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 la id 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.