New Levels (adv) - The Cottage Series

bob roest · Post by **bob roest** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:31 pm

I was away for a week doing a whole lot of nothing and in between lounging and more lounging I made these on my laptop.

Using Lizzie's 'Cotswold' texture. Thanks again Liz!

I know that level #135 has not been posted, it will come later.

Amnon · Post by **Amnon** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:39 pm

Done #136, will look at the rest when I have time again - thanks!

Lutz · Post by **Lutz** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:46 pm

Doing a whole lot of nothing sounds great, Bob

Nice to have you back and even nicer to have some levels.
Gave them a first try each and am clueless as always

(No hints yet...)

kiki · Post by **kiki** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:22 pm

Got 136 done, Some tricky timer work there.
I kept trying one thing and after I died a gazillion times I went another route and made tons of progress then onto the exit.
Nice to have you back and making levels.
Looking forward to the rest of your levels.
Thanks Bud!

kiki · Post by **kiki** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:33 pm

Got # 3 done, getting the yellow button covered was giving me tons of trouble, then I noticed something that opened things up for me.
Then it was off to the conveyor by the ext.
Very hair raising but I made it out.
These are very challenging Bob, but enjoying them very much.

Amnon · Post by **Amnon** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:35 pm

Got #2 (137) done in untimed-mode, now working on getting it all squeezed into those tiny 5 minutes.

Amnon · Post by **Amnon** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:00 pm

OK, I got #2 (137) done within the time allowed, but it is really crazy and stressful, I believe that a few more minutes will add a lot to the fun!

bob roest · Post by **bob roest** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:21 pm

Amnon wrote:I believe that a few more minutes will add a lot to the fun!

My apologies for that. I never play with the timer on so I keep forgetting to time out my levels.

I'll try to remember for the future, at least I'm not using music #1 all the time anymore.

rescuefire · Post by **rescuefire** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:25 pm

WHAT in the world were ya drinkin' on your holiday?

These are crazy hard but oh so fun to keep workin' on.

Amnon · Post by **Amnon** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:36 am

Got #3 done: one metal box was unused.

Amnon · Post by **Amnon** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:47 am

Got #4 done:

Did not use the extra cannons and the boxes on the left.
Lots of time left (3:36): thanks for this and the whole series!

rescuefire · Post by **rescuefire** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:42 pm

Yikes how are y'all getting through these?!

I got #1 (136) done and man that was great with the timing and all that. The UFO's were a piece of cookie but the exit had me so confoozled. I quit trying to make it hard and found it really easy LOL

Great stuff Bobster! Thank you

Off to the next one.

kiki · Post by **kiki** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:56 pm

Finally got #2 done, Phew! I can't begin to tell you how many times i was gated by that bloody red gate.

Just walking along minding my own business then bam! Gated! Restart!

You are really giving us some mighty fine challenging levels Bob, I appreciate the work, thanks!

kiki · Post by **kiki** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:30 pm

On a roll today, Finally finished the fourth one of the series.
That one coin to the right of the blue gate was the most challenging to get.
The first time I took to long and the blue gate slammed shut in my face

That was a nice touch.
Great set of puzzles Bob, Thanks bud!

uneekrose · Post by **uneekrose** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:11 pm

Finished #136...The begining was fairly easy you just had to have good timing, once I got past that the rest was a cake walk.

On #137 I'm in seriously need of help. How in the heck do you get the barrels over to the lt. blue button? I've got to step on the one break tile to get thru the red gate so I can get behind those two barrels. Maybe I'm doing something wrong at the begining...never know. I can do the right half of the level, after not getting any head way with the barrels after an hour of trying I finally gave up and thought I'd see if I could at least get that.

Can I have some help please....?

bob roest · Post by **bob roest** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:26 pm

In order to make #137 work: after you've eliminated the chomper and put a keg in the water by the tramps, you push the right side keg down onto the conveyor then walk around stepping on the timer and push the top keg right and down onto the conveyor. When the conveyor starts all three kegs will blow up and and you can now push the left keg down and right. You only need to do this move once.

uneekrose · Post by **uneekrose** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:06 pm

Got it Bob. I had thought about doing that and generating some more but I must have been going about it all wrong. This was fun, I liked the mechanics of the gates and the travelators, really enjoyed pushing that cube over and getting rid of the ghosts. Had plenty of time to get 'er done. Two down and two to go.

