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2024-10-27 17:46 dustin  
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Κ has explored and left jungle planet again and finds that he has actually visited all the planets in this solar system: the desert planet, the hot fire planet, the fascinating two-sided hot-and-cold planet, the bittercold ice planet and the comfortable but tight jungle planet. so where to go next? Κ still feels a bit homesick and thinks about returning to his mother planet when something attracts his attention. he spots a gaint kind of exercise course in the middle of nowhere, and when he curiously approaches it, he sees a big kind of signpost which is hovering in front of him. it reads:  
  
" t i m e - m a c h i n e  
we are crazy scientists and we have built the first time machine! however, it's still in beta state and it shouldn't be used by everyone. but, ehm, instead of hiding it somewhere where nobody can find it, for example in the inside the core of a planet, we decided to place it highly visible for everyone within the wide nothingness of outer space.  
however!  
to protect the time machine from being misused, we have created difficult exercises which you will have to solve to get access to the machine. so this way, we assure that only the best and smartest can make it to the time machine!  
the first exam lies right before you! it is from me, professor mc donadall! have fun with it! let's see if you can get past my chessboard!  
nye he he he he!  
  
sincerely,  
professor mc donadall, who likes witty board games  
professor gumblegore, who likes to explore what nobody explored before  
professor hadrig, who likes music  
professor quiller, who likes it narrow  
professor shout, who likes the green and growth  
professor shake, who likes it puzzling  
professor witflick, who likes it quick"  
  
Κ looks at the area that lies in front of him. it looks like a gigantic chessboard, each square being filled with different dangers, but also a lot of ΑΑΑ lying there. forgotten is his homesickness, he doesn't even think of abandoning that challenge! and he doesn't even dare to think about all the possibilities he will have with a time machine! so ready, steady, go!

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2024-10-29 14:34 heywood  
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incredible map, i'm just sad that i'll probably never be a good enough player to complete it. :)  
  
i see the trademark 'B' diamonds, but am mystified as to how they would be accessed without a fortuitous airgap push, combined with some good firefly timing... looking forward to the demos here!

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2024-10-29 22:40 dustin  
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thanks  heywood ! :d  
just solving the cave without any bonus ambitions is actually not super-hard, there are lots of bonus ΑΑΑ even without the "b" and the ΑΑΑ at the edge. (201Α required, far more than 300Α available)  
  
as for the bonus (the "b" and the ΑΑΑ at the edge): if you look closely, there is one light Π in the cave, which can be used without lucky pushes ;)

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2024-10-30 12:08 dustin  
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at least i tried to make the Α requirement such that the cave is challenging but not overly difficult (except for bonus, of course) :d

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2024-10-30 14:14 heywood  
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spotted! I shouldn't fish for hints before there are solutions, apologies. :)

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2024-10-31 18:46 dustin  
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never mind  heywood  :d

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2024-11-04 12:41 Piter  
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great cave! :-)

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2024-11-04 20:43 dustin  
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thank you  Piter  :)

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2025-01-12 13:43 darkwood  
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 Piter , can you show your demo, please? :)