Egypt(NES) FAQ version 1.0.0
copyright 2006 by Andrew Schultz schultz.andrew@sbcglobal.net

Please do not reproduce for profit without my consent. You won't be getting 
much profit anyway, but that's not the point. This took time and effort, and 
I just wanted to save a memory of a great game and the odd solutions any way 
I could. Please send me an email referring to me and this guide by name if 
you'd like to post it on your site.

If you have quicker ways to get through some of these very beastly levels, 
let me know. I'm not at all confident my solutions do anything more than 
work.

**** AD SPACE ****
My website: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Exhibit/2762 

================================

            OUTLINE

  1. INTRODUCTION

  2. CONTROLS

    2-1. MOVING AROUND AND WHAT THE PIECES DO

    2-2. PASSWORDS

    2-3. MAGIC

  3. STRATEGIES AND OBSERVATIONS

    3-1. PAIRS

    3-2. TRIADS

    3-3. GENERAL

  4. WALKTHROUGH

  5. VERSIONS

  6. CREDITS

================================

  1. INTRODUCTION

Egypt is an odd puzzle game about not really lining up similar objects but 
lining them up to be lined up. You need to match up blocks of the same type 
on an 8x8 grid(it wraps, but you can't) until all the treasure-blocks are 
gone. You move them around with arrows while in your weird little marble 
ball. There are squares you can move on and those you can't, and if you get 
trapped you can kill yourself or use magic and start over. You also lose 
automatically if a puzzle is mathematically unsolvable--i.e. just one of a 
type of icon remaining.

And sometimes it will seem impossible. You don't have any firing but often 
you'll have to put three icons together. However, there's really only one way 
to do this, which cuts down on the game's variety. Lots of times you wind up 
going back and forth on the board just to get something little done, and the 
cramped quarters combined with not really knowing when you made a mistake can 
make this very tough.

So yeah, levels always seem to take more moves than you think they do, 
although they're usually quicker the second time by. While Egypt sometimes 
gives you the feeling of being lost in the desert or even running in circles 
in a pyramid, the puzzles aren't terribly elegant. You feel more as though 
you're just checking work a lot, and the only really interesting puzzles are 
the first ones in a level, where a quick reversal of moves nets you a quick 
win. But then the puzzle seems a bit too formulated perhaps?

The game changes graphics every three levels but it's not enough to stay 
really absorbing. Egypt may be high on challenge but nuisances like the end-
of level where your bubble blorps to the door and everything fades out slowly 
get obnoxious early. Plus there's no take-back. All this makes the game feel 
a bit abstract. There's no real story and no real magic beyond the negative 
type of being VERY frustrated at a puzzle game where you have to tee up A to 
tee up B to tee up C. In fact even the magic cheats feel a bit contrived as 
they take away too much from the solution. But nevertheless it is an 
accomplishment to make such a confusing game from such a small board, without 
any pieces moving crazy like in chess.

If you find the Egypt ROM, and the Egypt1.01.ips, then run Ninja and use the 
second on the first. romhacking.net has info on the second two which are not 
illegal, but I won't give info on the first, which is.

But on the bright side, wikipedia has a nice article on this game:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_%28video_game%29

Non-PC joke: I don't know why they called it Egypt when it's really 
frustrating enough to be a Libya or Sudan.

  2. CONTROLS

    2-1. MOVING AROUND AND WHAT THE PIECES DO

<START> pauses the game, not that you need to, except to get rid of the 
music.
<SELECT> gives the option to kill yourself.
<A> or <B> may use magic. I was too manly to play with magic. I played on 
hard.
Arrows move as you'd expect.

Tiles slide after you step on them, in the direction they point. Objects that 
touch each other vanish immediately. If you're left with one object, you lose 
and the screen fades.

    2-2. PASSWORDS

Here are passwords for starting at various locations, no rooms solved(hard 
mode):

Level 2: 8c5916
Level 3: 79130a
Level 4: f9adc6
Level 5: 88c5eb
Level 6: 8a98c7
Level 7: 13e823
Level 8: 457b8f
Level 9: 58e69c
Level 10: 16f2f0
Level 11: 7db244
Level 12: 7d5708
Level 13: 80cd95
Level 14: b46161
Level 15: 45995d
Level 16: 21f3f1
Level 17: 8c599e
Level 18: 86cd3a
Level 19, room 1: f9ad4e
Level 19, room 2: 8a997f
Level 19, room 3: 16f128
Level 19, room 4: 86ca22
Level 19, room 5: 8c568e
Level 19, room 6: f9b24e

    2-3. MAGIC

I didn't use magic. I don't know how that affects the ending if you do. I bet 
it adversely affects it. But you have the magic of the internet and this 
guide! So why bother? I'm not sure what you get when, but here are the types:

(the terms according to Wikipedia)

Lightning bolt: destroys walls within a 3x3 area surrounding the player. Use 
this BEFORE you get trapped, preferably near the center of a very busy board.
Feather: 5 free moves without touching off arrows or walls. Great in a pinch 
when you just made that ONE miscalculation...
Flash: destroys all walls. Handy for tight levels.

Because rooms get tougher as you go along in the level, try...if you can...to 
save the magic for the end, if you must.

  3. STRATEGIES AND OBSERVATIONS

    3-1. PAIRS

Learning to make pairs is a critical part of the game. Let's go through the 
toughest pair to make--with 2 pieces so close, just 2 squares away from each 
other. Remember, lining pairs of objects in the same row doesn't help--line 
them up 1 away from each other.

..2.2...

Here's what you need to do to match them.

1) move a vertical arrow into position so you can push one of the 2's up one.
2) move a horizontal arrow into position
3) move one of the twos horizontally

You should inspect the board for candidates i.e. nearby arrows that are free 
and that you can walk on, or arrows you can walk on to put these in position.

In a crowded area you may have to consider what happens with all the 
shifting, and you may need to adapt a two-part plan--just getting the items 
near each other, or getting to them, then doing what needs to be done.

    3-2. TRIADS

The main trouble with this game will be lining three of the same shape up at 
once. It's done as follows:

 3
3   >
 3

To move into this position you also need to move as follows
  3
.>
^ 3
3

...and not 1 square to the right. This is the single most important skill, 
and I've found in addition that taking care of icons of which there are an 
odd number makes the rest more manageable.

Generally you want to keep two of a prospective triad with a space apart to 
fit in, if there's not too much on the board. Otherwise try to keep a lot of 
stuff away--triads close by can get in the way of you making other moves. If 
they get juggled around they are tough to put back.

However, there are other ways to get triads.

2...>..2
.2......

It doesn'tlook like these can form an easy triad. But wait! Pushing the right 
arrow actually works! This is a bit tougher to conceptualize based on how 
things are all over the board, but you feel s-m-a-h-t when you find it.

You can even go for tetrads although this really has to be set up.

.2.....
2...>.2
.2.....

Again, the arrow makes quick work of things, although if you use the left 
arrow you can probably get rid of things in time.

