Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-37553158-20190131173146/@comment-35243530-20190131233946

Henrigirl wrote: I enjoy both dark square and the grotto and did not notice that items were all that similar well no more than usual anyway. now im intrigued and will have to do a comparison! 😁 although Ive always enjoyed how objects from quests and room objects move from location to location as it seems in keeping with the curse theme moving stuff around all the time. 🙂

OMG!! I noticed the objects moving from room to room, but I never thought about the explanation for it! You’re brilliant!!

I don’t think that The Grotto and Dark Square are particularly similar either, even if a number of the objects are the same. Like you, I find The Grotto much more difficult, though I found Dark Square difficult too when I first started that location. I think the list of comparable items is: gold cobweb, gold dragonfly, candy apple, owl, helmet, broom, stained glass (though a different stained glass), amphillary sphere, hourglass, butterfly (moth in The Grotto), cogwheel, magic ball, horseshoe, spider (gold spider in The Grotto), and witch’s hat. Of course, The Grotto has the Basket, (iron) glove, Mirror, pumpkin, drawing compass, chest, spear, Pegasus and sundial from other locations - making the eye painting and the letter “H” about the only two unique items. The Dark Square, on the other hand, shares the cat, crow, flask, crystal, casket, and scales with other locations. That leaves the brooch, postcard and witch’s silhouette as unique there. It’s never bothered me that the items show up in different locations.

I think it gives the game continuity and helps the player to have an idea what they’re looking for when they enter a room for the first time, or level up to new objects in a room. I never saw that as a downside.