Confined

how do you get back to rooom 1?

I've got half of the clue about LOVE, but I can't find the other one.

The game is so swamped that I can't access the site due to high traffic. I really want to try this too.

garlinger626 -

to get the balls on the puzzle, you need

the key from the panel next to the sink, it goes in the slot next to the puzzle

My progress on the LOVE puzzle:

I have FUN at the top and LOVE at the bottom, and I know there will be a P and an A somewhere in the middle word. P will equal 8 and A will equal 4. I really, really want to know what that second word is, if I did I think I could fill in the rest of the puzzle.

veggienewt, you have to

Complete the slider puzzle

About the LOVE Puzzle:

You will find the second word if you follow the instructions on the clock picture.

This requires the paper clip. How did you find the first word? I can't find it

I have the second half of the LOVE puzzle, let's put them together XD

The 2nd word is PAIN, you find it by clicking at the bottom of the clock.

minmay, how did you get that

the star = fun? I haven't figured that out yet. I did get that P=8 and A=4, though.

To get hot water:

Look at the underside of the box on the wall to the upper left of the sink.

There's something to unscrew, and then plug in.

agrwife, look on

the right side of the left cushion on the couch.

So now we can nail that cupboard puzzle...

Ah...thanks for that Irene

use the bent paperclip in the hole at the bottom of the clock

found by lifting the right hand cushion and clicking by the right hand side of the left cushion

So the cupboard puzzle...we have

p=8, a=4, n=5 (it's the only letter and number which features twice)

Thanks. Tried that a too many times and never could get it to do anything.

Well, this is interesting.

Figured out the equation (fun=735, pain=8425, love=9160), entered it in the code lock, and I got funny music, then the buzz and the big red X. That was unexpected. And now I'm stuck again. Maybe I'll try entering the first code again.

Right side of left cushion does nothing for me. CLicked it like 20 times.

look at the tiles in the sink for the last puzzle tile

I have the pencil finally! What to do with it?

Grr. Can't get

the second word from the clock.

Can I get some specific instructions on that?

I got it! Whew, that was fun... I wonder if I have the time to write the walkthrough before someone beats me to it?

[Edit: Do your best with it, Irene, and take your time. If it's a good one, I'll be sure you're rewarded. :) -Jay]

Well, for the cupboard puzzle I have

735 + 8425 = 9160

but nothing has happened, so maybe i've done something wrong

To get the second word:

Click on the bottom of the clock, and use the bent paper clip on the hole.

It's sooooo annoying how the game doesn't seem to let you do that until you've made a certain amount of progress.

This was kind of a fun game -- although the couple of 'pixel hunt' elements really annoy me...like clicking on a big black surface.

Also, I am pretty good at most strategy games, however the slider games (for some reason) always give me trouble. That was enough (after 10 minutes of trying) to make me give up.

so i seem to have had the code right...how do you enter it? I've put the tiles over the letters, but nothing has happened

JasonMPA, I had to

click on the right cushion to raise it and then click underneath it right next to the left cushion to see it.

jakob1978, looks like your math is wrong...

Stuck at the moment, currently have:

Tape
complete maze puzzle (use red pencil and it will color the path)
extended screwdriver
cup (add hot water and a "P" appears)
wrench
bent paper clip
flashlight
picture (hold it in the hot water to reveal a clue)
red pencil (from room two, use the extended screwdriver to push the wall where the hole with the gold key is, this will push the pencil to the front of the safe)
tap valve (remove it with the wrench, you can switch it between cold and hot water this way, the thing above the sink is a water heater)

Hmmm...well this is what I have

635 on the top row, 8425 on the second, 9160 in the bottom

There appears to not be a unique solution to the math puzzle:

The 2 and 3 are interchangeable

The diagram in the book means.

It appears (based on it's size) to refer to the math puzzle, but I can't do anything with just three numbers.

I also can't do anything with the clock, no matter how many times I click. Oh well.

ive got it all but pain i click the clock and it dosen't work i want to write a walk through but the clock is busted i need to call a repair man if only i could find the door to let him in

Benabik, I found a couple of loose ends in the puzzle as well.

