On the Subject of Hinges
Make sure the module doesn’t fly at your face!
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- 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 right hinge on the bottom.
- From the starting position, go clockwise around the module to find the first removed hinge (including the starting position). 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 in the left table below. Then, match that letter to a sequence of 8 Arabic numerals in the right table 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | ||
| Top hinge 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 |
|---|---|
| B | 26473518 |
| C | 25734168 |
| D | 76258413 |
| E | 34856712 |
| F | 71832546 |
| G | 23546718 |
| H | 15748632 |
| J | 81475623 |
| K | 23548671 |