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Solutions to various problems encountered in 'T7G' Neil B. Breeden II and George F. Gaut Jr June 25th, 1993 PAGE: I INTRODUCTION and NOTES: Well, I've just seen the ending sequence on CD #2. I solved all the puzzles except for the Microscope puzzle. I had to go to the Help Book three times to get past it. I have to say that this is one of the coolest game's I have EVEN seen. I really enjoyed the graphics, music (be sure to play the songs on CD 2 in your audio CD player, some great music!) and the puzzles. I enjoyed the ending though I thought it was a bit short. Be sure to read the credits at the end, if anyone gets through to the Best Girl I'd like to know how she was! See you at Stauf's house, Neil -------------- NOTE: Not all puzzles are solved in this text!!! If you can add any solutions I encourage you to do so. If you would like you can send your solutions to me and I'll roll them into this text giving you credit if you wish. Genie: NEIL@DP AOL: NEILBII BioHazard: FailSafe (See text at the end of this file!) We make no guarantees as to the accuracy of these solutions. While I've tried to make this text as accurate as possible I cannot guarantee that it is 100 percent correct. Also note that these solution have not been optimized. There may be MUCH better ways to solve them. The latest version of this file can be found on the 'BioHazard' BBS, see our ad on the last page for the phone numbers. I also want to thank Trilobyte and Virgin. T7G is one awesome game. I can hardly wait for whatever comes next!!!!!!!!!! We want to wish you the BEST OF LUCK with your gaming! Neil PAGE: II Index: Page Solved/Notes ---------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------- Introduction and Notes I Index II Maps IV Telescope in the Library 1 Solved Spiders on the Star 2 Solved Skulls and Headstones in my cake 3 Solved Eight queens that do NOT get along 4 Solved Blood flow 5 Hints aMAZEing, isn't it 6 Solved Can's in the pantry 7 Solved Letter Flowers on my bedspread 8 Solved Grating - Ain't it? 9 Solved Coins on the Briefcase 10 Solved Bishop's needing a change 11 Solved Crypt in the basement 12 Hints Knights in the Bathroom 13 Hints Card Shark 14 Solved Through the Microscope 15 Good Luck! This is the PIT's 16 Solved Flip Picture 17 Hints Spelling Blocks 18 Hints/Answer Piano Bar 19 Solved Stauf's Face 20 Hints Star Knifes 21 Solved SkyScraper 22 Solved Ad for the BioHazard BBS 23 PAGE: IV Maps: [Blocks] [Knights]+---------+-------+ +----+ ++**++-----+[bishops]|[Blood | | | | |Bath | BED2 | flow]+-------+ +----+--+-+ | | | | BED1 |[Eight | ++[Flip] | | +-+ ++--+ +---+---+ ++ Queen]| | Toy +----+ Game | ++ room +----++ +----+----+ ++S +--++ ++-----+-+ +-------+ | | |t | | | +------------+ |[Letters|a | | | | Alter [Pit] | on the |i | | [Card] | +-------+----+ [Coins]| Bed]|r | | BED5 | |Lab | BED4 | BED3 |s +----------+ +----+ | | **[Knifes] [MicroScope] +--------+--------+ +-----------+ +---------+ +----------+ | [piano] | | [face] | + [cans] + | Music | +---------+ + Kitchen + | | | +------+--+ +----+----------+ +-----------+-+----+ +-+ | |Library ++ | [cake] + |stairs| [Telescope]| |Dining Room +-----------+ | + | +-------------+ Stained +----------------------- Glass Window [Spider] +-------------------+ | +----+ +----+ +----------- ----+ | +----+ +----+ | | | +----+ +----+ | ---------+ | | +----+ +----+ | | | | +----+ +----+ +----------- | | +----+ +----+ | | E] | [Crypt] | +--------+ Z +-------------+ | ++ A -------+ ++ | ++ [M | ++ ++ +-------- | +-------+ | | | -------+ ## ------- | ## +------------- ## ------- [Grate] PAGE: 1 Telescope in the Library: OBJECTIVE: Spell out the sentence by clicking on the letters. After selecting a letter the next one selected MUST be connected to the last via a canal on the map of Mars. Click on the Letters starting with the T at the bottom to spell: THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY PAGE: 2 Spiders on the Star: OBJECTIVE: Cover all the purple circles around the edge of the star with spiders. NOTE: The puzzle is won when all but one circles have been covered with a spider. The spiders will move alone one of the lines from the starting circle to the ending circle. SOLUTION: P1 P6 P4 P3 P7 P8 P2 P5 Click on then Click to move to -------- --------------------- P1 P8 P2 P1 P3 P2 P4 P3 P5 P4 P6 P5 P7 P6 OR 1.) Click any purple circle to start. 