Dinner for Pigeons

[Snarky]

I just finished this neat little game, and since it's a bit tricky until you get the hang of it, I thought I'd post some hints. This is how I solved it, there might be multiple solutions to some puzzles.

As a general piece of advice, start by playing through it a couple of times just to discover all the things that can hurt you.

Q: So, how do I play this without dying? Are there puzzles, or is it all about speed?

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There is a speed element to some tasks, but to get the food you need to solve puzzles.

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Q: Do I need to get the foods in the A, B, C order indicated?

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No. Actually, as far as I can tell it's not possible to get them in that order.

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Q: How can I avoid getting shot?

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Don't be a sitting duck.

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If you land somewhere where the kid shoots at you, quickly fly away to somewhere safe, and he will miss.

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Q: How can I dodge the cat?

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You can't. He's too quick for you.

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But maybe you can get rid of it.

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Find something that interests a cat more than a pigeon.

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See that crack under the threshold of the restaurant? Wonder what's there?

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That's actually a mouse hole, but the waitress won't let you get to it.

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See hints for how to get the fries.

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Q: How do I get the hamburger?

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That fat guy sure doesn't seem to like pigeons much...

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In fact, he'd probably prefer to avoid you altogether.

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What if you fly around him?

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Fly from the roof on the right to the pavement on the left. He'll scoot over left to avoid you. Take a different way back (or he'll scoot back), and repeat multiple times, until he's on the left edge of the bench. Then you can easily eat the hamburger.

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Q: How do I get the popcorn?

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You need to get rid of that big pigeon.

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You can't do it yourself, but maybe someone can do it for you?

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Someone like that nasty kid...

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See that hat on the chimney? Seems loose, doesn't it?

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Fly to sit on the little chimney, then quickly away to the right edge of the roof before the kid shoots you. Instead he'll hit the chimney hat. Do this three times, and the hat will fall down on the other pigeon, leaving you free to get the popcorn.

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Q: How do I get the fries?

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That waitress won't let you get close.

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Better give her something else to think about.

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Have you checked out all the hotspots and targets?

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Now why would that chimney be a target?

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Maybe if you drop something in there...

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Anything you can pick up? You might have to do something else first.

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See the bag of popcorn? Pick that up. Put it on the chimney, and the smoke will occupy her. After that it's easy.

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Q: I can't do that! It takes too long.

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Yeah, you need to stop the kid from shooting you, or you won't have time.

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Better have something else distract him.

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What is the only thing he seems to care about?

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If he was shooting at that little bird, he couldn't be shooting at you.

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Chase the little bird to the left side of the roof, then quickly fly to the chimney and drop the popcorn on the chimney while the kid is shooting at it. (Don't worry, he doesn't hit it.)

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Hi there. This game is a little bit on the tricky side, I admit. That's why I implemented the glorious Hint button at the bottom. To my absolute amazement, it didn't work in the first build!! It is now fixed in v 1.0.1 and will hopefully give you a smoother experience should you get stuck.

[Snarky]

So is there a point to getting the cat to go away?

And are there multiple solutions to any of the puzzles?

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So is there a point to getting the cat to go away?

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If the cat's not there, you can go under the fat guy's table. You don't need to be on the roof to get him to move, you can sit by the mousehole and fly up to the fence and he will shift.

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