[CF List] player stuck

[Scott Wedel]

I think the difficulty of knowing whether a map is a trap needing to
solve a puzzle to escape must be judged in the context of adjacent
maps.  If this map is one of a series of puzzle maps then it sounds
like a reasonable puzzle.  If it is more of a standalone map and
the player has no reason to expect a puzzle then the map should have
a very clear statement that it is a puzzler.  Something like a note
saying "For all that also end up trapped here: This puzzle is not
that hard, but I, Tekwla the Generous, will provide the secret for you.
Go to the exit and say " - bottom of the note torn off.

I know that isn't very clever, but since players can get accidently
trapped in a room with no escape other than word of recall then it
needs to be exceptionally clear when the room is a puzzle needing
to be solved.

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      Unfortunately it often happens that the mapmaker has left no obvious 
     
     clues, so the
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      player will have to ask someone or look at the mapfile. That problem 
     
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      be considered thoroughly when making and accepting new maps, however 
     
     most of the
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      old maps are not all so good in that sense...
     
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     in this case the map does say "What is my name?" when you are atop
     
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     a tombstone.  viewing the tombstone gives an excellent clue as to
     
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     what should be said.  along the edge of the room are any number of
     
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     spots where the live/die remarks show up.  since the entire room
     
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     has disabled magic it also gives a clue that there must be some
     
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     way out (else word of recall wouldn't have been disabled).
     
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     question of artistic taste:  would this seem sufficient?
     
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     aside:  if the map maker code won't compile just find the map
     
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     file and grep -i 'match' to get the magic words.  or isn't this
     
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     doable in the original situation?
     
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