Try this out... - Page 5

Last Child of Ungoliant · 01-27-2005, 06:58 PM

even with FM's "help" i cant do that stoooopid cube

Twista · 01-27-2005, 07:00 PM

Yes I did! I finished it before, but whenever I returned i didnt realise you can "continue" your previous game and I kept starting a a new one. lol.

Im getting there now...

***Fat middle*** · 01-27-2005, 07:49 PM

FINISHED!!

I'M OUT

I've left a messagge for you Nurvi

BTW, the worst thing about hints is when you had previously taken that way but hadn't paid enough attention to it

Now, I can go and rest...

**Nurvingiel** · 01-27-2005, 08:05 PM

Yes! I'm out too! I didn't see your post here, or I might have said something clever and witty in return.

Except... it's 1am, so I am neither clever nor witty.

Gnight everyone! Tomorrow FM and I can help you.

Psst... boast about your victory just a tad in your sig... and promote this mind-busting game!

cassiopeia · 01-27-2005, 09:37 PM

Not meaning to brag, but I worked out the rose petal game in about ten seconds.

I'm attempting the Road Block game -- I'm up to level seven. Argh! I'm getting addicted!

ItalianLegolas · 01-27-2005, 09:40 PM

its fun, and simplistic, yet still somehow fun

**Nurvingiel** · 01-28-2005, 07:40 AM

I beat the Road Block game.

I am often stumped by dice, FM can attest to that eh?

***Fat middle*** · 01-28-2005, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

I beat the Road Block game.

I am often stumped by dice, FM can attest to that eh?

Yep

I'll have to try that too.

***Khamûl*** · 01-28-2005, 06:18 PM

Sorry I wasn't in time to help you, Nurvingiel.

Here's the solution to level 17 for Earniel, if she still wants it. I'm posting the entire solution, so if you don't want the complete answer, just highlight part of it.

Password - hotwater : right up left up right down right up right up left down right down left

And there you have it.

**Nurvingiel** · 01-28-2005, 06:52 PM

No worries Khamul. I did it on my own steam!

Has anyone tried Archipelago? It's even worse than The Dark Room.
try it out

***Earniel*** · 01-29-2005, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Khamûl

Here's the solution to level 17 for Earniel, if she still wants it. I'm posting the entire solution, so if you don't want the complete answer, just highlight part of it.

Thank you!

Gah, why didn't I see that before? I've been spending hours on finding the way out. Kudos on finding it yourself, Nurv.

Nibs · 01-29-2005, 05:18 PM

I felt pretty good about myself when, after thinking over the petal thing fo about fifteen seconds, I solved the game right away, without error. Then I read the part below:

"It had taken Dr. Duke well over a year himself, and he would always explain that the smarter you were, the longer it took to figure it out."

I'll hope that's a clever lie.

**Nurvingiel** · 02-01-2005, 07:29 PM

I'm quite sure it's the quoted person trying to make up for taking a year to solve the thing. Not that taking ages makes you dumb, but I don't think being clever at this puzzle means you're stupid. That's just silly.

Twista, you were complaining about FM and I abandonning you in the Dark Room... well ask us questions here!

Draken · 02-04-2005, 05:53 AM

The Road Block game was fun! Like everyone else seems to I found that Level 17 was the first one that REALLY made me think. The last three levels were really easy, or maybe I was just getting used to it.

**Nurvingiel** · 02-04-2005, 11:08 AM

12 had me going for a while, but both Eärniel and I were stuck on 17 for an obscene amount of time.

***Khamûl*** · 02-04-2005, 06:47 PM

Want to know something funny about that Road Block game? When you win, the word "Congradulations" comes up on the screen along with the credits. The only thing is, the word is spelled "Congratulations". These guys can make such a cool and mind-stretching game, yet they can't even spell the word "Congratulations." Brilliant.

BeardofPants · 02-05-2005, 04:57 AM

Well, after everyone goin' on about how wonderful the dark room was, I decided to try it. Hadn't previously bothered, because of the difficulty maneuvering around. Red was easy, blue was easy, yellow was a biatch, - me and the BF were working it out on a mock up cube, and we found a way where you only needed to make one cancellation (by putting two 'crosses' next to each other, and cancelling in such a way that it only left 4 squares lit, and then you could fill in the last 20 squares by just placing the 'cross' (5 squares) shapes). 'Course it didn't work on the dark room cos of that majority rule that it seems to follow....

Gonna work at the rest tomorrow....

**Nurvingiel** · 02-05-2005, 08:45 AM

The thing with yellow is...
(this is basically the secret to this puzzle)

(spoilers below)

when you turn off the lights, it still leaves the square you clicked lit. So if there's one square black and all the squares around it are on, you can click it, and it will turn on, and 4 around it will turn off. Click it again and it will stay on and the 4 around it will turn on, and now it's solid.

BeardofPants · 02-05-2005, 04:23 PM

Yep, I know, that's how I ended up solving it. I worked from the bottom up, and just kept clicking until I had one black square remaining. Now utterly stuck on green. I know what I have to do, but it's playing around with the combinations that it getting me. I think I drew my diagrams wrong...

BeardofPants · 02-05-2005, 05:50 PM

Well, it turned out that I *did* draw my diagrams wrong, and I had one overlapping where it shouldn't've been, so I re-drew them, and then managed to solve it about 10 minutes later.

Feeling really pleased so far though, haven't needed to look up hints or a walkthrough.

Clocked, and saved. Check out my message.

