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<blockquote data-quote="Heathen72" data-source="post: 5476460" data-attributes="member: 7029">I am going to give you 6 reasons off the top of my head. I don't believe knowing the point helps you solve the riddle, mind, but you asked twice, so I am guessing that it is important to you. If my 'points' fail to satisfy you, you may have come up with your own. <ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol"> Ever heard of the colosseum? It's about entertaining the masses! 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ol"> it's a test to find the best of the best, a la Deathtrap Dungeon or even The Last Starfighter! 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ol">it was created by Mad Sorceror King Loony MacLoony who loved to put adventurers in his crazy magical maze and watch them try to escape. He particularly liked it when adventurers were brought down by their own greed. 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ol">it not so expensive after all. It's mass produced as the magical equivalent of flypaper, and used to capture burglars. Normally it comes with Phase Spiders who eat the frozen people. 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ol">the conundrum is actually to see how capable the players are at suspending their disbelief. If they succeed as doing so, they 'win' and are rewarded with lots of fun. If they fail, they 'lose' and are forced to go back to their dreary lives in reality-land where everything makes sense. 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ol">it's a test for GM's. If you like the idea and want to use it in your game, the challenge is for you to come up with your own &quot;point&quot; that will satisfy you and your players. If you do so you win! if you don't like the idea, you can just ignore it, and you still win! Just be careful that you don't get caught staring at the puzzle like it's a Hypnotist's Spiral, trying to find a central point that isn't actually there. It's harder to win that way. </li>
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[QUOTE="Heathen72, post: 5476460, member: 7029"] I am going to give you 6 reasons off the top of my head. I don't believe knowing the point helps you solve the riddle, mind, but you asked twice, so I am guessing that it is important to you. If my 'points' fail to satisfy you, you may have come up with your own. [LIST=1] [*] Ever heard of the colosseum? It's about entertaining the masses! [*] it's a test to find the best of the best, a la Deathtrap Dungeon or even The Last Starfighter! [*]it was created by Mad Sorceror King Loony MacLoony who loved to put adventurers in his crazy magical maze and watch them try to escape. He particularly liked it when adventurers were brought down by their own greed. [*]it not so expensive after all. It's mass produced as the magical equivalent of flypaper, and used to capture burglars. Normally it comes with Phase Spiders who eat the frozen people. [*]the conundrum is actually to see how capable the players are at suspending their disbelief. If they succeed as doing so, they 'win' and are rewarded with lots of fun. If they fail, they 'lose' and are forced to go back to their dreary lives in reality-land where everything makes sense. [*]it's a test for GM's. If you like the idea and want to use it in your game, the challenge is for you to come up with your own "point" that will satisfy you and your players. If you do so you win! if you don't like the idea, you can just ignore it, and you still win! Just be careful that you don't get caught staring at the puzzle like it's a Hypnotist's Spiral, trying to find a central point that isn't actually there. It's harder to win that way. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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