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Alf in a fury exclaims "Alf not see how wind fit in this?!?!" Alf runs up to the wall and kicks it. Alf pushes in order: A A A He wants to see if he understands how this gem moves before he does more experimenting.

Wait, is Brickshelf gone forever?

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Funny, Mine was on brick-shelf, yet it didn't make a difference... Wait, the picture in the hall is a cropped version of mine...

R R S S S

Alf, now confident, decides to push: R S R R

S S S R S S S

R A

Alf tries: R A

Alf, frustrated, pushes: R A R R A S S S If this does not open door: E S S S E S S S E S S S

AL thinks about a relationship between the elements. then decides to see why the aquamarine went to B3 instead of what it did before. He also wonders why the ruby was moving strangely at the start. Alf walks over to the Alexis and the frog. "Alexis, could you ask frog if he knows how the Emerald moves. Ask if anything else he knows to help us." Alf writes what he believes about the elements. Fire (Ruby) opposes Water (Aquamarine) Wood (Emerald) opposes Water (Aquamarine) Wind (Sapphire) opposes ??? Alf continues trying to figure out the movements of the elements. A A A R A A A R A A A S E A A A

I have a feeling that once we solve this puzzle, it's gonna make me feel stupid... I bet there's an easy way to do this by looking at the elemnets, and there's a hard way, by doing the math to figure out what moves and why... This is not simple problem.

Ruby:________A1, A3, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1 Aquamarine:__B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B3 Emerald:_____C1, C2, C1, C2, C1 Sapphire:____D1, Moves (Hypothesis): Ruby: Always? Aquamarine: Always? Emerald: When Ruby and Aquamarine are in column 3 Sapphire: Unknown (has not yet moved) Currently: ___1___2___3__ A__________R__ B__________A__ C__E__________ D__S__________ OoC: This is a really complex problem. I don't think anyone in the party would actually have been able to solve it. I'm having a really hard time and I love math problems and brain teasers. Let me work everything out. Alf thinks back to the list at the magic shop in the market place: Alf sits on the ground and writes his formulas on the parchment.

OoC: Oops! Forgot to change that.

Ruby:________A1, A3, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1 Aquamarine:__B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2 Emerald:_____C1, C2, Sapphire:____D1, Special: From what we know, Ruby will always try to go from A1 to A2 to A3 before it loops. From what we know, aquamarine will always try to go from B1 to B2 before it loops. Currently: ___1___2___3_ A__R_________ B_________A__ C_____E______ D__S_________ Alf pushes in order of sequence: (R=Ruby - A=Aquamarine - E=Emerald - S=Sapphire) R R E S S S E S S S E S S S

Ruby:________A1, A3, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, Aquamarine:__B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, Emerald:_____C1, Sapphire:____D1, Special: From what we know, Ruby will always try to go from A1 to A2 to A3 before it loops. From what we know, aquamarine will always try to go from B1 to B2 before it loops. From what we know, emerald cannot move when Ruby is on A3, aquamarine is on B1, and sapphire is on D1. (Possibly) From what we know, Sapphire cannot move when Ruby is on A3, aquamarine is on B1, and emerald is on C1. (Possibly) Currently: ___1___2___3_ A_____R______ B__A_________ C__E_________ D__S_________ Alf pushes in order of sequence: (R=Ruby - A=Aquamarine - E=Emerald - S=Sapphire) R E S R E S R A E S R E S R E S After somehow solving math as a barbarian, Alf gets up from writing on the piece of parchment and goes over to open the door, hopefully...

OoC: No problem, I made some mistakes on my quest. Ruby: A1, A3, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1 Aquamarine: B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, Emerald: C1, Sapphire: D1, Special: From what we know, Ruby will always try to go from A1 to A2 to A3 before it loops. From what we know, aquamarine will always try to go from B1 to B2 before it loops. From what we know, emerald cannot move when Ruby is on A3, aquamarine is on B1, and sapphire is on D1. (Possibly) From what we know, Sapphire cannot move when Ruby is on A3, aquamarine is on B1, and emerald is on C1. (Possibly) Currently: ___1___2___3_ A__R_________ B__A_________ C__E_________ D__S_________ Alf pushes the emerald and sapphire in the following order: Ruby Emerald Sapphire Aquamarine Emerald Sapphire Aquamarine Emerald Sapphire

Ruby: A1, A3, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1 aquamarine: B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, emerald: C1, C2 sapphire: D1, D4 Special: From what we know, Ruby will always try to go from A1 to A2 to A3 before it loops. From what we know, aquamarine will always try to go from B1 to B2 before it loops. From what we know, emerald cannot move when Ruby is on A3, aquamarine is on B1, and sapphire is on D1. From what we know, Sapphire cannot move when Ruby is on A3, aquamarine is on B1, and emerald is on C1. Currently: ___1___2___3_ A__R_________ B__A_________ C_____E______ D__________S_ Alf, surprised it didn't move to where the ruby was, thinks about the problem. Alf pushes the emerald and sapphire in the following order: Emerald 11 times sapphire 11 times

Ruby: A1, A3, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, aquamarine: B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, B1, B2, emerald: C1, sapphire: D1, Special: From what we know, Ruby will always try to go from A1 to A2 to A3 before it loops. From what we know, emerald and sapphire cannot move because something else is where they'd normally go. From what we know, aquamarine will always try to go from B1 to B2 before it loops. Currently: ___1___2___3_ A__________R_ B__A_________ C__E_________ D__S_________ Alf pushes in order of sequence: Ruby Emerald Sapphire If neither emerald or sapphire move, Alf pushes in order of sequence: Aquamarine Emerald Sapphire If either Emerald or Sapphire don't move, Alf knows that there is something else preventing the gems from moving (Based on known data).

OoC: If you put it that way, I think that it'll wake a difference, but sure I'll do it in that order.

OoC: Edited it as you were posting... With this new pattern, Alf pushes the aquamarine 11 times, and the emerald and sapphire 12 times.

I can't figure out what the code is. This is one puzzle all right...

Ruby: A1, A3, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, A1, A2, A3, aquamarine: B1, B2, emerald: C1, sapphire: D1, Currently: ___1___2___3_ A__________R_ B______A_____ C__E_________ D__S_________ With this new pattern, Alf pushes the aquamarine 11 times, and the emerald and sapphire 12 times.

Alf, puzzled by the mystery, decides to continually push the ruby gem 10 times and records where it moves each time. Ruby: A1, A3, A2, aquamarine: B1, B2, emerald: C1, sapphire: D1, Currently: ___1___2___3_ A______R_____ B______A_____ C__E_________ D__S_________ Alf and Namrrya, who seem to have forgotten, see if the medallion has and clues to opening the door.