    3-3. GENERAL

--Beware of trapping too many arrows in a corner where you can't reach them.
--Go for the triads first. Once you do, the pairs can usually be picked off 
easily on an empty board.
--Triads on a full board can often be picked off VERY early on in a few 
moves.
--If you find a quick match chances are it's right. A corollary of Murphy's 
Law works here, but only because you KNOW the game is solvable. There are two 
choices: either the levels are too brilliant for you to solve quickly(though 
the solution is there) or a quick move is too good to be true. The latter is 
exposed early enough that if you get a good rally going you should be 
confident you're right.
--So, if it feels good, do it. But if it feels aimless, try something else.
--When going for a certain square in the corner make sure you have a way out. 
Don't discount jumping off and on a square when possible.
--Without too many pieces on the board, there's probably no great cosmic 
reason that you're busted. You're not. But you'll need to play carefully.
--If using save states, try to save once after each match. Save slot 0 for 
main game progress.
--Nibbling away taking whatever pair you can find that's easiest generally 
works well.
--Don't worry about taking a lot of moves. With best play a lot of early 
levels are <100 but it's more important to have a plan to nail icon pairs 
one(two?) at a time.
--See if you will accidentally set off two of a triad if you have a tricky 
move to make.
--Also see if you are planning a dead-end move.
--Sometimes a finesse(moving something quickly left and right) can help. Be 
on the lookout also for being able to step off and on the square you're on.
--It's not as easy as you think to line up two similar icons. Often if they 
are out of line you have to push 1 just right/left of another, then push a 
vertical arrow under it, step on the vertical arrow, and make sure you can 
get around enough.
--"rescue" a trapped arrow by going into a mess of bricks with another arrow.
--try to establish a conveyor where you can take an arrow all the way, say, 
right. Then you can go back left just looping around vertical arrows or 
blocks. And beware of a vertical arrow that may throw a mess in the whole 
thing. See if you can finesse--move out of the way and back--to change the 
board subtly but decisively.

  4. WALKTHROUGH

Egypt's level structure is as follows:

6 with star of David
6 with moon and crescent
6 with hieroglyphic
Level 19 must be done in order--can't pick and choose rooms

Here is the layout for levels 1-6.

(see ROOM X-Y for Level x, ring y laid out as below:)
  1
6   2
5   3
  4

========LEVEL 1========

ROOM 1-1(LVL 1):

XXXXXXXX
.>XXXXXX
XXXXXXvX
1X1XXXXX
X1XXXXXX
X^XXXXXX
XXXXX<XX
XXXXXXXX

6R 5D 5L 1U

L1-2

ROOM 1-2(LVL 2):

.1627485
1627485v
627485X1
27485v16
7485X162
485v1627
85X16274
5v162748

Looks like a mess but actually everything's lined up nicely for you.

R 7D 2R 2U 2R 2U 2R 2U

ROOM 1-3(LVL 3):

XXX37XXX
XXX73XXX
XXX37XXX
373v3737
737.<373
XXX73XXX
XXX37XXX
XXX73XXX

Another level much less complex than it appears.

U D R

ROOM 1-4(LVL 4):

XXXXXXXX
X....<5X
X...5>.X
X......X
X.4....X
X^v....X
X4.....X
XXXXXXXX

4U L U 4D 4L (you get magic added in Digest mode if you happen to do well 
here and clear everything)

ROOM 1-5(LVL 5):

XXXXXXXX
X..v...X
X......X
X......X
X..9.9.X
X>.....X
X......X
XXXXXXXX

You have to push one item off to the side to push it near the other. Note 
here we see that items 2 squares apart can't be pushed together by rotating 
one towards the other.

5U 5L 4D R

ROOM 1-6(LVL 6):

........
........
..XXXX..
..X82>..
..<28X..
..XXXX..
........
........


3L 3U R(1 match) R U 4R 2U 7L 2D 2R

========LEVEL 2========

ROOM 2-1(LVL 7):

XXXvXXXX
X......X
X......X
X..6...<
>.6.6..X
X......X
X......X
XXXX^XXX

The first one where you can really mess up. Note that matching just two 
causes the game to go dark and make you start again. Also you'll get very 
familiar with the pattern of sinking triplets: split two of a kind with a 
third.

L 6U.

ROOM 2-2(LVL 8):

XXXX2XXX
X..23..X
X..3...X
X......X
X......X
X......X
X^..>..X
XXXXXXXX

You have to move one arrow with another here.

D R 2L

(Pulses in and out when you are through with half)

ROOM 2-3(LVL 9):

XXXXXXXX
X..4...X
X..5...X
X......X
X>.5...X
X...4..X
X...^..X
XXXXXXXX

5L U 2D 3R 3U

(get quill magic)

ROOM 2-4(LVL 10):

XXXXXXXX
Xv.....X
X<....7X
X....7.X
X6.....X
X.6....X
X......X
XXXXXXXX

Push the wrong arrow and you have to scroll through things. Push the right 
one and it's a snap.

3L 3U L U

ROOM 2-5(LVL 11):

XXXXXXXX
X9..8..X
X.....8<
X9.98..X
X......X
X..^...X
X......X
XXXXXXXX

Now you have two sets of three!
3L U 3R 3U R L

ROOM 2-6(LVL 12):

XXXXXXXX
X......X
X.....vX
X.....1X
X......X
X......X
X..1.1<X
XXXXXXXX

Another match-three.

4D 5R 5L 4U 5R 2D

========LEVEL 3========

ROOM 3-1(LVL 13):

XXX72XXX
XX72.9XX
X6.7..6X
1.^.>656
818<v..5
X8..9.8X
XX7.49XX
XXX49XXX

D(3 2's) U R(2) L(3 2's) U(2) R D R(2) D 3L(2) R 2U R D 2R 2L(2) D(2)

ROOM 3-2(LVL 14):

XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
.....3..
........
........
...3<^..
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX

Moving the top idol right away traps you, so...

6L 5R 4U

ROOM 3-3(LVL 15):

........
........
..X^XX..
..X8.X..
.8>9.X..
..XX<X..
...9....
........

2L R(2) 2U D R 2D 4L(2)

ROOM 3-4(LVL 16):

8X8.....
XX>.....
8v......
........
........
........
........
........

The pieces are not lined up right away so you have to figure out how to. 
Given the awkward positions of the arrows to start, it takes a bit of time.

6U 5L 5R D 7L U 2D R U 5D 7U D

ROOM 3-5(LVL 17):

X4XX8XXX
X.48X.6X
X...X..X
v7X<XX>X
X.73v..X
X.3.X..X
X...X..X
X>XX6XXX

R 2D(2) D 2L(2) R L(2) 3L U(2) 3U R(2)

ROOM 3-6(LVL 18):

XXXXXXXX
X.......
X..^....
X......<
X.5..X5.
X....X..
X..5vX^.
XXXXXX..

They're not quite aligned, so how to get them aligned? The UL arrow is a good 
end move, but...

L U R 3U L U 2L 4D L 5U(3)

========LEVEL 4========

ROOM 4-1(LVL 19):

Xv..9X94
X9XX...9
9.9XXXXX
X9X9X9XX
9X9.9.9^
XX.XXXX9
4X<X^...
XXX9X9X.

Only one way to start, and there's a lot of other stuff more or less forced.

2L U 3L(2 3's) 4D 6R(2 2's) 2D 3L(2 3's) 3R 2U 2L U 2L D L 2D

ROOM 4-2(LVL 20):

>v8>8<6^
^<v..646
>^7^>4v4
^>3<^>9<
>797>959
^313^585
>989<828
^1>1^2.2

Looks crowded and potentially annoying with the 3-pairs but fortunately there 
is only one good way to start.

5U(5 3's) 2U L D 3L D (5 3's)

ROOM 4-3(LVL 21):

^^^^^^^^
^9^9^^^^
^^9^^^^^
^^^9^^^^
^^^^9^^^
^^^.^9^^
^^^^^^9^
^^^^^^^9

Basically with all the vertical stripes you have to pick off pairs so nobody 
gets stranded, and you have to do something about the two the same column. 
The solution's actually pretty simple.

L(3) 3R(2) 3U 3D R 2U 4D

ROOM 4-4(LVL 22):

...7X...
...5^...
...7X...
...5v...
...7X...
...5>...
...7X...
...5<...

I just methodically chipped away here.

