Advanced Puzzle: Countdown is the twelfth level in the Prismata campaign.
Setup[ | ]
The player begins with 2 Walls, 6 Drone, a Blastforge, and an Animus.
The opponent begins with 4 Husks, 4 Tarsiers, and 12 Shadowfangs with 10
.
Engineer, Wall, and Rhino are available for purchase.
General Tips[ | ]
- Notice that you can build exactly 10 Rhinos and your opponent has exactly 20 units, with 1 Health each. This means that you have to build all 10 Rhinos and each has to attack twice before dying or else it's impossible to win.
- Remember that once your Rhinos have attacked twice, they can defend too, so factor them into your calculations.
- Don't be afraid to sack a Drone on a key turn. Each Rhino costs 5 Gold and you start the challenge with 6, so even if you lose 1, you can still build a Rhino each turn.
- Think about your defense very carefully. You need a lot less Walls and Engineers than you think.
Solutions[ | ]
Solution 1[ | ]
6 Drones, build Rhino
with Wall and Rhino, 
6 Drones and Rhino, build Rhino and Engineer- with Wall and Rhino, 5 Drones and 2 Rhinos, build Wall
- with Engineer, Drone, and Wall, 5 Drones and Rhino, build Rhino, Husk
- with Rhino and Wall, 5 Drones and Rhino, build Rhino, Tarsier
- with Rhino and Wall, 5 Drones and 2 Rhinos, build Rhino, Tarsier and Shadowfang
- with Wall, 5 Drones and 2 Rhinos, build Rhino, 2 Shadowfangs
- with Wall, 5 Drones and 2 Rhinos, build Rhino, 2 Shadowfangs
- with Wall, 5 Drones and 2 Rhinos, build Rhino, 2 Shadowfangs
- with Wall, 5 Drones and 2 Rhinos, build Rhino, 2 Shadowfangs
- with 3 Rhinos and Wall, 5 Drones and 2 Rhinos, build Rhino, 2 Shadowfangs
- with Rhino and Wall, 2 Rhinos, Shadowfang and Tarsier
- with Wall, Rhino, Tarsier
Solution 2 (with no Engineers or loss of Drones)[ | ]
- 6 Drones, build Rhino
- with Wall and Rhino, 6 Drones and Rhino, build Rhino
- with Wall and Rhino, 6 Drones and Rhino with 1 stamina left, build Wall
- with Wall and Rhino, 6 Drones and Rhino, build Wall
- with Rhino and Wall this time letting rhino die, 6 Drones and Rhino, build 2 Rhinos, Husk
- with Wall and Rhino losing wall again, 6 Drones and 2 Rhinos, build Rhino, 2 Tarsiers
- with Rhino with no stamina, 6 Drones and 3 Rhinos, Tarsier and 2 Shadowfangs
- with Rhino, 6 Drones and 2 Rhinos, build Rhino, 2 Shadowfangs
- with Rhino, 6 Drones and 2 Rhinos, build Rhino, 2 Shadowfangs
- with Rhino, 6 Drones and 2 Rhinos, build 2 Rhinos, 2 Shadowfangs
- with 5 Rhinos, 6 Drones and 3 Rhinos, build Wall, 3 Shadowfangs
- with Wall, 2 Rhinos, Tarsier and Shadowfang