Opening the Test
To open the Test of the Tomb of the Immortal you require:
- 20 Gold Foil
- 20 Limestone
- 15 Midnight Blue Paint
- 15 Gold Paint
- 20 Papyrus Paper
Who demonstrated these and when is unknown to myself at the time of editing this page.
Principles
Principles of Tomb of the Immortal guides you through the creation of your tomb, until you open it for judging.
- Design and Open a Tomb for Judging
- Have Seven Judges solve and rate the puzzle
- Design rated Good by most judges
Tomb Of The Immortal
Overview
The Test of the Tomb of the Immortal challenges you to build a sliding block puzzle that your fellow Egyptians will find enjoyable to play. Each week, the highest rated puzzle will pass.
How to Play
The tomb consists of a rectangular board with a maximum size of 8x8. In it are multiple coffins of length two or three, and at least one sarcophagus also of length two or three. Each of these pieces can be moved lengthwise by clicking on the end of it opposite the direction you want it to move, and if there is no other piece blocking it (example: to slide a coffin to the right, you would click on it's left end to "push" it right).
There will be one or more openings along the walls which you can slide either coffins or sarcophagi out of and permanently remove them from the board. The goal of the puzzle is to remove all sarcophagi from the board.
How to Build
In a Small Construction Site after signing up for the test:
- 120 Limestone for outer block shells
- 50 Gold Foil (Gliding for the Sarcophagi) Note: the description says you need gold, but this is not true. You need gold foil only.
- 10 Gold Wire for Framing the outside supports
- 100 Gold Paint
- 200 Maroon Paint
- 50 Yellow Paint
- 200 Sky Blue Paint
- 50 Midnight Blue Paint
- 300 Boards for Coffin Collection
- 100 Nails for Coffins
- 120 Papyrus Paper for retractable walls
Design Interface
After building your Tomb of the Immortal, you have the option to design the puzzle. Selecting the "Start a New Design" option will bring up a box that will ask you how big you want to make your puzzle (with a maximum dimension of 8x8). After choosing the dimensions, you will be presented with a blank board as such:
While you are designing your puzzle, it will only appear visible to you. Other people wandering by will just see the tomb closed.
The menu options are as follows:
Small sarcophagi and coffins are two squares wide while large sarcophagi and coffins are three squares wide. To add one of these pieces to the puzzle, click on a wall section that lines up vertically (if you want the piece to move vertically) or horizontally (if you want it to move horizontally) with the piece. The two images below show sarcophagi and which wall sections you can click on to place the piece in those spots (marked with red dots):
The pieces will start at the edge of the wall. To move them elsewhere, click on on them as though you were playing the tomb.
Toggling a wall section will either open it up or close it off, depending on it's previous status. An open section will allow a piece to slide through and exit the board. As such, be sure you have an open section along the lines where your sarcophagi are, or else your puzzle will be unsolvable.
Just as pieces can be moved around as though you were playing the game, pieces can be deleted from the board by moving them through open sections, if you want to remove a piece from your design. This way, you don't have to start a new design just because you were so close to completing your design, but accidentally placed one too many pieces on the board.
Once you are done with your design, select the "Activate Play Mode" option, and your tomb will now be playable to the public.
(Images courtesy of Kuu)
See Also: Tomb Locations
