View Full Version : Once Twice Thrice (again)
bwatson
10-20-2002, 07:39 AM
I have solved all but two of the levels. I am working on "Run Laps". I know what I need to do, and it is just a matter of setting up blocks to route Rightie and to keep T Rex out of the way while Rightie flips the switches. I will work it out. However I have my doubts about level 12 T Rex Valley. Even after I (finally) deduced that a wizard can pass a T Rex in an adjacent square if he times it right, I still can't get more than about half way through without getting boxed in. Without expecting a detailed solution (probably impossible to document anyway), can anyone give me some general hints that might help me make it through?
Bruce:confused:
Those were two of the levels that gave me the most trouble as well.
Did you want a hint for "run laps" or do you feel your close enough?
Level 12, T-Rex valley, is a toughie. Interestingly, the first half is what gave me the most trouble, after that i found the rest much easier. let me give you 2 hints. The biggest is that it really helps a lot if you get the T-rex's to eat each other, the more you do that, the less of them you have to deal with (plus its just plain fun to do). Also, at least the way i solved it, after completing that first section, i end up in the top right corner of the screen, and than work my way down....but i remember the first dozen or so times i tried it, i was working my way down to the bottom left first, and than i got stuck.
Hope that helps
Todd
Todd Chodorow
Producer
Dexterity Software
bwatson
10-21-2002, 04:11 PM
Todd,
Thanks for your reply. No, I don't need help with Run Laps. After I finally figured out that I could isolate T Rex in the bottom section, I had time to figure out what to do next. After about an hour last night, I put it in the solved column. T Rex Valley may be more than I can handle. Your 1st clue was right on, but I could not have made it through all the others without having already figured out that I could make T Rex's eat each other. It took me longer to figure out that a wizard can squeeze by in an adjacent square if he times it right. The top of level 12 looked so impossible that I avoided it, and always ended up boxed in on the left side. I will concentrate on the top and see if I can figure out how to make it to the right side. If I ever figure it out, I will let you know. Thanks again.
Bruce
bwatson
10-22-2002, 09:53 AM
Todd,
Clue No. 2 was what I needed. I finally found time to try level 12 again a few minutes ago. I waltzed through it just like I knew what I was doing. I have now completed all levels. I hope you can come up with some additional levels we can work on. By the way, I just posted a reply about destroying mushrooms in reply to another reply that said it could not be done. I do it routinely. Thanks again for the help.
Bruce :)
BabySam
11-23-2002, 04:53 AM
Thanks for the hint on doing the top first and going to the right. I was getting very frustrated with this level and now it is finally clear to me.