3D 3L R 4U L D R 3D L R 2U L D

R D 2U L D R 4U 3L 5D R 7U(2)

2R 7D 3U L U(2)

L 2U 2D L 3D 4R D 3U 3L D

ROOM 4-5(LVL 23):

...X^...
..X4.X..
.X....X.
<.....8X
X4.....>
.X4...X.
..X.8X..
...vX...

L 4D U R 6U L R 3D 4L R D 6R(3) 3D 3L U(2)

ROOM 4-6(LVL 24):

7373737<
3737373>
7373737<
3737373>
7373737<
3737373>
7373737<
^v^v^v^.

Lots gets zapped quickly but how to pick up the pieces? I'm not convinced my 
way is the quickest.

U(6 2's) L 5U R(5 3's) 2D(6 2's)

L 4D R 3U(2) 3D 2L 7U 4D 4L 2D L D R 5U L R(3) 2U 4D.

========LEVEL 5========

ROOM 5-1(LVL 25):

XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XXXX2XXX
XX9^>7XX
X9<.4<7X
XXXv<4XX
XXX2XXXX
XXXXXXXX

4U(2) 3D R(2) 2D(2) U R 5L(2)

ROOM 5-2(LVL 26):

.vvvvvvv
4747474<
9292929<
4747474<
9292929<
4747474<
9292929<
4747474<

3R D U R D U 2R D L D R U R L(9-16-12-12 to 7-10-9-10)

U 4L 6D 5R L (to 4-4-6-4)

2U R L(to 2-4-2) R 2D 2L U L 3U D(2) U 3R U D(2 2's) U 2L 3D

ROOM 5-3(LVL 27):

XXXXXXXX
X6.6XXXX
XX6XXXXX
Xv^XX4XX
1.14>8XX
X3.8X4XX
XX13XXX8
XX>XXXXX

2D(3) D 3R (2 3's) 3L 2U 3D R(2's) 2R(3's)

ROOM 5-4(LVL 28):

..XXXX..
.X5XXXX.
XXX5X4XX
X7XX<v4X
8XX>.X7X
XXX8XXXX
.XX^XXX.
..XXXX..

L 2R(2 2's) U(2) 2L 3D(2)
ROOM 5-5(LVL 29):

XXXX<<<X
XvXvXvXX
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX^
XXXXXXX8
^X^X^XX.
XX<<<XX8

Forced at first, but how to match them?

6U 2L 7D L 6U D 2L

ROOM 5-6(LVL 30):

6XXXvXX.
...X.X.6
v.6...vv
.>..>...
X6....6.
X....>.X
X.6v.>.X
XXXXXX6X

2D 3R L D(2 2's) 3U 4L 2U 2L D U 2R 3D 5R U 6L 3D 3U R 3U L U 2D(3)

========LEVEL 6========

ROOM 6-1(LVL 31):

XX1.XvX9
XXXXX2XX
X>.1.<X2
7.XX.X9X
...^..<.
X^.X4X.X
X..7X9.X
XXX4X.9X

D L U(2 2's) R U R 2U(2 2's)

3D R D 3L(2) 3L 6R 2D

ROOM 6-2(LVL 32):

XX1.XvX9
XXXXX2XX
X>.1.<X2
7.XX.X9X
...^..<.
X^.X4X.X
X..7X9.X
XXX4X.9X

??wrong graph

4R 6U 3D L 3D U L 5U 2D

ROOM 6-3(LVL 33):

........
........
........
3>^^^^..
>3^.7>7.
.>3...>7
..^....>
........

You can probably move both triads together quicker, but here's what I got.

2D 4R D 7L U 4R 4L 3U 3D 4R 6U 7D U R 5L 4U(see--they're organized the same 
now) 4D 6R U 4L 5R (2 3's)

ROOM 6-4(LVL 34):

X.X..X.X
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
^^^^^^^^
464.4646
64646464
46464646
64646464

With only up arrows you have to make sure you don't mismatch anything or 
leave one item all by itself, but there are also a lot fewer possibilities. 
You can eliminate a lot of moves right away.

U(3 3's) D 2L U(3 2's) 3U 4D R 3D L(3's) 3R 4U(2) D 2R U(2 3's, 2) 3U 4D L 3D 
R

ROOM 6-5(LVL 35):

XXXX.XXX
..8XXXXX
XXXX8<XX
XX282.X7
7XX..1<X
XX.X^.1.
.X4X4vXX
XXXX>XX.

The key here is getting a quick combo to get rid of the 3-group.

2D L 2R U(2) D 2L U L U(3) 2R U L(2) 4D R(2) 2U 5L(2)

ROOM 6-6(LVL 36):

.XXXXXXX
X^X5XXX<
XX......
XX......
XX..5...
XX...X..
X^XX5XX<
.XXXvXXX

You have to move the top idol horizontally in one loop and you have to move 
the bottom ones somehow too.

4D 3U 3R 3U 5D 4L R 4U 2R U 5L

========LEVEL 7========

Now a crescent moon is at the center. The rooms are in the following order 
according to the game:

 6 1

5   2

 4 3

Land on the circle in the crescent to advance.

ROOM 7-1(LVL 37):

XXXXXXXX
XXX.XXXX
X^X2vXXX
X.>.75XX
.9.7>.3X
X<2..3XX
X.^.v9XX
XX5XXXXX

L D 2U(2) R 2U R(2) L 3D R(2) U 2L 2U D 2L(2)

Now you need to use a step-off-and-on tactic.

R 4D R L U 4R

ROOM 7-2(LVL 38):

<X8XX1.6
XXX.2.>X
>Xv.Xv..
X8X.XX.X
.X...X^X
.1.X<..7
.XX7XXX.
XX<..62X

U L 2D(2) 2R D 3L(2)

2R 4U 3R 3D 4U L 2D(2) 2R U L U 4D(2)

U L R 4D 3L 5U 3L U R

ROOM 7-3(LVL 39):

XX7<>7XX
X...XX.X
4XX.XX.5
^XX....^
v....XXv
4.XX.XX5
X.XX...X
XX9<>9XX

There's a deliberate way through which winds up with the same disconcerting 
Nazi symbol of spaces at the end that you start with. Maybe you can go 
quicker.

3D R L 4U 3R 3L 4D R 4L(2) U D

3U 3R U 2R U R D 4L 3U 3D 4R U 4D(2) L R

3L 3U L 2U L U D R 3D 3L 3R 4U L 4R(2) D U

3D 3L D 3L 3U R L 3R 2D 3R 3U 3D 3L 2U 3L R L 5D

ROOM 7-4(LVL 40):

X3X>^XXX
.XXXX3X.
..XXXX..
...^>...
...<v...
..XXXX..
.X2XXXX.
XXXv<X2X

L R 2L 4U R 3L(2) L

3D 3R D R 2D L 3R(2)

ROOM 7-5(LVL 41):

X646464X
6>6464v4
46XXXX46
64XXXX64
46XXXX46
64XXXX.4
4^4646<6
X464646X

D(7&6) D 5L U L(2&6) R 5U(7&4)

6R L U 5L 5D L 5U R 3D L(3) 6R(2)

2U L D 2U 4L

ROOM 7-6(LVL 42):

..XX^X..
.X.47.X.
X.XX^X.X
<7<..X4X
X4X..>7>
X.XvXX.X
.X.74.X.
..XvXX..

Going straight ahead loses.

R L U 3L(2) L D(2)

3R D U 2R U L 2U(2) U L

========LEVEL 8========

ROOM 8-1(LVL 43):

XXXXXXXX
X..^.5..
X.17.vX1
X5>5.6.X
XX5X.X..
X.^XXX<7
X...6X..
XXXX...X

2R D 2R U R 2U L U L U 2D(2) L U 2L(2) R(2)

3U D R D R D R 2D 2L 2D L 2U(2) L 2R 2U U 4L

ROOM 8-2(LVL 44):

47X..5..
..XX.XX.
XXX...X.
.485<..X
.^X....8
..>.X...
^.X....7
XXXXXX..

