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Test of the Hexaglyphs
From A Tale in the Desert
Principles
- Cut a Hile's Chevron Turquoise
- Check Ant Colony for Mandibular Glue
- Build a Hexaglyph Tablet
- Place 7 Hex in Tablet
- Write 14 Glyphs
- Lock a Glyph in place
- Remove a Glyph
- Open for judging
- All of the above OR solve three recently winning hexaglyphs
Demonstrate the Principle
Demonstrated by Numaris on 2009-06-25.
Requirements
You need to have the Gem Cutting technology to do this test.
Construction cost
- 700 Board for Moveable Frame
- 2 Hile's Chevrons cut Turquoise for Bearings
- 25 Iron Bar for the Base
- 5 Iron Strap for Frame Reinforcement
- 100 Linen for Backdrop
- 100 Slate for the Writing Surface
- 25 Mandibular Glue for attaching the Slate
- 100 Metal Blue Wire for Countertensioner
- 343 Nails for the Frame
- 100 Orange Paint for Tray
Playing a Hexaglyph
Goal
- Place hexagons together in a grid in such a way that touching sides have matching hieroglyphs.
Controls
- Grab the edge of a hexagon to rotate it
- Grab the centre of the hexagon and drag it to move it to a new location
Hexaglyph Locations
- Green for recognized (passed) puzzles (use "Gr" prefix on pin)
- Red for unrecognized (unpassed) puzzles (use "Rd" prefix on pin)
| Region | Coordinates | Designer | Passed | Remarks | RL Date opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shabbat AB | 1400, 1807 | Daniels | No | Across from the CS, cp with green hex | 06-25-09 |
| Shabbat AB | 1391, 1729 | Sefet | No | Just South of the CS | 06-28-09 |
| Shabbat Ab | 1380, 1710 | Numaris | Yes | Hall of Diversions, just south of CS | 06-26-09 |
| Shabbat Ab | 1555, 1955 | Robare | No | East of the S of Harmony | 06-27-09 |
| Shabbat Ab | 1478, 1752 | Ephemere | No | 30 sec SE from the chariot | 06-29-09 |
| Queen's Retreat | 858, -5966 | Traak | No | 4m NE of the CS | 06-26-09 |
| Adn | 977, 6951 | Hilly | No | West of CS (Art Museum) | 06-27-09 |
| Saqqarah | 756, -768 | Tedra | No | Few steps from the CS | 06-28-09 |
| Falcon Bay | 4299, -606 | Udjai | No | Across the road and slightly north of the CS | 06-29-09 |
