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Shadowgate Hints

Where are the gems?

  • 1 of 11: I assume you found the secret passage, or you wouldn't be asking this.
  • 2 of 11: Have you looked around the secret room? There's only one noticeable feature.
  • 3 of 11: The rock.
  • 4 of 11: Have you examined the rock?
  • 5 of 11: Have any ideas about what you could do with it?
  • 6 of 11: It's loose.
  • 7 of 11: Think a good pop would do the trick?
  • 8 of 11: So smack it.
  • 9 of 11: See the bag?
  • 10 of 11: It's obvious that you need to open it.
  • 11 of 11: HIT THE ROCK, THEN OPEN THE BAG AND TAKE THE GEMS.