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I liked this mission even though I don't like puzzles that much.

I never got the hint statues to work properly (the early ones) but the mission is awesome. The "stand here to look up and get the code" was awesome! Some of the puzzles were straightforward, some less so. Very nice mission, and looking forward to future missions from this author!

Nice debut mission, hope to see more from this author.

Too hard on the puzzles. But fun to play, with a lot of help from TTLG forum.

I really enjoy a good puzzle mission, and this mission without a doubt filled that desire. It was short, but I enjoyed every minute. It has been a while since I have needed to have a notepad at my desk to work out puzzles in a game such as this.

Great mix of puzzles and action.

I usually like puzzle missions but I didn't manage to finish this one. I couldn't get past the second gate, my problem was that I couldn't determine the colours of the coloured floor and fully understand the poem/hint. I haven't given up yet though, just taking a break. :)

Simple level design, normal atmosphere, Story could be better, gameplay focused mainly on puzzles only, still overall a reasonable mission.

Geared too much towards math heads. Puzzles too vague and don't make any sense.

This was my mission, but I tried to be honest :)

This is my favorite kind of mission, otherwise I wouldn't have made it the way it is! Very puzzle-y, with some optional acrobatics. The puzzles are totally distinct from any FM I've ever played---and they're right up my alley.

The design is nice. makes good use of stock resources, but won't make anyone say "wow!" (except maybe the projection room...) It's not terribly ambitious, but it has a cohesive feel, with some polish. Could have used a bit more pizzazz. The nested texturing was a cool effect. Don't think that has been done before. I also liked all the circle cut-outs.

There's not much in-game plot development, but I like the strong adherence to an interesting theme: "self-reference." It tied in nicely to an intriguing backstory. I liked all the relevant easter eggs, too. Especially in the Lair of Dead Knights. Not sure many will get them, tho :\

Great contest mission. Well made, good atmosphere and gameplay with some clever / novel puzzles. Hope the author makes more.

Couldnt complete game. gave up wandering around.

Nice puzzler (though the "light puzzle" still has me stumped!) with good visual and written clues. The "hint statues" were a clever touch and I enjoyed the readables. Great first-time effort from a newbie author. Look forward to your next FM.

I really enjoyed the puzzles in this mission! In particular, I loved the "Aha!" moment when I found the solution to the projection room, and the last one had just the right amount of difficulty to give my brain some good exercise.

Great puzzles! And the rhymed readables are really standing out! Enjoyed it a lot.

The 10 for gameplay and enjoyment is really mostly about the enjoyment, because the puzzles are AWESOME! The story is a lot of fun for me, because I love the references to the mathematicians. Plus I am not very good at fighting, and didn't have to do a whole lot of that in this one.

I really loved the puzzles! Bonus points for the superbly rhyming clues. Totally fair to subtract health for taking hints....... I was glad to have them when I felt stuck----way better than getting stuck in a mission all for the lack of finding some ridiculously hidden but necessary key. The "projection room" was really inspired! Looking forward to more from this game designer!

Awesome puzzler! Pretty, but could have used some more variety. Maybe some custom objects or textures to give it that little bit of umpf. Lots of fun to play!

Bertrand's is a very nice change of pace in terms of Thief gameplay. It's a thought-provoking puzzle mission mixed in with decent stealth and that's something you don't see very often. The plot was detailed but overall didn't matter very much to the FM as a whole.

great riddles/puzzles.

Good-looking puzzle mission in a proper, dark tomb. Preferred the physical puzzles, but as puzzle-driven missions go, it is one of the better ones - and one of the solutions is mindboggingly creative.

Interesting for a first Fm but puzzles were frustrating for a non English.

Great mission had the feel of some of my favorite authors! Atmosphere was gloomy and scary can't wait for more!!

Very well done visually, but the endless "find a hidden lever to continue" got old quick and I had to go to the forum several times for clues. I was very happy to find the spiders - something to shoot the broadheads at! (Having no blackjack or sword also made this harder.)

Great atmosphere. Shocking effects. Nice!

The atmosphere in this mission was spectacular. It was very dark and did actually frighten me a few times. The length was very good, the mission never seemed to end, but in a good way, as I enjoyed my time. I really enjoyed the puzzle gameplay, however searching for a small, hidden switch to open a gate did get rather old. Fortunately, most of the puzzles were well done. The books documenting the story were engaging, I wanted to figure out what was going on. Overall, this mission was a joy to play, in all aspects.

This is an excellent mission in all aspects.
I was only a bit annoyed about all of these mushrooms everywhere, because it made me think I had to explore them if they were loot.

Not difficult, but great atmosphere.

I liked the visuals effects and the setting, altough I couldn't understand how the dead thief was still able to hold his sword or why the statues had genitals. I did have a hard time finding all the small levers so I ended up looking a lot on the forums.

Great level design, a bit simple and repetitive sometimes but still captivating for the eye sight , Interesting story and a enjoyable gameplay despite some unfair puzzles.

Didn't even bother to finish this one, unlike the others.

Too much fog, switched it off in video settings after a while. Excellent otherwoise.

Atmospheric derelict castle, spooky and sinister. I enjoyed the gameplay and puzzles - needed forum help a couple of times, as I didn't find many clues as to what was needed/where levers were. Great in-game map - I love having a map to make notes, plus I have no sense of direction, so maps always get a thumbs up from me. Excellent mission overall.

It's certainly the prettiest and spookiest of the contest submissions, but searching for switches got a bit frustrating at times, and the castle's linear layout felt too unrealistic to me.

Absolutely gorgeous! (Even the marbling at the bottoms of the pillars was reflective?!?! HOW?!) Great use of music, and fog. Incredibly atmospheric. Nice readables, too.
But I found the gameplay somewhat lackluster. It was a lot of running around, scouring for hard to find stuff (vials, switches, etc...). Some cerebral stuff too, but nothing particularly challenging. A lot of the puzzles sort of made me think "but why?" For example "why would there be a switch right there?" or "Why would Garrett know to shoot the target?" Perhaps I missed some clues that would have made it all more logical.

Impressive mission, but not my cup of tea.

Beautiful mission, but felt very tedious. Lots of hidden things to find, and not a lot of help finding them.

Very well designed, great atmosphere, scary, simply wonderful!

Beautiful! But the game itself was quite frustrating, as you just had to root around everywhere looking for random items in random places. I gave up.

Some readables giving clues as to the position of some of the harder to find gems could make this game a little more fun.

Congrats to all and thanks for the missions!
Any hint who trefoilknot is? I assume it's a pseudonym created for the contest.

Think you'll find he a newbie author. He sent me a PM thanking me my comments about his mission in the Brief Summaries, and although I don't know his age, I got the impression he is a young lad, so let's hope we'll see lot more from him in future years.

Trefoilknot is a new author indeed, but based on this contest entry and the level of questions he's asking in TEG, I think we have a lot of great things to expect from him in the coming years. He's already working on another mission I do believe.