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wisdomwarrior · Veteran Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 71

Just been updated with the second puzzle.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:02 pm

notsilas · Guest

I have no idea what you were supposed to do for this puzzle, as I couldn't understand the instructions -- one space away? I just kept clicking and all the spots went away and I got to the question.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:23 pm

Paradoxic · Decorated Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 160

You click on one spot and then on any one of the 'highlighted' spots (which are only ones with 1 empty hexgrid space between it and the selected spot). When you do, the two selected spots move into the space between them and merge. The goal is to select them in such a way that the multitude of spots reduce down through merging into just one spot.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:26 pm

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celina63

... which, granted, is pathetically easy.

Here's hoping they get a bit more challenging as we go on.

C

**Posted:** Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:27 pm

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puma88 · Decorated Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 167

that was very, very easy...i wonder if it will get harder as it goes on...

**Posted:** Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:28 pm

MageSteff

**Posted:** Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:31 pm

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notsilas · Guest

Okay, I just did it again. The second time I actually had to figure out what you were meant to do. The first time I was literally just clicking dots randomly and I never got the "no more pairs" message.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:44 pm

celina63

**Posted:** Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:24 pm

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aliendial

Yeah, it never stayed open for me either, so I guess it's not intended. Kind of a pain to keep "clicked" while you're trying to figure out the backward text.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:26 pm

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Paradoxic · Decorated Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 160

The text on the pulled-aside section is the same for each character; it is just filler text (like the background wallpaper).

The symbols are used a bit later after you solve the gallery puzzle.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:34 pm

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aliendial

~~No, there is [was] different text (the backwards writing) and as I recall at least one had no text at all.~~

Well - you are right the background is still there (and not legible). The backward text that was there when I did my earlier explorations (which WAS larger and legible) is gone...

**Posted:** Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:40 pm

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Hyperion

I hope they get harder. Confused

**Posted:** Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:08 pm

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shiven · Kilroy Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 1

first puzzle settings

**Posted:** Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:06 pm

celina63

Shiven, don't know what to tell you... working fine for me. Try a different browser, maybe?

C

**Posted:** Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:44 am

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aliendial

It's a symbol sudoku with a twist - no repeats in each row, or in each of the colored areas.

**Posted:** Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:13 am

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