Solutions to various problems encountered in 'The 7th Guest' (Part 3) Neil B. Breeden II and George F. Gaut Jr June 25th, 1993 Provided by both Bev Truter and Phil Darke @~Continued from Issue 45 Bishops needing a change: ------------------------ OBJECTIVE: Swap the bishops out, white to black. NOTES: You DO not have to move White/Black/White/Black etc. You can start with Black or White AND can move multiple Black or White Bishops in a row. SOLUTION: By numbering the board as shown, follow the moves in the numerical order under the #s columns. (IE: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 etc) A B C D E +----+----+----+----+----+ 4 | BL | | | | WH | 4 +----+----+----+----+----+ 3 | BL | | | | WH | 3 +----+----+----+----+----+ 2 | BL | | | | WH | 2 +----+----+----+----+----+ 1 | BL | | | | WH | 1 +----+----+----+----+----+ A B C D E # Black Moves # White Moves -- -------------- -- -------------- 1 A2->B3 2 E2->D3->B1 Note: I wish to thank 3 B3->D1 4 E4->D3->C4 whomever devised 5 B1->A2 this solution! 6 D1->C2->E4 7 C4->E2 8 A2->C4 9 E4->B1 10 A4->C2->E4 11 E2->D1 12 C4->B3->A4 13 B1->D3 14 D1->B3->A2 15 D3->E2 Two White and Two Black Bishops should now be switched. # Black Moves # White Moves -- -------------- -- -------------- 16 A3->B2 17 E3->D2->B4 18 B2->D4 19 E1->D2->C1 20 B4->A3 21 D4->C3->E1 22 C1->E3 23 A3->C1 24 E1->B4 25 A1->C3->E1 26 E3->D4 27 C1->B2->A1 28 B4->D2 29 D4->B2->A3 30 D2->E3 All Bishops should now be swapped. Crypt in the basement: --------------------- OBJECTIVE: Get the lids all closed before the dead escape. There are 9 coffins arranged like this: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (You) Clicking to open/close the lid on one affects the ones around it like this: (X) is the one clicked - n means no change in the lid. n 2 n 1 n n n n 3 1(2)3 n n n 4(5)6 (4)n n n n(6) n n n n n n n 8 n 7 n n n n 9 n n n 7(8)9 (1)2 n n n n n 2(3) n n n 4 5 n 4 5 n n 5 6 n 5 6 n n n (7)8 n n n n n 8(9) Notice that clicking 2,4,6 or 8 has no effect on 5. One more thing: Several times while trying to click on #9 I managed to instead click while the right beckoning hand was displayed. This exits the puzzle early. Be sure you have the EYE before clicking in a coffin. Although I am sure there is a nice algorithm for this solution I still have not found it. I have managed to solve it by brute force only. By resetting the puzzle I usually find a fairly easy one to solve within a few minutes. Knights in the Bathroom: ----------------------- OBJECTIVE: Swap the Black and White Knights. Solution: I've solved this through brute force. It took enough moves that I don't plan to document it here. @~Can anyone supply the moves? ... Sue Starting layout +----+----+----+----+----+ | BL | BL | BL | BL | WH | +----+----+----+----+----+ | BL | BL | BL | WH | WH | BL = Black Knight +----+----+----+----+----+ WH = White Knight | BL | BL | | WH | WH | +----+----+----+----+----+ | BL | BL | WH | WH | WH | +----+----+----+----+----+ | BL | WH | WH | WH | WH | +----+----+----+----+----+ Legal Moves for a Knight +----+----+----+----+----+ +----+----+----+----+----+ | | --+--+-+-- | | | | + | | + | | +----+----+--+-+----+----+ +----+-+--+----+--+-+----+ | + | | | | | + | | --+-+--+--+-+--+-+-- | +-+--+----+--+-+----+-+--+ +----+-+--+--+-+--+-+----+ | +--+----+-KN-+----+-+ | | | +--+-KN-+--+ | | +-+--+----+-+--+----+-+--+ +----+-+--+-+--+--+-+----+ | + | | | | | + | | --+-+--+-+--+--+-+-- | +----+----+-+--+----+----+ +----+-+--+----+--+-+----+ | | --+-+--+-- | | | | + | | + | | +----+----+----+----+----+ +----+----+----+----+----+ Card Shark: OBJECTIVE: Flip over all the cards. Only cards adjacent to or in line on a row/column over already flipped cards can be flipped. +--++--++--++--+ +--+ | 1|| 8|| 7|| 6| |14| +--++--++--++--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--++--++--+ | 9| |10| | 3|| 2|| 1| +--+ +--+ +--++--++--+ +--+ +--+ +--++--++--++--++--+ |13| |14| |12|| 4||13|| 8|| 9| +--+ +--+ +--++--++--++--++--+ +--+ +--+ +--++--++--+ |12| |11| | 5|| 6|| 7| +--+ +--+ +--++--++--+ +--++--++--++--+ +--+ +--+ | 2|| 3|| 4|| 5| |11| |10| +--++--++--++--+ +--+ +--+ Through the Microscope: OBJECTIVE: You are Blue, have more blue pieces left at the end of the game. To create a new Blue move one square in any direction. You can more up to two squares in ANY direction including diagonals, you may jump other cells. @~Again, can anyone supply the solution to this bit? ... Sue Starting Layout: +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | BL | | | | | | GR | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | GR | | | | | | BL | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ This is the PITs: OBJECTIVE: Make your way along the colored bricks to reach the FINISH block. There is a methodology you need to follow to complete this. HINTS: You do not need to step om all the colored bricks to win. Every third brick you step on needs to be purple. When stepping on the FINISH brick it must be the third in that sequence. LAYOUT: FINISH +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ | P +---+ B +---+ B +---+-> | P = Purple Square +---+ P +---+BR +---+BR +---+ B = Blue Square +---+ B +---+ P +---+ BR = Brown Square +---+ BR+---+ +---+ B +---+ | P +---+ +---+ B | +---+ B | | B +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ B +---+ +---+ P +---+ | B +---+ P +---+BR +---+ P | +---+ P +---+ P +---+ P +---+ +---+BR +---+ P +---+ +---+ P +---+BR +---+BR +---+ |-> +---+ +---+ +---+ B | +---+ +---+ START SOLUTION: The Book in the library says that each color represents a number, and that the next move depends upon what color/number you are starting from. FINISH +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ | +---+D1 +---+E1 +---+E3 | P = Purple Square +---+C3 +---+D2 +---+E2 +---+ B = Blue Square +---+C2 +---+D3 +---+ BR = Brown Square +---+C1 +---+ +---+ +---+ |B3 +---+ +---+ | +---+B2 | | +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+B1 +---+ +---+ +---+ Step on A1, A2, | +---+ +---+ +---+ | A3, B1, +---+A3 +---+ +---+ +---+ B2 .... +---+A2 +---+ +---+ E2, E3 +---+A1 +---+ +---+ +---+ |-> +---+ +---+ +---+ | +---+ +---+ START Flip Picture: OBJECTIVE: Using the control buttons around the edges restore the picture back to its correct state. Each time the puzzle is restarted it is scrambled different. SOLUTION: When the picture is displayed correctly before being scrambled the squares of it are numbered 1 to 9 as shown below. Memorize the section and its number as shown below. BUTTONS: Clicking on B1 increments the picture shown in squares 1,4 and 7 to the next picture in sequence. If picture 9 was shown then picture 1 is displayed in that square. Clicking on B2 increments squares 2,5 and 8. Clicking on B3 increments squares 3,6 and 9. Clicking on buttons B7, B8 or B9 decrement their column. Clicking on buttons B10, B11 or B12 increment the picture on their row. Clicking on buttons B4, B5 or B6 decrement their row. (Next Picture) B1 B2 B3 +----+----+----+ B12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | B4 +----+----+----+ (Next Picture) B11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | B5 (Previous picture) +----+----+----+ B10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | B6 +----+----+----+ B9 B8 B7 (Previous Picture) Note: I had the best luck resetting the puzzle until I got one that had the same pattern in columns 1 and 2. I was then able to increment column 3 to the same pattern. I was then able to increment row 1 and 2 until all 9 squares had the SAME picture. I then set column 2 to the picture before column 3. I then set column 1 to be the picture before column 2. I then decremented the rows 1 and 2 until I had the complete picture. @~The last part of the solution will be in Issue 47. - o -