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How does the armoire chest puzzle work?
1 of 5: You have seven small sticks (which I'll call pegs) that you need to place on the 7X7 puzzle board.
2 of 5: To place a peg, click on the square that you want it to go on. (Note that clicking on a square that already has a peg on it will remove that peg.)
3 of 5: You can't just put the pegs anywhere on the board, though. You need to place them so that no two pegs occupy the same row, column, or diagonal.
4 of 5: When you place a peg, any other pegs that are in its row, column, or two diagonals will be automatically removed.
5 of 5: Once you manage to place all seven pegs on the board, you can click on the large handle beneath the peg board to open the chest.
