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REVISED A D EXPA I DED THE ONLY STRATEGY GUIDE RECOMMENDED BY BRODERBUND!! MYST™ The Official Strategy Guide MYST™ The Official Strategy Guide Rick Barba & Rusel DeMaria PRIMA PUBLISHING Rocklin , California Secret of the Games is a trademark of Prima Publishing, a division of Prima Communications, Inc. The Prima Logo and Prima Publishing ® are Registered Trademarks of Prima Communications, Inc. © 1995 by Rick Barba. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy- ing, recording , or by any information storage or retrieval system without written permission from Prima Publishing, except for the inclusion of quotations in a review. Project Editor: Kip Ward All products and characters mentioned in this book are trademarks of their respective companies . Important: Prima Publishing, Inc., has made every effort to determine that the information con- tained in this book is accurate. However, the publisher makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy, effectiveness, or completeness of the material in this book; nor does the publisher assume liability for damages , either incidental or conse- quential, that may result from using the information in this book. The publisher cannot provide information regarding game play, hints and strategies, or problems with hard- ware or software. Questions should be directed to the support numbers provided by the game and device manufacturers in their documentation . Some game tricks require pre- cise timing and may require repeated attempts before the desired result is achieved. ISBN: 0-7615-0102-9 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-86199 Printed in the United States of America 99 BB 32 31 Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii Author's Foreword to the Revised Edition ......... .. .... .ix The Myst Journal 1. Myst Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2 . The Library .................................. 27 3. The Selenitic Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ..... .. ..... 43 4 . The Stoneship Age ............................. 61 5. The Mechanical Age .. .................... ... ... 79 6. The Channelwood Age . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...... 91 7. Endgame ................................... 111 Myst Quick Guide Quick Guide to Myst Island ..... . ... .......... . ..... 119 An Interview with the Creators of Myst An Inteview with Rand and Robyn Miller, Creators of Myst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 v J Introduction: HOW TO USE THIS BOOK Since you're reading this, we can only assume that you are h…