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Riven: The Sequel to Myst Hints

The exit from the circular room is blocked by a locked gate.

  • 1 of 15: There are switches to raise all of the gates out of this room.
  • 2 of 15: There are actually a total of five exits from the room.
  • 3 of 15: But only two of them are visible at any time.
  • 4 of 15: Did you notice the button just outside the first entrance to the room that you'll encounter?
  • 5 of 15: Try pressing it and see what happens.
  • 6 of 15: It rotates the room, so that you can take different exits.
  • 7 of 15: At first, only one of the five possible positions of the exits will be useful.  That is, only one gives you more than one open doorway at a time. Trial and error should let you know what this one is.
  • 8 of 15: But the first thing you need to realize is that there are two entrances into the room that you can reach easily.
  • 9 of 15: One is obvious.  The other is behind a locked gate, down a hill from the first entrance.
  • 10 of 15: Getting past the gate is a lot simpler than you might realize.
  • 11 of 15: Just click underneath it, and you'll be able to reach the second entrance to the room.
  • 12 of 15: Start by rotating the room four times from its initial position.  Then, go through the "gate entrance" to the room, and you'll find another unlocked exit.
  • 13 of 15: Through that exit is a switch that opens one of the locked gates.
  • 14 of 15: Then rotate the room twice by pressing the button in the same room.  You'll be able to get back into the circular room, and you'll find yet another exit.
  • 15 of 15: Repeat this process, and all of the gates will be unlocked.  By rotating the room with any of the buttons just outside, you'll be able to get to any of the five rooms off the circular one.