Games Competition 2010 - Round 4 - Boulderdash

Apollyon · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:24 am Post subject:

4.045
I/1

Toggle · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:29 pm Post subject:

5.088

Died in Cave L. It took me quite a while to solve the caves J and K.

mailman · Groupie in Training Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 60

5,260

mailman · Groupie in Training Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 60

11,850

I reached level 2 cave L.

Troy · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:59 am Post subject:

18,771

Cave G, Level 3. Goddamn you Amoeba!
(I love it really.)

Ina · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:31 am Post subject:

DAM,, u guys are good.
Ive got 2 days off work coming up,,, I will beat u LOL

Super Ninja! · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:27 pm Post subject:

7.969

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jt-3d · Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:13 am Post subject:

Still no improvement in my score. Not only that but I've started routinely losing at least one life on screen 4. I can't even get past level 6 anymore. And today I actually lost one on screen 1 - twice! I haven't done that since the first couple of games I played when I first bought the damn thing. After playing Boulderdash for years, back in the day, I am now starting to hate it. Maybe this retro game compo isn't such a hot idea or maybe I should only play ones I've never played before... but legally own. Wink

Or maybe this mini-rant will change my luck. Well, back at I suppose.
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saehn · Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:45 pm Post subject:

I need to get a score in before this weekend but I'm just flabbergasted by the concept of 12,000 points. Dayum. I was feeling good about getting 1200.
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Troy · Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:17 pm Post subject:

jt-3d wrote:

Still no improvement in my score. Not only that but I've started routinely losing at least one life on screen 4. I can't even get past level 6 anymore. And today I actually lost one on screen 1 - twice! I haven't done that since the first couple of games I played when I first bought the damn thing. After playing Boulderdash for years, back in the day, I am now starting to hate it. Maybe this retro game compo isn't such a hot idea or maybe I should only play ones I've never played before... but legally own. Wink

Or maybe this mini-rant will change my luck. Well, back at I suppose.

To do level 4, 'Butterflies', do this and you absolutely can't fail. Go to the top of each butterfly cell and place a rock in line vertically with the right part of the cell, so it's going to be above the butterfly as it's climbing upscreen in it's little cell (you'll probably have to do some shoving to get it there.) Make sure the boulder is just one earth-block away from cell. Then it's just a case of running to the left when the butterfly is at the bottom of it's cell and BANG! Nine diamonds. Do it with every butterfly. The alternative is running around in a panic all over the place with a butterfly on your ass.

There's no real strategy for level 6, 'Firefly Dens', just make sure you kill each firefly after you've released it before letting more out - otherwise it'll turn into panic stations again.

SkrapYard · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:46 pm Post subject:

1668.

Yippee.

TommyE · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:55 pm Post subject:

2.648
I managed to score 4006 points in the 2005 compo so I'll give it some more tries.

jt-3d · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:36 am Post subject:

Troy wrote:

To do level 4, 'Butterflies', do this and you absolutely can't fail. Go to the top of each butterfly cell and place a rock in line vertically with the right part of the cell, ...again.

Yeah, thanks but I played this thing back when it came out so I know how to do these levels. I think I got up to M back in the day. It's just that I can't do it NOW. It's making me a bit flustered. Maybe it's time to get that hookup dealie for my joystick.

And on level 6/F, I don't usually try to kill them, I try to trap them. I usually don't go after the second four diamonds either. It's not worth the risk but occasionaly I do. It's just that I'm not having much luck with it these days. Smile

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Troy · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 5:08 am Post subject:

jt-3d wrote:

Troy wrote:

To do level 4, 'Butterflies', do this and you absolutely can't fail. Go to the top of each butterfly cell and place a rock in line vertically with the right part of the cell, ...again.

Yeah, thanks but I played this thing back when it came out so I know how to do these levels.

The funny thing is, this isn't how i used to do this level back in the days. I just discovered this technique while i was playing for a score in this competition, and it rocks! (If you'll excuse the pun.)

You should kill fireflies - they're a pest. Trapping's too good for 'em. Wink

Ina · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:05 am Post subject:

12731

I can get to level 2 no worries now, have been to LVL2 N twice and I cant work it out, keep running out of time Sad

Troy · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 2:09 pm Post subject:

Ina, I think that cave N is a real bugger.

See if this helps. Run across the top of the Butterly cells releasing three or four of them. They'll chase you. Run above the fireflies and come down under the rightmost boulder (but only leave a small drop for the boulder). The first butterfly will appear and drop a boulder on it's head by running right. From here on I only use the diamonds generated from killing a butterfly to destroy the other butterflies. Releasing the fireflies on this level causes mayhem - they seem to come in from everywhere at the most unexpected time.

I hope that helps you (but just not enough to beat me Wink

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saehn · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:59 pm Post subject:

1603

This score sucks but I wanted to get something on the board. Rolling Eyes

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Voidoid · Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:56 am Post subject:

3011

About as good as I'm getting, I think.

Parpala · Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 2:10 pm Post subject:

6620

Super Ninja! · Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:27 pm Post subject:

10.520

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Voidoid · Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:40 pm Post subject:

Unexpected last minute improvement:
3523

TommyE · Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:58 pm Post subject:

Last minute improvement (with like 50 points). I am UTTERLY disappointed that I was far from my score in 2005..

2.701

Predator · Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:46 pm Post subject:

Jeez almost forgot to post this - thought we had another week!

8,063

Great little game. Just too busy these days though and the months are flying by!
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jt-3d · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:25 am Post subject:

I'd have liked another week myself. After my dismal peformance I was reluctant to try it again. With another week I might have given it another shot. Still I suck at Boulderdash.
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dynamite · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:51 pm Post subject:

Wow, 21 players this month; very impressive. And some impressive scores too:

Points - Score - Player
100 - 18771 - Troy
74 - 12731 - Ina
67 - 11850 - mailman
58 - 10520 - Super Ninja!
46 - 8063 - Predator
39 - 7003 - Romppainen
33 - 6620 - Parpala
26 - 5088 - Toggle
24 - 4816 - Endurion
22 - 4590 - shteev
17 - 4354 - Jolly_Roger
16 - 4045 - Apollyon
16 - 4015 - jt-3d
14 - 3523 - Voidoid
14 - 3341 - zaraza
14 - 3330 - dynamite
12 - 2701 - TommyE
9 - 1668 - SkrapYard
9 - 1603 - saehn
9 - 1562 - thewizardofwor
9 - 1490 - merman

Congrats to Troy, Ina and mailman on their first medals of the season. I'll be updating the leaderboard shortly.
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