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The 7th Guest Hints
Stauf Puzzle (Painting Gallery)
1 of 18: There's really no way to give a straight solution to this puzzle, since the initial conditions are randomly generated.
2 of 18: This puzzle is very similar to the crypt puzzle. If you remember how you finished the crypt puzzle, you may want to apply your strategies from that puzzle to this one.
3 of 18: I found that it was best to work one square or group of squares at a time at the start of the puzzle, until I reached some kind of recognizable pattern or order to the colors of the squares. Trial and error is the only real strategy here, at least when you start out.
4 of 18: But if the above technique doesn't work for you, there is a definite solution that will get you to the end. I should warn you first that the solution I'm about to give is probably the *least* efficient. The only advantage it has is that it's guaranteed to work. I recommend you try to get to the end and turn only to these hints when you're hopelessly stuck.
5 of 18: I've numbered the squares in this puzzle a bit differently from the systems used in other solutions. The top row is numbered 1-3, left to right, the middle row is 4-6, and the bottom row is 7-9.
6 of 18: Each step tells you how to get a single square to change one color. So a normal square becomes red, a red one green, and a green one normal. The first number represents the square to change, and each number afterwards tells you how many times to click on square #, listed in order from 1-9.
7 of 18: Hint: there's a way to combine some of the steps below, but it may take a while to explain, so in the interest of saving space, I've left it out. If you're looking for a challenge, try to find it for yourself.
8 of 18: 1: 1 0 1 / 0 1 2 / 1 2 2
9 of 18: In other words, click on squares #1, 3, 5, and 7 once each, and on squares #6, 8, and 9 twice each. Don't click on #2 or 4. Here come the rest of the solutions:
10 of 18: 2: 1 1 1 / 1 1 1 / 0 2 0
11 of 18: 3: 1 0 1 / 2 1 0 / 2 2 1
12 of 18: 4: 1 1 0 / 1 1 2 / 1 1 0
13 of 18: 5: 1 1 1 / 1 0 1 / 1 1 1
14 of 18: 6: 0 1 1 / 2 1 1 / 0 1 1
15 of 18: 7: 1 2 2 / 0 1 2 / 1 0 1
16 of 18: 8: 0 2 0 / 1 1 1 / 1 1 1
17 of 18: 9: 2 2 1 / 2 1 0 / 1 0 1
18 of 18: Repeat as needed until you get to the end.