Overall: the hardest one was yellow and green. Yellow because initially I didn't quite figure out the correct means of cancellation. If it weren't for the majority rules thing, I would have beat it quicker cos me and the BF figured a way to do it without having to rely on that rule, but oh well. The green tripped me up for a while, because I'd drawn out the overlap wrong... The only room which I didn't instantly click on what to do was probably the red room. Everything else pretty much involved patterns of some sort, but the red room was a mock up of a dice, which I didn't immediately figure out. Blue was easy, purple was easy, orange was easy. Red was easy once you figured out what it was meant to be, green and yellow were moderately hard. White was easy.

01-27-2005, 07:00 PM	#82
Twista Orodruin's Flame Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kananaskis, AB Posts: 1,194	Yes I did! I finished it before, but whenever I returned i didnt realise you can "continue" your previous game and I kept starting a a new one. lol. Im getting there now... __________________ Council of Entmoot - Foreign Affairs Minister - 2004-05 Visit the Ye Olde Avatar Shop and The New One Dont tell me what I cannot do Two men are on a Island, they both see a "monster", one sees a bright light, and the other sees a dark cloud My name bares no reference to the music artist.

01-27-2005, 07:49 PM	#83
*Fat middle* Mootis per forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Spain Posts: 61,439	FINISHED!! I'M OUT I've left a messagge for you Nurvi BTW, the worst thing about hints is when you had previously taken that way but hadn't paid enough attention to it Now, I can go and rest... __________________ Do not be hasty. That is my motto. Now we'll have a drink and go to the Entmoot. Last edited by Fat middle : 01-27-2005 at 07:50 PM.

01-27-2005, 09:37 PM	#85
cassiopeia Viggoholic Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 1,749	Not meaning to brag, but I worked out the rose petal game in about ten seconds. I'm attempting the Road Block game -- I'm up to level seven. Argh! I'm getting addicted! __________________ Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.

01-27-2005, 09:40 PM	#86
ItalianLegolas Tolkien-aholic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: somewhere in the solar system... more specifically NJ... Posts: 712	its fun, and simplistic, yet still somehow fun __________________ What was lost is now found.

01-28-2005, 06:18 PM	#89
*Khamûl* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	Sorry I wasn't in time to help you, Nurvingiel. Here's the solution to level 17 for Earniel, if she still wants it. I'm posting the entire solution, so if you don't want the complete answer, just highlight part of it. Password - hotwater : right up left up right down right up right up left down right down left And there you have it. __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31

01-27-2005, 06:58 PM	#81
Last Child of Ungoliant The Intermittent One Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: here and there Posts: 4,671	even with FM's "help" i cant do that stoooopid cube

01-29-2005, 05:18 PM	#92
Nibs Head Hollara Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 751	I felt pretty good about myself when, after thinking over the petal thing fo about fifteen seconds, I solved the game right away, without error. Then I read the part below: "It had taken Dr. Duke well over a year himself, and he would always explain that the smarter you were, the longer it took to figure it out." I'll hope that's a clever lie.

02-04-2005, 05:53 AM	#94
Draken Elf Lord Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, England Posts: 694	The Road Block game was fun! Like everyone else seems to I found that Level 17 was the first one that REALLY made me think. The last three levels were really easy, or maybe I was just getting used to it. __________________ I'm beset by self-doubt ....or am I?

02-04-2005, 06:47 PM	#96
*Khamûl* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	Want to know something funny about that Road Block game? When you win, the word "Congradulations" comes up on the screen along with the credits. The only thing is, the word is spelled "Congratulations". These guys can make such a cool and mind-stretching game, yet they can't even spell the word "Congratulations." Brilliant. __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31

02-05-2005, 04:57 AM	#97
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Well, after everyone goin' on about how wonderful the dark room was, I decided to try it. Hadn't previously bothered, because of the difficulty maneuvering around. Red was easy, blue was easy, yellow was a biatch, - me and the BF were working it out on a mock up cube, and we found a way where you only needed to make one cancellation (by putting two 'crosses' next to each other, and cancelling in such a way that it only left 4 squares lit, and then you could fill in the last 20 squares by just placing the 'cross' (5 squares) shapes). 'Course it didn't work on the dark room cos of that majority rule that it seems to follow.... Gonna work at the rest tomorrow.... __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords Last edited by BeardofPants : 02-05-2005 at 05:22 AM.

02-05-2005, 04:23 PM	#99
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Yep, I know, that's how I ended up solving it. I worked from the bottom up, and just kept clicking until I had one black square remaining. Now utterly stuck on green. I know what I have to do, but it's playing around with the combinations that it getting me. I think I drew my diagrams wrong... __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

02-05-2005, 05:50 PM	#100
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Well, it turned out that I did draw my diagrams wrong, and I had one overlapping where it shouldn't've been, so I re-drew them, and then managed to solve it about 10 minutes later. Feeling really pleased so far though, haven't needed to look up hints or a walkthrough. Clocked, and saved. Check out my message. Overall: the hardest one was yellow and green. Yellow because initially I didn't quite figure out the correct means of cancellation. If it weren't for the majority rules thing, I would have beat it quicker cos me and the BF figured a way to do it without having to rely on that rule, but oh well. The green tripped me up for a while, because I'd drawn out the overlap wrong... The only room which I didn't instantly click on what to do was probably the red room. Everything else pretty much involved patterns of some sort, but the red room was a mock up of a dice, which I didn't immediately figure out. Blue was easy, purple was easy, orange was easy. Red was easy once you figured out what it was meant to be, green and yellow were moderately hard. White was easy. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords Last edited by BeardofPants : 02-05-2005 at 07:40 PM.