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Piano puzzle in 7th Guest #563730
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I have been playing the 7th guest for around 2 months now and managed to get as far as the piano puzzle without help.
I have tried and tried over and over again but I can't solve this puzzle...not even after using the few cheats that are available.
Until I do this puzzle I can't progress to the next puzzle and on to the end of the game.
I really have tried over this but just can't do it.
Can anyone help me to complete this puzzle..or maybe someone has a saved game for the piano puzzle they could send me.
I really want to get to the end of the game now after spending 2 months with it.

Thanks

Jan

Re: Piano puzzle in 7th Guest [Re: Janjakes] #563734
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Is this the one? - Click here you tube walkthrough.

If not check the other links at right. luck
I don't have saved games for this game.

Re: Piano puzzle in 7th Guest [Re: MaG] #563814
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Thanks for the links...I am not sure if this is the same version of the 7th Guest...The notes played on the piano are not the same as those played in my game.

Any more suggestions/help please...

This was/is such a well played game surely someone has a solution or saved game.

Thanks

Jan

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Here's one walkthrough that has a piano solution: click here.

Hope that helps.

Re: Piano puzzle in 7th Guest [Re: MaG] #563865
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Here's a complete savegames folder for The 7th Guest:
EDITED OUT.

Not tested, but if Mag's solution doesn't work out it might be worth a try
Make a backup of your own saves just in case of course

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Re: Piano puzzle in 7th Guest [Re: nanette] #563868
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nanette,

Some gamers are getting a Malware alert on that site.
I will edit it until we have resolved that problem.

Re: Piano puzzle in 7th Guest [Re: MaG] #563986
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Mag, Thanks for the walkthrough link...I have already tried that one and I can't get it to work.

Jan


Hi nanette, Thanks for your link (edited out)...I think I know the site you were linking to but Google are advising not to use it due malware.

Thanks anyway.

Jan

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Re: Piano puzzle in 7th Guest [Re: Janjakes] #563996
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I'm sorry.

Here's a solution my D. Melanson:

Quote:
Look at the piano; neat little scene occurs here. Look at it again; now it's a puzzle(with a bad pun..."STAUFWAY?")
Here, you're supposed to play "Simon," basically, and eventually repeat 18 notes. Hope you're a musician. If you are, here's the solution in musical form, low B (the octave Stauf plays it on), then upper B, down to F#, up to G, down to E, down to D#, up to E, up to F#, back down to E, down to low B, up to high B, up to C, down to high B, down to A, down to G, down to F#, down to E, and back up to F#. That's it for that one.

Then you get a wonderful scene with Dutton, Tad, Martine, Edward...oh, boy. As a matter of fact, here's where Dutton gets killed...by Edward. Things get really weird now. Go over to the potted plant and click on it; you'll wind up "climbing" it, back into Dutton's room. So now, leave and go into the doorway across the hall to the right. You're in the bathroom. Amazing! Just likein Dark Seed, there's no toilet in the bathroom! Oh well.

Re: Piano puzzle in 7th Guest [Re: MaG] #564015
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I found this too--- maybe this will help.
picture of keys

EDIT

Maybe not- this is also shown in MaG's link to a walkthru---

Last edited by Winfrey; 11/03/09 12:27 PM.

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Re: Piano puzzle in 7th Guest [Re: Winfrey] #564036
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Hi Winfrey, Thanks for the link but as you have realized by your edit I already have that.

It's really great that you and MaG are trying for me though...:)

Anyone else got a solution to my problem???

Thanks

Jan

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Thanks Mag, but once again I have tried that but still can't get it right.
When I play this puzzle I get lots of double notes played by 'Stauf' and notes that I can hear but I can't see the key that made them move so I don't know which one to follow...I am not musiucal at all.

I must have played this puzzle a hundred times by now and followed every walkthrough and suggestion I can find...It is so frustrating to get so far into the game and not be able to proceed...only 2 more puzzles after this to the end...:(

Thanks

Jan

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Re: Piano puzzle in 7th Guest [Re: Janjakes] #564048
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Maybe write down the notes stated in the walkthrough.
Sticky it on the monitor.
Then ignore what keys Stauf play but listen that he did press the note. Then just follow your stickied note and press the key when you should or your turn.