The diagram never made any sense to me, but still I was able to solve the puzzle.

I also don't understand what use is the red pencil. You can use it to color the maze, but only AFTER you've been in the 2nd room so you've already solved the maze yourself... and it doesn't make sense.

Shuffledog:

How is that wrong? I got the same answer, and I see that several other people have. If there's another answer that works, then the game makers really suck for not allowing this one and for not making that clearer. I mean, we know from the game that P=8 and A=4. N must equal 5, and L must equal 9, because that's the only way it works out. And 735 + 8425 does equal 9160.

Benabik:

Switching the 2 and 3 yeilds the same sum. Try putting it in the code panel.

The clock doesn't work for me either. /shrug

Bloatedsack: Doing that gets me the same thing as minmay, namely

Music, a failure-type beep, and a big red X

Which isn't terribly useful.

To get the clock to work:

You probably need to use cold water on the clock picture first.

After using the red pencil on it, try putting it in the blue book.

Once you've solved the number puzzle, you can figure out the code for the door.

It's not "LOVE."

What word would make sense for what you're trying to do?

Take the letters to spell "OPEN"

Interesting.

You can put the colored, taped together piece of paper in the last page of the book, then turn the page to show that F = 7. Too bad it's obvious that F = 7.

But it's progress!

I tried putting in junk, and

it _doesn't_ show the big X

so... progress?

I found one other answer for the cupboard equation.
8415 + 637 = 9052. Of course, it's the other equation that is the 'right' answer.

Still trying to get out??

Hmm. When you enter 9160 on the keypad, you get the big red X on the door.

So the door is closed, right? What do you need to do to that door to get out?

D'oh. I forgot that the number pad itself has a clue.

Thanks, generic geek girl

Ah...thanks generic geek girl, never occured to me that

not a bad game, but some flaws -

the pencil - totally redundant, the only thing you can use it for (getting the door code), you have to do before you get it

the diagram in the book...did anyone work out what that was for?

the last tile for the slider puzzle...only found it because of someone pointing it out on here, and even then i had to click loads of black tiles before i found the right one

The worst part is, I was really confident I was going to be the first one to post the walkthrough and get the free game. But since other people beat it before me, it's hopeless.
...well, that's the worst part for me, I guess, not for anyone else.

For some reason I always play these room escape games, even though I end up hating them. This one in particular had too many obscure solutions to be fun. I'd like to one day see a room escape game where all the puzzles actually make sense.

Also I never want to play a sliding-block puzzle ever again.

Don't wan't to double post but managed to get out thanks to the hints

I can't get to the part where you use the clip on the clock as minmay said I should be able to, so I don't have the second word per se.
For the actual code to get out, make sure you aren't missing any clues, especially obvious ones (like the actuall word to get out with)

Did it. I liked the game a lot- cheated a little on the slider puzzle with this free software thingy as it was taking me years, but other than that (and a few hints here!) I found it nicely logical. Good distraction. Only trouble is I was meant to be working, damn it!

Walkthrough! - Part 1

Getting Started

First of all, let's look around the room.

Go left once, pick up the MUG (check the mug's bottom to see an EIGHT) and click the blue book.

Click at the right to flip the pages.

Notice the notes, and keep fliping the pages.

You'll find a HANDLE (the old "hole in the book" trick!).

Now close the book and look at the papers over the desk.

Spread them over. Anything of interest?

Pick up the PIECE OF PAPER and the PAPERCLIP. Go back and turn left.

Notice the painting (it will be important later!) and turn left.

Click the right pillow until something shiny falls down. Check behind the sofa to get a KEY.

While the right pillow is lifted, click at the bottom-corner of the left pillow. Remember, stars are fun!

Now go back and click at the cabinet.

See all those numbers? For now, you just have to spread them over to find another PIECE OF PAPER. Go back.

Open the drawer and get the TAPE.

Go back and turn left.

Check that white panel. There's no handle!

Use your HANDLE to open the panel.

