The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

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Iach Bodb Sep 28, 2022 @ 4:16pm
End of game hint needed
So spoiler warnings all around, but the clues in the journal don't help at all with getting the big stone door open. I figured out that it needs a certain number of entries to click, but the door doesn't unlock. I've tried every combination based on the hints provided and nothing is working.
Originally posted by American Dove Mitten:
the stones will spell out the code left to right, mid stone is top to bottom
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grimoire Sep 30, 2022 @ 3:10pm 
Originally posted by Guybrush Threepwood's Beard:
Playing on GOG rn, I was completely lost on this puzzle. That input above worked thankfully.

Originally posted by American Dung Beetle.:
Those hints are not for this puzzle

there is no trick to it, input as shown on the stones, don't recall exact word, it's like IAWABPACAZ or something, left stone, mid stone top to bot, and right stone, no spaces)
Input shown on the stones? The stones i inserted into the other wall??? I wasn't even aware you COULD still look at them after you put them in the wall! :C So the journal is just a complete red herring... Talk about unnecessarily obtuse. If the stones had still been in my inventory i would have thought of it, but this is totally backwards. When i remove items form inventory i figure, ok done, never have to bother witht his tihng again. Just switch the order of that puzzle and save the player the frustration.

I believe it says the code is in the "singularity" of the letters. Those are the only similar letters you saw, the four greek letters (I don't remember what order they appeared in) do not fit with what you need to do from what I remember. You can tell the length of the code by trial and error.

I don't think it's a safe assumption that the markings you haven't yet made use of on the stones (the letters) won't be needed for the other side or that you won't have to look at them again. The asterisks are the order of the stones, the letters are the code...

I think the disjointed nature of the journal is due to a disjointed state of mind on the part of the writer.

As I have said several times in this forum, I am usually not very good at puzzles in point and click games and often feel there is not enough clear context or hints to solve them, but I felt the opposite in this game. This may be the first I have completed without any hints or walkthrough in fact, I don't remember.
Dr. Guildo Dec 6, 2024 @ 5:19am 
Originally posted by Cloak and Dagger Games:
Hey there!
I've checked the coding for this and there doesn't appear to be any bugs, but we will run some more tests this evening to make sure! The solution is I A W A B P A C A Z (has to be entered in correct order, making sure that the puzzle has reset before you start entering the correct sequence, and note that if you leave the close up, the puzzle will reset)
There absolutely is a bug. I just ran into it. When I enter the correct code, it says something clicked but nothing happened, which I assume means the puzzle reset. If I enter the correct code in again, it says the same thing.
Last edited by Dr. Guildo; Dec 6, 2024 @ 5:21am
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