Also please use the edit text button at bottom right of the post frame when no one posted after your recent post (within 24 hours). It helps us a bit here and does not push another post off the front page. Thanks.

Re: Piano puzzle in 7th Guest [Re: MaG] #564145
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Didn't the 7th guest have a way of bypassing the puzzles you can't beat? Some book you had to click on? I'm sure I used it on one or two puzzles...


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Thanks, Handsfree.

Jan, UHS hints might help also.

Re: Piano puzzle in 7th Guest [Re: MaG] #564264
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Hi handsfree, Thanks for the suggestion...I will try and find something about this on the web.

Jan

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Originally Posted By: MaG

Jan, UHS hints might help also.

Thanks for that suggestion...it is one of the few options I have not yet tried so will take a look.

Regarding your comment about using the edit button in your previous post...I'm sorry but I don't understand what it is I am supposed to do. I don't want to break any rules of posting in these forums...could you please explain in simple terms to me what I I did wrong and what I should do in the future...maybe by email so as not to clutter up the thread.

Thanks again

Jan

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Re: Piano puzzle in 7th Guest [Re: Janjakes] #564270
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Hi Jan, welcome to GameBoomers.

If you look at the bottom right hand corner of your last post you'll see a line of clickable options - the Edit button is one of these. That allows you to edit that particular post. So, if you have just posted and then wish to add a further comment, instead of creating a brand new post directly underneath you can instead edit your existing post to include the new comment. That avoids post "stacking" - and helps us save bandwidth, too! smile

If someone has posted underneath you in the meantime, then of course you can make a new post underneath theirs.

Also, it is fine to stack two posts if it has been approx 24 hrs since your last post, otherwise threads tend to fall off the front page and we miss the edit.

Hope that helps.


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Re: Piano puzzle in 7th Guest [Re: Rushes] #564862
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Hi all,
Rushes, thanks for the explanation...I now understand.
Mags I have checked out the uhs hints but still no luck.
Handsfree, I can't find any reference to a book that you can click on to bypass a puzzle..can you help further on this.

I believe that there may e a glitch in my 7th guest setup of this piano puzzle.
When I try doing it all I get is the piano playing key B followed by the lower B key no matter what keys I press it just seems to be cycling over and over again the same two keys and the same piece of background music.
I done several re-installs of the game but each time it is the same.

I think the only way I am going to get to the end of the 7th guest is either through finding the book handsfree mentions or by getting a saved game of the piano puzzle.

After what must have been over a hundred attempts at this I am now getting more than a little fed up and will soon have to abandon the game if I don't find a solution soon.

Thansk for all your help.

Jan

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From wikipedia:
For players who need help or simply cannot solve a particular puzzle, there is a hint book in the library of the house. The first two times the book is consulted about a puzzle, the book gives clues about how to solve the puzzle; on the third time, the book simply completes the puzzle for the player so that the player can proceed through the game. Although the game's manual states that there may be consequences for using the hint book, the hint book can be used without penalty for all but the final puzzle.


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Thanks, HandsFree!

luck Jan, hope that does the trick for you.


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Hi all, I have now found the book handsfree referred to and managed to get past the piano puzzle at last.

Thanks for all the wonderfull help from you all...I'm very impressed.

Jan

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Glad that helped you through. thumbsup


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Re: Piano puzzle in 7th Guest [Re: Rushes] #567618
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Hi,

could I ask how you got 7th Guest to play on XP. I played it when it first came out and have never been able to replay it since the new windows started appearing. Would love to know how to play it on XP. thanks for any help or suggestions.

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Hi msblue,

I followed the instructions on Inferno's Adventures website...

http://home.earthlink.net/~infernofilecabinet1/XpSetUpWalkthroughsA_E/7thGuest_Setup.htm

It worked OK for most of the time though I had to do a lot of saves as the game would crash sometimes...though not often.

I throughly enjoyed play the 7th Guest...onto the 11th Hour now.

Good luck

Jan



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Thanks, Jan.

Good luck with getting the game to run, msblue.


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I used dosbox (free for download at dosbox.com).
If you like to (re)play dos adventures it's the first thing to try, in my opinion.


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