2.) Click on either purple circle connected via the lines to the one from step 1 to have the spider move to there. 3.) Pick a purple circle so that after the spider moves he will be on the circle from step #1 above. 4.) Click on the circle from step #1 above to have the spider move to it. 5.) Pick a purple circle so that after the spider moves he will be on the circle from step #3 above. 4.) Click on the circle from step #3 above to have the spider move to it. Continue this way around the star, picking a spot so that the spider can move to the place you CREATED the last spider on. PAGE: 3 Skulls and Headstones in my cake: OBJECTIVE: All 6 guest's need to receive an equal share of cake. The problem is that the pieces given to each guest must touch on a side. The final shape of the pieces for each guest doesn't matter. The S's represent sections with a SKULL, the H's sections with a Headstone. The section without an H or S are just icing. Solution: Click on all 5 pieces with the number 1. After they fly from the cake click on all 2's, then 3's, 4's, 5's and finally 6's. All 6 guests received 5 pieces total consisting of 2 skulls, 2 headstones and 1 icing. +----+----+----+----+----+----+ | S1 | H2 | H2 | S2 | H3 | S6 | Note: This is one of at least +----+----+----+----+----+----+ two solutions! | 1 | H1 | S1 | S2 | H3 | S6 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+ | 4 | H1 | H4 | 2 | S3 | 6 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+ | S4 | S4 | H4 | 3 | S3 | H6 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+ | H5 | H5 | S5 | 5 | S5 | H6 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+ PAGE: 4 Eight queens that do NOT get along: OBJECTIVE: Position eight queens on the board so that no queen can capture another queen. NOTE: Queens can move in any direction including diagonals for as many squares as they want. Solution: +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | QN | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | QN | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | QN | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | QN | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | QN | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | QN | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | QN | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | QN | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ PAGE: 5 Blood flow: OBJECTIVE: Open/Close gates so that the blood can flow from the heart to the end. NOTE: Click the heart to get the blood flowing when you think you have it. The easiest strategy I found was to start from the end. Click the gates and you will notice that the end with the little ball is fixed. Click the gates open and closed so that there is a continuous path for the blood to follow. By staring at the end this path is obvious. PAGE: 6 aMAZEing, isn't it? OBJECTIVE: Find your way through the maze to the basement. Another puzzle awaits you there. NOTE: The room with the Bishop puzzle has a maze on a carpet. This is also the map to the basement. The maze is recreated below. The lengths of sections in the actual maze seem different than the map indicates even though the overall relationship of openings etc. seems correct. +-----------------------------------------------------+ | +--->---+ | +---+-+-+|+---+-+|+-+---------------------------------+ | | | ||| | ||| |+--->---+ | | + | | ||| + | ||| ||+---+-+|+-+---+-+------------- | | | | | |^| | | |V| ||| | ||| |+-+| | | | | | | ||| | | ||| |^| + | |V| ||+|| +---------------+ | | | | ||| | | ||| ||| | | ||| |^|V| |+---->---->---+| | | | | +|| | + ||| +|| | | ||| +|||| ||+---+-+-+---+|| | | | | || | |V|+-+| | | |V| |||| |^| | | | ||| | | | | +^| | + ||||+ | | | ||| +^|V| +|| + + | + + |V| | | | | ||| | | |||^| | | | ||| |||||+-+| | | | ||| | | | | ||| | | ||+|| | | + ||+-+|||+|+ | | + | + | ||+- | | | | ||| | | |+-+| | | |+->-+|+-+| | | | | | | |+-->Exit to Basement | | | +-+|+-+ +-+---+-+ +---+-----+---+-+-+ +-+-+ +-+--- | | | +------<---------<---------<---------<---------<Start from Kitchen | | | +-+-+-+---+ +-+-+---+ +-+-+---+ +-+---+ +-+---+ +- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | + | | | | + | | | | + | | + + | | + + | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | + | | | | | | | + | | | | | + | + | + | + | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | + | | | | | | | + | | | | | +-+---+ | +---+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | | | | | | + | + | | + | + | +- ----+-----+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | | | | + | +---+---+-+---+---+------------- | | | | | | | | | | +-+---+-+-+ +-+---+-----------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------+ PAGE: 7 Can's in the pantry: OBJECTIVE: Rearrange the can's so that they make a complete sentence. The only VOWEL is Y. Here is a hint from the game: Bashful nomad, craftily, agilely, meet secretly near my underground vault. And here is the final solution: Shy gypsy slyly spryly tryst by my crypt PAGE: 8 Letter Flowers on my bedspread: OBJECTIVE: Make a sentence from the letters on the bedspread. NOTE: From the last selected letter the next letters that can be used are either -5, -3, +3 or +5 letters away. NOTE: The STARS are used as spaces. Here is the flow for the answer: KEY: Spaces-to-move Letter Start with the T +5 Y (Work +5 H -3 O DOWN -3 E -3 U this -3 STAR -3 R Column +5 S +5 STAR first) -3 K +3 F +5 Y +3 A +3 STAR +5 T +3 I +3 E +3 S -5 STAR -5 STAR +3 I +3 R -5 S -5 U -5 STAR +3 D +3 B +3 D +3 L +3 Y +5 O +3 STAR -3 O +5 D +3 Y PAGE: 9 Grating - Ain't it? OBJECTIVE: Move the grate parts around so that the circle cut in two of them is over the opening. The bottom one protects you from the spikes. I've numbered the six position's of the grates like this: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Click on these position's to arrange the grates so that you can get through: 5 6 3 2 5 4 1 2 (The top circle should be in position 1) 5 6 3 2 5 (The bottom circle should be in position 2) 4 1 2 3 6 5 4 1 2 3 6 5 4 1 2 3 6 5 (You should now have a completed circle) PAGE: 10 Coins on the Briefcase: OBJECTIVE: Turn over ALL coins. Once a coin is turned over only the coins along the column above/below or on the row to the right/left of it can be flipped. There are two puzzles in the sequence. Solution: +----+----+ +----+ | 20 | 19 | | 1 | +----+----+----+ +----+ +----+----+ | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | | 2 | 3 | +----+ +----+ +----+----+ +----+----+----+ | 13 | | 14 | | 15 | 4 | 5 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ +----+----+----+----+ | 9 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 15 | | 14 | 13 | 6 | 7 | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ +----+----+----+----+ | 10 | | 11 | | 12 | 11 | 8 | +----+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+----+----+ | 7 | | 6 | | 5 | | 10 | 9 | +----+ +----+----+----+ +----+----+ | 18 | 17 | +----+----+ PAGE: 11 Bishop's needing a change: OBJECTIVE: Swap the bishop's out, white to black. NOTES: You DO not have to move White/Black/White/Black etc. You can start with Black or White AND can move multiple Black or White Bishop's in a row. SOLUTION: By numbering the board as show follow the moves in the numerical order under the #'s columns. (IE: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 etc) A B C D E +----+----+----+----+----+ 4 | BL | | | | WH | 4 +----+----+----+----+----+ 3 | BL | | | | WH | 3 +----+----+----+----+----+ 2 | BL | | | | WH | 2 +----+----+----+----+----+ 1 | BL | | | | WH | 1 +----+----+----+----+----+ A B C D E # Black Moves # White Moves -- -------------- -- -------------- 1 A2->B3 2 E2->D3->B1 Note: I wish to thank 3 B3->D1 4 E4->D3->C4 whomever devised 5 B1->A2 this solution! 