Sword of Valor Puzzle

Not sure of the initial setup? Can't follow online guides because it doesn't match what you see? This is a step-by-step solution for the Sword of Valor Puzzle that does not matter how many of the buttons you have already pressed.

Steps

1) Press one of the outside buttons to find out which middle ring it controls.
2) Use the center button to align the inner ring of that same circle set - line up with the interior.
3) Use the outside button you chose to align the middle ring - line up with the inner ring.
4) Don't press that outside button again.
5) Repeat this process for a different outside button.
6) Repeat this process for the last outside button.
7) Use the center button to align all three inner rings. Might need to press more than once.
8) That's it - puzzle should be complete.

[forkofspite]

If it helps, "Step 2" is just to help you align the middle ring correctly. The centers of each tile set don't move, and the middle button just turns the inner ring. You can use that to align the inner ring with the center. After that's done, Step 3 aligns the middle ring with the inner ring.

Step 1 just identifies which set of rings you're working with (determined by whichever middle ring the button controls).

Step 2 helps get ready to know how the middle ring of that set should be aligned (much easier to visualize if the inner ring is aligned correctly so that you just need to align the middle ring with the inner ring).

Step 3 aligns the middle ring which finishes that outside button. Repeat the process for the other two outside buttons.

[Rizilliant]

Perhaps Im simply not understanding, but it just seems far more confusing than simply guessing. Again, I dont intend to be an ass here, but Im not seeing it.

I tried following the provided photos in other guides, and I agree the starting positions dont seem to be the same. But theyve worked for me so far. The very first time I played, I just did it on my own.

Im sure someone will better understand than I. I can be as sharp as a bowling ball

[forkofspite]

Clarifying ...

I think a systematic method to check all 81 possibilities would be "trial and error", but that's not the method outlined here. Instead, it's a systematic way to correctly set each of the three outside buttons. After those are set, the middle button takes care of itself.

[forkofspite]

It's a systematic method to solve it that doesn't depend on the setup. If a player tries on their own, gets stuck, and doesn't know the initial setup, a solution stating which buttons to press probably won't work. The steps outlines above will still solve it.

[Rizilliant]

I dont mean to be a jerk, but your "guide" is just trial and error... Basically what anyone is going to try as a last resort, anyway