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[quote="Robwood"]Hi, everyone! I'm new (obviously) to the board, though I've been working on all six puzzles for the past week or so. I don't have all of them solved yet (Equation, anyone? Hehe!) but I wanted to add an additional insight that no one has either posted or noticed. Several of the boxes have light drawings superimposed on the top of the boxes, where the puzzle illustrations are. Equation has a spherical trigonometrical design superimposed on the illustration in faint black lines. This design shows 3 angles (one inside, two outside) although only two of them seem measurable. I don't own a protractor (yet!) so I don't know what the degrees are. Pillars of Atlantis has the familiar circle and square from the Vitruvian Man superimposed with faint red lines. Below the geometric shapes is script written in Da Vinci's hand. Carta Blanca has what appears to be the round table superimposed with faint red lines. The pie slices are more complex than the emblem shown on the inner lid of Legend of the King, having circles within circles as well as more pie slices made, but the central circle is blank (not even a rose to symbolize the Holy Grail). I don't know if any of these superimposed pictures add to these puzzles or not, but I felt it was worth noting since no one else has. Enjoy![/quote]
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Lck282
Puzzle 7
catherwood wrote:
This link still says "7 of 7" is a pre-order.
http://www.seriouspuzzles.com/i4318.asp
ha! I totally skimmed past the part where it was expected to ship by December 2009.
Scrolling further down, I see "Est. Date of Availability":
8/1/2013
FYI:
The SeriousPuzzles website (link is above in catherwood's post) now lists puzzle 7 as "This item is discontinued"
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:55 pm
catherwood
This link still says "7 of 7" is a pre-order.
http://www.seriouspuzzles.com/i4318.asp
ha! I totally skimmed past the part where it was expected to ship by December 2009.
Scrolling further down, I see "Est. Date of Availability":
8/1/2013
Lost in the sands of time by now...
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:43 pm
Adventurik
Secrets of the Pyramids
Well, it's about a week before Christmas. Any sign of the elusive #7? I've looked, but maybe in the wrong places.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 3:40 pm
Flipside
Not sure if this is new but I just checked out Family Games website (not the SM&L site) and found this!
Has this been there long?
http://www.familygamesamerica.com/mainsite/consumers/productview.php?pro_id=238
So maybe they got around to designing the packaging does this mean a release soon?
Fingers crossed and some one order me one and ship to the UK!
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:30 pm
mythghost
Re: Puzzle number 1
gamaray wrote:
Hello,
I bought puzzle 1 and 2 last month. I am still stuck on puzzle 1. I know the principle behind it (each disk needs to be 90 degrees with the previous one) and I know where to put the first disk (the one after the square circle block) as I noticed the groove in the block. But is there a trick other than trying every combination for the other 4 blocks ? Otherwise, it will take forever (4^4=256 possibilities)
Thank you!
so first of all welcome aboard. Second I figured out the first puzzle with my friend. once we got the first block to lift up a little bit if you look really close you can see where the second block is suppose to go etc its just the first of many headaches you'll face in this seris of puzzles.
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Third after you slove the first one you're going to need the big dark colored block and one of the small dark brown blocks to solve puzzle 2, after you get the center piece out one of the pegs on the part that holds the scroll comes out(if you have extra parts when solving that you're doing fine).
see each of the puzzles is suppose to help you with the next one usually with extra parts you have from solving the previous one in the series.
hope that helps
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:52 pm
gamaray
Puzzle number 1
Hello,
I bought puzzle 1 and 2 last month. I am still stuck on puzzle 1. I know the principle behind it (each disk needs to be 90 degrees with the previous one) and I know where to put the first disk (the one after the square circle block) as I noticed the groove in the block. But is there a trick other than trying every combination for the other 4 blocks ? Otherwise, it will take forever (4^4=256 possibilities)
Thank you!
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:22 pm
mythghost
pyramid realease date
i just received the following email yesterday on the release of the last puzzle
Re: Email request from website
From:
Susan Hebblethwaite <susan>
Hello and thank you for your interest. Secret of the Pyramid should be out for Christmas Mark, Susan
On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 3:46 PM, wrote:
Mail sent from the web site
Contact Name : Mark
Contact Email :
Message :
Hi, I am curious as to when the final puzzle in the scared myths and legends line " the Secrets of the Pyramid" will be released. Thanks in advance
which means this christmas i hope
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:37 am
Adventurik
Update: Puzzle #7 (Secrets of the Pyramids)
Just got "confirmation" from my friend Rocky on another release date. Now they are saying it will be out for Christmas 2012.
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:45 am
Adventurik
Thank you, Shirley. I can always count on you to be on top of this. You're awesome. I see that the current boxes show the complete map in the wiki picture. I wonder if (big IF) the 7th box would have another map? Maybe someday we will find out.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:01 am
Shirley Films
Re: The Map
Adventurik wrote:
Has anyone figured out what this map is? It's a little fuzzy, but it's on page 12 of this topic.
Spoiler Alert:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piri_Reis_map
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:39 pm
Adventurik
The Map
ashleyriot22 wrote:
Here is the map all the boxws create less The pyramid.
http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=13936
Has anyone figured out what this map is? It's a little fuzzy, but it's on page 12 of this topic.
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:27 pm
Shirley Films
Re: Enigmatic Temple
[quote="Canuck"]
Shirley Films wrote:
It seems as if there is a hole in there where the pin might belong. Am I right?
I am a bit disappointed. It seems a bit like really poor craftsmanship if those puzzles do not survive mailing.
Pin arm... not exactly. I hate to spoil it for you, tho.
But yes, your puzzle is defective... or at least... already open.
If you get another one (not defective) you can probably still enjoy the puzzle... since the trick to open it ultilzes a somewhat singular maneuver.
But yes, somewhat poor craftsmanship. I think part of it probably has to do with the fact that they are a small company... and many of these puzzles have been sitting on shelves and in warehouses for quite a few years. Things like their glue, etc, haven't stood the test of time.
Good concept. But. Their implementation has proved lacking. They still have never released official solutions for some of their puzzles (which seem to have multiple solutions). And it seems unlikely the final puzzle in the series will ever be released.
Kind of a shame.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:44 am
Canuck
Re: Enigmatic Temple
Shirley Films wrote:
The little knob on top should not come off. If you can, I would recommend exhanging it for another one.
Thanks Shirley, I will try to get a new one.
I have another question. Since the Temple seems to be defective, I checked the other puzzles that came in the same delivery. When I opened the lid of Carta Blanca, I saw that the lid was already half open. When I removed the puzzle, the lid easily slid off and I found the parchment in a plastic bag in the big compartment.
In a smaller compartment with had some sort of lid screwed on top, I found a wooden block and another piece with a pin and some sort of spring. It seems as if there is a hole in there where the pin might belong. Am I right?
I am a bit disappointed. It seems a bit like really poor craftsmanship if those puzzles do not survive mailing.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:57 pm
Shirley Films
Re: Enigmatic Temple
Canuck wrote:
I just opened the enigmatic temple today and was wondering if it may be broken. I looked at it and realized that little 'knob' on top of it. I touched it lightly and realized that it is loose and could be pulled out pretty easily. The lower side looks rough in the middle as if it had been glued to that dark piece underneath that looks like it was a screw.
Is that how it should be? There are posts earlier on, but I am not sure that they are talking about the same thing.
No spoilers please, I still want to solve that on my own!!!
Just let me know if it is ok that this 'knob' comes off.
Thanks!
The little knob on top should not come off. If you can, I would recommend exhanging it for another one.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:40 am
Shirley Films
Re: The elusive 7th puzzle....
Adventurik wrote:
For those still interested, I emailed Family Games about the release of #7, and they responded that it will be on the market in early Spring.
Funny. I wonder how long they will keep saying that. I will check back with them in 2014 and let you know what they say.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:37 am
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