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Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove Hints
How do I solve this alphabet door lock in the museum?
1 of 5: The two largest buttons are A and Z. Does that suggest what order you need press the buttons in?
2 of 5: In case it's not obvious, you need to start with A, then go to B, then C, and so on until you get to Z. The trick is that you can only press keys that are connected by the lines between them.
3 of 5: So after you press A, the next is B, and you have two options: the B on the same spoke as the A, and the B that's left up around the rim from the A. Which one you choose depends on whether you can reach a C from there.
4 of 5: There's only one path that will get you all the way from A to Z, and every time you make a mistake you have to start over again, in which case lots of bad language is apt to be emitted by the game player. Lock the door and warn the children.
5 of 5: Here's the keys you need to press to open the door: