If you have solved the puzzle you should hear the system powering up the linking books and see the marbles ending back on the right.
Riven marble puzzle solution.
Others change randomly each time the game is played so they have to be discovered during gameplay.
These two core puzzles are the tombstone puzzle and the fire marble puzzle.
Thanks to andrew becker for helping with the image maps julie pickhardt for help with the html and erik gos tom mueller and ron opperman for extra tips and corrections.
If not the marbles stay where they are and you need to try again.
Open any of the marble domes and enter the 5 d ni numbers you have obtained from gehn s book these are always different therefore if you have not obtained these you need to go back to his lab on crater island and get them.
Here it is by the way.
If you are really stuck here is the solution.
We finally solve the much talked about but so far unseen fire marble puzzle and power up the book domes so that next time we can finally pay a visit to gehn.
On riven the number system and the letter system are based on the power of five so the six symbol colour system really stands out.
It is now time to leave the riven islands.
The sequel to myst by cyan productions and red orb entertainment.
A number of minor puzzles must be solved to access these clues.
As to the marble puzzle the solution lies in the colour of the grand dome.
I put all the marbles in the correct place opened as many domes as i could and still the power will not activate when i lower the press.
Each puzzle requires a significant amount of time spent in detailed study of various clues provided in the game.
Since a most of riven s puzzles are based on the exploration of the world there are only a few direct solutions.
I ve scoured the internet for two days now looking for any solution and cannot find one.
The fire marble.
Solution by mike marcelais.
Open any of the marble domes and enter the 5 d ni numbers you have obtained from gehn s book these are always different therefore if you have not obtained these you will need to go back to his lab on crater island and.
Version 1 1 november 1997.
Marble puzzle solution once completed successfully this will restore the power to all the fire marble domes around riven.
Regarding the fire marble puzzle.
In riven two core puzzles need to be solved to complete the game.