6 D1->C2->E4 7 C4->E2 8 A2->C4 9 E4->B1 10 A4->C2->E4 11 E2->D1 12 C4->B3->A4 13 B1->D3 14 D1->B3->A2 15 D3->E2 Two White and Two Black Bishop's should now be switched. # Black Moves # White Moves -- -------------- -- -------------- 16 A3->B2 17 E3->D2->B4 18 B2->D4 19 E1->D2->C1 20 B4->A3 21 D4->C3->E1 22 C1->E3 23 A3->C1 24 E1->B4 25 A1->C3->E1 26 E3->D4 27 C1->B2->A1 28 B4->D2 29 D4->B2->A3 30 D2->E3 All Bishop's should now be swapped. PAGE: 12 Crypt in the basement: OBJECTIVE: Get the lid's all closed before the dead escape. There are 9 coffins arranged like this: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (You) Clicking to open/close the lid on one affects the ones around it like this: (X) is the one clicked - n means no change in the lid. n 2 n 1 n n n n 3 1(2)3 n n n 4(5)6 (4)n n n n(6) n n n n n n n 8 n 7 n n n n 9 n n n 7(8)9 (1)2 n n n n n 2(3) n n n 4 5 n 4 5 n n 5 6 n 5 6 n n n (7)8 n n n n n 8(9) Notice that clicking 2,4,6 or 8 has no effect on 5. One more thing: Several times while trying to click on #9 I managed to instead click while the right beckoning hand was displayed. This exits the puzzle early. Be sure you have the EYE before clicking in a coffin. Although I am sure there is a nice algorithm for this solution I still have not found it. I have managed to solve it by brute force only. By resetting the puzzle I usually find a fairly easy one to solve within a few minutes. PAGE: 13 Knights in the Bathroom: OBJECTIVE: Swap the Black and White Knights. Solution: I've solved this through brute force. It took enough moves that I don't plan to document it here. Starting layout +----+----+----+----+----+ | BL | BL | BL | BL | WH | +----+----+----+----+----+ | BL | BL | BL | WH | WH | +----+----+----+----+----+ BL = Black Knight | BL | BL | | WH | WH | WH = WHite Knight +----+----+----+----+----+ | BL | BL | WH | WH | WH | +----+----+----+----+----+ | BL | WH | WH | WH | WH | +----+----+----+----+----+ Legal Moves for a Knight +----+----+----+----+----+ +----+----+----+----+----+ | | --+--+-+-- | | | | + | | + | | +----+----+--+-+----+----+ +----+-+--+----+--+-+----+ | + | | | | | + | | --+-+--+--+-+--+-+-- | +-+--+----+--+-+----+-+--+ +----+-+--+--+-+--+-+----+ | +--+----+-KN-+----+-+ | | | +--+-KN-+--+ | | +-+--+----+-+--+----+-+--+ +----+-+--+-+--+--+-+----+ | + | | | | | + | | --+-+--+-+--+--+-+-- | +----+----+-+--+----+----+ +----+-+--+----+--+-+----+ | | --+-+--+-- | | | | + | | + | | +----+----+----+----+----+ +----+----+----+----+----+ PAGE: 14 Card Shark: OBJECTIVE: Flip over all the cards. Only cards adjacnet too or in line on a row/column over already flipped cards can be flipped. +--++--++--++--+ +--+ | 1|| 8|| 7|| 6| |14| +--++--++--++--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--++--++--+ | 9| |10| | 3|| 2|| 1| +--+ +--+ +--++--++--+ +--+ +--+ +--++--++--++--++--+ |13| |14| |12|| 4||13|| 8|| 9| +--+ +--+ +--++--++--++--++--+ +--+ +--+ +--++--++--+ |12| |11| | 5|| 6|| 7| +--+ +--+ +--++--++--+ +--++--++--++--+ +--+ +--+ | 2|| 3|| 4|| 5| |11| |10| +--++--++--++--+ +--+ +--+ PAGE: 15 Through the Microscope: OBJECTIVE: You are Blue, have more blue pieces left at the end of the game. To create a new Blue move one square in any direction. You can more up to two squares in ANY direction including diagonals, you may jump other cells. Starting Layout: +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | BL | | | | | | GR | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | | | | | | | | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ | GR | | | | | | BL | +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+ PAGE: 16 This is the PIT's: OBJECTIVE: Make your way along the colored bricks to reach the FINISH block. There is a methodology you need to follow to complete this. HINTS: You do not need to step om all the colored bricks to win. Every third brick you step on needs to be purple. When stepping on the FINISH brick it must be the third in that sequence. LAYOUT: FINISH +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ | P +---+ B +---+ B +---+-> | P = Purple Square +---+ P +---+BR +---+BR +---+ B = Blue Square +---+ B +---+ P +---+ BR = Brown Square +---+ BR+---+ +---+ B +---+ | P +---+ +---+ B | +---+ B | | B +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ B +---+ +---+ P +---+ | B +---+ P +---+BR +---+ P | +---+ P +---+ P +---+ P +---+ +---+BR +---+ P +---+ +---+ P +---+BR +---+BR +---+ |-> +---+ +---+ +---+ B | +---+ +---+ START ------------------------ END ---------------------