Instead of the usual puzzles, there is a maze at http://www.gnut.co.uk containing SteamGifts giveaways.

This maze has 25 regular prizes found just by exploring.
There is another prize for reaching the exit and there are 3
additional prizes (one for each difficulty level) for reaching the exit carrying
all 10 'Valve' themed items found in the maze.

All prizes are SteamGifts private giveaways (ending 29th Feb @ 23:55).

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I WILL COMPLETE THIS. I WILL.

On a side note, googly, you are so very cruel. And I love it. Almost done mapping :-D

1 decade ago
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Text based anything has never been quite my thing, but I muddled around and found two giveaways, so thanks for that. I do think it's a great, creative puzzle idea, it's just not awesome for ME, haha.

1 decade ago
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You muddled around - I've fully mapped 1 maze, and found 4 more...

1 decade ago
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So I took the only stairs down that my map has on level 4, and ended up on another part of the same level. I'm really hoping I didn't miss something somewhere..

1 decade ago
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This happens multiple times on multiple levels - After remapping a bit of the "new" maze, you should realize that you're still in the same one, or even the one above :p

1 decade ago
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I'm assuming that I've missed another bunch of stairs going down in the level, unless one of the ones going up really goes down >.> I don't look forward to rechecking that huge map lmao.

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Completed my map, got to the end with 10 items, went back and did it again on the two higher difficulties with my completed map and collected all 10 items and reached the exit in a snap.

1 decade ago
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Challenge accepted!

EDIT: I passed with all 10 items, but how do can I change difficulty?

1 decade ago
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enter a new maze, go to settings, change difficulty

1 decade ago
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That option is grayed, can't change difficulty?

1 decade ago
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I think you have to reset your character first. Then before entering the maze, change (and save) the difficulty. Then you can enter the maze again on a different difficulty.

Harder difficulties will have Trevor randomly attacking you and will not be as obvious when you've passed through a "strange" door/portal.

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Are the giveaways any different?

1 decade ago
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No, the all the prizes on the map stay the same regardless of difficulty, however the bonus prize for reaching the exit with all 10 items is different for each difficulty: http://www.gnut.co.uk/instructions.php
"There are prizes for reaching the exit carrying all 10 items that can be found inside the maze, one for each difficulty."

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^this. Figured it out in the meantime though, but thanks anyway. :)

1 decade ago
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I did the same thing, and as an old MUD-gamer I loved it! :D

1 decade ago
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Challenge completed. Normal & Hard maybe are easier than Easy though, since you have maps all drawn up & item locations marked (assuming ofc one did all of that) and you can just run through hoping Trevor won't kill ya.

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Screw the games being given away - I'm addicted to this maze!

Thanks for the giveaways - AND - the massively fun/prepared maze! This is pretty amazing! (punavoidable.)

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Oooh crap! =)

1 decade ago
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That's some serious dedication :)
He's at 9 items now and 10217 moves now...

1 decade ago
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He clearly needs to map! :D

1 decade ago
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lolz, I mapped everything aside for 1 item pickup.... And now I forgot to bookmark that 100points giveaway. whoehoeps :s

1 decade ago
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Seriously who is Pretz? :D

1 decade ago
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That's a really cool giveaway =D I only found 1, I'll try the rest of the maze later.

1 decade ago
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This is awsome. I'm playing this instead of games that I actually payed for. :)

1 decade ago
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Challenge accepted and challenge completed. I don't have the time to go through it again on higher difficulties, sadly. Got too much work to do =/ Regardless, this is a fantastic maze and I thoroughly enjoyed going through it - thank you so much!

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That was the first time I tried such a dungeon. And you know what? I enjoyed it! Was able to complete it without any mapping whatsoever (except for patterns I kept in my head).
Also I have to say the scattered giveaways are a GREAT incentive to keep you searching the dungeon in hope of finding something. I read in "what's next" there is a plan on removing scattered giveaways. While I totally understand the financial burden such maze brings onto its creator, I really would not want that to happen. It would discourage me personally from searching on and on. It is much easier to go knowing you might stumble upon a giveaway than to roam multi-level dungeon knowing you only get something, if you get out.
How about spreading 25 giveaways of Fortix than? :P
I think in total I managed to find 12-15 giveaways and 6 items. :)

1 decade ago
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I was mapping my way through all dandy, and then got lost, and ahh my map's broken now where am I? D;

1 decade ago
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Can you respawn to the starting place of the maze? i am trapped in a little maze and i keep going atound in circles

1 decade ago
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Only by resetting your progress, so I hope you marked down the Valve items carefully.

1 decade ago
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Or by dying in Difficulty mode 1.

1 decade ago
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yeah i am lol

1 decade ago
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this is brilliant

1 decade ago
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Thanks for this amazing maze. I'd like to know one thing, the end of giveaways is Feb 29 @ 23.55, but in which timezone?

1 decade ago
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i'm aMAZEd!

1 decade ago
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Done, 7 points, no maps, most of the giveaways found (including the final one). Thank you for the maze brother, this event shall remain in the history of Steamgifts forever.

1 decade ago
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pure awesomness

1 decade ago
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I love it!
wonder if I'll find a grue before a giveaway

1 decade ago
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This was amaz(e)ing, found everything, took me ages to map. Thanks a lot for doing this, TheGreatGooglyMoogly.

1 decade ago
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I’m speechless! Just completed the game. Thank you TheGreatGooglyMoogly.

1 decade ago
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Just in time!

1 decade ago
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Nothing. Let that giveaways burn in hell. Spend so much time...

1 decade ago
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The way is the goal. :)

I had many fun with the maze. By the way, can we now share our maps? :D

1 decade ago
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Yeah, I had the fun, but... Really, in Belarus here it's hard to buy something (reeeeeeeally great economics problems), 'cause 100$ is not a bad sallary. Can you imagine that?
But, besides all, I really had fun finding it all =) Just disapointed a bit with giveaways.

Am I the only one who used pencil and paper? =)

1 decade ago
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your library is full of games you didn't even started once. Play those.

1 decade ago
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Most of this are Humble Bundle games or the free ones (or exploited, yes, I know it's bad) =) I've actually played ALL games I have in my library, but number of them was completed before I got Steam (Portal and Half-Life 2, for example). I'm not a game collector, you know.

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Me too. I started with Photoshop and a grid layout but with a pencil and paper it has been faster and easy. i have found all the giveaways and the ítems, but I haven't been lucky. I had a lot of fun, and this is what has been really important for me. A Very big thanks for the maze. :)
Regards,

1 decade ago
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I started going blind, after a bit, i decided to draw everything on photoshop (with items, giveaways and almost all the messages xD).

1 decade ago
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I used paper and pencil, was definitely a lot easier to draw out. I had fun, even though I didn't win anything. (Typical, lol.) I've won one private giveaway so far, though, so I'm happy. Still got a ton of games that I need to play when I'm able to get a break from studies.

Thanks for the maze, the giveaways, and grats all winners :D

1 decade ago
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Hehe, I was lazy and used wild computer magic. In other words, I wrote scripts that made this online maze look like an old-style dungeon crawler (ah, rogue and A.D.O.M., good times). They also created a map for me.

1 decade ago
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Not so lazy, but skillful, I guess =) Nice try! =)

1 decade ago
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Congrats for the winners,

I did not win anything but a 1/33 entry chance was my biggest chance so far ;-) (Valve Item) Would have loved to grab that :D
The maze was alot of fun m8!!!

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Closed 1 decade ago by TheGreatGooglyMoogly.