Algebra puzzle in "The Submarine"?

[Arno]

Just curious about this; I just finished working out this puzzle but it seems very out of place in the rest of the game. Was the algebra puzzle in level 26 (Atlantis / The Submarine) supposed to require algebra and logic or did I miss a clue somewhere that just tells you which numbers some (or all) of the symbols correspond to?

I'm talking about the puzzle at the base of the statue, with "triangle + square = ?" in the first row when you first look at it. With no external clues, it's a relatively feisty logic puzzle dressed up as basic algebra, but I'm wondering if I just missed something else in the level (perhaps, an obscure object with a picture of a triangle next to a number or something) because compared to every other puzzle in the game so far, it's a big jump. Did y'all swap places with the Escape Simulator team on this one? :)

EDIT: Never mind, I just figured out the trick and now I feel simultaneously smart for having figured it out the way I did and dumb for not figuring it out the way you're obviously supposed to figure it out, in hindsight.

If anybody wants to put a reply to this that just says something like "OP answered their own question", I'll mark it as a topic answer and it'll help The Algorithm™. I can't do it myself 'cause you can't mark your own posts as topic answers, unfortunately.

[mac]

Well you answered your own questions, so as you said I'll just mark it as resolved. Hope you enjoyed the game!

[Arno]

Originally posted by mac:

Well you answered your own questions, so as you said I'll just mark it as resolved. Hope you enjoyed the game!

I did! Moving on to Faraway next. :) (Even more excited for that one, since it's got native Linux support...thanks for that BTW!)