22 September 2013

Stupid Germans



You have voted the ruin and destruction of Europe


Politicians from big parties are mercenaries at the service of
financial capital and big business money. By definition, capital is
predator and criminal. If we don't take care, it will destroy Europe. We must pull down these politicians mercenaries! How? First: Don't vote for them, stupid!
 

16 September 2013



George Stathakis

 

13 September 2013

sokoban.org


Chao Yang has just launched a new Sokoban website: http://sokoban.org
This new website is for sharing and playing new and original Sokoban levels. Registered users can post levels, submit solutions to levels posted by other users, add a comment to levels, etc.

Levels will be show in image as well as standard XSB format on our new website. So it will be very convenient for users to copy the level into their favorite sokoban programs.

Many active Chinese level authors like gyjgw, tengxi, etc. are going to post their new levels here.


Enjoy!

10 September 2013

Přemysl Zíka

Přemysl Zíka sent me this fantastic remodel. Authentic "Přemysl Zíka style"! It seems simple, but it is very difficult...

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Author: unknown + zhenying + Jordi Domenech + Premysl Zika
Title: Magic Sokoban 5 #65 a
Date: 2013.9.9

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Another magic pearl! Where it seems that there was nothing, Přemysl Zíka gets oil--and with only two minor changes!

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Author: unknown + Jordi Domenech + Premysl Zika
Title: Magic Sokoban 5 #71 Old style (a)
Source: Philippe Galmel - Cb7 phg10
Date: 2013.9.10

08 September 2013

Magic Sokoban 5

A new collection. Click on the image or title to download

Magic Sokoban 5
Authors: Jordi Doménech, Marcus Hof and Marcis Berzins

September 2013. 105 puzzles

13 August 2013

tengxi

 
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Author: tengxi
Title: tengxi
Date: 2013.8.13
URL: bbs.mf8-china.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=97515&extra=page%3D1&page=3
Difficulty: 6
Best moves/pushes: 719/203


Nice level! Goals: "TENG/XI". I have added this puzzle in the collection "Letters & words" ("Sokoban lessons").

04 June 2013

zhenying - All remodels


"zhenying" is one of my favorite authors. Their remodels are very imaginative and always interesting. In the file "zhenying - All remodels" I have collected all the remodels of zhenying I know. They are 179 in total (until March 2013). You can download the set here:


Most remodels are difficult, and are only recommended for experienced players.  

I have not solved all the puzzles, because of the lack of time. Then I indicate the best results (moves/pushes) of the puzzles I've solved so far. Of course, feel free to send me your solutions, to complete this ranking (you can paste your solutions below, or send them to me by email):

