i understand depending on the zodiac sign you choose determines a good or bad day, but what determines what object to pick up? robert.

If you can pick an item - do so - you might need it then or later.
It's usual adventure gameplay. Have fun.

hi Mag. i am at the kiln trying to bake the 2 halves of the upshabti figurine but they never bake at least Thomas never says so. i have the tongs ready i know the coals are hot enough as Thomas says 'enough'. what's wrong? robert.

Be sure that you have done the 2 halves correctly:
In inventory, combine tablet mold, clay and ushabti figurine to make unbaked ushabti half mold (front) and then do the back.

Bake the front one first and then wait.
Do you have the clay also?

hi Mag. i have done all of the above but obviously i'm still missing something. i still can't bake the 2 halves. robert.

Try what you did in 2008 and see if that works again - check here.

hi again Mag. i tried re-lighting the kiln. and this time both halves baked beautifully. i suppose my memory needed jolting. 2008 is a long time ago! thanks Mag and Rushes, robert.

Glad you got through. Have fun on the replay.

hi Mag. i'm at the great library, gone through all the business of crocodiles etc. but can't the secret chamber behind the painting to open up. what do i have to do. everything's covered in your walkthrough but i still cannot get the thing to open. robert.

Hi robert,

This is from an older post by MaG, see if it helps:

Be sure that you know how to use the crocodile from the old man.
Then be sure that you have the rope tied to the neck of the crocodile.
Also double check that you have the rope tied to the short end-close to the wall part of the rod inserted in the column.

thanks Rushes, but that doesn't open the 'secret chamber' for me. i have solved that part. robert.

If the secret chamber is not opened - redo the column puzzles. Doing that puzzle correctly (point to the correct Roman Numeral) should open the secret chamber.

hi Mag. SUCCESS! i know now what i was doing wrong. i was turning ALL columns 3 times when i only was supposed to turn selected columns once. there is a good example of trying to hurry up and not reading the w/t VERY SLOWLY. reading farther on, i do not see any point in filling the bowl, adding herbs, only to throw the mixture out and how do you know the bowl is labelled? thanks Mag, robert.

You are supposed to make a sleeping draught.
Study the recipe in documents. Realize that you do not know which one is the Ashod resin in nugget form and which one is the white powdered Tjekker flower.

You now need to identify which one is the Ashod resin and Tjekker flower ingredient first.
Then you can make the sleeping draught.

hi Mag. can i go straight to making a sleeping draught or is there a problem with that? robert.