new mansion--Triad

[Toybox]

A big part of underestimating your own puzzles is that you always know in advance how you're supposed to solve it (even when there is no technical difficulty like finely tuned zapper beams).

The innocent player sees the room and at first has no clue as to how to get through it. It may be obvious once you have the solution (Freddy is a big expert on that ) but while you don't have it you may try sometimes very silly things (like jumping in a hole just to see if there's no secret passage to the room below :)

[arevn]

Toybox wrote: A big part of underestimating your own puzzles is that you always know in advance how you're supposed to solve it

Exactly. I did a ton of testing with room 14304 to make sure it works whether or not you hit the 'activation' rock under the door first or not.

Incidentally, I love the design of that room, the way it plays if you go through it correctly. Activate the rock, go around the lava by way of the skulls, activate the lever, and, voila!, the key floats down to pick up level. Beautiful. ;D

Arevn