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Challenge Level - Termite Dust II

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:10 am
by Mark
A very long time ago I made a sequel to "Termite Dust" and a variation called "Deranged".
It was such an absolute stinker I never posted it, and since then have forgotten how to solve it.
Amnon spent many months deciphering it and offered to help anyone.

Thanks Amnon!!! :D

And thanks to Janet Galle for her famous Factory texture.

Happy Puzzling! :twisted:

Deranged

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:11 am
by Mark
This is the wicked variation, if you want more torture. :shock:

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:30 am
by Amnon
I am grateful to Mark for those amazing levels.

Yes, I am here to help with both.

If you prefer to have the maximum challenge, I suggest that you choose just one of those levels to work on first: DERANGED is wilder and TERMITEDUST2 is rather tamed in nature, but I wouldn't consider the one significantly more difficult than the other.

Of course, if you prefer an easier time, you can look at the other level and compare both - which will give you a handful of hints.

Mark, if you need help, please be more specific because I don't want to spoil it for you.

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:35 am
by Mark
Amnon wrote:Mark, if you need help, please be more specific because I don't want to spoil it for you.
I just completed "Termite Dust II", so I can lend a hand. That was definitely a Brentnor level. :roll:

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:37 am
by Amnon
Oh, obviously it is TERMITE DUST, don't know what went in my head at the time :oops:

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:20 am
by Muzozavr
I'm going to pass on this one -- there's no way I'm gonna be THAT smart! :shock: :lol:
Sorry. :cry:

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:06 pm
by Liz Mayhew
I remember Termite Dust 1 and the hours and hours I spent trying to solve it. I got a gold star beside that one, so I must have done it.

This one seems to be a puzzler of a higher magnitude altogether.

Can't get anywhere with it Maestro. :roll:

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:37 pm
by Mark
Liz Mayhew wrote:Can't get anywhere with it Maestro. :roll:
Don't feel bad bad, Liz. It even took me hours to re-solve it.
And that was only because I remembered my original moves.
I'm posting it here by request for Amnon.
  • Here are a few hints for "Termite Dust II":

    ° One box goes in the water.
    ° One sphere goes on the white button.
    ° The other sphere & boulder go together somewhere.
    ° Two objects go on the pink button.
    ° The remaining objects are all destroyed.
Timing is crucial for solving the "Deranged" variation.

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:35 pm
by bob roest
Finally got some time to take a serious run at this.

Very neat. Many restarts to get my timing correct but gold in the end. :D

I'll try the 'deranged' version as soon as I get a chance.

Thanks Mark,

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:30 pm
by bob roest
I think it helped to do 'Dust 2' beforehand.

Worked out fine with the same basic moves.

Thanks again.