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Tomb of Semerkhet
Items: 40
Kills: 16
The Tomb of Semerhket is quite challenging. Here are a few tips in case you're stuck.
Debugging
You can't shoot that swarm of beetles. You just need to get to safety, and the only place you'd be safe is if you're not standing on the ground.
Bad Student
Lara doesn't seem to be as adept with the torch as Ahmed was. The torch will only get in your way. Don't bother with it.
Pest Control
Slide down the pole in the middle platform to find the lower chamber full of beetles. You're objective lies in the holes in the walls of the lower chamber. What to do about the bugs? Move quickly.
How To Play?
When you've reached the room with the big game board, you'll need the rules for how to play. That are in another chamber that is beyond the hallway that leads off from the game board room.
Getting Warmer
When you've found the room with all the holes that billow forth flames, then you're getting closer to obtaining the rules for the game. The hole that douses the flames that prevent you from picking up the rules is straight ahead as you enter the room. There's a shortcut to get up there, but we're going to give you hints for the hard way.
What's That Smell?
That nasty smell is the aroma of all the little hairs on your arms getting singed. Why? Because you have to stick them into some of those holes to turn off other holes to allow you to enter a room with more holes billowing flames. There's no trick for the holes with flames shooting out of them. Just run forward the moment the flames recede. When you've opened the pink marble stone, then there's more of the same.
Ups and Downs
Once you've raised the golden cage, you can climb up and turn off the flames, then drop back down to collect the rules, which is what you've been after all this time. You can read the rules by examining them in the inventory.
I'm Such a Loser!
That's a good thing if you want the scenic route through this level. If you win the game of Senet, you follow the high road and solve a single puzzle to exit. If you lose, you get to see a lot more of this level, have a chance at a bunch of secrets, and to solve several puzzles. The rest of the hints are for the path of the loser of the game.
Me Tarzan, You Jane
This will be the first time you need to swing from rope to rope. Get ready to do your best Tarzan impression. It's not as tricky as it may initially seem. Don't bother with the look key. It gives you a false heading. Just use the rope you're currently on to line up with the next rope. Stay to the bottom of the rope. Tap the jump key to leap to the next rope. Just keep the action key down the whole time.
Sore Looser
Time to be a sore loser. Place the senet game piece between the hammers of the two rooms and smash them to dust. Collect the goodies inside. To use them you'll have to put the pieces together.
Hot Hot Hot
It looks pretty straightforward, doesn't it? Another senet game piece. Another pair of hammers. It would be trivial if it weren't for those nasty burners that block the way. The lever that temporarily turns off the burners is to the right. A running jump and grab will get you to it, but then you have to move quickly to get the job done. It can be a lot faster if you set things up first.
Burnin' Luv
Before you go swimming you'll need to deal with the little fire elemental. Well, we know how to put out a fire, don't we? There are two ways. Do you recall a pool of water nearby? If not you can release the little imp's arch enemy, which is locked away in a box nearby.
Up, Up, and Away
There's a hall at the top of the room with the pole. To reach the pole you'll have to swing across the three ropes to the upper hallway. Once you're there, it's a quick climb to the top. A very specific jump will clear the gap, and you're pretty much done.