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Arno · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:32 am Post subject: The *oops* caves topic

Do you know any caves having a nice puzzle concept, but turn out to be way easier than intended? I'll start with some *oops* examples from my own series:

- AD 8 cave 9 and Exploding Dash 2 cave 16: You can enclose the amoeba, instead of releasing the butterflies. Wink

- AD 9 cave 4: The intension was that the player walks through the complete circuit twice, however, this is not necessary when you let the amoeba grow a bit more.
- AD 14 cave 7: Idea was to create a hard level, but I forgot to place some diamonds in the outer firefly tunnel. Laughing

- Exploding Dash cave 8: It is in fact easy to enclose the amoeba without doing anything with the fireflies...
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RTADash · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject: Re: The *oops* caves topic

I have a few like that from my series; I don't know if they are all technically "puzzle" caves, but they all are easier than planned.

RTAD2 - B: You really don't even have to worry about the fireflies.
RTAD5 - M: It is possible to obtain many bonus diamonds by dropping just some of the diamonds into the right side of the magic wall in such a manner that the boulders pile up and allow you to push one to the right.
RTAD6 - N: You don't have to bother dropping the 6 boulders into the gap to fill it - it is easy enough just to drop one of the left ones down to where you need it.
RTAD7 - O: The lower-left corner is much easier than the other 3.
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Arno · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:27 pm Post subject:

Nice cases! Wink

Here are a few from the original BDs:

- BD2 cave G: as already mentioned in other topics, you can blast the left wall in level 1 and 5. (But: is this always easier than blasting the other four walls? Laughing

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- BD3 cave G: if you're quick and lucky enough, you can simply walk to the other side of the amoeba, instead of using the fireflies. I wonder if this is really an *oops*, or an intended shortcut. It just seems too obvious...!
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RTADash · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:26 pm Post subject: Re: The *oops* caves topic

Dustin · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:27 pm Post subject:

@RTA Dash: You make a five level version of your games??? Smile

Here's another RTA Dash cave: 6L- Hidden Barriers. According to the hint sheet, you should find and free the growing walls at the left side, but it's not necessary at all- it's pretty easy to enclose the amoeba with the boulders and diamonds!
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Boulder Dash X Rock, Paper, Scissors:
ROCKFORD collects DIAMOND, digs DIRT
DIAMOND outvalues DIRT & BOULDER
DIRT carries BOULDER, blocks FIREFLY
BOULDER kills FIREFLY & ROCKFORD
FIREFLY kills ROCKFORD, guards DIAMOND

Dustin · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject:

Oh, and Boulder Dash 2, caves E/2 and E/5. A boulder /diamond falls onto the inbox before RF comes out, and there are a lot of diamonds falling down next to the start. So just stay under the boulder/diamond and snap them all with the fire button! In E/2, I can get enough diamonds that way, then I wait for the rain to stop and walk into the exit without any danger. In E/5 I can collect at least 5 of the 10 needed diamonds that way.
Just discovered it a few days ago- now I would definitely not vote for E/5 as hardest original level in my poll again!

Well, of course these caves aren't really puzzles, but yet easier to solve than probably intended.
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Boulder Dash X Rock, Paper, Scissors:
ROCKFORD collects DIAMOND, digs DIRT
DIAMOND outvalues DIRT & BOULDER
DIRT carries BOULDER, blocks FIREFLY
BOULDER kills FIREFLY & ROCKFORD
FIREFLY kills ROCKFORD, guards DIAMOND

LogicDeLuxe · Member Joined: 15 Jul 2007 Posts: 628

Just noticed on one of my really early caves. Remix De Luxe 1 Cave 11, I forgot to remove the dirt between the magic walls.

RTADash · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:14 pm Post subject:

Sendy · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:08 pm Post subject:

I just noticed this, surprised nobody else did!

SDI, Cave 13:-

Here it's possible to simply smash the butterflies with rocks without taking the complicated completion route. Looks like I'll have to try reducing the number of boulders without disturbing the puzzle. If that fails I may have to scrap it.

Another thing, I forgot to put dirt between the upper closing walls, a small detail, but it irritates me. Razz

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RTADash · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:45 pm Post subject:

Sendy · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:13 pm Post subject:

Dustin · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:20 pm Post subject:

Just discovered: Arno Dash 11, cave 3: If you walk one step down and then right, the fireflies will be trapped and you can safely collect the diamonds. While you still have to release them in the end to get to the outbox, it makes life a lot easier! Wink

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Boulder Dash X Rock, Paper, Scissors:
ROCKFORD collects DIAMOND, digs DIRT
DIAMOND outvalues DIRT & BOULDER
DIRT carries BOULDER, blocks FIREFLY
BOULDER kills FIREFLY & ROCKFORD
FIREFLY kills ROCKFORD, guards DIAMOND

Arno · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 6:17 pm Post subject:

Yep, well spotted! Laughing

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Dustin · Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 6:37 pm Post subject:

And funnily, the same goes for cave 11 of Arno Dash 17 Wink

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Boulder Dash X Rock, Paper, Scissors:
ROCKFORD collects DIAMOND, digs DIRT
DIAMOND outvalues DIRT & BOULDER
DIRT carries BOULDER, blocks FIREFLY
BOULDER kills FIREFLY & ROCKFORD
FIREFLY kills ROCKFORD, guards DIAMOND