The Squirrel With an Axe for a Tail
Some say the tales are just that - others say they've seen one with their own eyes. The truth about axe-tailed squirrels is finally recorded.
Arrows/WASD/Swipe: Move/turn around and swing tail
Space/X/Tap: Pick up/drop things on tail
Z+R/Menu: Undo+restart
Made for Thinky Puzzle Jam 5 in PuzzleScript using colors from the Paper Pixels Palette.
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I was utterly stuck on the second level until suddenly I found myself carrying the top 2/3 of the pillar with my tail. I decided to restart the level so I could do it deliberately...and now, even knowing that that's the goal, I have absolutely zero idea how I achieved it.
I'm as much of a fan of "figure out the mechanics" as the next thinky player, but I feel like a little explanation would go a long way here.
Axe-tail squirrels are capable of chopping a tree in two with a swing of their tail. Their tail muscles are well-developed as a result, and can carry many times their own weight.
(While facing a tree, turn away from it so your tail hits it on the turn, and it’ll chop. Now the tree is on your tail until you put it down with x/space/tap. Once chopped, you can pick it back up with x/space/tap)