2L U 3L 3D 4U(2)

D 4R 2L(2)

The next part is slower than I'd like...

R 2D L 3R U 2L D 2L 3U D 2R D 3R D R U 4L U 3L 2D 3R(2)

4R U 4L U 2L 2U L U R D L 5D R D U L 5U 5R

ROOM 8-3(LVL 45):

...8....
........
..^..8..
.......v
X.......
..8..>..
........
........

Align the two top guys and bring the bottom guy over. Seems simple but takes 
a few moves.

3R 4U D 2L D 2R D 7L U D 3R U D(aligned)

L 6U 7D U L U RD 2R U L 3R 2L 3U

ROOM 8-4(LVL 46):

...XX...
...XX...
..6XX6..
XXX^XXXX
XX<.>XXX
..6vX6..
...XX...
...XX...

L D R L R 3U(2)

I found the second bit tougher.

3D 2L U L D 7R U 4L D L D 2L U R D 2R U R 3U(2)

ROOM 8-5(LVL 47):

1XXXXXX8
X......X
X......X
X..^>..X
X..<v..X
X......X
X......X
8XXXXXX1

U 3L R L D 6R U R 3L R 2U 2L D 2U R L(2)

2D 4R 2L U 5L D 2R U R 2U D L 5D R D 2U 2D R U 4L D R 6U L U 2D

ROOM 8-6(LVL 48):

.7......
........
.5......
5>5^5<5.
.5<.>...
19.v9..1
.><...>.
...7....

It's actually easier to get two triads here.

U 2L(3) U 2R U 3R 2D 2L U L D(3)

R D U D L D(2) 3L R D(2) U 2R D 3L U D(2)

========LEVEL 9========

ROOM 9-1(LVL 49):

8X8>XXXv
XXXXX1XX
XX1XX^XX
X^X...vX
84X5X..<
X.XX95XX
X>X9XvXX
XXX49X<X

2R D 2R 5L(2) L 2D(3) 6U(3) 4R 3L 2D(2) 5D 2R 4U 2R 2D 2L 2U 2R U 4L

ROOM 9-2(LVL 50):

47474747
74747474
XXvXX<XX
16161616
61616161
XX>X.^XX
28282828
82828282

Get two pairs of 3 of each, then knock out the other pairs. It's rather 
inelegant how I did it but it works. I suspect you could use both arrows to 
cut down the time taken. Picking off the pairs is tougher than the triads.

R (3 3's) 5U 3D L 4D R(3 3's)

6U 3L D(3 3's) 5D 2R 4U R 3U 3L(3's)

2D U 3R 3D(2) 5L 7R(2) L U 2L 3D 2L(2) 5R 2L D 2U D 5L(2) 2R 5U 3R 5L 7R

ROOM 9-3(LVL 51):

.^8585^.
<9<<>>9>
8^....^5
5^....^8
8v....v5
5v....v8
<9<<>>9>
.v5858v.

Here it's actually pretty easy to knock off 2 3's of each icon but it's even 
better to knock off a bunch of pairs--get the stars first, though.

R 2D 3U R 2U(2) D 5L 2U(2)

R L R 2D L(2) L 3R D 2R U 2R 4L(2) 2D 3R(2) R 3L D 4L U 4R(2)

R 3U(2) U 3D L 2D R 2D 4U(2)

3D 3L U(2) 6U

ROOM 9-4(LVL 52):

26XX<XX2
6XXX>2X6
X36X<XXX
3XXX>XX3
>73X<vXX
7XXX>XX7
X47^<XXX
4X<.>XX4

Here you find another way to get a triad. In fact you have an odd tetrad too. 
I shied away originally because I thought I'd just make a game losing triad. 
Oops.

R(3) 2U(4) 2U(4) 2U(4) U(3)

ROOM 9-5(LVL 53):

...^....
...^X...
...^XX..
...^X...
...^....
<<<<>>>>
.XXXXXX.
16161616

R 2U L 2D L 3D R L 2U(2)

2U L 2D R 2D L R 2U(2)

3L 2D R L 3R 3U 4R 3D 3U 4L 4U L 4D R(2) 2D 3U D 4R 3D 2L

ROOM 9-6(LVL 54):

1v1v1v16
67^7^74<
>4....>6
6<.8.24<
>4....>6
6<.2.84<
>47v7v76
61^1^1^1

D 3L(3) 5R 3L(3) 3U 3L(3) 4R(3)

D R 3D(3) 5U(2) 3D(3) 3L 3D(3) 4U(3)

2R 2D 3L(2) D R U L 5U R 7D L 3U L 4R D 3R U(2) L 4U R D L 2D

========LEVEL 10========

New icons here.

ROOM 10-1(LVL 55):

XX3XXXXX
XXX3XXX.
XXX^XXXX
.X7.<X6.
XX<.v>X6
.X7XXX.X
.X1v1>XX
XX^1X1.X

L(2) 3D 6U(2 2's) R 3D R L 2D(2) 2R

ROOM 10-2(LVL 56):

XXXXXXXX
XXX^^XXX
XX>.3vXX
X<3893>X
X<1981>X
XX^13<XX
XXXvvXXX
XXXXXXXX

That group of 3 is awkward.

4D(2) R(2) D(2) 3U R 2U D L 2U 3D 4L(2) 2R U 2R D 3R 3L 2D(3)

ROOM 10-3(LVL 57):

><XX..Xv
<>172XXv
.829363v
<<<<<<<v
v>v>v>v7
3639281v
<>17X.Xv
><71X.Xv

Here I figured I'd knock off the "threebie" right away to make the rest of 
the level just shuffling pieces. But it takes a while. I think things could 
be done in a better order but this seems quick enough.

2R 2D(2) D(2) D R 4U 3L U D 2R 2D R D U 3D(3) U L 6U R D(2) 3D(2) R(2)

D 2R D U L 2U L(2) U 3L 2U 2D 3R 4D 2L UL U 3D U L 3R(2) 2U(2) U L U 2L U 
R(2)

ROOM 10-4(LVL 58):

.v^..Xv.
..X..X..
..X..<.4
.4X..>XX
..X..X.4
XX<..XXX
..X..X..
XXXXXXXX

Straight ahead leaes to a dead end(3U 3R) but a little finesse draws the 
right icons left.

6U 2L R 2D 2R L 2D 4L U R U 2R D 4R(3)

ROOM 10-5(LVL 59):

X<2.XX1X
.8.X^5.>
XXX..8v.
v.6.>XXX
7.>...X.
.1.X<.^6
XXv.75..
<.X2.Xv.

Another level you can't outright mess up but you can probably get tangled up.

2U 2R U 2R 2L U R 4D(2) D U 4L 2R(2) 2L 2D 2R U 5L(2) 4R 2U 2R U 3L 2D(2 2's) 
3U 2L U L R D 2R 5D(2)

ROOM 10-6(LVL 60):

>>>>>>>v
^>>>>>vv
^^5>>5vv
^^^>vvvv
^^^^<vvv
^^5<<.vv
^^<<<<<v
^<<<<<<<

This looks very mazy but you really just have to line the icons up the same 
as before--and look on the bright side. There's no way to get STUCK.

2L U L 4U (lined up) R 2D 3R D 5L 3U 2D

========LEVEL 11========

ROOM 11-1(LVL 61):

..v84v..
.3v.8v7.
<<<<<v<<
..v93v1.
.6v39v6.
>>>>>v>>
.7v.4v3.
..v18v..

