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Flash In The Brain Pan: Utopia Mining

by Scott Lydon

Utopia Mining is a game of creation and destruction. It's also a game that will take you a while to play, so be sure to save your progress every now and then. There's a lot of space to cover.

After the jump, we'll talk more. Grab your canaries and head on in.

As the music implies, Utopia Mining features a little robot who's come to town to get things done. You'll be helping him dig in his search for iron, coal, diamond, whatever. Make sure you choose correctly at the beginning!

After choosing your robot, you'll be dropped in the town of Utopia. The ground is below you. The shops are around you. People are sad and depressed because there's no income. You're going to change all that. They're counting on you.

But it's not just a walk around the town. The deeper you go, the hotter it gets, and you only have so much power per trip. Be extra careful, because if a rescue team has to fine you, it'll cost you some winnings and what's in your pack, and early on that can just ruin you. Too deep and you succumb to the heat and pressure.

I'd advise you to head on over to the right and fill up as you work your way back, just to get that out of the way. That'll give you a cash cushion, and then you can get all the deep coal near the recharging station in bursts, because you can get back faster. Plus there's a neat desert over there on the border.

But it's your decision how you save this town, so play Utopia Mining however you want! As always, the best miners will be rewarded with Quality Posts on Monday.