Playing Dragonsweeper because of Ars' article. Did I have any way out of this without guessing?
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Fun, even works on Linux (Ubuntu) after turning on Proton for all games. I like the level-based design.
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New player monster/object guide
Since there's no explanation in game of how the monsters behave I've put this together with the hopes it'll make the initial experience a bit less frustrating for new players. Feel free to chime in if I get anything wrong or miss something and I'll edit it in:
WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO PREFER TO DISCOVER THINGS ON YOUR OWN. SCROLL NO FURTHER
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X-Walls - always spawns in orthogonally (vertically or horizontally) adjacent pairs. Can be destroyed if hit 3 times at a cost of 1 health per hit. Drops a coin worth 1 xp when destroyed.
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0-Starting Orb - reveals all tiles in two orthogonal (vertical/horizontal) tile radius when used. You should usually start by clicking this.
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0-Healing Scroll - restores life full. Also drops from Romeo and Juliet (9 power monsters)
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0-Clairvoyance Scroll - randomly reveals any random tile on the board and all 8 tiles around it.
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0-Gnome - ?? seems to teleport around randomly until you corner him eventually. Worth 9 xp
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0-Dragon Egg - spawns in one of the 8 spaces around the dragon (power 13 monster). Leave it in tact for an achievement. Worth 3 xp
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1-Rat - all of them can be revealed by defeating the rat king (power 5 monster) and using the scroll that drops from him. Avoid killing for achievement.
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1-Slime King - always spawns on the board edge surrounded by five Purple Slimes. Drops a scroll that reveals all Purple and Green Slimes.
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2-Bat - nothing special
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3-Skeleton - nothing special
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4-Gargoyle - always spawns in orthogonally (vertically or horizontally) adjacent pairs
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5-Green Slime - all of them can be revealed by defeating the slime king (power 1 monster) and using the scroll that drops from him
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5-Beholder - replaces clues in a two orthogonal (vertical/horizontal) tile radius while alive.
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5-Rat King - drops a scroll that reveals all rats on the board
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6-Minotaur - a treasure chest always spawns in one of the 8 spaces surrounding him
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7-Guardian - nothing special
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8-Purple Slime - always spawns in a ring around the slime king (power 1 monster) along the edges of the board. All of them are revealed by using the scroll that drops from the slime king.
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9-Romeo and Juliet - drops a healing scroll on death. Leave them alive for an achievement
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10-Mine King - always spawns in one of the 4 corners of the board. Drops a scroll that disarms all mines in the board.
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11-Mimic - looks like a regular chest upon being revealed. Won't fight you until you click it again after revealing it.
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13-Dragon - always spawns in the same spot on board near the center. A dragon egg (power 0 monster with 3 xp) will always spawn in one of the 8 tiles surrounding it. Defeat it to end the game with a win.
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100-Mine - the only way to disarm these is by defeating the mine king (power 10 monster) and using the scroll he drops. Disarmed mines are worth 3 xp
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I think if you find all the gnomes is when it gives you gold.
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I have found that "slitherlink" scratches that "minesweeper without needing to guess" itch.
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The small rats point towards the rat king
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Woah didn't know that one, mind blown thanks!
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Thanks!
Rat King
Ah, that's what that blue bull with yellow hair is.
::: spoiler some additional details
Gargoyle - always spawns in orthogonally (vertically or horizontally) adjacent pairs
And they always face each other.
Minotaur - a treasure chest always spawns in one of the 8 spaces surrounding him
And they always face away from the chest, but turn towards it when you open the chest.
Dragon - Defeat it to end the game with a win.
Defeat it to get 13 gold, pick up gold to reveal crown, pick up crown to end game. But if you're trying to collect all the gold you can, it's OK to defeat the dragon and keep going a little.
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That was dope! 363/365 points
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Woah I'm still getting new stuff this is great! The Romeo and Juliet equidistant is particularly cool! Thank you!
I'm using Sync for Lemmy which hasn't updated in forever so its spoiler tag function is all borked for me :<
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From what I could tell the gnome teleports to a random still-covered empty tile and dies when there's nowhere left to run.
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Have you ever won?
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It's very possible to defeat the dragon. I can do it pretty regularly after a day of heavy playing. Getting the achievements is tougher. And I still haven't gotten a clean wipe yet (I've been 1 tile away twice though)
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I was one heart away from getting 13 hearts, but at that point I was out of options.
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I did it on my eigth or ninth try. I lost several times due to stupid mistakes, clicking on a mine when I forgot that there was a 1xx clue next to it, seeing only that xx was small.
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Unlike in minesweeper, it's possible to make a bad move early on which later causes you to enter a situation where you're forced to guess.
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I guess I just haven’t gotten the hang of it yet.
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I do not understand how to play this game at all.
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Have you paid attention to the patterns visible when the game ends? The purple slimes + wizard are really helpful to locate. I also generally tried to avoid using the walls since it seems like they don't always give as many points as they take to kill. I also played on an earlier version, it might have been easier.
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Finally got my first full clear this morning, and I've gotten 2 more since then. I've now gotten all of the achievements and I just completed a 2 stamp game!
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Yeah, I’ve gotten a 2 wins, the first was almost a full clear! I’m starting to get the hang of it.
