On the Subject of Hinges
Make sure the module doesn’t fly at your face!
- This module has eight hinge positions. Some hinges are attached, and some hinges are removed.
- The module is disarmed over multiple stages. Repeat the following for each stage:
- If this is the first stage, the starting position is the bottom right corner of the module.
- Move off the starting position, clockwise around the module, to the first removed hinge. Assign the Roman numeral I to that position.
- From position I, reverse direction to go counterclockwise. Assign a Roman numeral sequentially to each position with a removed hinge. Skip attached hinges.
- After all removed hinge positions have a Roman numeral, continue counterclockwise to the next attached hinge. Assign the next Roman numeral to that position.
- From that position, reverse direction to go clockwise. Assign a Roman numeral sequentially to each position with an attached hinge. Skip removed hinges.
- Remember the position with Roman numeral VIII. This will be the starting position for the next stage.
- Using the Roman numerals assigned to the top two hinges, look up a letter on the table below. Then, match that letter to a sequence of 8 Arabic numerals on the paired list below.
- Using that sequence, press each attached hinge, in the order its Arabic numeral appears in the sequence. The positions are numbered 1 to 8, going clockwise from the top left corner, as illustrated. An incorrect press will incur a strike and reset any input done in the current stage. Completing the sequence correctly will remove a hinge. If all hinges are removed, the module is disarmed. Otherwise, the next stage begins.
1 2 | Top Hinge on the left | ||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | ||
Top hinges on the right | I | H | E | G | C | D | A | F | |
II | K | G | B | K | J | F | H | ||
III | G | J | J | A | A | E | A | ||
IV | E | H | H | G | G | K | F | ||
V | A | G | K | C | J | J | E | ||
VI | E | H | D | D | D | F | B | ||
VII | E | B | E | K | C | D | B | ||
VIII | A | F | G | D | H | C | J |
A | 86732541 |
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B | 26473518 |
C | 25734168 |
D | 76258413 |
E | 34856712 |
F | 71832546 |
G | 23546718 |
H | 15748632 |
J | 81475623 |
K | 23548671 |