Tinytall Tower · 8:06pm Apr 10th, 2018

There is a hold (a level set for DROD) called Tinytall Tower that I have been working on for many years. It has just been vetted and published.

Here is an image from DROD: The Second Sky (not my hold):

Beethro Budkin is a model Smitemaster, not a supermodel.

To brag about this it is necessary that I indoctrinate you into DROD, the most delightfully complex puzzle game ever made.

On Steam, there are two DROD games you can purchase. DROD: Gunthro and the Epic Blunder is the 4th DROD game, and the gentlest introduction. If you've never played DROD before, it's the place to begin.

You can download my hold through CaravelNet (which also has a cheap annual subscription service; if you like DROD it's definitely worth it because you get to chat and track your high scores online) from the game interface. There are dozens upon dozens of holds you can download for free, and some that are pay (the first three games, and special holds called Smitemaster's Selections most of which are very hard).

However, my hold is difficult so you're likely to be lost until you've learned the game well. GatEB will teach you everything except for goblins and things in the fifth game, and my hold doesn't contain anything from the fifth game. There are also free holds designed to teach you advanced strategy, like Advanced Concepts 1 and 2.

The fifth game is DROD: The Second Sky (also on Steam) and it is substantially more difficult. Both GatEB and TSS use the fifth game engine so the editors and available holds are identical, except the pay holds can only be accessed through GatEB.

If you love hard puzzles and want to try a game with dozens of elements that all interact in novel ways, try DROD! And let me know what you think of my hold, if you ever manage to get good enough to play it.