(10 months ago) HAHAHAHAH! I fell for it, the 1st time. But not the second. :)
EDIT 2023, 29th June: I forgot to press stars. :)) Doing it now!
Veryyyy cute!
Could have sworn I've reviewed this before. I consider this to be one of the best easy levels in the game. It takes what appears to be a simple, straightforward concept, but offers an interesting twist, but then requires you to apply and iterate on that concept to test your mastery. Brilliant design.
(9 months ago) I was over 400, but when i read Devildude comment, I found the 34 off, too. :D Will keep trying. Uffffff.
EDIT1: 28 off, 26 off, need a huge ''cut'', no idea, where it is, huh. 18 off, jeeezzzz. 14 off :O :/ can't think of anything shorter ... mrrrrrrrhhhh
EDIT 2023, 27th June: Later I found a 2 off, but was completely dry of ideas. So I left it, for a while. I came back yesterday and it took me over an hour to first find a 4 off. Then I kept trying several combinations and today I finally got the 343. The order here truly surprizes me. Would never expect this was the shortest path. Great puzzle.
Such a strange level, to me. Each time I find a cut, I have a feeling that it's the most that can be done. And then I find another. Currently at 422, with no idea where to find 18 more steps.
I was badly stuck at 292, for a long time. Today I finally saw a new option and got 276, immediately. Then I was able to optimize it to 270, in the next try.
Such a nice level, extremely well constructed and deceiving! :)
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