×I'm relatively sure I need to beat this room before I can beat 2S2E (the only other accessible room I haven't beaten), as I think I've tried all possible move combinations there on entry from the west and it must therefore be beaten by entering from the north, using the secret passage in 1S2E. Therefore, it is impossible to enter 2E from the west (and beat it the easy way) without first going through the room. I am unable to do this - the mud babies always overwhelm me before I can even get close. What am I missing?

×go S, W, N, W, S, W, N, N, E, E, S, E

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First, I tried just going straight for the mud. I quickly died from rattlesnake poison. It was easy to kill about half of the snakes, but once I'd done that, the mud babies were all coming towards me...and I died.

Second, I tried clearing all the mud on the left side first. This made it somewhat easier to protect myself, but I couldn't do anything other than that.

Last I killed one snake (releasing all of them), and ran back to the mud on the left side. Then, I killed enough of that to get into a safe spot. I waited there for several spawns, until the entire map was filled. Eventually, almost all of the map was filled with mud. Not many babies were left. I killed off a group of babies every spawn, so that the mother in the middle could grow larger. Then I died. because, I made a mistake, and got mad, and didn't try again.

×Your first option. Go directly for the mud mother.You don't need to kill all the rattlesnakes on the way, just enough to give you time to kill off the mother. In fact..

×You need to complete 1N1E before you complete this room.

×Point your sword SE. Stab the NW most snake first. You should be stabbing snakes for about 8 turns in a row. Kill the NW snake first in your first three stabs, then focus on moving Beethro so that he both kills a snake and doesn't move to fat from the mud. Again, you should be stabbing a snake tail on every turn. After about 8 turns start going for the mud. You don't have to clear it all, just get those eyes! Next is survival. Try to maneuver out of the center. Don't worry too much about sword position.

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