It was so nice of you to make us some levels while you were on vacation.

Thanks...

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:26 pm

So far, I have done #136 and #139, but those other two......grrrr!

These levels are so awesome...I'm wondering what you were drinking at the Cabin also!! I believe I need some of it to solve the rest of these.

Great job Bob

I'll be back after I figure out the others.

Thanks (so far)

uneekrose · Post by **uneekrose** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:27 pm

Throwing in the towel on #138. All I can do is the wooden boxes and getting the bottie going back and forth. I cannot figure out the blue spheres and I'm pretty sure I know what the cubes are for. I keep ending up with either the yellow not covered or the dk. blue. I'm ready for some help on this Bob...so please...

rescuefire · Post by **rescuefire** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:48 pm

Me too. I can't get yellow covered. I can get the green timer going and over to the upper right area but without yellow covered that's where I stand.

Mon you get the cookies I'll bring the coffee

uneekrose · Post by **uneekrose** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:55 pm

mmmm cookies...yum yum

bob roest · Post by **bob roest** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:11 am

I'm sorry I don't remember exactly how it's done and I don't have time to go over it but as I recall you have to take the coin off the yellow button and move the raft with the coin left, then step down and go back up through the red gate.

I think.

Amnon · Post by **Amnon** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:53 am

I can't get yellow covered

1. Both transporters to the left.
2. Blue spheres to the left (into the water, both)
3. Metal box in water (where blue sphere already is)
4. Replace break-tile with keg
5. Metal box over former-water
6. Push metal box down over transporter (standing on the drowned keg)

rescuefire · Post by **rescuefire** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:49 am

Amnon that works great but then how to you get to the next area

I was using two of those boxes to make a bridge over to the yellow and green gates. I don't see a way to bounce over there once the blue sphere is rolling over the timer

I guess I need more help

Amnon · Post by **Amnon** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:36 pm

I don't see a way to bounce over there once the blue sphere is rolling over the timer

Drop the ice-cube in the water and hop to the next area over the transporter and trampolines when the blue sphere is away.

You made a bridge with the boxes? perhaps I am not good with counting - there are 3 metal boxes, one is in the water, one is on the yellow button, how do you still have 2 boxes left to make a bridge?

rescuefire · Post by **rescuefire** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:04 pm

I had been making a bridge out of the two boxes. Doing it your way I didn't have enough to make that bridge anymore, is what I meant.

I don't see a way to dump that cube in the water and bounce up

I'll keep tryin' though

Thanks for the help.

Amnon · Post by **Amnon** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:07 pm

I don't see a way to dump that cube in the water and bounce up

Up over the ice - when the blue sphere is on the left, so the transporter is not present

rescuefire · Post by **rescuefire** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:41 pm

OH MY GOSH Amnon that was so simple and I just didn't see it! Thanks so much for the help, this was making me nuts!

Bob this was a GREAT puzzler. I think that's two down now. I don't know what you were smokin' or drinkin' while you were gone but do it some more! These are fantastic! Thanks Bobster!

uneekrose · Post by **uneekrose** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:58 pm

My, my.... cottage life #3 was sort of complicated for me, maybe I'm more of as condo kind of gal...lol

Thanks for more of an explanation Robyn with the blue spheres, never thought to come from the other way with them and thanks Amnon for the help also.

I couldn't wrap my brain on how to get that keg into the water hole...big, big duh. Took me two tries to get the exit. These are great Bob, they really make a person think about what their doing.

Now for the #4. I've been pushing the cannon thru the tp there to kill off the coily's...is this right? Can someone possibly give a walkthru on getting started with this one? Please purty please...don't make me beg....but I will if need be.

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:19 pm

bob roest wrote:You only need to do this move once.

And I believed you!!! I'm such a trusting person and here you mislead me.

But, I finished it anyway!

Excellent puzzle!! The ice/ghost area gave me a few restarts as well.

Thanks for the Fun!!

PS. I only have one more to go......#3.