I have moved holed paper over words in Salon and Library. Assuming the safe is in the downstairs room how do I activate the safe and get rid of the papers? Thanks, Betty

Hi Betty,

You should have two pieces of holed paper in your inventory.

Use the paper from the salon on the metal panel in the library (move over the words to see specific letters, and left-click) and a code will appear in your Reports section.

Then use the paper from the library on the panel in the salon, move this over the words to find the letters, and left-click. A separate code will appear in Reports.

You now have two codes which you mentally combine to make the full code to open the safe.

Where is the safe? Thanks for your help. Betty

It is behind the Salon metal plate.

I have settled the safe game and moved on to be stumped by making the wooden key. I can get just so far but have trouble with the nails. Any hints. Thanks. Betty

Hi Betty,

Have you measured the dowels correctly, and trimmed the ends with the file?

Then you can use the nails on the opposite side of the dowel. The nails should be positioned as in this screenshot:

Hi, I have put three pyramids on the sand. The secret door opens, I enter but don't know what to do now. The walkthrough says I will a crocodile on the barge at the skeleton ridden platform. I see only the hall past the abyss and to the first outside door. Can you please help? Thanks. Betty

Betty,

You need to make a ramp to get to the barge.
You use the canoe-boat in the temple.
It's a puzzle on how to get the boat down the stairs to the barge.

Okay, thanks but I don't see the barge when I go through the secret door. Am I in the wrong place. The pyramids shine on that door that I go through. Thanks. Betty

Betty,

Turn around from the center (sand with pyramids) after doing the pyramid puzzle correctly.
See the 2 statues and the boat.
To the left the door should now be opened after doing the pyramid puzzle.
Enter there and see water, barge and at the back an entryway.

Thanks for your help. I have moved on and now I have rat and placed it on trap. Nothing happens. I thought I had left something out so I went back to saved game and proceeded again. The same thing happens. Nothing. I can see the rat lying on the floor beside the trap. What to do now? Betty

Hi Betty,

Have you rigged up the trap correctly with the rope? The rope needs to be stretched across two pulleys at opposite sides of the room closest to you, but they are both quite difficult to spot.

You got me straigtened out and I have moved on. Have talked to Igor and he have me clues to figure how to open the sword lock. I read about what he said and now I am back at the sword lock. Have tried to change blank windows but nothing happens and Van Helsing says something about needing more information. Can you help? Thanks. Betty

Be sure that you clicked on the name and then also the year on the top of the coffins of the vampiress.
Also click on the name plate of the portraits.

Elizabeth, usually the problem here is that you need to go back to the coffins and get a closeup of the numbers on the coffins. Once you do that you should be able to open the lock.
Kay

Thank you so much for your help. You always have the answer. Betty

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I did go back to coffins, noted names and numbers and still no assistance with lock. He still needs more information. I talked again to Igor. The only thing I haven't done is find the white painting on the floor called Genesis. Can you think of anything else. Thanks. Betty

Betty, here's a checklist that should get you through this problem:

Make sure that you have left-clicked on the name AND number on both coffins.

Have you also looked closely at the nameplates of the paintings of both Moana and Illona in the hall?

Have you spoken to Igor, given him jam, and listened to him tell you about the moons?

Have you spoken fully to Jada?

The painting is just to the left of the door you first entered through in the Great Hall.

, keep us posted.