1N you really got me on the trollish part. And then there were even more trollish things that manage to surprise me every time, yet being funny rather than annoying. You deserve the highest mark from me.
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From the Vauld of Erik Hermanson : LeoS
This is way beyond confusing to be effective as a troll.
4
Just Because I Can : Keiya
A mathematical hold with a meta-lynchpin. It's okay, and a bit clever, but is it a troll?
5
DROD for the Colourblind : Someone Else
Superb idea, and nice execution.
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No Horses : Nuntar (LATE)
Using in-jokes as the trollish part is... unexpected. And funny. But, well, you're late! So some deduction on your final score.
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Troll Holds- The Submission : BlueFlower
Ni hui shuo zhong wen ma? Wo hui shuo zhong wen.
Of course, that doesn't stop you from having to play through the hold at least twice (unless you're really lucky or observant), but that's definitely enough.