1. Erim Sever - 1511/394
2. Thomas Reinke - 273/89
3. François Marques - 588/301
4. François Marques - 993/201
5. François Marques - 879/179
6. François Marques - 1816/538
7. François Marques - 1044/361
8. François Marques - 1675/314
9. Yasuhiro Morita - 343/129
10. Yasuhiro Morita - 397/108
11. Yasuhiro Morita - 442/120
12. Kevin B. Reilly - 506/150
13. Mic - 639/201
14. Bruno Druille - 1233/381
15. unknown - 208/30
16. Sven Egevad - 244/74
17. Sven Egevad - 139/42
18. Sven Egevad - 156/45
19. Sven Egevad - 298/83
20. Sven Egevad - 283/56
21. Yasuhiro Morita - 1616/408
22. Yasuhiro Morita - 1606/413
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30. Bruno Druille - 1430/481
31.
32.
33.
34. Mic - 681/141
35.
36. Herbert Kyrian - 1482/395
37. Sven Egevad - 156/51
38.
39. Eric F. Tchong - 2134/674
40. Eric F. Tchong - 1902/618
41. Li Jinyu - 1004/278
42. Lena Pankratova - 449/150
43.
44.
45.
46.
47. David W. Skinner - 1177/403
48. Thinking Rabbit - 2173/655
49. Thinking Rabbit - 2343/672
50. Thinking Rabbit - 2555/762
51. Thinking Rabbit - 2549/770
52. Thinking Rabbit - 3065/984
53. Thinking Rabbit - 3091/983
54. Eric F. Tchong - 154/43
55. Eric F. Tchong - 159/39
56. Eric F. Tchong - 205/65
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69. Thinking Rabbit - 536/176
70. Thinking Rabbit - 636/213
71. Thinking Rabbit - 660/264
72. Thinking Rabbit - 662/203
73. Thinking Rabbit - 689/188
74. Yoshiki Kondo - 733/325
75.
76. Eric F. Tchong - 735/229
77. Alberto Garcia - 499/147
78. Alberto Garcia - 601/141
79. Eric F. Tchong - 371/141
80. GRIGoRusha - 574/209
81. Sven Egevad - 1732/511
82. David W. Skinner - 156/42
83. David W. Skinner - 194/62
84. Eric F. Tchong - 274/62
85. Eric F. Tchong - 134/35
86. Thinking Rabbit - 739/233
87. Mic - 392/109
88. Mic - 524/156
89. Eric F. Tchong - 210/79
90. Eric F. Tchong - 200/71
91. Thinking Rabbit - 293/74
92. Thinking Rabbit - 313/74
93. unknown - 765/273
94. unknown - 51/15
95. unknown - 53/17
96. Sven Egevad - 222/64
97. unknown - 122/38
98. unknown - 132/52
99. unknown - 120/50
100. Vipul Patel - 7970/1675
101. Thinking Rabbit - 1496/512
102.
103.
104. David W. Skinner - 790/179
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.
111. Hidemitsu Kobayashi - 1967/421
112.
113.
114. Eric F. Tchong - 584/85
115. zhenying - 625/109
116.
117.
118.
119.
120.
121.
122.
123.
124. migl - 40/20
125. Mic - 291/80
126. Mic - 291/71
127. Mic - 293/75
128. Mic - 285/67
129. Mic - 297/86
130. Mic - 355/102
131.
132.
133. Domenech - 1334/258
134.
135. Mantzoukis - 1017/236
136. Delaporte - 305/64
137. Delaporte - 180/55
138. Mic - 515/100
139. Mic - 500/110
140. Mic - 441/88
141. Mic - 446/96
142. Hidemitsu Kobayashi - 802/223
143.
144. Eric F. Tchong - 70/25
145. Eric F. Tchong - 120/38
146. gyjgw - 3378/890
147. Alberto Garcia - 183/56
148. Alberto Garcia - 129/48
149. Sylvie from France - 553/233
150. Marcus Palstra - 915/202
151. Thinking Rabbit - 1668/476
152. Eric F. Tchong - 462/110
153. Eric F. Tchong - 90/38
154. Eric F. Tchong - 91/38
155. Eric F. Tchong - 581/155
156. monry - 409/107
157.
158. Draku - 667/150
159. Eric F. Tchong - 121/26
160.
161.
162. ZiKo - 782/182
163. David Holland - 350/90
164. David Holland - 352/98
165.
166.
167. Domenech - 294/86
168. Mic - 829/205
169. monry - 677/218
170. Frantisek Pokorny - 285/81
171. Eric F. Tchong - 536/169
172. Eric F. Tchong - 614/175
173. Eric F. Tchong - 652/179
174. Eric F. Tchong - 586/168
175. Eric F. Tchong - 578/169
176. Eric F. Tchong - 656/176
177. anian + Domenech - 516/174
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17 May 2013

Financial Capitalism devouring Europe

Goya
Pinturas negras - Black Paintings (1819-1823)


Financial Capitalism devouring the EU

(Thanks to Frau Merkel) 
 

12 May 2013

Berušky


Berušky
AnakreoN
anakreon.cz/?q=node/1
Version 1.0 for Windows (Czech): May 2005. First version for MS-DOS: October 1999
License: GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)
Country: Czech Republic
DOWNLOAD
Version 1.0 (Czech)

Version 1.3 (English) 
32 extra puzzles
Levels passwords
 

Berušky is one of my favorite games, not only of Sokoban variants, but of all the logic games. I would not hesitate putting it next to the great mythic games, like Prince of Persia or Lode Runner...

"Berušky" means "ladybug", those friendly red bugs with black spots. Originally a game for DOS, now has versions for Linux and Windows. In total there are 120 puzzles, all incredibly clever and some of great difficulty, designed by Luboš Doležal and grouped in five categories: Training (10 puzzles), Easy (50), Medium (35), Hard (20) and Impossible (5). The puzzles incorporate many new elements: explosives, blocks, special doors that open with the key of the same color, boxes of different types, pickaxes and drills to break walls... In each puzzle you have to collect 5 keys to open the exit door, and sometimes you are available up to 5 ladybugs that cooperate to solve it. Excellent graphic design! The game has a editor.

Martin Stránský, from AnakreoN, tells me that the updated version of Berušky game, is for Linux platforms. However, I have used the first Czech version for Windows, whit music and editor, and it works very well.

