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The 7th Guest Hints
Crypt Puzzle (Maze)
1 of 17: There's really no way to give a straight solution to this puzzle, since the initial conditions are randomly generated.
2 of 17: I found that it was best to work on one coffin or group of coffins at a time at the start of the puzzle, until I reached some kind of recognizable pattern or order to the state of the lids. Trial and error is the only real strategy here, at least when you're starting out.
3 of 17: 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.
4 of 17: 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.
5 of 17: Each step tells you how to get a single coffin to flip. So a closed coffin becomes open and vice-versa. The first number represents the coffin to change, and each number afterwards tells you whether or not to click on coffin #, listed in order from 1-9. 1 means that you should click on that crypt, and 0 means that you shouldn't.
6 of 17: 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.
7 of 17: 1: 1 1 1 / 1 1 0 / 1 0 0
8 of 17: Click on crypts #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7. Here come the rest of the answers:
9 of 17: 2: 0 1 0 / 1 0 1 / 1 0 1
10 of 17: 3: 1 1 1 / 0 1 1 / 0 0 1
11 of 17: 4: 0 1 1 / 1 0 0 / 0 1 1
12 of 17: 5: 0 1 0 / 1 1 1 / 0 1 0
13 of 17: 6: 1 1 0 / 0 0 1 / 1 1 0
14 of 17: 7: 1 0 0 / 1 1 0 / 1 1 1
15 of 17: 8: 1 0 1 / 1 0 1 / 0 1 0
16 of 17: 9: 0 0 1 / 0 1 1 / 1 1 1
17 of 17: Repeat as needed until you reach the end.
