Why, oh why, Antz??!

[antz]

Hardest layout: "Why, oh why, Antz??!" by 'Antz?'.

A place to discuss tips, strategies, or post bragging rights if you have beaten this layout.

[colby]

Give me 3 month's and I might beat this one!!!

[grannygoofus]

Oh my, oh my, oh my!!! What a layout this is antz!!! Surprised myself to pieces and finished on attempt #18... good enough for #1 time of 20:25. ;D

Tips is a problem ..... hmmmmm, I played by trying to clear the middle using the sides to help of course. Need to get the tops row that is not straight off asap too. Hope that helps whoever tries this one. I never really know what I am doing when I solve these, just keep on truckin til they are gone. lol

Great layout antz!! Thanks to whoever did the picking. Good luck to everyone!!

[Gerda]

Took me 3 attempts and at the last almost 22 minutes to beat this in Speed Mode. Good for NR 1 spot. List isn't that long yet. lol. Nice layout.

[devlinlace]

Woohoo, finally a layout that din't give me fits and nightmares...took me 8 tries to do it and in the #2 spot right now(course that won't last) with time of 32:02. Not too many tips, alternated between the middle and the edges and when I had 3's I tried to open up the most new tiles.
Good luck everyone
Thanks for the Layout ANTZ and thanks to whoever picked it

[antz]

WOW!!

Grannygoofus, 20:25??!

Gerda, 3 attempts??!?

Devlinlace, 2nd spot??!?! ;D

You all are just too good!! I am going to be giving out karma points for some time trying to keep up with y'all....Congrats to all of you for solving this layout so soundly!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

I just gave this one a couple 40+ minute attempts...got down to 240 tiles on one of them......maybe someday I will get to sit on you guys's branch at the top of this tree!!

[lilyanne]

You are right devlinlace. I pipped you to 2nd in 29:36. ;D, sorry, but hey someone will beat me too. The challenge is, to me, as always, simply to crack the blessed thing. Took me 8 tries too.

I was also just beaten on a double points game with about 50 to go, back tracking just didn't help on that one.

Getting the central horizontal section down I found was the key to my winning game. That and trying to work one side down more than the other. I don't know if that will help anyone.

[antz]

I hope it helps me...now I remember why I rarely play my own layouts!!

;D ;D ;D

[delphine]

i did it!!!
i finally beat this lay out;after many try's the layout loved me
my time: 23.45 (my playername is Baileys)

[angelwings13]

Great job Delphine. So glad the game loved you .

[antz]

I finally beat this one too!!!! Great time stat there, karma coming your way!!!!

I just knew that this one was going to get the best of me....of any that I can't solve, it would have to be my own....well, after 10 attempts, and they were very long attempts at that, I finally did it! My time was really rather mind-numbing, at 1:48:19.5 ....but I had finally worked it down to under 200 tiles, and decided that it was time to solve this danged layout! Much backtracking and poking around later, it is done!

[colby]

well after 54 attempts I finally beat this one.I had to do alot of back tracking.My time was 52.45.Put me in 8th place.I played in classic mode.

[Gerda]

colby said:

Give me 3 month's and I might beat this one!!!

OK, it took you a little longer. Your spot is fine. Antz has to play again to beat you. lol. Karma for you.

[colby]

ok after 54 attempts I finally got this one!!My time was 38:18,classic mode,9th place.

[mamasu]