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Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game Hints
How can I solve the statue's puzzle?
1 of 12: Notice that you can only click on the four Roman numerals that are shown along the bottom of the screen. (And you can click on a green arrow to back away from the puzzle for now.)
2 of 12: Clicking on a numeral will turn the stone that corresponds to it. Try clicking on each numeral several times to see what happens.
3 of 12: Basically, you've got a four-"digit" combination to enter here.
4 of 12: Each digit only has three possibilities (Star of David, crescent moon, cross), so there are only 81 possible combos to try. You could systematically try them all until you get the right one.
5 of 12: Or you can look for a clue in the game.
6 of 12: There's what looks like a four-symbol combo etched in the top of this puzzle, but if you try entering it, nothing will happen.
7 of 12: Remember that you still have that manuscript page that you recovered from the meat packing company earlier. Examine it for something that looks like what you need here.
8 of 12: There's a sequence of four symbols in red near the bottom right corner of the manuscript, but it won't work, either.
9 of 12: However, it's very close!
10 of 12: If you enter the cross-star-moon-cross pattern that the manuscript shows and then turn all four stones once more each, you'll have the right combo.
11 of 12: NOTE: If you enter the combo shown at the top of the puzzle and then turn all four stones twice more each, that'll also give you the correct combo.
12 of 12: So the correct combination is crescent moon, cross, Star of David, crescent moon.
