Makiki's Cave of Thoughts

So, on a whim of a creativity burst, I have decided to make a yet another go at making an enigmatic puzzle collection. Enigmatic puzzles are puzzles where you aren't given the rules of the puzzle directly – you have to deduce them from the clues provided. One of the most well known puzzle sets like this is Notpron, and it is definitely one of the inspirations for what I want to create, even though I don't like a lot of design decisions there.

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Heroes of Might and Magic 3 is a game that is close to hearts of mine and many other people. The community of this game, while relatively small and niche, is still going strong, even having cash prize pvp tournaments! There are also many in-game improvements thanks to various mods.

That being said, there is one thing that has little support in HoMM3, and is a thing that is sometimes being asked about – that being free for all player vs player gameplay. There are few maps and random map templates that properly try to support this type of play – and well... the mechanics of HoMM3 work against the FFA format being fun, due to several pretty major problems that show up specifically in this one format of play.

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