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How can I get through the circus tent?
  • 1 of 15: Well, first you have to get in.
  • 2 of 15: The guard outside is blocking the entrance, so talk to him, and tell him you will clear out the tent..
  • 3 of 15: Once you enter, a genie appears and asks you a riddle.
  • 4 of 15: Read it carefully, and do the math.  If you must know the answer, read ahead.
  • 5 of 15: It is man is 30 and woman is 40.
  • 6 of 15: If you happened to get that wrong, the answer to the next question should be fairly obvious, but again, read ahead for the answer.
  • 7 of 15: What do poor have that rich people should have?  Nothing!
  • 8 of 15: Once you answer, you can go into the tent.
  • 9 of 15: In the tent, you will be confronted by an ogre that says it is under an illusion.
  • 10 of 15: Once you've freed the ogre, take the stairway -- you will have to fight a whole bunch of werewolves to continue.
  • 11 of 15: Once you beat them, you will have to fight the creator of this illusion.
  • 12 of 15: Beating him is simple.
  • 13 of 15: How can you dispel an illusion?
  • 14 of 15: Kill whoever created it!
  • 15 of 15: Don't bother with his illusionary lackeys, just attack the master, and you'll finish the quest.