L D R L U 3R 2L D R U D(2) U R L 5U 4D(3, 2) L 2U 2R D(2) 2D 3L U 2R(2) 2U R 
D 2R 3D 6U D(2) 4L 4D 4U R 4L(2) R 4D(2)

ROOM 11-2(LVL 62):

.......<
.46vvX94
46Xvvvv7
^vvv9^vv
v>2v2vvv
v<vvvvvv
94.v.vX7
393v..3.

2U L D U 2D 3U 5L 2R 3U 2L 2D(2) 2D(3) 2D 4U L U(2) R L R D(2) U 3D 3R U 3R D 
3U 3L(2) 2R D 2U 2D R 3L(2) D L D U R U 2R 3D(2) L U L R U 5L

ROOM 11-3(LVL 63):

<7X.X.Xv
9X.v.>.X
X4<4X4X4
v>^X.X^X
X.X.<7Xv
vX9>6X3X
X<>3X.<.
^X^X6><X

5L(2) U R U R 2L 4U(2) R D 4R U 6D 3L 2U 2D(2) 2L 3U L R(2) 2U 2L R(2)

D 3R U D 2L 2D 2R

ROOM 11-4(LVL 64):

>74^v...
XXXXXXX<
...^v47X
XXXXXXXX
>74^v...
XXXXXXX<
...^v47.
>XXXXXXX

The pieces appear intertwined if you move them over and maybe if you could 
navigate the middle arrows...

5L 3R 4U 3L 3R

7D 3U D R L R U R D U 2D(all at once)

ROOM 11-5(LVL 65):

<8^<5v4>
<v8vvv<>
5v^vv5<X
v<4<<XX<
XXXXXXX.
XXXXXX..
XXXXX...
.XX.....

Well, the first rotation is pretty easy and so are the resst, actually.
4U D U L U R 5D 7U(2) 2D U L(2) 2L(2)

ROOM 11-6(LVL 66):

XXXXXXX.
X1v1^1X.
X.<.>.X.
X1^1v1X.
X.XXX.X.
X.....X.
........
........

U L R 2D L D U(3) 2L 2R U 3D 3R D 2R 3U 3D 4L D 2L 4U R U 4R(3)

========LEVEL 12========

ROOM 12-1(LVL 67):

.v.X.X.^
X9..X...
..>1^.1.
...v1<.X
X.9.....
....4<4X
>94XX9..
...4....

Move the stray (1) down and right so that you can push the one right square 
and make a triad. The rest should be pretty easy.

2R L(2) L U 2L 4U 2D(2) 2D R D 2L D 2R U 4R D 3L 3R 5U R U D L 3D R D 4L U 3L 
D 6R D R D 2L 3U 2R

L D 5L U L 4R U R U L U L 2D L D(2) L 4R

ROOM 12-2(LVL 68):

6XXXXXX.
5.X78>.6
6X^<XXX5
5.X87v.6
6XX><XX5
5.X78X.6
6X^>X<X5
..X87X6.

6U 2L(3) 2R 2D 3L D(3)

4L 3U 3R(2) 4R 6D 4L U(2) 2R(2) R 2U(2)

2L U L U 3L U 4R 4D(2 2's)

2D L 6U R U 4D 2R D R D U 3D 7L U 5R D 2R L 3U 2L 2D

ROOM 12-3(LVL 69):

9.X.X^4>
XXv7...9
X.2v>XXX
<5.X...X
X^.X.5X^
.X4v7<X6
6X..X..2
X<XXX>.X

2D 2L 2U R 2D(2)

2R 2L 2R D 2R 6U(2) D 3L D 3R 2L 2D 3L U 2L U(2) 7R D 2L(2) D 3L D 2L 2R U 3R 
D 2R(2)

L 2D R U 2L 2U 3L U 2L U R 2D U

ROOM 12-4(LVL 70):

5.5.83..
.XX..XX8
.XXv>XX.
8.^XX<9.
..>XXv.5
3XX<^XX.
.XX..XX3
..3.95..

Again zap the triad first and others fall out. With a little more shufflig of 
course since the levels are getting harder.

4R 4U 2L 2D L U(2) 4U

5D(2) 4L 5U 3R 7D 5U 2R(3)

R D R 2D 6L 4U(2) L 3D 3R 3D R L 3U 4R 4L 2U R 2U L 3D(2) D 4R D 3L D 3U L 2U 
R 4L

ROOM 12-5(LVL 71):

5XXXXX6X
^XXXXX>X
........
<X5^X.X6
<X6vX.X5
........
vXXXXX>X
6XXXXX5X

You can reset the board to where it was--minus a few icons. This helps a lot.

D 5L U D 7R U L(2) 2L(2)

D 4L 2D 2U 5R 3U R U R D 7L U 3R(2)

D 2R 2D R D 3U 2L U R

ROOM 12-6(LVL 72):

1^^^^^^1
<XXXXXX>
<XXXXXX>
<.1XX1.>
<X....X>
<XXXXXX>
<XXXXXX>
1vvvvvv1

A weird looking level. Pick off the guys at the corners then go for the 
center ones.

2L U 2L 4D 7R L(2)

R 7U 7L D R D R L 2U R(2)

3R 5D R 2L

========LEVEL 13========

New background, new room icons.

   1
 6   2

5     3
   4

ROOM 13-1(LVL 73):

XXX2vXXX
XXXX2vXX
XXXX71XX
XXX^49XX
XXX1.1XX
XXX<974X
XXX4.2XX
XXX79.XX

With limited wiggle space it's pretty obvious you need to put one icon in 
each of the three columns and you only can press so many arrows to do it. 
Process of elimination gives the solution, which is not obvious.

R 5U L 4D L 2R 3U L 2U 2D(3) 2D(3) 2D(3) 2D(2 3's)

ROOM 13-2(LVL 74):

XXXXXXXX
976>v235
769^<523
697..352
976..235
769>v523
697^<352
XXXXXXXX

I played it safe here, just symmetrically ripping off chunks of what I could. 
It's possible to take out the top two rows and then the bottom two and the 
center. You can weave to save a few moves.

2R 2D 5L 5U 7R 5D 7L 5U R D 2R 2D 4R 7L R

ROOM 13-3(LVL 75):

X.X.X>.X
.<X6.7X.
X1X.X^.X
.X.^4..9
<.X4X.1X
X9..>2X.
X.X7X.Xv
.v2X.X6X

Not a particularly daunting level.

U 2L(2) 2D R L 2U 2R 3U D 2L D U 2D 3R 2D L(2) 2D 3U 2D 2R(2)

U L R 2L 2U R 3D 2L D 4L U(2) 3U 7R D 3L(2) L(2)

ROOM 13-4(LVL 76):

4XXvvXX2
X7....7X
X.5..4.X
>......<
>......<
X.6..2.X
X.....7X
5XX^^XX6

2R D 2U 2L U L 2R U 4R D 2U D R 4L 3R 3U D L 5D R D U 3L U 2D R 2U L 5U 2D L 
3R(3) R L U 3L 2D 2L U 2D(2)

R U 5R U R L D 5L U L(2)

R 2D R 2L D 3R U 3R D U R L R 2U 2L 2D 4L(2)

2D L U 2R 2U 4R D R D 5L

ROOM 13-5(LVL 77):

4X<^>XX4
X6XvXX6X
XX..X.X^
^XX...<>
<>...XXv
vX.X..XX
X6XX^X6X
4XX<v>X4

I had the last bit of the solution right in front of my nose and still almost 
missed it.

