Series 3 - Episode 9
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I'm with SrWilson3S.
I think they were meant to take the crayon. The fact there was some parchment in the wellway room seems to suggest they needed it. I think if they'd got a perfect score in the Clue Room they'd definitely have received that information. At that point in the dungeon's history, it seems that the clue objects you needed were predetermined. If you didn't get the information on which to take, you might get lucky, you might not. I think that compares with some later episodes where less advice was given, but just about any reasonable combination of objects seems to work. I'm particularly thinking of Series 4 there, where it sometimes seemed like whatever they took when not given the chance at getting clues was what they needed (so long as you didn't take the weapon, obviously).
I don't think going left killed them. It wasn't a good idea, but if that had been the reason, why bother going through the scene with La Grimwold and Festus? Why not just kill them off straight away or give them an extra manoevring obstable to survive, as happened with other teams? In addition, other teams at that time survived when they took the "wrong" door.
I think Grimwold the Ogre was put there to speed it up. I guess if they'd actually had the crayon he wouldn't have made an appearance, or he'd have only done so once they were close to the well.
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isnt this the team that also took the wrong door at the very start? by ignoreing the quest symbol?
they where terrible.. takeing the left path doesn't decided if they are winners it losers.. just happens that the left path tends to cause more problem and much harder rooms with teams tend to fale at (look at the team in level 3 who fell off the edge)
anyway the gold or silver or whatever that pick brick was..would never get them to level 2.. that was the whole point in haveing the rose=spell=info and so on.
i don't believe they make the quest up as the team go alone but i do believe they have to be ready if the team takes a harder room or makes any big mistakes.. there for being in the Ogre to kill the team off instead of just letting them hang around for a while or get killed by the skull.. not quite as effective as an huge ogre eating them
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Well at the Corridor of Catacomb's, I always thought that the symbols there, below the doors resembled a Shield and a Chalice (well the Chalice anyway), perhaps they thought that because of that, they were supposed to go left.
Nevertheless, I never really liked that team and wanted them to die a horrible death in the bomb room, no offence to them.
If I was them I would probably have gone with the Crayon anyway, I never did think, first time I was that ep that the bar of silver was going to get them anywhere.
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My bro was also shouting "die!! die!!" at them in the bomb room
We'd decided they were a hopeless case after they took the wrong door... But I think the fact that they took the silver and not the crayon was their undoing - if they'd have taken the crayon, chances are the ogre wouldn't have turned up - I think he probably did only because they couldn't win and it would be boring to have them stand around not knowing what to do til the skull killed them. -
SrWilson's comments are spot on, as Treguard commented at the end that they needed the crayon to get to Level 2
Oh, and the spell used against Mrs Grimwold was TRANSFORM, not Warrior
I am not deaf mate, my hearing is perfect so please dont tell me what he said because i know... And does it actually matter what spell they used?
Im talking about the possibility of not needing the crayon at all, ever, if they had chosen the right path.. I still think it wouldnt have come into play, as only once during the series did it appear...
Im now out for the day, will see ya all later ;D
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I'm with WhiteDevil here
Not because I agree with his point of veiw or what he said, just because everyone else has gone with his mate.
And he called someone 'mate' just before ridiculing him.
Perfect people skills, you should become a politican
Or a professional thief
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I think they were meant to take the crayon.
I agree, and I think Tim from Dicken's (winning) team summed it up properly when their team had to decide which objects to take from Oakley, with one of the choices being gold - "I think the gold's just greed".
It's a bit like the "don't handle the weapons of the opposition" rule - if you're directed otherwise by a clue or scroll, it's ok. If you're not told anything or don't earn the information, then taking the weapon or being greedy (taking useless silver/gold) will kill you.
In my opinion this going left when you should go right stuff is overrated. It often leads to additional hazards, but not outright death (the team that jumped off the spindizzy at the wrong place in series 3, for example).
I -also- think people who grew up with the later series and are only now seeing series 3 perhaps don't appreciate how ruthless the dungeon can be on mistakes; it seems quite contradictory to suggest that (in series 3 at least) a team that takes the wrong object from a clue room would've been let off had they not taken the left hand door! They were doomed from the moment they didn't take the crayon.
I'm sure there were other teams killed off for taking gold/silver when not instructed to - I'll have to go through the series guides now and check.
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I am not deaf mate, my hearing is perfect so please dont tell me what he said because i know... And does it actually matter what spell they used?
I think he was just typing it in caps because that how spells are traditionally written. And as to whether it matters what spell you use or not, ask Helen's team from series 4.
Im talking about the possibility of not needing the crayon at all, ever, if they had chosen the right path.. I still think it wouldnt have come into play, as only once during the series did it appear
This is series 3, not series 4. Mistakes don't go unpunished. And, as I said in my previous post, this 'taking the left hand door will get you killed' thing is seriously overrated. The knightmare books and the interactive challenge things Ali Everett did play strongly on this, but it simply doesn't happen in the series - a team is not killed off just for taking the left-hand door (unless they've been specifically told to take a different one).
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Dan, I've got your example for you.
S7, Team 2 I believe it is - what a spooky quest that was too - the team getting chased through dwarf tunnels in Level 1 by Raptor and his ugly assilants - and then getting mauled by what we can only presume to be a combination of goblins and a troll - since it went dark and they had no NightSight but rather a bar of silver instead.
The unfortunate instance was that having chosen the silver - which, to be honest, tended to be a giveaway in its uselessness because of its inferiority to gold, the team then came across some gold which magically appeared at the start of the Trial by Spikes. As soon as that appeared, you got the instant feeling that they shouldn't have two forms of payment - and that the silver would be no use. In fact, the only time this was of any use, was in S4 when the boatman asked for silver and gold, the latter found in Ariadne's chamber - and I you rightly said, S4 was often too kind on mistakes.
However, although they weren't to know the gold would appear in the lovely sharp chess room, decisions to take payment cost them the place in the game, and they totally misunderstood what the NightSight might be used for, as I recall. Anyway, that's a piece of evidence for your bitings.
James, good sir! How are you doing? You come and shout and me some sir.. I've still got your voice message on my mob. and love the accent. Besides, want to hear more of the old 'CUT - it's a HE!'
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And he called someone 'mate' just before ridiculing him. Perfect people skills, you should become a politican
I aim to be a prosecutor, ;D
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Just thought id tell you whitedevil Im winning this arguement heheh .
Its all good man see ya on MSN soon hopefully
peace.
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I know ya are Sr
Everyone can have their own opinion, and i still stick to mine - though i have been swayed a bit by RedMage's post about Gold being better than Silver...
We said we'd keep this to the forum, see ya soon matey ;D
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roxxy, thats not a v.good reason to support whitedevil
very unscientific to totally ignore all the facti haven't seen the episode but from what i've read im afriad SrW seems to be closer imo.
Hey! I'm not a scientist and I'm a woman so I can support whitedevil if i want, hehe
Anyway no-one was supporting him, bless 'im I just felt sorry for the guy!
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I think Nikki supports whitedevil, but I'm not sure....
Anyway whitedevil has a good point
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woohoo, thats a few people supporting me - thanks guys ;D
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And a DOG
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aww all the girls taking pity on whitedevil ;D or is it a possible symbol of.....love? ;)I can tell you he's a nice guy so if ya wanna date him you can't go wrong heheh.
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