Hints for The Granite Book
This file contains hints for The Granite Book in question and answer format. Each question has three hints: a light hint, a medium hint and a heavy hint (which generally is the solution). These hints have been formatted white, so that they won't show up against the background unless highlighted. Each hint is on a different page, so if your word processor is in page mode, you can view one at a time. They are in order, so don't go on to a latter hint unless you understand the previous one.
Q. I'm stuck at the beginning. What do I do?
Light: Examine everything carefully. There's something you have to find.
Medium: Perhaps those rocks are worth taking a closer look at.
Heavy: >SEARCH ROCK or SIT ON ROCK or X FISSURE
Q. I'm still stuck. Now what?
Light: What new items are there? Perhaps you should do the obvious thing.
Medium: Maybe it's time to indulge in a little literature.
Heavy: READ BOOK. And again. And again. And probably again. And one time for
luck...
Q. How do I wake the girl?
Light: It's not that simple. You'll need something.
Medium: There's an item you'll need. But it's hidden somewhere.
Heavy: You'll need a coin.
Q. How do I get the coin?
Light: Take a close look at the statue.
Medium: What's the statue holding?
Heavy: OPEN FIST
Q. Now I've got the coin, how do I wake the girl?
Light: Look at the coin and take note.
Medium: You need to put the coin somewhere.
Heavy : Go to the the girl and PUT COIN IN MOUTH.
Q. So what's this about the table?
Light: Have you tried laying on it?
Medium: You can order the girl to do some things, you know.
Heavy: GIRL, LIE ON TABLE
Q. No really, what's this about the table?
Light: Now there's something you need to do.
Medium: What happened to you when you laid on the table?
Heavy: CUT GIRL WITH DAGGER
Q. Now, how do we get out of here?
Light There's only one place that could be thought of as an escape route.
Medium: The pedestal is beneath the exit.
Heavy: STAND ON PEDESTAL
Q. No really, how do we get out?
Light What generally stands on pedestals?
Medium Who just became quite statue-like?
Heavy: GIRL, STAND ON PEDESTAL
And that's it. The end.