Quote Originally Posted by Buffalobiian View Post
The task was also to reach the final floor of the room, but not to clear it. If the final floor of the room contained a boss (eg copies) then one can just reach the floor then bail.
One would assume that the Boss room is meant to guard something. And they have no way of knowing if it's just guarding another room, or if it's a staircase to a lower level. So unless they get past the Boss they don't KNOW if they've passed or not.