3U(2) 2D U 5D R U R L 2D 2R U D L U L U L 2R(2)

2R 5U 3L D R U 5L 3R 2D R U R

ROOM 13-6(LVL 78):

.^.8.X5.
X....>X.
5.XXX8v.
XXX.<X..
........
XX<.XX.X
^8X...>.
....vXX5

3R 2U D R 3U L R 4D 4L 3D 3L 2U D R L 5U 3R U 2R D U 2L 7D 3U R U 3L 3U L 6R 
D R(3) 2D 3U 4L 5D L U 3R D 2R 2D U L D 4L 4U R 2U 3L R U 2R 4D L 2D 3R U 2R 
4U 4L 3D L 2D L D

========LEVEL 14========

ROOM 14-1(LVL 79):

..X>.X>.
.vX^<X^.
XXXXXXXX
.2X84X>.
2vX48X^.
XXXXXXXX
.<X>7X^.
.vX7.X..

Not much choice to start out! Then you really bounce around a boggle box in 
the corner.

L U 2L(2) D(2) L U R U D L D R L 4R U(2) 6U

ROOM 14-2(LVL 80):

1X.<.XX6
X>X^XXvX
XX.29.X.
.X7165>^
v<5847X.
.X.92.XX
X^XXvX<X
8XX.>.X4

3L U 2L 3R U 3R(2) R 3L U 2L 2D 2L U(2) D 3R 4U 2D 2R 3D L D(2) D L(2)

2U L 3U R 4D 2L 4U(2) R D 5R L D L 2U R 3D(2) L 2U R L U L U L U D 4R 2L D 3L 
D L 2U L R(2)

6R 2L D 3L U 3D 3R 4U L 2D L 3D R D 2L

ROOM 14-3(LVL 81):

7X7XX6X6
43vXXv43
X>7676<X
X3X34X4X
X6X67X7X
X>4343<X
76^XX^76
4.4XX3X3

2U D R U(2) R 2U L D U(2) U 4R L(2) U 3D(2 2's) R D R L(2) U 4L 3R D L(2) U 
3L D R 2U 2R(3) U 2D 2R 2U L 2U D 2R 2D L 3D L D U R L R(3) 2U 3L 2U 3L 2R(2)

R 3D U 2L(2) D L 2D R 5U L 2U

5D R L 2R D 2R U 3R 3U 3L U D 3R 3D 7L 2D(2)

R 7U L 2D R 3D 6R D U 7L D 5R(2)

U L 3U R U 2R D 2U 6D L R 3U 7L 3D 3R

ROOM 14-4(LVL 82):

v4v81818
X8X16161
X4X81X18
X8X16161
X4^81818
X8X>XXX<
^.848484
X>XXXXX<

I just took what I saw when I could here. A few triads sped things up early. 
Relatively speaking.

2R U 2R U 3L 2U R L(2 3's) L(3)

R D 4R 2D R U 3L 2D(3's)

3U 3L 3U L R 3D L(2) 7R L D 2L 3D 3U 3R 3U 3L U 4D(2) U 3L 2U L D R D 6R D(2) 
D 3U 5L(2)

D 2R 2D 4U 3L U L 5R(2 2's) R D R 6D 4U L 2U R U 3D(2) 7L 4R 2U 3R 2D L(2) D 
2L 3D U 2R 5U 2L U 3D R 4L(2) 5R 3D R 3L 3U 4L 6R D R 2D U D L(2) 2U 2L D U 
2R 2D L U 2R 2D 7U 5D L R L(2)

ROOM 14-5(LVL 83):

X>X1X7X8
7X1XXX<3
X3XX.XXX
.vX^XX7X
XX..>XX7
^XXvXX^X
<XXX1v.>
X8X1XX<X

4R L D 2U(2) 3U D 5L(2) L(2) R 5D L(2) 2U 6R(2) U 6L U R D R U D 2U R D 4R U 
2L

ROOM 14-6(LVL 84):

.>XXXXX<
v9.^X...
X.5.XX..
X<.9.^X.
XXX.5.XX
X.X<.9.^
X..XX.5.
^...X<.9

R D 2R 2D 2R U D 5L(2) R 2U L R L R U 4R D 2R L R U D L D L 3D R 2D R 4U(2)

U 2D L 2D R L U 2L 2R 2U

L 2U 4L D L D R L 3U L R 3D R 4D 2L 4U R 5L

========LEVEL 15========

ROOM 15-1(LVL 85):

XXXXXXXX
.>XXXX5X
XXX5XXvX
7X7.729X
X7XX<v>2
XX4<92XX
XXXXX<4X
XXXXXXXX

Picking off the obvious ones right away loses.

3R 2D R D(2) L(3) U 2R 3D 3L(2) 2U D U 2R(2) L D L U L D L U 3R 3U 2R(2) R 3D 
R D L

ROOM 15-2(LVL 86):

X>XX.X6X
XX93X^XX
XX6.>.v2
Xv.XXX9.
X3<.472X
.X7.X.X<
^.XvX.4.
X<XX>.X^

One of those levels where I got lucky finding what to knock off in what 
order.

3L 3R 3D 4R 3U 2L(2) L 2R 2U 5D(2) R 5U 2L U 2L U R U 3L 2D 4R(2 2's) L U 2D 
R 2D 2L R U 2D(2)

ROOM 15-3(LVL 87):

>X>X>X>v
^X8574XX
X4X85X8v
^75XX85X
X58XX57v
^8X58X4X
XX4758Xv
<X<X<X<.

It was weird going backwards against the grain but that is what I had to do 
to start out.

7U 7L 4D(2) R 2U L 2U 7R 4D 2U L R(3 2's) 3L(2) 3L 3D L U D U R L R(2) 2R(2) 
4R U 2L 2U 3L 2D 2L U D R 2D L U D U D R L(2 2's) 3R(2) 4R 2U

2L 2U 3L U 3R 2L D(2) 2R 3D L 2D 4L U 2R 2D R 2U

ROOM 15-4(LVL 88):

61X1.7..
X.^XvXX.
.X.36..5
<.XXX.XX
X7.X.^>.
.vXX>X.6
8.X.>.8.
.X.5X<3v

2D R D 3L 2U L 2D L(2) U 2R D(2) L 3U R 2U 3R 2D 2U L 3R 2L U D 5L 2R(2) 5R 
7L R U R L 2R(2) D 2R 2D 2R 3D 7L 3U R(2)

4R 2U L U 4L 3D 3U 5R L 3R D U D U

L R 3L 3R 5D U L

ROOM 15-5(LVL 89):

.....>^v
XXX.....
1X1.....
7X7>.X6X
1X1..X4X
7X7<.XXX
.....X4X
v^<..X6X

You have some neat assembly line action here.
U 2D L D L D 5U(2) 5R 2U D 2L 2D 2R(2) R 2U 4L 2D 3L 4R 2U 3R 2D L 4D U(2) 6U 
D L 2D 2R 2U 4L 2D 3L 3R U 2R D R 4D 2U(2)

3U 3L 2D L D 2L 2D 2U 2R U 2R 2U 3L U L U 5D U 4R U 2R

ROOM 15-6(LVL 90):

vXXXXXX.
<XX<XX4v
^X^.73<X
>>6396XX
X73785XX
^5984.XX
X.736v^X
>XXXXXX>

D L D L(2) L D U(2) 2D L 3U L(2) D R U(2) 2R 5D R 4U L D 2U R U L 4D 2U R 
2L(3)

U 2L 2D L 2R D 2L D L 5U(2 2's)

D 3R U 2R 2D R D L 4D 2L 3U(2) D R(2)

========LEVEL 16========

ROOM 16-1(LVL 91):

6X6X6X6X
X6>6X6X6
6<6X6X6X
X6X6>6X6
6X6^6X6X
X6X6^6X6
6X6X.<6X
X6X6v6X6

The last two are the toughest because you are slowly trapping yourself with 
the arrows floating around what was the checkerboard.