Pick up the SCREWDRIVER, and notice the pencil (you can't reach it by yourself...).

Before you go back, look at the panel.

Oh, one more PIECE OF PAPER!Pick it up.

OK, you can go back now.

Check the PIECES OF PAPER at your inventory.

Glue them together with the TAPE. Solve the maze to get the code.

It's 5941.

Now put the code at the number pad. Now just leave the room!

Oh, wait, that's not good...

jakob1978: I was assuming the diagram in the book was to tell you that

FUN goes on top and PAIN goes on bottom, myself. Not that it really matters since you get the same sum either way.

use the filled-in maze with the book to find out that F=7. Although the puzzlemaker apparently didn't realize that bit of information's unnecessary to solve it, since you can find that out just from P, A, and N.

I hope no one has posted the walkthrough already...

finished it. after i solved it i hit my head with a large book.

you don't need the numbers of love to OPEN the door

It seems I'm late for the walkthrough... though I can't really figure out why

P = 8

gotta say that the slider puzzle is a total dealbreaker on this one. they're difficult and unnessary and frustrating when done normally, but this one is redonkulous.

walkthrough

1. From the start click on the blue drawer to the right and take the tape

2. Move right and pick up each cushion until a key falls from the right

3. Pick up the right cushion again and look near the bottom right of the left cushion for a word remember this

4. Click the cupboard and move the numbers until you find a torn paper take this

5. Move twice to your right and sort through the papers on the desk until you find the torn paper take this and the paper clip holding it in place

6. take the cup on the desk next to the papers

7. open the blue book and turn the page note that p doesn’t equal 0

8. continue turning pages until you see a handle take this

9. go right again and use the handle to open the white safe

10. take the screwdriver and leave the pencil

11. look at the door of the white safe and take the torn paper

12. use the tape on the torn paper and solve the maze.

13. during the maze there are numbers in the path write down the numbers in the order you pass them

14. use the maze numbers on the keypad next to the door to open it

15. go into the next room when it goes dark find a flashlight on the shelves and turn it on

16. use the flashlight to find the picture frame and take the picture

17. use the flashlight to find the box and open it with the key from the pillows take the wrench inside

18. move to your right and click the black tiles on the sink until you find one you can take

19. click the wall on the right of the sink to push it back and get another key

20. turn right again and click the puzzle put the key into the puzzle and solve

21. put the black tile into the extra slot and push it into the puzzle to finish.

22. go left and click the bottom of the water heater use the screwdriver to open the panel

23. plug the he power cord to the water heater

24. use cold water to reveal invisible ink on the picture

25. remove the water valve with the wrench

26. place the valve on the other place

27. turn on the hot water and fill the cup note the p now dump it back into the sink and tip it up to see the bottom note that p=8

28. use the hot water steam to reveal hidden ink on the picture note that a=4

29. turn right and go back through the door

30. turn right and click the clock bend the paperclip and insert into small hole.

31. back up and note the word pain.

32. turn left and look at the picture remember that love = pain+fun

33. turn left and open the cupboard

34. click the indentations to spell pain fun and love

35. remember that a = 4 and p= 8 5 has 2 so n=5

36. use these to solve the puzzle take the numbers that spell love and use these on the keypad to escape
the numbers are

9160

Grrr thought I had it there and there is

a big red X on the door

fun+pain=love

Each letters as a number...The code is "OPEN". So find the numbers that are corresponding

Walkthrough:

You begin the game facing the door, a door code entry panel, and a white panel on the wall. There is a couch to your right, with a small table and drawer with a lamp on it.

Click the drawer, and take out the roll of tape.

Turn Right, open the cupboard on the wall. Move the number magnets to reveal a small scrap of paper. Take the paper.

While we're here, let's look for something else. Click on the back cushions of the couch - you'll see they move up and down. Do this a few times, and you will suddenly notice something shiny drop down from the right cushion. Click on the bottom of the couch where the wall is exposed (with the cushion up), and you will get a silver key.

Turn Right again, and notice the picture on the wall. Love = (Star) + (Tear)? Hmmm...Maybe that's a clue...

