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Welcome to Compass Point, the southernmost island of the Eighth! Before you and your sightseeing group venture further, we must warn you that we are currently experiencing an infestation. We'd clear it out ourselves, but the frigid cold seems to prevent us from being able to turn around, making the chore that much more dangerous. Worry not, an expert smitemaster has been summoned, and we will be returning to regular business hours shortly. Enjoy your stay!

-Compass Point disruption of service sign





Compass Point is a short hold I created in the summer of 2006 that will infuriate somebody. No getting around that. Here's hoping you don't fall into that category.

Thanks for playing!

Ryan Berry
RoboBob3000

Stephen4Louise
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admin wrote:
Compass Point is a short hold I created in the summer of 2006 that will infuriate somebody. No getting around that. Here's hoping you don't fall into that category.

There's me thinking what a fun hold. Excellent easy rooms, and then came Quince South and suddenly I became infuriated I'm sure I'll work it out in a minute.

Edit : I think I have it under control. I think an ammendment to one of my initial ratings is necessary!

More holds like this please!

Steve.

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christine83
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Stephen4Louise wrote:
There's me thinking what a fun hold. Excellent easy rooms, and then came Quince South and suddenly I became infuriated
Steve.

I'm with you here, so frustrating! But I love the idea. It really makes you think!

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Stephen4Louise
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And mastered! I can't praise this highly enough. Excellent hold. Yeah, it's small, but if it had been any longer the praise might have turned to curses.

Thanks Ryan

Steve.

martz
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A very nice little hold, with, as the architect says, a twist, and due to the small size of the hold, it was only slightly annoying to find out the twist only after visiting the secret room

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Pilchard VIII
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Yep, another great hold by RoboBob. Short, but brilliantly interesting. And the twist had me playing through the hold with a new way of thinking about it.

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jbluestein
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I was temporarily infuriated by this hold. But then I calmed myself down and enjoyed the whole experience.

Clever, clever puzzles.

I give the hold an 8, with 5.5 brains of difficulty.

Josh

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tokyokid
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Sweet, after a long drought, here is 3 holds in 2 days! This one has to be a great hold! Awesome job! I actually liked all the rooms! I will look forward to playing anything from you in the near (hopefully) future!

I gave it a 9 with 5.5 brains of difficulty!

Keep these holds coming!!!

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I don't know whether to mod this up or down!
Brilliant, but sadistic. Hmm... I'll mod it up.
9/10, 6 brains

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Ezlo
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Just as fun as it was on the Architecture board! 9 with 5.5 brains.

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larrymurk
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What can I say but "Instant classic". Compass Point earns a spot olongside Fool's Errand for brilliance and originality.

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Rabscuttle
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I'll add a 'Bravo' to the already-received-praise. Very nice.

noma
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I really enjoyed this hold: challenging and satisfying. I was even more impressed when I comprehended the "twist".
Thanks.

jbluestein
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noma wrote:
I really enjoyed this hold: challenging and satisfying. I was even more impressed when I comprehended the "twist".

Click here to view the secret text

×Problem is, I've gone over and over it, and I still can't figure out where I need to execute the "twist." I hate to ask as it seems everyone else has figured it out, but would someone please PM me a hint? Don't want to post it here as that's the beauty of this hold.

Thanks.

PM sent.

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noma
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Thanks Larry, Josh and Tim. Got it. Just knowing something's possible makes it worth hanging in there.

Edit: Have now mastered the hold and must agree with the group: great job! 9 for overall and a 6 for difficulty... or 6.5 if you're me. What a pleasure this was.

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Auengun
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Could I get a pm were to execute the twist as well, Thanks.

noma
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PM about to be sent.

...and sent.

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Auengun
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Thanks! Mastered, quite a nice hold.

Blondbeard
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Fun and fast

Syntax
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Excellent! I still have no idea what Fool's Errand is about (and no, I don't want to know until I find out for myself), but this has to be one of the most original holds I've ever played. A 3D puzzle on a 2D plane.

Great work!!

NiroZ
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Great hold. I thought it was a tad too short actually, and the difficulty level waned towards the end. But other than that, GREAT!

NiroZ
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Sorry for the double post, but I just remembered the master wall. Just wondering,

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RoboBob3000
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NiroZ wrote:
Sorry for the double post, but I just remembered the master wall. Just wondering,

Click here to view the secret text

×What the hell is song?

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NiroZ
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RoboBob3000 wrote:

NiroZ wrote:
Sorry for the double post, but I just remembered the master wall. Just wondering,

Click here to view the secret text

×What the hell is song?

Click here to view the secret text

× It's my Compass Point themed rendition of the Architect's Oath.

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NiroZ wrote:

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×You mean to say it's backwards?

Exactly.

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calamarain
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Only just played this one on the recommendation of a friend.

Nice easy straightforward hold, and visually very appealing...

...then I got to the exit. RoboBob3000, you are an evil evil man, and I salute you! Wonderful twist to the hold, and adds so much value.

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bflatjeff
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Very nice! I followed Calamarain here, after it popped up to the top of the Holds board.

What I don't understand is

BbJ

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bflatjeff wrote:
Very nice! I followed Calamarain here, after it popped up to the top of the Holds board.

What I don't understand is

Click here to view the secret text

×how people got past 2S with sword pointing S. How do you kill the serpents without being able to break the wall? At this point I figured out that the sword had to be N and started over. Then the ending only confused me, because I had already "figured it out."

BbJ

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bflatjeff
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calamarain wrote:

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×If your sword was pointing south, you could kill the serpents with the bombs. If your sword was pointing north, you could not get away from the explosion radius in time, and thus were forced to use the goblins

BbJ

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da rogu3
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I thought that this was a nice, solid hold. Despite only having a few rooms, I liked how the 'twist' made me play through them again (I didn't really find it that frustrating, as the rooms were fairly easy, I'm good with manipulation). The concept was well executed, I'd love to see more holds like this and The Fool's Errand.