D(9) R U(8) U 2L D 2U(2) R(4) L 3U L(6) 2R U 3D U D R D U 4D 2L 4U 2R 3U D(2)

ROOM 16-2(LVL 92):

4<^>5X61
^4v5X6X5
<>4X6X5X
v5X4X5X.
5X6X4X..
X6X5X>.v
6X5X....
15X..^.<

Breaking up the wavy shapes is key to a good start. Other items seem to fall 
by the wayside. It's a lot harder to get trapped here--good thing, lots more 
combinations to consider.

R U(2) 2D L 3U R 2U(2) 6L(2) L U(2x2) U R(2) D R(2) 4D L 3R 2D R 5U(2) 2R 
2L(2) 2L U 3L 4D R L 2D 2R U D 5R 7L 4U 3R U 2R 2U R 3D(2)

R 2D L D L D U R 3U 3L 2U 3L U 5R D U 2L 2R 7D 4L 4R U R U 2D L 5U 2R 4L U 3L 
D R

ROOM 16-3(LVL 93):

7.X..X.7
.X....X.
X.X..X^X
.....<>.
....XvX.
X.X^>X..
.X<vX.X.
7.X.....

The icons are lumped together so you have to push them away.

4L 2U 2R U 3D R 3L 3U 3L 3D 3U R 2U L 2U 3D 2R D R 3D 3L 3U D(Lined up)

2U 5R U R 2U R L R D U D U 2L 2D 2R 2L U 3L D L 5D 2R 7U 2L

...and just under 100 moves too!

ROOM 16-4(LVL 94):

.XvXvX..
<X.X.X>.
X58X85X.
<24X42>.
X>X.X<X.
.XXXXX..
.6^6^6..
.X6^6X..

The triad here isn't especially daunting, and you just have to shift a few 
other characters over.

U 3L(3) 3R 3U L R(2) 3D 4L D L U(2) 3U 2L 3R(2)

U L 3R D 2R 3D 3L U 2L D L R D U L R U D 5R 3U 2L U L 3R(2) U L R(2)

ROOM 16-5(LVL 95):

X....XXX
X...9<XX
XX...XXX
XX^..XX9
XX...X9X
^....XXX
X....XXX
.XXX...<

You almost HAVE to go off the edge with this one for the triad. I initially 
drove myself crazy doing things the classical way but there are too few 
arrows and too many blocked squares. Fortunately the back-door route is less 
taxing.

2U R 3L D R 3D 3L 5U R D U 3R 7D 3R 4L 4U L 3U 3D

ROOM 16-6(LVL 96):

X5XX4X^X
XvX4X<.v
4XXXXX>X
3X.X^X2X
2XX<.>X2
X2XX.XXX
^X5>XXX3
X4X.X<vX

4U D 2R(2) L R 3L(2) R 3D R L 3D L R 6U 4L R 5D(2) D U 4R(2) D L U L R L 6U R 
D 3R 6L U 4D

========LEVEL 17========

ROOM 17-1(LVL 97):

X..9..X.
X.9.9.X.
X92929v.
X>.<XXX.
X74747X.
X47474^.
X.4.4.X.
v..4..X.

While this took me some time I didn't find it especially tough. Knocking out 
a few triples early on helped. The dogs are particularly awkward at the 
start, but they're also the first to go.

2D 4R U 3L U L D 2R U(2 3's, 2) D 3L 4U 5R D R 4D L(3) R 4L U 2L D L 4R(2) 2D 
4L 3R 7U 3L 4D 3R 3U 3L(2) 3R 4D 4R 4L(2) 4R 4U D L R 2L(2) 2U 2L 7D R 5U 4D 
3R 3U L D R 4U 4L 3D(2)

ROOM 17-2(LVL 98):

X8......
X5......
^8......
X5......
X39.....
v18.....
X3585819
<XXX>XX.

I think I solved this in 150 or so steps the first time through. But the way 
below is methodical and sensible.

5U 7L R 4D L(2) R 5U L U(2) 7R 6D 3L(2) 4L 7R 2L U 4L D L D 2U(2) 4R D 4L 2R 
U 5R D 2U 7L 4U(2)

4R 7D R 2U 4L 2D R 4U 4R 3D 2L(2)

4U 2L 2U 5D L 2D R L 3U 2R 2D 2U 2L 2D 2U 2D R 2L 7R 2L

ROOM 17-3(LVL 99):

^..X7X.X
<XXv1<XX
7171.171
XXX>1^XX
X..X7X.X
X..>1X.X
X..X7X.X
v..X1X.^

Things get more crowded as you clear more of the board out.

D L(2) U 2R U(2) 2D R L U L U L(2) D 3L U R D 3R D R(2)

U R L U 4L D U L 2D 2R U 4R(2)

3L U L 4D R L 3U 5R

5L D 2L U R 2D R L 2U 3R U(2) U 2D 2L D L 2D 3R 2D 5U(2)

ROOM 17-4(LVL 100):

XXXXv.XX
.<XX3.XX
X.XXX.3X
X..XX.XX
X7.7..^<
XX.....X
7.X>.3XX
.XXXXXX^

L 3R 2U R 5L D 3R 5U L 5D(3)

2D 3U 2R 3U 2L U 4D R 2D 2R 2L U L 2D 2U 2L D 2L 3R U 2R 5U R L 6D L U 2R 2D 
4U L 3D 2R 2L 4U R U

ROOM 17-5(LVL 101):

vXX>XXv8
X57X85X.
.78^43..
>X<.><X.
.92v72..
X59X47X.
^XX^XX^.
3.......

Push-the-triads-into-place, squared. Some other pairs fall by the wayside 
too.

L D R 2L U R(2) D R(2)

D 2R U 2R 2D L U 2L U D 3R 4U 4D 3L U 3L 3U 2R U L D L 2D R D 4R 3D 3L U(3) 
2U 2L 3R(2) L D R L 5U

D 2R D 2R 3D 2L R L 2D 3U 3L 4U(3)

D L 2D 2R 2D L 2D 2U(2) 2L D 2U R L 7R(2) 4L D 3L 3R U 3R U R U 7L D R(whew)

ROOM 17-6(LVL 102):

6<X>XXXX
v2<X>XX8
4XX8X6XX
6^^^>XXX
7>X.XXv5
XX6X6XXX
>X2X<7v^
5^X4>XX6

Tough here not to get trapped and even if you're NOT trapped you can't really 
be sure of that.

U L 3U D 2R(2) 2R(2) 3L 2D U 2R(2) R U 2L 2D 2R 2U 2L 2D U(2)

2D 2L D 4R U D U L R 3D(2)

U D 2U L U D 4L U D(2)

R U R 3D 2R 6U 2L 3R(2)

U 3L 5D R 2D 4L U D U

========LEVEL 18========

ROOM 18-1(LVL 103):

vX<X2<9>
X9X53X<X
38X7>42v
6v8vX768
X<X581v<
>514X^X1
X1^X53X.
3X9>X9XX

2U L(2) L(2) 5L D R(2) R D 5U(2) 2R D R(2) 2R(2) 6L(2) L D R U 3R D(2) D(2) 
3R 5L(2) R U 3R 4D L 3U 2R 2U L 2U 2D(2) L 3D L D L 2R(2) 3U R 4D 7U

ROOM 18-2(LVL 104):

.>X<X<X.
v7v1v8Xv
>XXXXXX.
X7v1v8Xv
>XXXXXX.
X7v1v8XX
>XXXXXX.
^7^1^8^v

I think there's an even quicker way to get through(I had beginner's luck) but 
this'll have to do. The main point: move the icons so they zigzag, then walk 
along the up/down arrow strips.

R D R L R L D(2)

U L R 5D R 3U 2L U 4D 2R 5U(2) 2D 3R D(2) 3D L U(2) 4U(2) 2U R

ROOM 18-3(LVL 105):

^..X7X.X
<XXv1<XX
7171.171
XXX>1^XX
X..X7X.X
X..>1X.X
X..X7X.X
v..X1X.^

Just avoid making a triad here and you'll be fine.

