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playground3 Mon 26 Jun 2006 04:50
<jeff> 'playground3' uploaded by jeff:
teleporter??
 
The long road home Fri 23 Jun 2006 21:09
<Max> Haha, good one!
 
Pseudoku Fri 23 Jun 2006 18:48
<Tom 7> Hehe. I like this one because I get to play 2x2 su doku, and then I get to play turing machine.
 
4-Digit Sudoku (build your own) Fri 23 Jun 2006 18:28
<Doom> This is a little like what I was thinking about doing, but more clean, and more simple than mine. And it works - I couldn't see how to enforce different colors in each corner in my implementation. (Something like what Max did *could've* worked... but that's just crazy)
 
unbeatable Fri 23 Jun 2006 18:23
<Max> That's strange, looks like I beat it.
 
Pseudoku Fri 23 Jun 2006 17:39
<Max> 'Pseudoku' uploaded by Max:
Well looks like mjn beat me to a 4-digit Sudoku embedding, but since I put so much time into this I might as well upload it.

Though mjn's is much more efficient and slick as far as automation goes, this one does offer a few advantages:

1. There is already a puzzle in place so you don't need to build your own.
2. The solution is less obvious since you're allowed to move all non-given blocks wherever you want before you finalize the solution.
3. There is a difference in texture between the given blocks and your blocks so you don't get them confused.

Sorry about the 300+ moves of verification!
 
Two Sides Fri 23 Jun 2006 15:59
<Tom 7> Harder than it looks, but suspiciously familiar...
<SPAM> 'Two Sides' uploaded by SPAM:
It's (no) SPAM again! I think this one will be a little bit harder, but still not too difficult. Still working on a trickier puzzle. Hope it's not cookable, anyway.
 
4-Digit Sudoku (build your own) Fri 23 Jun 2006 14:47
<mjn> '4-Digit Sudoku (build your own)' uploaded by mjn:
Ask and ye shall receive!

The mechanism will accept any valid 4-digit sudoku. You could force a specific one by placing the givens and surrounding them with rough.

(Or you could just get rid of most of the mechanism and have panels below the board in the right places, of course, but that would give away the answer...)
 
Remote Control Thu 22 Jun 2006 20:01
<Max> Not bad for a first level. Keep making them!
 
Letter series: e Thu 22 Jun 2006 19:25
<Doom> Pretty tough level for it's size, but maybe a bit too much trial and error for my tastes. All those panels just aren't very clear.
<Kato> Wow!! That took a while to figure out! Nice Level.
 
Secret Square Wed 21 Jun 2006 10:06
<SPAM> Cool!

When I played Escape the first time, I thought it wouldn't be too hard to create Sudoku puzzles. I also had an simple strategy (though it also used a huge board), but then I recognized there was a number of maximum bots, so I can't check if the solution is right...
<Max> 'Secret Square' uploaded by Max:
Well, here's my first level in months. It started from a fairly simple idea but turned into a pretty substantial project due to the complicated series of verifications necessary to restrict the puzzle. The "puzzle" part of the level is solely contained in the square; after you complete the square, everything else is a series of no-choice moves that allow the level to test whether the square is done correctly. So if the level appears to break and you get stuck, you did something wrong with the square.

The hardest part of the puzzle is figuring out what configuration the square is supposed to be in. I'd rather not give it away since I think it's logically deductible if you look at the level design, but here are some hints:

1. Where to place the colored blocks is the crucial part.
2. There are tons of configurations that will solve the puzzle, but they all adhere to the same rule.

I'll leave a "spoiler" hint that you can check if you get frustrated and need some more direction.
 
Kato's new groove Tue 20 Jun 2006 20:07
<Max> A good level for novices...
 
Make your own Puzzle! Tue 20 Jun 2006 19:57
<Max> Nice!
 
Letter series: e Tue 20 Jun 2006 19:30
<Max> Tricky! This is definitely a quality Letter Series level.
<Tom 7> 'Letter series: e' uploaded by Tom 7:
Haven't done one of these in a while...
 
The long road home Tue 20 Jun 2006 00:27
<Tom 7> Heh, you actually got me pretty good with this one.
<Kato> 'The long road home' uploaded by Kato:
I'm bored and not very creative today. Here's a feeble attempt at keeping myself awake
 
Remote Control Sun 18 Jun 2006 12:55
<wowei> hey that definetely is no spam, SPAM ;-D
<SPAM> 'Remote Control' uploaded by SPAM:
This is my first level, so I think it's not that good... Hope you like it anyway!
 
A modest offering Fri 16 Jun 2006 13:26
<terpy> 'A modest offering' uploaded by terpy:
Someday I will be able to write the kinds of levels I like. This is more trial and error than tight logic.
 
magic pool 2 Wed 14 Jun 2006 16:52
<mm> Clever (:
 
Make your own Puzzle! Tue 13 Jun 2006 13:44
<Lukas> Help! I've made a new speedrun myself, but Escape doesn't prompt me to load it up!!!
 
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