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Puzzles from games gone by ...

**Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:19 am

imbri

Seeing where.gif resurfaced in Our Colony, I began thinking about various puzzle from days gone by. So, what puzzles have you loved? hated? loved to hate? hated to love?

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**Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:22 am

Nightmare Tony

Most loved puzzle: Drug Addict from Synagoga. (that helped signal the game change of pace)

We Want It.

**Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:03 am

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Omnie · Entrenched Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 772

Hee. See, I really didn't like that puzzle, partly because of that change of pace (it kind of changed from fast and steady to sluggish and ~mired) and partly because the hints were a little bizarre - they focused largely on just the one part (the "r" page), for no particular reason that I could see. The final solution was reached with some guesswork, and, afterwards, we had trouble seeing where the guessed parts came from. It was just annoying in so many ways. Although I'll grant that the Freeland "We Want Your Soul" connection was sort of neat.

I will restrain myself from mentioning MU's Oct. 1st non-puzzle. Oh, whoops. This was one that I loved to hate. After a while (a looonnnng while), it even became rather fun. "How many wacky, slightly insane, and seemingly relevant google hits can I get for 'eye see'"? Many.

See, we still <3 you, krystyn!

**Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:28 am

Hojo

one word: Greywethers Twisted Evil

**Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:32 am

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**Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:25 am

konamouse

**Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:06 pm

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spaceboy

Two words: The Unraveling

**Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:17 pm

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RobMagus

Yeah, the unravelling - specifically, Merovingian, the Greek hokey pokey, and the coincidental pun.

Though Merovingian definitely overlapped with the "puzzles you absolutely despised" category.

What are some other puzzles that we love to hate? Where.gif, obviously, and Greywethers, and I'd say Eliza's Tearoom as well. Any others?

**Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:05 pm

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vpisteve

Founder!! For what it could have been! Smile

**Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:15 pm

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Ozy_y2k

OMG I had TOTALLY forgotten about Founder!!!

Yes, THAT one was classic. "Build a solution out of clay."

**Posted:** Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:44 am

jamesi

Beaten Tracks. Gosh, I hated that puzzle.

The Mowz puzzle was kind of fun though.

**Posted:** Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:30 am

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imbri

ooo I loved Mowz.

My love to hate is the Seven Sins puzzle in Lockjaw. I love the puzzle and the concept of it. I hated that I couldn't make exactly what was in my head though.

(just a hint: there might just be a reason for this thread... so please people! start listing puzzles because, as you know, PMs are quite evil... you don't want me to be evil, do you? Twisted Evil

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**Posted:** Fri Apr 22, 2005 8:50 am

Ehsan · Entrenched Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 992

already discussed this one with brooke, so no comment.. Wink

http://www.mirlandano.com/puzzles/teaparty/

**Posted:** Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:39 am

Karmic_Crimewave

Sha-ZAM!

Was beautiful, guys. Even from my rookie/lurker standpoint.

**Posted:** Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:59 pm

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