On the Subject of Press X
If you just mash all the buttons, eventually one will be right.
- Look at the row in the left table which is equal to the number of solved modules modulo 4.
- Look at the column in that row based on the number of lit and unlit indicators on the bomb.
- Find the first row in the right table which has this button in it and has all other conditions met.
- Press that button at the time indicated by that row of the right table.
| Button to Press |
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| S % 4 | unlit > lit | unlit = lit | unlit < lit |
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| 0 | A | Y | B |
| 1 | X | A | Y |
| 2 | B | X | A |
| 3 | Y | B | X |
| Time to Press |
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| X | lit CAR | ≤1B | ANYTIME |
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| ABXY | ≥3B | RIGHT F# |
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| A | 2 or 5 in S# | 05 or 30 |
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| ABX | lit NSA | MATCH |
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| ABXY | SUM 9 |
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| Key |
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| # | number, number of, digit |
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| S# | serial number |
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| B | batteries |
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| ANYTIME | Press the button at any time. |
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| RIGHT F# | Press the button when the rightmost seconds digit
equals the first digit of the S#. |
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| 05 or 30 | Press the button when the seconds digits say 05 or 30. |
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| MATCH | Press the button when the seconds digits match. |
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| SUM 9 | Press the button when the seconds digits sum to 9. |
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