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That took a while

Thanks for the guide, I probably wouldn't have completed the game without it.

Awesome atmosphere, good puzzles overall. I would have been happy with a little more story, but realise that wasn't the point of this game.

A mixed bundle of observation/feedback:

The gnome-puzzle

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I basically cheated and looked up. I had the first part right, but hadn't figured out the second part at all.

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St George

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beat the dragon by trial and error - even after seeing the solution, I think I would probably have missed this one

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For the sphinxes

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I needed the hint to see the obvious

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Madame Mystic

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Without the pirate treasure map, I would certainly have missed this one

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The steam pump

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I needed a hint mostly to reassure me, that it was solvable at all for other than blue. I'm still not sure why I can connect the pipes to the bottom outlet, but not the right ones, without leaking

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Figuring out the sun cross

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I spent a solid hour trying to turn this into a set of equations Wolfram Alpha would sove for me. Gave up. The spent half an hour eliminating possibilites by hand

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Sacred objects

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Placed them all correctly. Then rearranged them frustratedly until I read the hint book and figured out I had to press the hand

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the Museum of Curiosities

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This changed the pace of the game a lot. Suddenly lots of hints are available, including lots of stuff that you already firgured out at this point. For instance, I had a decent map of the caves of confusion at this point, and don't see how I could have opened the museum without it, except by stumbling upon the sphinx by mistake. It was a welcome change of pace, however. At this point a had felt stuck grinding through the metal maze for a while, and suddenly having all these new avenues to explore (and the teleportation device) brought my attention back to the game. I feel I could have used the museum of curiousities a little earlier in the game

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Finally a nagging question

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The Utility Room contains a locked heart box with controls - is this simply a red herring?

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Thanks for an entertaining game.

Best,
  KÃ¥re