Escape Level : "Secret Square" by Max

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"Secret Square" by Max

added 20 Jun 2006 21:06

Solved 12/12

Cooked 0/12

Difficulty 4.41

Style 5.66

Rigidity 3.08

Shortest Solution
By Dave

On 11 Oct 2012 21:30

Comments (turn spoilers on)

6579 Secret Square wowei (685) Sat 15 Jul 2006 15:41

max's back !!! BIG levels with even BIGGER difficulties, but i'll get it ... someday ;)

6457 Secret Square SPAM (1014) Wed 21 Jun 2006 10:06

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...

6454 Secret Square Max (61) Tue 20 Jun 2006 21:06

'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.

Comments (turn spoilers on)

6579	Secret Square	wowei (685)	Sat 15 Jul 2006 15:41
	max's back !!! BIG levels with even BIGGER difficulties, but i'll get it ... someday ;)

6457	Secret Square	SPAM (1014)	Wed 21 Jun 2006 10:06
	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...

6454	Secret Square	Max (61)	Tue 20 Jun 2006 21:06
	'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.