Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-35065776-20180710142541

I feel bad sort in that this is sort of wishing my bad luck or bad habits on others, but I am hoping I'm not the only person this happens to:

First of all, not sure if anybody remembers but I have had a real aversion to Haunted Lights and Treasure Box since I got past the Amateur level. I still dread the Treasure Box, but I've come to terms with Haunted Lights and can handle it reasonably well (especially if I have a talisman to extend puzzle time).

I am able to deal with most Haunted Lights scenarios now, and will use a Flying Time if I am pretty close to solving it - otherwise I will just cancel and hope for better luck next time.

Ironically, my favorites are usually the ones where you have to get specific colors. I say ironic, because this is often where I become a Haunted Lights MORON.

I've gotten into the habit of, when I see it's a colors puzzle, repeating to myself "look at the colors, look at the colors" to prevent what still happens more often than not - I get focused on removing all the tiles and completely forget about the colors. I usually remember to check the colors, often with less than a minute left, but I just blank out and forget to check which colors I need to collect, even when I know it's a color puzzle. * facepalm * 