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| − | [[Image:sailing.png|A typical sailing board|thumb|right]]The '''sailing''' [[puzzle]] is a duty puzzle whose mechanics are heavily borrowed from [[Wikipedia:Dr. Mario|Dr. Mario]]. Players' performance at the puzzle will accelerate or decelerate a [[ship|vessel]]. | + | [[Imafff]] http://www.kriyayoga.com/philippines/boracay/boracay_island/red_pirates_boracay_best_sailing-dsc03509-640.jpg [[Category:Duty Puzzles]] |
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| − | == Basic Gameplay ==
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| − | Sailing pieces drop in conjoined sets of two. Using the default settings, the left and right arrow keys to move the falling piece left and right, while the up and down arrows rotate the falling piece. The spacebar may be used to hasten the descent of a piece. The sailing pieces represent [[Wikipedia:water|water]] (blue), [[Wikipedia:rope|rope]] (yellow), and [[Wikipedia:wind|wind]] (white).
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| − | The object in sailing is to place the pieces into the stationary targets as efficiently as possible. Placing four or more connecting pieces of the same color in a row or a column clears these pieces, which scores points but can often be detrimental to your long-term goal.
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| − | ===Controls===
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| − | *Left and Right arrow keys: Move piece left and right
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| − | *Up and Down arrow keys: Rotate piece clockwise and counterclockwise
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| − | *Space bar: Drop piece down
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| − | === Clearing Platforms ===
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| − | Matching the outlined targets with pieces of the targets' color will clear the platform. All spaces without a target can be filled with any color or none at all, but pieces remain joined until the platform has been cleared. Plan carefully!
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| − | === Chaining ===
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| − | The greatest sailors are masters of "[[chain|chaining]]" or "[[combo|comboing]]"; clearing a column of four pieces may let an attached piece, in turn, clear another platform, thus creating a "Double!".
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| − | Trying to clear the board in chains is the key to good sailing. It is best to fill up targets (or nearly fill them) at the bottom of the puzzle first, keeping the way clear for chaining pieces.
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| − | ===Combinations===
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| − | Combinations are key in Sailing; breaking rows of four and clearing platforms can create chain reactions of pieces. The combinations follow the list below:
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| − | *Single (no notification)
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| − | *Double (score x2)
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| − | *Triple (score x3)
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| − | *Bingo! (score x4)
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| − | *Donkey! (score x5)
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| − | *Vegas!! (score x6)
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| − | **Anything more than Vegas will show Vegas!! again
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| − | === Clearing the Board ===
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| − | Once all the platforms on a screen have been cleared, you are given a new board. If you block off the top of the board where new pieces enter, you are given a "Oh, ye Booched it!" message and the ship will suffer a small penalty in speed. Boards will become increasingly difficult as the game progresses, if you do not booch. Once several boards have been cleared, your side stars will reset, as will your board difficulty.
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| − | === Scoring ===
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| − | Clearing platforms helps to speed up a ship. Sailing is based on your efficiency to clear the boards you are given, and a performance indicator in the upper-right-hand corner is a good indication of how well you are sailing.
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| − | <center>[[Image:sailsad.png]][[Image:sailgold.png]]</center>
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| − | The sail on the left does not add much to the speed of the vessel, but the sparkling, golden sail on the right adds full speed to the vessel.
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| − | == Blockade Sailing ==
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| − | Blockade sailing is a variation of sailing, played by puzzlers during a [[blockade]] or [[flotilla]] or a journey in [[Atlantis]]. Bonus shapes appear on top of the regular yellow, blue, and white sailing pieces. If two of the same bonus shapes are next to each other and are part of the same clear, then the puzzler contributes to filling the meter for that [[maneuver]]. On a sloop, it requires three bonus shapes to be completed to fill the meter for that maneuver. The bonus shapes do not have to be on pieces of the same colour and can be part of a four-of-a-kind stack or a platform clear. Multiple bonus shapes can be cleared as part of a larger combo, but there does not seem to be any added bonus for clearing three of the same shape at once.
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| − | Bonus shapes only appear when a puzzler is performing well at the puzzle.
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| − | === Bonus Shapes ===
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| − | [[Image:Sailing_bonus_shapes.png]]
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| − | ==Ultimate list==
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| − | {{ocean table|width=100%|cobalt=yes|midnight=yes|sage=yes|viridian=yes|hunter=yes|opal=yes|ice=yes}}
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| − | |valign=top style="{{Background Cobalt}} width:14%;"|
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| − | * [http://cobalt.puzzlepirates.com/ratings/top_3_0.html Ultimate list]
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| − | |valign=top style="{{Background Hunter}} width:14%;"|
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| − | * [http://hunter.puzzlepirates.com/ratings/top_3_0.html Ultimate list]
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| − | |valign=top style="{{Background Ice}} width:14%;"|
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| − | * [http://ice.puzzlepirates.com/ratings/top_3_0.html Ultimate list]
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| − | |valign=top style="{{Background Midnight}} width:14%;"|
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| − | * [http://midnight.puzzlepirates.com/ratings/top_3_0.html Ultimate list]
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| − | |valign=top style="{{Background Opal}} width:14%;"|
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| − | * [http://opal.puzzlepirates.com/ratings/top_3_0.html Ultimate list]
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| − | |valign=top style="{{Background Sage}} width:14%;"|
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| − | * [http://sage.puzzlepirates.com/ratings/top_3_0.html Ultimate list]
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| − | |valign=top style="{{Background Viridian}} width:14%;"|
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| − | * [http://viridian.puzzlepirates.com/ratings/top_3_0.html Ultimate list]
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| − | |}
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| − | == Trophies ==
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| − | {{spoiler|trophies|content=
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| − | The following [[trophy|trophies]] are related to sailing:
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| − | <gallery>
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| − | Image:Trophy-Incredible Sailor.png|Incredible Sailor
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| − | Image:Trophy-Ultimate Sailor.png|Ultimate Sailor
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| − | Image:Trophy-1 Sailor.png|<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 Sailor
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| − | Image:Trophy-Ultimate Pirate.png|Ultimate Pirate
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| − | Image:Trophy-Ultimate of Ultimates.png|Ultimate of Ultimates
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| − | Image:Trophy-Battered Hat.png|Battered Hat
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| − | Image:Trophy-Oaken_Token_of_Sails.png|Oaken Token of Sails
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| − | Image:Trophy-Seal_of_Sails.png|Seal of Sails
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| − | Image:Trophy-Pillars_of_Sails.png|Pillars of Sails
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| − | Image:Trophy-Token_of_Wind.png|Token of Wind
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| − | Image:Trophy-Wind_Marble.png|Wind Marble
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| − | Image:Trophy-Towers_of_Wind.png|Towers of Wind
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| − | Image:Trophy-Token of the Tackle.png|Token of the Tackle
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| − | Image:Trophy-Seal_of_the_Tackle.png|Seal of the Tackle
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| − | </gallery>
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| − | }}
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| − | == External Links ==
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| − | *[http://www.puzzlepirates.com/Sailing.xhtml Official game documents]
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| − | *[http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=8359 Sailing records]
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| − | *[http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=10040 Quizzical's sailing guide]
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| − | *[http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=2991 Slummock's sailing guide]
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| − | *[http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=4571 Liat's PDF tutorial]
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| − | *[http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?p=10734#10734 Sailing Tips]
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| − | *[http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=1089 More Sailing Tips]
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| − | *[http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?p=368811#368811 Sart's sailing video]
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| − | *[http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=5018 Liat's sailing video]
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| − | *[http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=23902 Javoch's Sailing Seminar]
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| − | *[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1269691795217351130&q=scarymuffin ScaryMuffin's Sailing Video]
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| − | {{dutypuzzle}}
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