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Might and Magic IX Hints
How do I find the Book of Rules that the Guberland City leader wants?
1 of 26: Explore around in the SW section of the academy.
2 of 26: In the large circular room, there's a small table with four books and a scroll on it.
3 of 26: Use the scroll to read it.
4 of 26: Now you know what to do, right?
5 of 26: Pick up the leftmost of the four books on the table by using it. (Note that you can only pick up one book at a time.)
6 of 26: Right-click on it in inventory (it'll be called "Textbook") to see what the book's title is.
7 of 26: Now go up the ladders in the central shaft of the same room to find two levels of bookshelves and tables.
8 of 26: Each table has a scroll on it that you can use to read.
9 of 26: There are two tables on the lower level and two on the upper for a total of four.
10 of 26: You need to put one book on each table.
11 of 26: Simply match the book's subject matter (check its title) with the table's subject.
12 of 26: For instance, the book entitled "Weapons of the Ursanian Empire" would obviously go on the "Offense" table.
13 of 26: To place a book on a table, have it in your inventory and then use the table.
14 of 26: After placing the first book, go back and get another one. Place it, and keep going until all four books are in the right place.
15 of 26: For those of you who want a complete, exact answer, here it is:
16 of 26: "Fortifications and Their Uses" --> "Defense" "Weapons of the Ursanian Empire" --> "Offense" "Methodology of Acquiring Information" --> "Intelligence" "A Study in Tactical Strategy" --> "Strategy"
17 of 26: Once all four are correctly placed, a door will open on the top level, revealing a small room with a scroll.
18 of 26: Read it to find a simple cryptogram puzzle message that you can solve to find out where the Book of Rules is (or skip to the next hint to find out from me).
19 of 26: So it's behind a rotating bookshelf in the "next room," is it?
20 of 26: Don't waste your time looking around in the multi-level book area with the tables. That's not it.
21 of 26: Instead go south a room (from down on the main floor).
22 of 26: There will only be one bookshelf in the room, and it's in a niche in the NW corner.
23 of 26: You need to find and use a certain book. You'll know which one it is if you get up close enough to the bookshelf and look at the books at an angle.
24 of 26: It's near the right end of the second shelf from the top.
25 of 26: And hey, guess what? You don't have to go through all that placing-the-books and solving-the-cryptogram stuff if you're just reading ahead; just go use that stick-out book on the rotating bookshelf and in you'll go.
26 of 26: The fabled Book of Rules is sitting in plain sight on a small pedestal in the room beyond, so nab it and make off with it. (To get back out, press the very same book on the bookshelf.)
