Solution to "Ka" by Dan Efran * WALKTHROUGH GUIDE ... * Walkthrough Solution ABOUT ... Welcome to the official 'guided tour' walkthrough of Ka. CREDITS ... (Note: this is one possible solution path, not quite the most efficient) * (YOUR ADVENTURE HERE) ... (please explore on your own before turning to the walkthrough) HELP ... totally stuck? tried typing HELP yet? some good advice there. LOOK ... Starting out: where am I? EXAMINE METAL EXAMINE ME INVENTORY ... EXAMINE SCROLL ... what might one do with this? READ SCROLL X CAT EYES ... what might one do with this? SING SING CAT EYES ... solving darkness puzzle X MY BODY SEARCH IT SMELL IT ... Note: some actions in this walkthrough reveal details without making concrete progress... TAKE IT ... a few walkthrough commands are even "wrong"... SLEEP ... think about the responses. Experiment. Persist... X COFFIN ... how can improved vision help? I X SCROLL READ IT ... anything seem relevant? SING GOLD DIGGER DIG GOLD ... hmmm SING GOLD DIGGER ... solving gold coffin puzzle OUT X MOSAIC ... well then SING MASTER GLAZIER ... solving second coffin puzzle... OUT SING GOLDEN FOREST RUNNER ...et cetera. OUT SING SANDSTONE SIFTER OUT SING SILENT SUPPLICANT OUT OUT ... notice, this lasts longer OUT OUT WEST ... finally, a room to explore X FALSE DOOR X STATUES X SCENES ... perhaps this clarifies matters a bit E ... time to explore the tomb X SHRINE X CASE OPEN IT X IMPOLITIC X LARGE PATERNAL CROOK X LARGE PATERNAL FLAIL X REPLACEMENT CORONATION FLAIL W ... not sure what those are for yet. explore more S ... getting past the statues SING LETTING MYSELF COME THROUGH S X SCEPTRE TAKE IT E W W EXAMINE WORLDLY GOODS E ... not much of a tomb for a king N ... perhaps a better one wasn't ready in time? SING LETTING MYSELF COME THROUGH N E TAKE CORONATION ... try for a matched set W SING DOWN UNDER W I ... why not? X REPLACEMENT ... how to remember more? SING LOST MEMORIES GIVE CROOK TO ATTENDANT ... how to shift the blame?? GIVE FLAIL TO SOMEONE ELSE ... no? anyone? OUT BLAME MYSELF X FLAIL BLAME FLAIL ... solving the flashback puzzle X FLAIL ... ('break flail' would have worked too, or...) OUT ... that solved the false door puzzle too X MECHANISM ... out of the tomb, but it seems this isn't over yet... OPEN BALL ... (don't forget to set aside the walkthrough whenever you can...) ;-) X MOSAIC SING GOLD DIGGER ... exploring and experimenting GET IN CAGE X MECHANISM SQUEEZE BELLOWS PULL STRAP SMELL CONE SING GOLD DIGGER OUT TAKE OBELISK X IT GET OFF GLOBE X SCARAB SING GOLD DIGGER ENTER CAGE PUT OBELISK IN SQUARE HOLE ... solving the scarab puzzle PULL STRAP SQUEEZE BELLOWS SING GOLD DIGGER GET OUT OUT X BOARD ... experimenting again TAKE DICE TAKE DICE PLAY PLAY TURN BOARD PLAY PLAY ... what are this automaton's weaknesses? ROLL BONES TURN BOARD ... solving the sage puzzle TAKE DICE OUT X FLAMES X LANDSCAPE X PUMPING EQUIPMENT I ... now what? X FLAIL X CROOK SING LOST MEMORIES ...getting a sense of what needs doing, but how? TAKE SCOOP ... well, any moving parts? DROP IT ... hmm...what else can be changed? TAKE WHEEL ... solving the river puzzle... READ WRITING SING INVERSIONS X SHELL ... exploring... OPEN IT BREAK IT W SING INVERSIONS ... solving the flames puzzle... SING SANDSTONE SIFTER ENTER CRYSTAL PUT CROOK IN FIRE SING INVERSIONS SING SANDSTONE SIFTER ENTER CRYSTAL PUT FLAIL IN FIRE OUT W ... looks like this isn't over yet... X LIONESS ... last big SPOILER warning before the big final riddle's answer! LISTEN TO LIONESS ... so be sure to try it yourself ATTACK LIONESS ... the clues you need SMELL LIONESS ... are there to be recognized KISS LIONESS ... so keep your mind on the game SING LOST MEMORIES ... another little hint ANSWER CLOCKWORK ... solving the lioness puzzle OUT X AMMIT ... explore, experiment...with the gods watching... X ANUBIS X FEATHER E ... try anything...it doesn't matter OUT ... Walkthrough complete. Thanks for playing!