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Beethro is hired to clean out some guy's basement.

Chaco
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As a tester and as a player, I found this hold to be pretty enjoyable. It has three short levels, all of which are filled with both interesting puzzles that will probably not be solved on the first try and some interesting horde management rooms which aren't quite as straightforward as they may seem at first.

This hold isn't too difficult but there are a couple of rooms which are pretty tricky - I'm thinking of one room in particular on Level One which will probably get a H&S topic at some point

So, give it a go. In my opinion, this hold is worth playing.

One more note: The second level of this hold uses the SanctumTwo style. If you don't have it installed, the level will use the City style instead. (To be honest, you won't miss too much.)

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[Last edited by Chaco at 09-06-2008 02:41 AM]

Dischorran
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This is a quality hold, especially for a first effort! The rooms are creative, and use elements in unusual ways. Apart from the first few introductory rooms, the puzzles often initially appear to fit one of the standard themes, but turn out to be something entirely different. I particularly liked Level 2: 1N and Level 3: 1N1E. Also, the ending is brilliant!

As usual, there's room for improvement. Save points are infrequent and not especially well placed, decoration is sparse, and certain rooms (Level 2 1S and Level 3 1N in particular) are markedly below the overall quality of the hold.

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Dischorran wrote:
As usual, there's room for improvement. Save points are infrequent and not especially well placed, decoration is sparse, and certain rooms (Level 2 1S and Level 3 1N in particular) are markedly below the overall quality of the hold.

I actually thought Level 3 1N was the most brilliant room in the hold! No accounting for taste I guess.

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Or for my inability to keep Level 3 1N and Level 3 2N straight, apparently.

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I enjoyed this hold too, when I played it last summer.

Lopsidation, Murder in the Basement : Level Negative One : 1 North needs to be marked non-highscorable.

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Completed, mastered and post-mastered.

It's a very fun hold with a lot of hybrid rooms which are both horde management and lynchpin in nature. Completing Lone Soldier certainly helped with Level Two: 2S. The secret room on Level Three was, I think, the only real room when I needed H&S.

Highly recommended if you want to play a quick hold which can challenge you.

Fun 7, Brains 6.

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