I finally got it.
But now I can't get the puzzle to raise the bridge.
I followed the directions in the walk through and it didn't work.
I tried the solution in the strategy guide and it didn't work either.
I just can't do this one.

This is a tricky puzzle, even with the walkthrough. I will send you a saved game right after finishing the raise-the-bridge puzzle.

I know I'm not understanding something in the walk through.
When you move the color things down do you go all the way down?
Or do you split some of them?

I can't remember now, to be honest. I know that I solved this puzzle while reading the official strategy guide and got lost halfway through it and managed to figure out the rest on my own. Anyway, I sent you a saved game, and you have that now if you need it.

Thank you. I just played around with it and got close.
I'll try to work on it and if I need the saved game then I have it.
Thank you.

You're welcome. I hope you are enjoying the game. I like to try to figure out puzzles on my own, too, but sometimes I just can't get them right.

Stonzee, When I did that puzzle MaG's way (which I think is easier than the strategy guide, personally) when it says to move down, I moved it all the way to the bottom corner.

I did do a video walkthrough of the game (in amateur mode) if that would help I could make a clip of just that puzzle and upload it for you, just let me know, it would only take a few minutes and I'd be happy to do it to help (same goes with any of the puzzles)

Thank you for the offer.

Ok just to report back, I restarted the game following the w/t this time and guess what I still died when I went through the hidden door - what I am doing wrong I have no idea. So I watched the youtube version which didn't actually help as they are completing the game in a difference way but it did give me an idea so I went back through the hidden door and immediately I went into the workshop I turned and went through the blue doors and then returned to the workshop back through the blue doors and was able to disable the alarm!! So if anyone is having the same problem this is what you do.

Glad you got it figured out.

I disabled the alarm by coming through the hidden door though but I went in earlier from the double door and immediately went out. I didn't have the paper clue then.
Glad that you are moving forward.

I'm stuck at the point where I took the show poster out of the display box and read the message on the back. According to the WT, which I am following, I'm supposed to call Melina and get the password for the Authentication Program. Melina doesn't say anything about the password, if fact seems annoyed that Nancy has called her. The WT gives me the password , but when I tried to use it, it says INVALID ENTRY. Now Melina won't answer her phone, and I can't seem to find anything that I've missed doing.

I'm at a dead end right now, I think I've done everything the WT said to do; I'm 2/3 of the way though the game and I really don't want to start over.
Any suggestion?? Thanks.

Are you playing in Amateur mode? If so, what is on your task list?

It may seem like it, but I am almost positive that there are no dead ends in this game.

I'm playing Senior level and there a no tasks on my list that I haven't done.

Congrats for playing Senior level. It's really hard to determine what you might have missed, without having a better idea of what else you could do besides trying to get the password for the authentication database. The game is pretty nonlinear. Maybe someone else will have some ideas for you.

I actually have two tasks undone - Find out what's in the Judges' box and finish doing the tasks Melina want me to do. The first I can't do until later in the game, and the task I need to do is authenticate the Jewelry, which I can't do until I get the password from Melina for the Authentication Program on the computer. Melina won't take my calls and the computer won't accept my password.

I know it's kind of a pain, but I would go over the walkthrough from the beginning, just to make sure that there isn't some little thing that you missed. If not, then we can try to come up with some ideas for you.

I really don't want you to have to start over - sometimes it can seem like you are at an impasse in this game, but as I said before, I don't believe there are any dead ends.

I found that almost always a missing trigger was in a conversation. Even after having a long conversation and I thought the conversation was over, I could go right back to the same person and there was more to say.

Do you have all the Greek Letters?
Did you solve that Stone Tokens puzzle?

It wasn't until I did the above puzzle that Melina would give up the password.

Thanks for the suggestions; I haven't played since last weekend.

Yes I have all the Greek letters. I did the stone token puzzle (with the help of the WT). I used the Greek letters to open the secret door from inside the tunnel. The WT then says to check the poster outside the door and read the message on the back - done. Now I'm supposed to call Melina & she's supposed to tell me to authenticate the vases and the jewelry - and give me the password for the computer program. Instead she seems annoyed that I've called and doesn't tell me anything. Now she doesn't answer her phone when I try to call her back.

I did reread the WT from the beginning, can't find anything that I've missed, but I'm going back to a saved game and try to play through that spot. This is kind of frustrating, I hate to start over cause I've enjoyed the game up to now.

Thanks Mag.
That didn't work - got stuck at the same spot . Now I'm starting completely over, this time in the Amateur mode, and reading the WT with a magnifying glass, so I won't miss anything. At least the puzzles are fun to do.