Turn Right again, standing in front of the desk.

Click on the small stack of papers at the top of the desk to reveal another scrap of paper.

Click on the small red paperclip at the top of one of the pieces of paper.

Now, using your items panel on the right, click on the Paperclip, and click the "About" button.

It shows you the paperclip in detail. Click near the top of it (or around it in a few places), and it will open up into a handy tool for opening stuck DVD ROM drives...or something else...

Click on the cup on the desk. Take it into inventory. Now, click on the cup in inventory, and click About. Click near the bottom of the cup, and you will see a number 8. I wonder what that's for?

Close off the cup. Now, Click on the blue book. It opens for you. Click on the first page, and voila! It turns. Hmmm...P does not equal 0. Maybe you should write that down...

Click on the page again, the page turns, and there is a box diagram. Hmm...looks like a bunch of tiles. Starting at the top left, over one, and down two. We should remember that.

Click on the page again, and it will reveal a hollow in the book. Click on the item in the hollow - it looks like a handle!

Exit back to the main screen, then turn Right again.

Click on the white panel on the wall (the big one). You'll notice two holes. Hmmm...what would fit in here? Aaaah, I get it! The Handle! Click on the handle from your inventory, and click on the door. You can now open the door.

Open the door, and get the Screwdriver.

Click on the Screwdriver in your inventory, and click "about."

Click on the handle...Hmmm, it moves the screwdriver around. Wonder what the button at the back of the screwdriver does? Push it and find out...

Close the new "expanded" screwdriver, and click to the right of the open safe (with the pencil in it) - meaning the back door of the safe. Here you find the last scrap of paper!

Click on the Paper in your inventory, and click About. Then, click on the Tape in your inventory, and click on the Paper.

Follow the maze from the bottom to the top, noting the numbers you come across.

For you lazy folks, the code is 5941.

Enter that code into the panel beside the door, and voila, the door opens!

You are facing a shelving unit. Click to the right of the skull on the bottom shelf to get the flashlight.

Click on the Flashlight in inventory, click About, and click the switch for the flashlight to turn it on. This should make things easier!

OK, now we should open the brown box on the shelf. Click on the Silver key from inventory, and click on the brown box.

Take the spanner (wrench) from the box.

Now, click on the picture frame on the top shelf of the unit. You will get a picture from the previous room. We'll come back to this.

Move to the Right. Looks like we're in some sort of kitchen area. There are all kinds of tiles on the wall...

Following the instructions from the book in the previous room, start in the top left corner of the tiles. Move two tiles over, and two tiles down. Should be a black tile. Click it, and you'll take it into inventory.

OK, now take the wrench you have, and use it on the tap over the sink (you'll notice only one handle exists). This will remove the handle and put it in your inventory.

Above you is a white object on the wall. Also, there's an outlet here. Isn't that odd?

Click near the bottom of the white object, and you will see the bottom of it. There is a panel on the left side. Use the screwdriver to open the panel, and a cord drops down.

Back up, and plug the cord into the wall.

Now, take the handle from your inventory, and place it on the left hand stub coming from the wall. Turn the tap, and voila! Hot Water!

You should fill your cup with the hot water, and then look at your cup.

Now you see the letter P. With the number 8 on the bottom of the cup, that would seem to indicate P=8.

Hmm...Wonder what would happen if I ran that picture under the hot water?

Running the picture under the hot water reveals that "A=(the clock)" - but what time is it on the clock? Right, 4pm. So A=4.

Take your wrench, remove the handle from the tap, and place it back on the cold water nub. Turn the water on, and place the picture under the cold running water.

You will now see an arrow pointing to the underside of the clock. Must mean something...

OK, staying where you are, look over to the right wall, where you will see a panel that is a slightly different shade of gray. Click it a few times to open it...and you will see a golden glimmer appear.

Click near the golden glimmer to reveal a golden key. Take the key.

Now, turn to the right, and you will see a dark panel to the right of the door (which locked behind you). Click on the panel.

