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The Mystery of the Mummy Hints

How do I find the bomb?

  • 1 of 17: Before you start looking for it, make sure you've solved other puzzles first.
  • 2 of 17: The entrance to the room with the bomb is hidden.
  • 3 of 17: You'll need to explore carefully to find a clue to the location of the entrance.
  • 4 of 17: In particular, check around the exhibit room just outside the study door.
  • 5 of 17: Check around on the floor.
  • 6 of 17: One piece of carpet can be lifted.
  • 7 of 17: Also, the end of another piece of carpet can be moved aside.
  • 8 of 17: Look at what is under the carpet!
  • 9 of 17: It seems that this mechanism needs something to make it work.
  • 10 of 17: Use the lever on the mechanism in the floor.
  • 11 of 17: Watch the cut-scene carefully, noting recognizable items.
  • 12 of 17: The lever has caused the sarcophagus in the far exhibit room to move (the exhibit room farthest from the study).
  • 13 of 17: Go in the passage under the sarcophagus.
  • 14 of 17: Once under the sarcophagus, things should be a little familiar.
  • 15 of 17: Although familiar, you'll still need to explore the area carefully -- some things have changed.
  • 16 of 17: In particular, look around the laboratory.
  • 17 of 17: One of the bookcases has fallen over, revealing a hidden room -- the room with the bomb.