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Please; I'm not so crass that I want to get my own hands bloody here.

WHOOP never mind, server shut down for maintenance. GG all.

Just got cleared out of 14k. Easy come easy go I suppose.

Here are a few ones I've run into, as well as one of my own:

God's Scalpel

A great addition to any system, no matter how early or late in your house's life cycle. I couldn't tell you how many times I've used this at the end of a long series of traps, and seen someone navigate them all perfectly... only to fall at the final hurdle. It's a pretty good feeling, and it'll rack up those bounties in no time. Definitely recommended.
If you're up against this one...

• Your instinct when you see this is to hold right and run into the electric panel. Don't. Move up or down, then move right, then move down or up again, depending on which way you moved first.

• If the player has disabled vertical movement via a wall-based system, you have a few options. You can try to cut through the wall using a saw/explosives etc, or you can bring some water along to short out the panel.

• The light and wispy appearance of spiderwebs belie their horrible taste. Do NOT eat them.

The Meat Cleaver

Simple. Cheap. Devilishly effective. I haven't built a single house without using this trap, and it works 90-95% of the time. Perversely, this is one of the few traps that works better on seasoned players as it relies upon subverting learned expectations, so you might want to combine it with a few dogs for the newbies.
If you're up against this one...

• Every human instinct telling you to follow the direction that arrow is pointing? Think again, my friend; if you look closer, you'll see a pit there.

• While glass is easily breakable with bricks, there might be a wall behind the glass. Luckily, windows are see-through.

• Death in the castle doctrine loses you your house and all your money. Not recommended.

The Swedish Rutabaga

This is an ADVANCED TECHNIQUE ONLY, because unless you're a veteran of the game, there's a fair chance you'll die on this one during testing. If you do decide to go for this one, you might want to put it past a one-way path trap - either a door that closes behind you or an electric panel that activates - because if you've been playing for any amount of time, you're going to want to get the hell out of there as soon as you see this.
If you're up against this one...

• I can't give you any help on this one. You're going to have to muddle through, bring plenty of tools, and hope for the best. Good luck.

With all due respect, I have never used sarcasm in my life, and am not even sure what it is. In fact, I only have one problem with your analogy, and it's that a car is nothing like a game; however the rest of your argument is rock-solid (an engine does make the car go, you can make a car pretty, etc)

Was that guy being chased by two dogs? Because if it was it might've been me, and I was totally just guessing. If it makes you feel better I got robbed pretty soon afterwards and then died.

That's kind of a false dichotomy though, like you're saying that a game that makes a point can't be enjoyable as well.