Why quite so tough??

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Jon Stammers
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Why quite so tough??

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Is Star 27 of the Tadpole's Tale path really meant to be quite this hard? How many stars from the end am I?? If there even is an end...

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Most of the earlier stars were fairly straightforward except for one a few back that I needed a few goes at. But then this one seems almost impossible. The letters are WAY harder than the numbers, or rather the Guardian is better at the letters to a ludicrous extent. Imho. :)

PS couldn't find suitable thread for this. This one might be reusable if any other people want to moan about other apterous stuff that's harder than it should be??
Fiona T
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And yep the later stars are very hard! They go up to 30, then you get the astral thingy item in your display case :) Every so often the guardian has a slightly off game - if that co-incides with your good game you crack it! The guardian got 15 maxes for me when I achieved that star.
Thomas Cappleman
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Re: Why quite so tough??

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Star 27 is often the hardest in a given path. The guardian is generally weakest on numbers, and can have off days on conundrums, but is very solid on the letters by that point. And 27 is the last one where you don't get any of the other round types to help get a win.
Jon Stammers
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Thanks very much, both of you!
Jon Stammers
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ALMOST! I can see it CAN be possible now! I can at least imagine a parallel universe where I spotted ORIENT and ABATE , and maybe STOLID too at a push. Unlike in that other game! :D

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Jon Stammers
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Now admittedly I was on pretty bad form this time but look at this: SURELY The Guardian shouldn't be allowed a PERFECT game like this, or even close, especially when he's so mediocre at numbers. Settings need changing surely??

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Matthew Brockwell
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Re: Why quite so tough??

Post by Matthew Brockwell »

The Guardian in stars 27 and 30 of most paths plays at something like the standard of Apterous Prime, but can sometimes play a weaker game. Sometimes it decides to play like Rex and you have to live with that and accept your defeat! It's not meant to be straightforward and if you get too frustrated you can move onto other paths and come back when you are a stronger player.
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