Put the gold key into the lock, and you will start to see balls moving around.

Place the black tile you picked up in the panel above the key. Now all that remains is for you to solve the sliding puzzle...

For this, you truly are on your own. All I can suggest is, notice where the balls are hitting the edges of the tiles - this should tell you where each tile belongs. Move them around until you get them in place, then slide the tile you placed in the slot above the key into the main puzzle, and you will open the door!

OK, now we're getting close to the end. Let's solve the puzzle that was on the "Love" picture on the wall.

Go over to the clock, and click near the bottom of it. You will see a small hole to the left.

Click on the paper clip, then click on the hole. It will release a door, and something will fall out.

Back up, and look at the wall. You will see that the Teardrop equals PAIN

Go back over to the couch. Lift up the right cushion, then with it in the air, click to the right of the left cushion. You'll see that "STAR equals FUN"

Now we can go solve our equation. Opening the brown cupboard on the wall, you will notice number magnets, and you will see small boxes. Clicking on a box cycles through the alphabet.

Put the word FUN at the top, PAIN in the middle, and LOVE at the bottom.

Now, to figure out the numbers. See if you can do it based on the clues you have already, or click the next spoiler to reveal it.

FUN = 735; PAIN = 8425; LOVE = 9160

So, it should be as easy as entering 9160 at the Door Control, right? Try it!

Ooops. That didn't work. Let's see...what is it we want to do. We want the door to...OPEN.

Enter the code for OPEN - 1805

You win the game!

walkthrough 2.0
missed a step last time

1. From the start click on the blue drawer to the right and take the tape

2. Move right and pick up each cushion until a key falls from the right

3. Pick up the right cushion again and look near the bottom right of the left cushion for a word remember this

4. Click the cupboard and move the numbers until you find a torn paper take this

5. Move twice to your right and sort through the papers on the desk until you find the torn paper take this and the paper clip holding it in place

6. take the cup on the desk next to the papers

7. open the blue book and turn the page note that p doesn’t equal 0

8. continue turning pages until you see a handle take this

9. go right again and use the handle to open the white safe

10. take the screwdriver and leave the pencil

11. look at the door of the white safe and take the torn paper

12. use the tape on the torn paper and solve the maze.

13. during the maze there are numbers in the path write down the numbers in the order you pass them

14. use the maze numbers on the keypad next to the door to open it

15. go into the next room when it goes dark find a flashlight on the shelves and turn it on

16. use the flashlight to find the picture frame and take the picture

17. use the flashlight to find the box and open it with the key from the pillows take the wrench inside

18. move to your right and click the black tiles on the sink until you find one you can take

19. click the wall on the right of the sink to push it back and get another key

20. turn right again and click the puzzle put the key into the puzzle and solve

21. put the black tile into the extra slot and push it into the puzzle to finish.

22. go left and click the bottom of the water heater use the screwdriver to open the panel

23. plug the he power cord to the water heater

24. use cold water to reveal invisible ink on the picture

25. remove the water valve with the wrench

26. place the valve on the other place

27. turn on the hot water and fill the cup note the p now dump it back into the sink and tip it up to see the bottom note that p=8

28. use the hot water steam to reveal hidden ink on the picture note that a=4

29. turn right and go back through the door

30. turn right and click the clock bend the paperclip and insert into small hole.

31. back up and note the word pain.

32. turn left and look at the picture remember that love = pain+fun

33. turn left and open the cupboard

34. click the indentations to spell pain fun and love

35. remember that a = 4 and p= 8 5 has 2 so n=5

36. use these to solve the puzzle take the numbers that spell love and use these on the keypad to escape
the numbers are

9160

it didn't work? maybe open will try 1805

Oh, and Fatal is wrong with his ending...therefore, I think I get first *complete* walkthrough with the correct answer. w00t!

I hope nobody minds if I post my walkthrough as well since the only one posted so far is only for the first part of the game :)
It's my first walkthrough so hopefully I didn't make any mistakes.

Getting the first items - the sofa

Go right. Click on the blue drawer and get the tape.