> > Whoa! Hold on! I didn't even know there was a strategy guide for EF. Folex and I both have had to write the list over at least 3 times. Where is it?
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> You see that link up the top that says Search Messages? You click on it, and SEARCH...
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> Fortunately for you I am generous, and the link is right here.
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> The strategy guide's pretty obvious if you think about it, but there were some important differences between it and the way I play - for instance, I usually avoid gambling unless it's 3-1 or better, but Sam reckons the odds are still in favour of the player over the long run (ie if you win a few, lose a few, you'll end up ahead).

I was looking over that strategy guide, and the gain/loss ratios in "Potions and Traps" didn't seem right to me. I calculate them as:
1:1, 1.33:1, 1.5:1, 1.6:1, 1.67:1, 1.71:1
(Rounded off to two places)

Even at level 0, you break even in the long run, and starting at level 1, you will gain in the long run on these squares. These ratios are the same in EF2, since the values are simply scaled down to 70% of the values in EF1.

--grem "IT'S NOT A BEAR!" "1977 games and counting..." linn

[Note: the page linked to below is not mine. See "The Perils of Akumos" for my description of a treasure eater.]