Oneiromancer
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I still have the demo handy (just sent it to someone else a week ago or so) so if you want it, PM or e-mail your e-mail address to me.

Game on,

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Kyudos
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Hurrah! the magic of posting on the forum works again...solved it just minutes fater posting (having previously spent days trying!)

Unkillable Cat
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What bothers me the most is that this is the third time this room is used in DROD.

IMO, it wasn't worth it the first time, why force it upon us two more times?

If people haven't figured it out by now, I'm stuck here due to inefficency. I used to enjoy tar in DROD, but then I found this room...

xeipon
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Let me be another person to request the demo for this room.
After a full month of attempts, I'm still 14 moves short.

I did try privately emailing the request to a few people
two weeks ago, but no replies.

Please mail the demo to ed@mathpuzzle.com


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Oneiromancer
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Ed, I answered your PM asking for your e-mail address. You never answered, but since you have now supplied it here, I will e-mail it to you now.

Game on,

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rosrod
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Why on earth do I keep getting the message that I have'nt
explored the room yet, when I have even done it and gone on?

If this is a malfunction then how does one fix it?

Oneiromancer
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It's because you apparently have never uploaded your scores to the forum. You need to fill in the CaravelNet information in the Settings screen, and then upload your scores. Check the following post for more information:

http://www.drod.net/forum/viewtopic.php?TopicID=7323

Game on,

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kingpr
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Is that demo still available? I'm still banging my head against a brick wall. The closest I have got is about 3 moves too short.

email demo to peter.king@imperial.ac.uk.

Thanks!!!

fratropea
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I DO NOT SUCCEED in no way to resolve this room!
I have read your councils, but I do not understand well what I must make.
You help me?
This is the LAST room that I must make.

TROPEA FRANCESCO

Oneiromancer
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fratropea, you need to post your e-mail address for me to send you a demo. Or you can PM it to me or e-mail it to me through the forum.

Game on,

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Kafka
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File: JtRH Twenty-Second Level 1N1E.demo (5.3 KB)
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License: Public Domain

Help! I've died dozens of times in here, and got blocked many more times. I'm obviously being very inefficient and losing valuable moves somewhere, but I can't see where to gain space to manoeuvre. I've attached a demo, and would be very grateful if someone could point out where I am going wrong.

Thanks.

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Kafka
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And of course, having posted this, I had another look at the room, found a different way to do it, and solved it easily. Is there a scientific explanation for this phenomenon?

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Pinnacle
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Kafka wrote:
And of course, having posted this, I had another look at the room, found a different way to do it, and solved it easily. Is there a scientific explanation for this phenomenon?

I don't know what it is, but I'm sure it's flawlessly consistant.

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tonyk
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I might have to beg a demo from someone. Argh crazy tar puzzle!

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Kafka
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It's far from the most efficient, but my method works.

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Oneiromancer
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I already sent it along via e-mail (he PM'ed me). Kafka, it's up to you whether you want to keep your demo up for everyone else or if you want to remove it so people aren't tempted to spoil themselves too early.

Game on,

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Kafka
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OK, I've removed it. Your demo was probably better than mine, anyway.

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Jatopian
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I'd be on level 23 if it weren't my personal goal to finish JtRH without having to go back and find secrets.

Oneiromancer wrote:
Kafka, it's up to you whether you want to keep your demo up for everyone else or if you want to remove it so people aren't tempted to spoil themselves too early.

You're so mean; I need that demo, and now I have to bother persons and clutter the forum asking for it.
So, anyone want to help an inefficient person whose been stuck for months & whose CaravelNet isn't working 100%?

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Oneiromancer
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PM me your e-mail address and I will send mine along to you.

Game on,

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John259
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I'm not quite at the stage of asking for a demo for this infernal room. Before I do that, could some kind soul check if I'm hitting the doors in the best order:

If that is the optimum sequence then I need to work on my tar removal efficiency. So far I'm way behind schedule. TIA for any advice.

John

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Tuttle
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That's the order which worked for me.

Move counts for each tap in my demo, if you want (these aren't hard targets, but if you miss one by too much you know where to optimise):

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John259
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Tuttle - That's a great idea, thanks - John

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John259
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The good news is that I'm reaching or even slightly improving on Tuttle's door hitting schedule.

The bad news is that I'm still about 30 (yes 30) moves too slow with the tar mother killing. Here's what I'm doing, is it silly?

John

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John259
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Solved! (At last). Thank you Tuttle, you are an officer and a gentleman and a scholar although not necessarily in that order

John

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bomber50
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Could someone please post a demo? I've worked on this for about 40 minutes and I fail every time. The hints in this thread haven't helped.

Kevin_P86
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File: JtRH Twenty-Second Level 1N1E Victory.demo (5.4 KB)
Downloaded 338 times.
License: Public Domain

Ok - it's only 6 moves short of the #1 demo, so I must've been doing something right (well, that or you only have 6 moves to play with... )

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NiroZ
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bomber50 wrote:
Could someone please post a demo? I've worked on this for about 40 minutes and I fail every time. The hints in this thread haven't helped.

Try this demo

Kevin_P86
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NiroZ wrote:

bomber50 wrote:
Could someone please post a demo? I've worked on this for about 40 minutes and I fail every time. The hints in this thread haven't helped.

Try this demo

I knew I downloaded a demo for this room at some point from Chris, but couldn't find it again so I figured it had been removed... I guess that is not the case!

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karlpopper
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It's taken awhile, but I did finally conquer the tar: Halph's smug remarks did annoy me (per design for the older DROD fan, I feel).

Pearls YouTube Lets Play for this room isn't so much a solution as an inspiration that it's just possible without too much sweat: it's the first two minutes of this vid.

Let's Play DROD: Journey To Rooted Hold [Part 76]


I know, Mike, you're probably going to wait till I actually master Rooted Hold before you release TSS, sorry for the holdup.

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