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New Level - Confound It!
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:13 am
by Amadeus!
Confound It!
Deceptively small, with nothing hidden.
Stinker Rating: 8/10
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:41 am
by Loirae
here I was all excited to coe and say I did it on the second try when uh oh.... I can't get out the exit. So, I tried walking and moving in all the impossible ways that you use, even though you said there is nothing hidden. And confound it! I still can't get out. Grrrrr. You are a mean, mean man!

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:31 am
by Loirae
WOO HOO!!!!! GIVE ME THAT GOLD STAR! Excellent, my fine sir! Simply excellent. Thanks for letting me use you as a sounding board, too!
EDIT: You wouldn't belive the stupid grin I've got om my face right now.
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:08 am
by lwijsbroek
help I get all the coins, but still cannot exit. I tried almost everything, but I just do not see it. The grin on my face is frozen from frustration
Lydia
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:19 am
by Lst_1
Wow, what a tricky trick level, it took me about 10 tries to get the idea and then 2 or 3 because I was making some mistakes.Now the gold star is mine.
A really good level!
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:53 pm
by Lillian
confound it
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:58 pm
by ohbehave
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:32 pm
by Amadeus!
Here are a couple of hints:
Your placement of each Stinker is very critical.
This is the Solution Sequence:
Get the Rainbow Coin
Destroy the Yellow Chompers
Get the Bonus Coins
Destory the Red Chomper
Exit the level
If you need further hints or a spoiler just message me.
Mark
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:42 pm
by amy25
How in the ???? I tried and even if you put the barrel by the coins, the boulders are stacked by each other so you can't get to them. I'd like help please.
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:28 pm
by Lillian
Thanks for the pm/spoiler but I still can't do it Mark. You say to get the coin first, then get the bonus coins? How do you get the first coin with the barrel without having to get the other barrel/bonus coins at the same time? How can you ever get past the boulders to exit?
Me thickie today - sorry

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:29 pm
by Chickie
Even with your hint I can't get home - I think I need a spoiler on this one.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:26 am
by wonderlandlover
I got a gold star!! This is clever, and one that if you really think about how certain things work, you can solve.
It still took me a few tries to tie it all together. Thanks for another challenging level!
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 1:15 am
by amy25
I tried it and still couldn't figure it out Mark

I do think Chickie is right. A spoiler would be helpful.
K. I finally got it once you gave me the help. You kill me every time you make a level. I just hope I don't sound like broken record always asking for help! You do make great levels!
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:36 am
by kiki
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 2:09 pm
by Lise Werner
I definitly need more than a little hint on this one - my brain is about to burst into flames
Please PM me, ohhh mighty Mark
Lise
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 3:51 pm
by drushing
I see I am not alone in struggling on this one! I just can't seem to get a handle on it! Since you have received quite a few requests for help and obviously sent lots of pm's, how about posting a spoiler on this thread for me (and anyone else who might not want to ask you for a hint)! Thanks, Mark! Your levels always give my brain a workout!
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:59 pm
by Lillian
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 5:08 pm
by Amadeus!
Solution to "Confound It"
First line up the three Stinkers so that you can push the first powder keg into the ice path so that it lands into the patch of water near the coin.
The secret to unlocking this puzzle is the single trampoline.
It can be used five times in a row to acheive a higher bounce.
Have Peegue enter the ice path to get the Rainbow Coin.
Position Loof at the end of the ice path blocking the exit. Now have Peegue slide to the right four times. Each time he will bounce higher on the trampoline.
Be sure to position Stinky on the right side of the lamp post or the
red chomper will bite Peegue as he leaps over the wall.
Now have Peegue pushes the two boulders down. Then he can
cross over to the island. Finally have Peegue push the last powder
keg up into the exit path on the left side. When Stinky walks down the red chomper will explode into the powder keg, and your three heroes can exit triumphantly.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:05 pm
by Lutz
Thanks for the walkthrough. Otherwise I wouldn't have made it. Clever and fun puzzle, thanks

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:59 am
by ann3120
Mark - I just don't know how your brain works.
That was so-o-o simple - when you know how ! ! ! !
Thank you so much. Even though I can't do them without help,
it's a wonderlandful education to see how they are done.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:32 am
by drushing
Thanks for the spoiler, Mark! No way would I have thought to block the end of the ice like that! I knew the trampoline was the key just couldn't figure out how to make him bounce higher! Thanks for a very intriguing level!
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 7:43 am
by Liz Mayhew
Thanks so much for posting the walkthrough Mark! I'd never have got there without it.
You are so devious. What a brain!

Confound It
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:28 pm
by Armando
Amadeus,
I would never have solved this in a million years. Such a simple layout and I knew that when I rolled that boulder after collecting the rainbow coin and the bonus coins that it wasn't going to work -- too simple.
The solution was ingenious and without your cheat I know that I would not have solved it. It's another facet of the new features added recently that I must remember for future levels. Terrific!
Armando
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:56 pm
by Davimad
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 11:15 pm
by dunc
wow.
i knew it was something sneaky, so i went for the bonus coins first and pushed that stupid barrel every which way thinking there'd be a hidden path. then i came back to the thread to see if there was some help and DUH the first thing i notice is that mark says there's nothing hidden
i gave up after a few more tries, and then looked at the rest of the thread and found the walkthrough, and have to say that although it's actually very simple once you have the idea..........that idea would never have come to me in a million years!
another one of mark's that totally bewildered me

Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:01 pm
by MaryUK
I still can`t do this even with the walkthrough

, Peegue just bounces the once each time he goes down or up, I know I`m thick

, can anyone give me a pinter on how to get him to bounce please?
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:41 pm
by Amnon
Peegue just bounces the once each time he goes down or up
If Stinky stands at the end of the ice, then bouncing Peegue must go back to the left, meeting the trampoline again and again!
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:42 am
by MaryUK
Amnon wrote:Peegue just bounces the once each time he goes down or up
If Stinky stands at the end of the ice, then bouncing Peegue must go back to the left, meeting the trampoline again and again!
Oh boy, so simple when you know how

, thanks Amnon