In my opinion, these are the levels more tricky and ingenious. I have recorded the solution, but I would like to make this recommendation: if you can't find the solution of a puzzle, let it, and try it again tomorrow. The 90 per cent of the difficult puzzles are solved the next day ;) ... Except the "Impossible" last series, all the levels have solution, although some are very difficult...  My favorite levels = *


Training


Level 10   *   610 moves   Good! The solution is not obvious. It
                           is a nice example of collaboration
                           between the bugs to solve the puzzle 


Easy

Level 2        271 moves   Good, nice  
 

Level 11       254 moves   Tricky! It is difficult to see the
                           solution. Hint: to release the locked
                           bugs, is required the collaboration
                           between other two bugs




Level 29       265 moves   Nice 

Intermediate

Level 1    *   165 moves   Tricky!



Level 2    *   573 moves   Good, fun 



Level 3    *   481 moves   A little difficult... ;)



Level 8        254 moves   Tricky



Level 18   **  216 moves   Very nice and tricky! The interior
                           walls are the words "VIVAT KOMAT", but
                           I have not managed to find out what
                           they mean...




Level 21       236 moves   It's a bit difficult to get the peak
                           of the middle-upper...




Level 23       611 moves   Nice



Level 25   *   225 moves   Very good. It seems difficult, but it
                           is not




Level 30   *   298 moves   A bit complicated, but nice



Level 31       294 moves   It is a little difficult to see the
                           solution of the first part

Advanced


Level 3        459 moves   It seems complicated, but it is not



Level 5    **  412 moves   Very good! This is one of my favorites



Level 7        227 moves   Tangled...



Level 11   *   380 moves   Good! A bit difficult... ;)



Level 12   *   400 moves   Good, nice 



Puzzles created by the users

The puzzles created by users are my favorite. For the moment, there are in total 32 puzzles (most are from Czech and Slovak authors...). They are really very good! Some are surprisingly and quite difficult...

Next I comment the puzzles that I've liked more. I do not show the solution of these puzzles, and only indicate my result for moves. Probably the authors have spent many hours to build these puzzles (is very laborious build this kind of levels...), and does not seem to me desirable discover the solution...

How to play the puzzles created by users?
1. If you use Windows, download and install the Czech version: Berusky1Win

2. Download the 32 puzzles of users: urovne.zip
3. Create a folder named "Levels" in the same directory as the program. Place the user puzzles in the folder "Levels".
4. In the start menu, click on the floppy disk icon (bottom-right).
5. Select the puzzle you want to play, and click "OK". 




NOTE: In the Windows/Czech version of the game is NOT possible to move explosives through the doors that open with a key, which makes it difficult to solve the puzzle. On the contrary, in the versions of the game for DOS and Windows/English, it is possible. I have solved the puzzles with the Czech version, except in some cases, which indicated in the comments.

My rating:
  *    Very good
  **   Excellent
  ***  Fantastic!


Title      Author     Difficulty  Rating   Moves 


reedic1    dolezall     Medium              274  
Comment: Simple but nice

eagle2     7pzo         Easy                269  
 
Comment: Nice. It is not difficult, but nor is it obvious 



msmid01    michalsmid   Hard        **      846  
Comment: Very good! Still 1 peak is unnecessary to solve it. It is not easy 




petval     pwl          Medium      *       575  
Comment: Good, ingenious

dudu6      dudu         Medium              201  
Comment: Ingenious, it is not easy to see the solution. Note: With the English version of the program, an error occurs 




level002   radek.sanda  Hard        **      419  
Comment: Very good! It is not difficult, but it has small traps...

bach-01    bach         Medium              301  
Comment: Good, not easy 




bach-02    bach         Medium      *       447  
Comment: Nice and interesting 




bach-03    bach         Hard        ***     175  
Comment: Truly and ingenious, very good! With the Czech version of the game is not possible solve it; I have used the English version 




hradek1    tomix        Medium      *       545  
Comment: Good. It seems easy, but is a bit complicated... 




super      tomix        Medium      **      418  
Comment: Good, a bit difficult

002        ota.nedved   Hard                1527 
Comment: Very difficult and laborious to solve; in addition, the display of the elements is a very confused 




vp         jan.noska    Medium       *      557  
Comment: Good, tricky 




jen_sudy   jan.noska    Hard         *      574  
Comment: Good. There are two difficult areas and three easy 




rb         jan.noska    Hard         *      233  
Comment: Good, tricky. The R is hard but B is so easy 




apoc       apocalyps    Medium       *      538  
Comment: Good, interesting 




haikemono  jordi_d      Easy                390  
Comment: My little contribution... Do you recognize this puzzle? (Yes, it's by Hir...). Note: With the English version, an error occurs, I don't know why. You can download the puzzle here: haikemono.zip


Other comments

dudu4      dudu     I think that it is not solvable with the Czech version, because you cannot get the key from the bottom-right. And with the English version an error occurs

zicho2     michal.lichvar    I have not found solution... (?)


Who is encouraged to build more puzzles? You can send me your new puzzles, or contact AnakreoN. I hope your puzzles!