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Shadowgate Hints
How do I unlock the center door?
1 of 12: This can be the hardest one.
2 of 12: The solution is right under your nose.
3 of 12: I think the maid messed up here.
4 of 12: She must have thought it was a secret.
5 of 12: Yes, she swept the key under the rug.
6 of 12: How do you get it out?
7 of 12: You can't open the rug.
8 of 12: You can't use the rug.
9 of 12: You might have tried this trick at the beginning, and it didn't find anything.
10 of 12: This might also happen around a careless smoker.