Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!sgiblab!pacbell.com!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!news.intercon.com!panix!ddsw1!news.kei.com!eff!blanket.mitre.org!linus.mitre.org!cosadpm112.mitre.org!user From: dsmith@mitre.org (Dave Smith) Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: 7th Guest Question Followup-To: alt.cd-rom,comp.sys.mac.games Date: 26 Apr 1994 17:51:57 GMT Organization: MITRE Lines: 14 Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <2p3moe$5i4@meaddata.meaddata.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: cosadpm112.mitre.org In article <2p3moe$5i4@meaddata.meaddata.com>, kcy@meaddata.com (Cheong Yu) wrote: > In the microscope puzzle,... I thought I had heard the comment, "I'm > going to have to start over again." when I was behind in the score, > but instead of restarting,... > So I'm wondering if this is a bug of some sort that would cause some > players to restart the puzzle when they still have a winning chance. > Anyone else encountered this situation? Yes, it happened every game I played. Just ignore it and continue. It doesn't mean you don't have a chance. In fact, it often "looks" hopeless just before you win. As to whether it's a bug, a random comment, or intended to throw you off the track, I leave to you.