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Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by bfgFlounder on Nov 6, 07 11:37 AM
Painful puzzle aches have you feeling run down? Post your questions here and we'll give you a good dose of help.

 
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Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by JOYAMES on Nov 7, 07 6:39 PM
How about just a little hint.....please????

 
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Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by Poodlebear on Nov 8, 07 12:25 AM
UPDATE: Nevermind, just got it :)

Yes, please, a hint. I realize the plungers with arrows at the top correspond to the RX holes and onw would assume directional tiles on board, but they don't seem to do anything and the boards always are the same for each color ball.

HELP! Hint please?

 

Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by amberfoxfire on Nov 8, 07 8:03 AM
I still can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I ran the ball through all the holes. Do I need to do them in a specific order? Do I need to use all the arrows?

 

Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by MrsG0529 on Nov 8, 07 8:33 AM
I can't even figure out how to get started on this one.

 
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Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by bfgFlounder on Nov 8, 07 9:21 AM
Looks like those pill jars need to be filled...perhaps they are color coordinated?

 

Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by isaias on Nov 8, 07 10:25 AM
i bought the strategy guide! it gave me all the answers! lol

 

Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by BeachChick894 on Nov 8, 07 10:27 AM
I'm lost, I have only been able to get the yellow ball in. Any suggestions? Also does the bottle have to be uncorked for it to go in, or can I put a blue ball in any blue jar?

 

Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by hrslvr_paints on Nov 8, 07 11:25 AM
OK, is the strategy guide wrong for the orange ball? Or did I just read it wrong? I wish there were a way to read the strategy guide while the game is open.

 
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Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by bfgFlounder on Nov 8, 07 2:02 PM
Keep in mind that there are multiple solutions to this puzzle. The ones listed in the strategy guide were simply the easiest to find. I've been able to make the ball go all over the screen before heading into it's jar!

 

Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by radi0ph0nic on Nov 8, 07 5:31 PM
I'm with MrsG on this one... I don't even know how to get started... I can't seem to get the arrows to change, or do anything other than flipping the switch at the bottom, and randomly clicking the arrows at the top, neither of which seems very effective... any help would be appreciated!

 
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Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by bfgFlounder on Nov 8, 07 5:40 PM
Try dragging the arrows down onto the board :)

 

Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by radi0ph0nic on Nov 8, 07 5:41 PM
THANK you very much!

 

Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by Fzzzpopper on Nov 8, 07 11:19 PM
Okay, help help!
Thanks to you wonderful people, I managed to get the red, blue and green balls in the bottles...but what the heck's up with the gold bottle???? From what I can tell, there is absolutely no way in heck that the ball would ever be able to make it's way there -- everything's pointing away from the bottle!!! I mean *everything*!! How in the world has *anyone* been able to get the gold ball into the bottle, even using the nifty transporter squares???? I'm totally stuck on this one, and it's ticking me off to no end...
I tried using the arrows to guide the ball away from the transporter squares once they've gone through, but no dice. I'm getting seriously frustrated...any help would be appreciated!

 
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Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by oreo3030 on Nov 9, 07 4:47 AM
For the last bottle, you must have the marble enter a transporter going from left to right. That way when it emerges it heads straight into the bottle. It is tricky but doable. Just remember that the ball changes direction when it hits a square with an arrow. Detour around the unhelpful arrows and solid squares.

If you need to work the puzzle out, try pasting a shot of the screen in Word. Then you can look at it on screen or print it. If the game is paused while you toggle to the word document, you won't lose any time.

Good Luck!

 

Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by KTCamper on Nov 9, 07 3:52 PM
I can't get the yellow ball, either. grrrrrr

For those who need a start, you have FOUR main bottles (red, gold, green, and blue) and you need to get the matching marble into the bottle. All of the smaller bottles are just decorative. Plus you can't get the marble in them, because they are not lined up properly.

From the four directional arrows at the top, drag however many down that you need to have the marble wind up going into its matching glass. Trial and error and just keep dropping the marble until you can work all the turns the right way.

 

Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by Fzzzpopper on Nov 9, 07 4:54 PM
Thanks a bunch,oreo, I like to think I'm good at puzzles, but it never occurred to me that the ball would keep going in the same direction coming *out* of the transporter as when it goes *in*, duh. :)
I'll try your suggestion and get a screencap so I can work it out without losing all my hard-earned time. Wish me luck, lol!

 

Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by davidnp on Nov 9, 07 6:17 PM
I am down to a minute left... And I am having a problem with the blue only. One more right and I'd have it. However, since that is not possible, I am not sure what to try next...

Any more clues?

 
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Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by GinaBean on Nov 9, 07 7:05 PM
I can't seem to get ANYTHING to work on this one. I've clicked and dragged on EVERYTHING, and nothing even remotely does a DARN thing! It's like I'm completely locked up! HELP!!!!!

 
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Re: Dr. Goodwell, Medicine Man - Crystal Ball Puzzle

[Post New]by GinaBean on Nov 9, 07 7:08 PM
I should also add that I can't even use a hint! It's not even allowing me to do that! I click on the hints and I get nothing, it doesn't even use one of them up! Nothing happens!

 
 
 
 
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