Author: John Merlino
Date: 12:00:31 08/06/05
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On August 05, 2005 at 22:47:26, Steve B wrote: >>Ok, I won't.... I'll just give you the gory details if I get the files. > > >ok i am in CHAPTER 7 > >your memory was great >chapter 6 was a sinch >and i scored 114 so i guess in all of the other levels i coulda scored more >then 100 as well > >that dang minimun queens puzzler killed me in chapter 5 >but the game had mercy on me..each time i tried it ,the program gave me more and >more hints as follows: > >it started out: >place the least number of queens on the board to cover all squares >FAILED ATTEMPT 1 > >place least number of queens(HINT USE 5) >FAILED ATTEMPT 2 > >place two queens on the lower left corner and three in the upper right corner >Failed ATTEMPT 3 > >SIGH..ok birdbrain place queens on g1 h2 the other three are up to you.. >Failed ATTEMPT 4 > >FORGET IT NUMBNUTS ILL GIVE YOU THE CREDIT JUST GET OUT OF MY FACE > >Best Steve :-D Despite the fact that there is guaranteed to be SOME frustration, most likely with the puzzles, we did try to make sure that the game would always be fun, and that nobody would get permanently stuck and give up. So we added lots of clues to the more difficult challenges. The hardest part, though, was something that we were afraid of but really couldn't do too much about, and that is the fact that most people don't play computer games to READ. Therefore, all of our hints and clues would very likely be missed by the typical user, particularly since the hints would be given AFTER an unsuccessful attempt to solve a puzzle. So users would just quickly click through all the messages beforehand and get straight back to trying to solve the puzzle. Glad that you're smarter than the typical user, and have noticed our efforts. :-) jm
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