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Message: 6486
Author: equin0x80
Date: 22/10/2008
Subject: Re: Ma jolie Game-engine bug
"Daniel"
> And concerning the unfair challenges, I think that an otherwise
great
> game with a very unfair challenge is "Monty on the Run". I may be
spot
> wrong, but as far as I remember from my gaming days on a real
> Spectrum (Timex, actually) over 20 years ago, I used to reach a
> beyond which I could never progress. I have always had a strong
Yes. Only one possible combination of equipment will let you win, so
> suspicion that this was because at the start of the game I didn't
> choose the right items as Monty's equipment. Am I right in thinking
> that in "Monty on the Run" the initial choice of the artefacts
> affects the progress well into the game?
the chances of guessing it correctly before you've played far into
the game and seen the related hazards are practically zero.
Eq.
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