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NintendoAge 2016 Weekly Contest Tournament Presents Round 2: Palamedes Contest ends Sunday, 11/6/16 at 11 PM NA time

Oct 31, 2016 at 9:21:03 AM
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Originally posted by: barrelsAndRivets

Love this game. This should be a fun week.



I don't usually care for puzzle games, but I always enjoyed this one.

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Oct 31, 2016 at 9:40:22 AM
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Originally posted by: bearcat-doug

Originally posted by: barrelsAndRivets

Love this game. This should be a fun week.



I don't usually care for puzzle games, but I always enjoyed this one.





He don't normally play puzzle games, but when he do, he prefer Palamedes?  

Been fun watching the tournament scores roll in so far. Good luck everyone!

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Edited: 10/31/2016 at 09:41 AM by rdrunner

Oct 31, 2016 at 9:57:35 AM
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I will give it a drunken spin to this tonight.
This week will be fairly crazy, with red days hitting hard and my competitive mood disappearing due to that, among other work insanity.

Don't expect much from me this time around.

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Oct 31, 2016 at 10:47:02 AM
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So I'm playing Palamedes this morning, kickin' butt, and all of a sudden the game ends? There's an ending and FIN on the screen? What kind of proper puzzle game ends?

I see this is going to be a matter of min/maxing the hell out of runs. Ugh.

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Oct 31, 2016 at 10:51:16 AM
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My reaction time is so slow on this thing, if only there was a scroll backwards function!

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Oct 31, 2016 at 11:25:23 AM
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Originally posted by: Richardhead
 
Originally posted by: skinnygrinny
 
Originally posted by: Richardhead
You ready Skinny?
If you Let a snake live......
Oh shit! You scared?😜

.... Expect to get bitten   
 

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Oct 31, 2016 at 11:32:11 AM
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Originally posted by: skinnygrinny
 
Originally posted by: Richardhead
 
Originally posted by: skinnygrinny
 
Originally posted by: Richardhead
You ready Skinny?
If you Let a snake live......
Oh shit! You scared?😜

.... Expect to get bitten   
 
No score yet?😝

 

Oct 31, 2016 at 11:34:53 AM
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I think we could all use some Nostradumbass predictions this week after that terrible Mario game😜

Oct 31, 2016 at 12:13:36 PM
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Tier 1 - 281,930

First time playing since last years competition. A little rusty, and level 5 is harder???  

This is all I got...

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Edited: 11/06/2016 at 09:30 PM by bertsampson

Oct 31, 2016 at 12:28:30 PM
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Originally posted by: bertsampson

Tier 1 - 211,190

First time playing since last years competition. A little rusty, and level 5 is harder???  

 

This game should be right up your alley because of your shooter skills.

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Edited: 10/31/2016 at 12:33 PM by NintendoAge Moderator

Oct 31, 2016 at 12:32:54 PM
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Originally posted by: mbd39
 
Originally posted by: bertsampson

Tier 1 - 211,190

First time playing since last years competition. A little rusty, and level 5 is harder???  

 

This game should be right up your alley because of your shooter skills.

Yeah, I like it.  Hadn't played it before last years competition, but it's fun.  It's already been said, but my only gripe is the having to stop to shoot.  If you could shoot while moving, this game would be a piece of cake!
 

Oct 31, 2016 at 2:21:49 PM
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Dang. I was one tile away from getting a perfect on stage 2. I'm gradually getting better at this.

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Oct 31, 2016 at 2:29:36 PM
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Not bad, just need to get the later levels down. I died on Stage 13 here.

edit: new score below, old score 458,120

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Edited: 11/01/2016 at 03:39 AM by Krunch

Oct 31, 2016 at 2:29:45 PM
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Wow, this game is... unresponsive

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Oct 31, 2016 at 2:31:26 PM
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Originally posted by: Richardhead

I think we could all use some Nostradumbass predictions this week after that terrible Mario game😜
I predict my 31 weeks of busting my ass off end here because all you part-timers are already familiar with this shit  
 

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Oct 31, 2016 at 3:23:20 PM
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Originally posted by: Brock Landers
 
Originally posted by: Richardhead

I think we could all use some Nostradumbass predictions this week after that terrible Mario game😜
I predict my 31 weeks of busting my ass off end here because all you part-timers are already familiar with this shit  
 

I'm for sure familiar at AI. Palamedes just came naturally to me! And..... I've been playing it for two weeks now 😳
 

Oct 31, 2016 at 4:57:31 PM
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Tier 3 - 650,170
Tier 3 - 388,390

Now that I know what a "perfect score" is, my score changed significantly! Got perfects up to around level 8 or 9, and just did combos the rest of the way. 


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Edited: 11/03/2016 at 02:29 PM by Jandrem

Oct 31, 2016 at 6:38:49 PM
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For those struggling to get a good score, I will say this. Ignore wiping out lines with combos and just clear all the dice naturally. You get a special bonus at the end of the stage if you complete it without any combos.

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Oct 31, 2016 at 6:40:42 PM
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Originally posted by: bimmy_lee

For those struggling to get a good score, I will say this. Ignore wiping out lines with combos and just clear all the dice naturally. You get a special bonus at the end of the stage if you complete it without any combos.

hush.

But seriously, without using bonuses, it's damn near impossible to get a decent score in this game. 
 

Oct 31, 2016 at 6:44:37 PM
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I've found that the bonus is easy to get on level 1 difficulty. Hard to get on level 5.

Level 5 I can sometimes get two perfects in a row. Haven't tried for three.

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Edited: 10/31/2016 at 06:46 PM by mbd39

Oct 31, 2016 at 6:48:28 PM
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I think I was able to get 13 perfects in a row playing by Tier 3 rules last night, and that was while simultaneously watching horror movies on my computer   I haven't tried Tier 1 or 2 rules yet, but I imagine it will be difficult to get perfects playing by Tier 1 rules.

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Oct 31, 2016 at 6:50:50 PM
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Last night starting on level 3 (Tier-2) I think I got perfects on 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 (but fatigue started kicking in). I find that my best sweeps of bonuses happen when I'm fresh -- start with a quick throwaway game to get a feel for the timing, then reset and go from there. After a run or two of bonus abusing i'm done.

Oct 31, 2016 at 6:57:42 PM
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On the later stages, there isn't much of a margin for error or you get overwhelmed quick. A couple times, I accidentally skipped past a die number and found myself frantically trying to clear things out. Of course, the randomness of the game can either be a blessing or a curse. If you get a nice layout of dice on the later stages, you can clean things out quick.

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Oct 31, 2016 at 7:33:16 PM
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Originally posted by: rdrunner
 
Originally posted by: bearcat-doug
 
Originally posted by: barrelsAndRivets

Love this game. This should be a fun week.



I don't usually care for puzzle games, but I always enjoyed this one.



He don't normally play puzzle games, but when he do, he prefer Palamedes?   Been fun watching the tournament scores roll in so far. Good luck everyone!

Tetris, Puzznic and Palamedes are the only puzzle games that I can say that I actually enjoy off the top of my head. Klax wasn't bad either.

 

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Nov 1, 2016 at 12:47:22 AM
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