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Machinarium Hints

How do I solve the puzzles on this control panel?

  • 1 of 11: Fiddle around a little, and you'll soon figure out the objective of the puzzle.
  • 2 of 11: You need to send the green lights over the entire board, save for any red lit squares.
  • 3 of 11: The first puzzle doesn't have any red lights at all, so you just need to click on a square, then continue clicking in directions from it until you've filled every square with green.
  • 4 of 11: For this first one, place your first square in the upper-left, then go in a clockwise square spiral to fill in all the gaps.
  • 5 of 11: They will get a little tougher from here on in, as red blocks will appear to stop the flow of green lights.
  • 6 of 11: So in the second puzzle, the easiest place to start from is the fourth square from the right on the bottom row.
  • 7 of 11: From there, go left, up, right, down, left, up, right, down, right.
  • 8 of 11: Third puzzle: start on the far right, fourth row down, and go: down, left, up, right, down, left, down, right, up.
  • 9 of 11: Fourth puzzle: start on the second row, in the middle, and go: down, left, down, right, up, right, up, left, down.
  • 10 of 11: Fifth puzzle: start on the second row, second column, and go: up, left, down, right, up, right, down, right, down, left, up, left, down, left.
  • 11 of 11: And for the sixth one, start on the third row, second column, and head down, left,  up, right, down, right, down, left, up, right, down.