Joseph Christen - #2 recipient of Smarter Than Us

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Joseph did something naughty - he figured out a way to solve a tutorial level without actually employing the technique we were supposed to be teaching - and he did it better!

I couldn't really condone his solution, so I have made a small adjustment to the puzzle, which makes his solution impossible but does not change the "intended" solution. That's not the approach I want to use in general - but in the teaching levels it is important to teach the new mechanics.

This means that after the update Joseph will have a one-of-a-kind profile with a (now impossible) low score on that puzzle. Collector's item!

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Since the update with this change has been out a while - I thought I'd let people in on the secret.

Joseph was able to solve the "Moon" puzzle without actually using any moonstones. Who would do that? Only a madman. With a small change I made it necessary to use the moonstones again.

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Yesterday, Joseph wrote to say that he had earned "smarter than us" on a second puzzle! Unfortunately, it had already been caught internally, so he doesn't get a second copy of the STU trophy. But we applaud his talent!