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Ankh Hints

How can I navigate the desert?

  • 1 of 11: Assil says he needs some means of orientation.
  • 2 of 11: You'll need a working compass.
  • 3 of 11: You got a compass without a needle from the underwater pirate chest.
  • 4 of 11: So now you need a needle.
  • 5 of 11: You can get a cursed needle from the tailor in Cairo's bazaar.
  • 6 of 11: If you haven't yet figured out how to get the ferry man to ferry you back to Cairo, see the link below.
  • 7 of 11: Once back in Cairo, do the "Sharpen the tailor's scissors" task to get the cursed needle.
  • 8 of 11: The tailor said he thought the needle was cursed because it sometimes moves around on its own. That means it's probably already magnetized, and he just doesn't understand that sort of thing.
  • 9 of 11: So use the "cursed" needle on the compass in inventory to make yourself a working compass.
  • 10 of 11: Now you can wave the cursor around the starting desert area to find a couple of exits -- one a ways to the left of the fish burger sign, and one a ways to the right.
  • 11 of 11: TIP: In some areas, you can zoom straight back to Crocodile Bay by clicking on the ferry boat icon at the bottom right corner of the screen.