U L 2D U R 2U(2) 2U 3D R 2D 2L D R D 3U L 2U R 2U L(2)

R 2D L 2D R 3D L R 6U L U 3L R

L 2D 3R U 6D R 7U 3R 3L 3R 4D L R 7L 3R(2) R 4U 2L 2R 3D L D 3L 3D R U L R 
4U(2) L 4D 2U 3R D 2R D 2R 2L U 2L U 3L 3U R U(2)

3R 3D L 3D R 4L

2U 3R D 2R U 2R 2D

3L 2U 4L 3D 6U L 4D 4R 5U 3R 3L R L 7D R 

ROOM 18-4(LVL 106):

3<X74<XX
.X9XX8>5
..>.X.9<
XX<.v.X7
5.XXX.3>
XX..^X^^
X7.XXXv4
..XX.8<>

L 3R(2) U R D L 2D R D U(2)

R 2U 5L D 2L R 4D(2)

U R 4U 5R D 7L U R 2U 5D(2)

2U L D R D L 2U 2R 2D 2U(3)

U L 4D 6R D 2L 7U(2)

ROOM 18-5(LVL 107):

9X9v<^>v
X4X>^^^<
X7X<<.>>
XXX>vvv<
X9X^<v>^
92XX3XX9
2X27X74X
.2XX3XX7

I stumbled on the strong start--triad off the board. Oddly you have to 
shuffle stoff around not to get trapped in the DL.

R D L 2D R(3+2) L 2D(2) 2U R 3L 4U(2) D R 4L R(2)

3R 2U 2L 2R D R U R(2) L 3D(2) 2U R 5D 3L R

ROOM 18-6(LVL 108):

XXXXXXXX
X>1..1vX
X1.XX.1X
X.Xv<X.X
X.X>^X.X
X1.XX.1X
X^...1<X
XXX.XXXX

I eventually stumbled on a good solution. You can't really nail the triad 
first but you can line up 2 idols 2 from each other and cross your fingers.

U 2L 5R 5U 5L U 4R 2D R 2D

U 3L D L 2D 3R 3L U L U R L 2U R D 2R D L U 2L U D 3U

========LEVEL 19========

Level 19 is in a different format from the other levels. You must complete 
the rooms one at a time. They're not especially difficult, fortunately. 
Compared to the previous few levels, at least. New graphics too of course and 
nice atmospheric music.

Once you pass one room, you move on to the next via a drawbridge and you get 
a new password.

ROOM 19-1(LVL 109):

XX^.>X4X
^.<X95XX
<X95XXX<
87XX<X.^
XX>3^87X
>3v16XXX
v16XXXv2
4XXXv2>X

D 4L 2R(2 2's) 2U 2L U L (2's) L 4D 4R(2) R(2) U R U 4D U L(2) R D U 6L U 2D 
U R 6U L D(2)

R 3D R D 4R U 2D R 4L 2U 3L 2U D(2) 4D R 4U 3D R D 2U D 2R

ROOM 19-2(LVL 110):

XX...XX1
1X.4..>X
XX.v...X
8..>8^..
7XvX57XX
XX48X<.7
XX>.45.9
X9.XXXXX

3L U L 2U 3R U 2L 4D(3) D L 5R(2) U 5L 5U R U R 3D 3R L U 4L D 2L R(3) 2R 2U 
D R D R U 5D U 2L 2U R 3U R U(2)

D L 2D 3R L 2U R 3L 3D R(3)

L U 2L 2D U 2L U D 2R 2D 2U L U 3R

L 4D 3L 6R U R 6U 3D

ROOM 19-3(LVL 111):

vXXXXXX<
X484848X
X8vXX<4X
X4X.>^8X
X8X8484X
X4>XXXX^
X8484848
>XXXXXXX

D 2R U(2) 2U(3) 4L 5D 6R 5U(2) L 2D R L(2) L(3) 3L U(2) 2D(3)

L U L R 2U R U 2R L 2D(2) U 2R U D 4L 4D 3R U D 2L 2D(2) D L 3U  3R U 2D U 3L 
2D 2R D 2R 2L U 2L 3U

ROOM 19-4(LVL 112):

6..X>X..
.6.X.X..
..6X.X..
XXXX<XXX
^..v.^2v
XXXX>XXX
...X2X..
...X<X..

The trees are arranged trickily but I got going when I found how to dispose 
of the pair quickly.

U D U D L R U(2)

U D U 2R 2L 2D L R 2L 2R 3U D 2R 2L 2D 3R 3L 3U 4D L 2D R 7U L D L R

ROOM 19-5(LVL 113):

..X91X1X
v54X<6vX
7X^.^2<.
59XX>67X
XX.Xv<57
X9^2XXXX
4X>X72X2
.>X7XX.X

L U 2L D 2U 4R 4D(3) R(2)

L D(2) L U D 3U L U R L R(2) R 3D 3L 5R(3) 2U D 3L 3U R D 3R(2)

L 2D 3L D 4U 2L 3D L 2D U(2) U 3R 2U 2D L D 2L D 2D 3R 6U D R 4L(3)

R D 2R 3D 2R D R 2U 2L R

ROOM 19-6(LVL 114):

X>......
X9....9.
X>v3v...
X.X<XXX6
X>XXXX1X
..X>XX6X
..^3^X1X
.....XX6

4D 2R 2U L D 3U   L 2U 2R D U L R 2L 2R U L 2R(2) D U 2L 2D

5R 4L D 2U 3L 2D(2) 3R 4D R 5U 3R 2D(2) 2U 3L U 2L 5D R D R D U 3R

End of FAQ Proper

??
Congratulations! You win!

"You done well to come by yourself, you have solved the seal of the temple.
"My energy has returned, I am again able to watch over this beautiful land.
"To you, who has combined your bravery with wisdom I thank you greatly.

"I have no wishes now.
"Now this expedition has ended. My quest is over."
"The curse is gone from the temple. Now the Goddess is free."

Look up in bluish night sky, fade to END

start at 0x774 read 8 bytes skip 8 bytes 8 of the way down
(getting magic: cheat)

================================

  5. VERSIONS

1.0.0 sent to GameFAQs 9/06/2006 complete, with tips
0.8.0 sent to GameFAQs 9/05/2006 walkthrough complete through 16-2.
0.3.0 sent to GameFAQs 9/03/2006 walkthrough complete through level 7.

  6. CREDITS

Thanks to CJayC as usual for such a great site and, though I hate to admit 
it, the people who write for more popular games so that these old school FAQs 
can be hosted for free.
Special thanks to AdamL on GameFAQs for introducing me to this game and to 
the excellent Cheat code page at *.ru. He's shown me about a lot of odd games 
I've enjoyed--including this.
Thanks to the usual GameFAQs gang. They know who they are, and you should, 
too, because they get some SERIOUS writing done. Good people too--bloomer, 
falsehead, Sashanan, Masters, Retro, Snow Dragon/Brui5ed Ego, ZoopSoul, and 
others I forgot. OK, even Hydrophant in his current not-yet-banned message 
board incarnation.
Thanks to the fceuxd programming group who let me try all sorts of new things 
to make this FAQ more detailed.
Thanks to the folks at Dodgy Translations who created the .ips file so I 
could read this in English. Very useful. The game is even more intimidating 
in Japanese. And thanks to the folks at RomHacking.net for the page where I 
found out about the .ips file.
Thanks to the NES, GB and GBC completion project people. You all are a great 
inspiration. Thanks for my first ever 500 post topic :).
Thanks to wikipedia for a great page explaining more about the game's 
background than I would have figured out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_%28video_game%29