House of Wonders

[Jennerific]

#16500- is this supposed to be a continuous ladder?

[Freddy]

No ! 8-)

[Jennerific]

Nevermind.

[nancygevans]

I have the same problem that Jenniferific did. You asked her:
1° How many keys did you have, when coming back from # 16495 to # 16696?
2° After you went to # 16497 etc., how many keys did you have when you were back in # 16696?
If I know those answers maybe I can help you.


I had 8 keys coming back from 16495 to 16696
I had 7 keys coming back from 16497 etc. Did I miss a key there?
If so, it must be purple because that's what I need to continue in 16696.
I can go on down the pole but then I can't find a way back to 16696.
Help!

Thanks, Nancy

[Freddy]

nancygevans wrote:
1° I had 8 keys coming back from 16495 to 16696.
2° I had 7 keys coming back from 16497 etc. Did I miss a key there? If so, it must be purple because that's what I need to continue in 16696.
3° I can go on down the pole but then I can't find a way back to 16696.

1° Perfect.
2° You are missing the 8th key, but I can't confirm that it should be a purple one. :-X
3° The door puzzle in # 16696 is a very complex and an extremely tough one. But it is also built in a way that it is ALWAYS possible to continue pole-down at any time, when one is out of ideas (or keys). The challenge is, of course, to find

everything

before going down. Compare it with the previous problem, where you need to find the rugsack to be able to take EIGHT keys with you. But without the rugsack, there wasn't a Jack-stuck.

Good luck!

[nancygevans]

OK I have searched for the key that I am missing to no avail. I did
the save in 16499 and found the green key there. I come back to
16696 with 3 blue keys, 2 green keys and 2 red keys. Can you give me a hint
which room the key I am missing is in? Otherwise, I can go down the pole in
16696 and solve the rooms with blue and green keys and end up with several
red keys, but I can't find my way back to continue 16696. Help please!

Nancy

[nancygevans]

In my usual way, after I asked, I found it!
Thanks for being patient with me.

N

[Freddy]

Sorry about being too late. Work ...

[nancygevans]

OK how about a hint for Midas's Lab? I found 5 keys,
can get 4 of them but still can't find a way to the 2nd
green key. I've been to the save room from above,
and to room 16689, but can't find a way to continue.

Thanks, Nancy

[Freddy]

It is called Midas' Lab ... So, were you able to change silver into gold?