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Test of the Hexaglyphs
From A Tale in the Desert
| Main Shard | Bastet | T5 Beta |
| Discipline | ||
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| Requirements | ||
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| Principles | ||
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| Demonstrated by Numaris in ?? on 2009-06-25. | ||
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
Orienting the play screen so it faces north or south makes it easier for some players in certain light conditions to see the pieces clearly.
Playing a Hexaglyph
Goal
- Place hexagons together in a grid in such a way that touching sides have matching hieroglyphs. All glyphs must be paired (cannot leave any singletons on the edges).
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adn | 977, 6951 | Hilly | No | West of CS (Art Museum)Redone to make Very hard | 06-27-09 | |
| Adn | 976, 6952 | Yendorhut | No | West of CS (Art Museum) | 07-12-09 | |
| Adn | 954, 7676 | Spicy | No | North Adn, in Tariqah Ieb Museum | 07-01-09 | |
| Adn | 978,6953 | ysabeau | No | between CS and S Art | 07-06-09 | |
| Adn | 977, 6954 | Dionysius | No | Adn Museum of Art and Thought, by the CS | 10-09-09 | |
| Adn | 969, 6965 | dwaynedibley | No | next to the Adn art building, west of the CS | 11-19-09 | |
| Falcon Bay | 4299, -606 | Udjai | No | Across the road and slightly north of the CS | 06-29-09 | |
| Falcon Bay | 4272, -628 | Nissim | No | West cp behind the CS | 07-08-09 | |
| Meroe | 782 , -3636 | spy | No | in the 2nd Mosaic's Art cp north west of the CS | 07-04-09 | |
| Meroe | 782 , -3636 | Simon | No | in the 2nd Mosaic's Art cp north west of the CS | 07-04-09 | |
| Meroe | 782 , -3636 | Amdara | No | in the 2nd Mosaic's Art cp north west of the CS | 07-04-09 | |
| Meroe | 782 , -3636 | Ceo | No | in the 2nd Mosaic's Art cp north west of the CS | 07-04-09 | |
| Meroe | 782 , -3636 | Allya | No | in the 2nd Mosaic's Art cp north west of the CS | 07-04-09 | |
| Meroe | 821 -3693 | Maata | No | Alpha Art and Thought | 8/2/09 | |
| Meroe | 835 -3619 | Orrin | No | Oasis Art Breezeway near CS | 10/20/09 | |
| Meroe | 834 -3619 | Aryballa | No | Oasis Art Breezeway near CS | 10/20/09 | |
| Nomads | -1558,2537 | Voyna | No | Across from S Thought | 07-02-09 | |
| Nomads | -1421,2756 | akc2 | Yes | Near the cs | 07-22-09 | |
| Queen's Retreat | 858, -5966 | Traak | No | 4m NE of the CS | 06-26-09 | |
| Queen's Retreat | 609,-6151 | Atheus | Yes | Dead Pharaohs Society | 07-01-09 | |
| Queen's Retreat | 614,-6151 | bcoastaldawn | No | Dead Pharaohs Society | 07-04-09 | |
| Queen's Retreat | 601,-6148 | Ptahiah | No | Dead Pharaohs Society | 07-19-09 | |
| Queen's Retreat | 859, -5965 | Ryyssa | No | 4m NE of the CS | 07-14-09 | |
| Queen's Retreat | 601, -6154 | Rahu | No | Dead Pharaoh's Society | 7-19-09 | |
| Queen's Retreat | 568, -6194 | Arame | No | Just west of the CS | 1-Aug-09 | |
| Saqqarah | 756, -768 | Tedra | No | Few steps from the CS | 06-28-09 | |
| Saqqarah | 751, -768 | Challen | No | Few steps from the CS | 07-07-09 | |
| Shabbat AB | 1400, 1807 | Daniels | No | Across from the CS, cp with green hex | 06-25-09 | |
| Shabbat AB | 1400, 1807 | Rosierazor | 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 | 1384, 1709 | 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 | Yes | 30 sec SE from the chariot | 06-29-09 | |
| Shabbat Ab | 1478, 1752 | Lilinou | No | East of CS, facing Sarch | ||
| Shabbat Ab | 1420, 1980 | Trillian | Yes | ~1-2min north of cs- at bridge for Uart | 07-01-09 | |
| Shabbat Ab | 1420, 1980 | Arthur | No | ~1-2min north of cs- at bridge for Uart | 07-01-09 | |
| Shabbat Ab | 1453, 1994 | McArine | No | ~1-2min north of cs- just west of UArch | 07-10-09 | |
| Shabbat Ab | 1317, 1608 | jazkar | No | Run south from cs, near SArt | 04-18-10 | |
| Shabbat Ab | 1388, 1808 | Ninfa | Yes | Near CS | 06-18-10 | |
| Sinai | 3237, 4397 | Timm | No | Behind the chariot | 09-18-09 | |
| Stillwater | 2337, 2933 | BlueGrass | No | Run East from the CS to the coast and then follow the road south @ The Grand Coastal Palace | 10-09-09 | |
| Stillwater | 2340,2933 | Moses | Yes | Located at Coastal Plains | 07-01-09 | |
| Stillwater | 2146,2773 | TheMazeEcho | Yes | Paradise Plains Art & Thought Gallery | 06-30-09 | |
| Stillwater | 1675,3697 | Artemis | No | Wadi Artworks - next to the CS | 07-01-09 | |
| Stillwater | 1675, 3695 | RoyCallahan | No | Wadi Artworks - next to the CS | 19-05-10 | |
| Stillwater | 2001,3683 | Keko | Yes | - | 07-01-09 | |
| Shabbat Ab | 1372,1659 | Sariel | No | Located in Egyptian Life Thought CP, South of the CS | 07-22-09 | |
| Shabbat Ab | 1373,1658 | Lill | No | Located in Egyptian Life Thought CP, South of the CS | 07-26-09 | |
| Stillwater | 1702, 3673 | Halana | Yes | Passed | ||
| Sinai | 3219, 4399 | Psychodelica | No | Behind the cs | don't remember |
