Mystery of the Ancients: No Escape Walkthrough

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Walkthrough Menu

• General Tips
• Chapter 1: The Dark Forest
• Chapter 2: The Hospital
• Chapter 3: The Aircraft
• Chapter 4: Frank's Room
• Chapter 5: The Castle
• Chapter 6: Beatrice

General Tips

• This is the official guide for Mystery of the Ancients: No Escape.
• This guide won't tell you when to zoom into a location; the screenshots show each zoom scene.
• Hidden-object puzzles are referred to as HOPs. Only the locations of the HOPs will be shown.
• Use the Map to fast travel to a location.

Chapter 1: The Dark Forest

• Take FLAG (A).
• Examine door; take GARDEN SHOVEL (B).
• Take RUSTY KNIFE (C). Use GARDEN SHOVEL (D); take FLAG.

• Remove flag; place 2 FLAGS (E). Take picture and ENVELOPE.
• Open ENVELOPE; read letter. Examine necklace; take HOOKED NECKLACE.
• Remove mat; use HOOKED NECKLACE (F). Receive TRAILER KEY.
• Use TRAILER KEY (G).

• Play HOP; receive HOOK (H).
• HOP solution (I).

• Examine (J); receive LEATHER GLOVES.
• Use LEATHER GLOVES (K); take OILER.
• OILER on RUSTY KNIFE; take KNIFE.
• Use KNIFE (L); receive ROPE.
• ROPE on HOOK; receive GRAPPLING HOOK.
• Use GRAPPLING HOOK (M).
• Enter Safe Room.

• Take ROBOT PAL (N); use KNIFE. Take ORNATE BOX.
• Take CROWBAR, SHIELD, and CROUTONS (O).

• Use CROWBAR; give CROUTONS (P). Take DECORATIVE EMBLEM and GLIMMERING GEAR.
• Place DECORATIVE EMBLEM (Q).

• Solution (R).

• Take ROBOT LEG and PENCIL (S). Give SHIELD (T); take CLOCK HANDS.
• GLIMMERING GEAR on ORNATE BOX; take ROBOT EYE.
• Use PENCIL (U); take CLOCK CLUE.
• Place CLOCK HANDS; set time (V). Take ROBOT HAND.
• ROBOT LEG, ROBOT EYE, and ROBOT HAND on ROBOT PAL; examine. Receive Map.
• Walk forward.

• Use ROBOT PAL (W); receive AXE.
• Take JAR and CROSSBOW (X).
• Walk left.

• Use AXE (Y).
• Use JAR. Solution (Z): use jar to catch fireflies.
• Receive JAR OF FIREFLIES.
• Take FLINT WITH STEEL and MONOGRAM (A). Examine ashes; take CORKSCREW HANDLE.

• Take CAMERA FLASH and MONOGRAM (B).
• Walk down.
• Place JAR OF FIREFLIES (C); take DIAMOND KEY and FISHING NET (D). Place CORKSCREW HANDLE; take CORKSCREW (E).
• Place 2 MONOGRAMS (F); open. Take DIARY and CIRCLE KEY.
• Open DIARY. Play HOP; take WOLF TILE.
• Walk left.

• Use FISHING NET (G); receive POUCH.
• WOLF TILE on POUCH; take ARROWS and COIN WITH WAX.
• Use CIRCLE KEY and DIAMOND KEY (H); take PUMP.
• Open car. Place PUMP; examine. Use ARROWS; receive GAS-SOAKED ARROWS (I).
• GAS-SOAKED ARROWS and FLINT WITH STEEL on CROSSBOW; receive FIERY GROSSBOW.
• Walk down.

• Use FIERY CROSSBOW (J).
• Solution (K): stop red lines inside target.
• Walk forward.
• Take MUG (L). Open; use FLINT WITH STEEL (M). Use COIN WITH WAX on stove; receive GOLDEN AMULET (1/4).

• Take TEA INGREDIENTS (N). Use CORKSCREW and MUG (O); receive MUG OF COLD WATER.
• Use ROBOT PAL (P); receive GOLDEN AMULET (2/4).
• Walk down, then left.
• Play HOP; receive HERBS (Q).
• HERBS on MUG OF COLD WATER; take UNPREPARED BLEND.
• Walk down, then forward.

• Place UNPREPARED BLEND (R); take HERBAL TEA.
• Give HERBAL TEA (S); receive GOLDEN AMULET (3/4).
• Take SUGAR CUBES (T).
• Walk down, then left.

• Use SUGAR CUBES (U); take SUITCASE EMBLEM.
• Walk down, then forward.
• Place SUITCASE EMBLEM; take SCISSORS (V). Replace CAMERA FLASH (W); take RUBY (X).
• Use SCISSORS (Y); take RUBY.
• Walk down.

• Examine (Z); place 2 RUBIES. Take GOLDEN AMULET (4/4).
• Walk forward.
• Place GOLDEN AMULET (4/4) (A).

• Solution (B).

• Take device (C).
• Walk forward.

Chapter 2: The Hospital

• Take OLD COIN and PASSWORD PLATE HALF (D).
• Use OLD COIN (E); receive METAL NAMEPLATE. Take RED BUTTON.

• Take CLIPBOARD (F). Place RED BUTTON (G); press.
• Examine CLIPBOARD; take CADUCEUS TILE.
• Walk right.
• Select any pictures (H).
• Take PAINT-STAINED PAPER (I).

• Place CADUCEUS TILE (J); take SILVER KEY.
• Walk down.
• Use SILVER KEY (K); turn. Take TROPHY, SOLVENT, and UNDEVELOPED X-RAY.
• SOLVENT on PAINT-STAINED PAPER; take item LIST.
• Play HOP; receive LIGHTER (L).

• HOP solution (M).
• Walk right.
• Place TROPHY (N).

• Solution (O).
• Take GREEN CROSS.

• Use LIGHTER (P); take WIRE CUTTERS.
• Walk down.
• Use WIRE CUTTERS (Q); take ELECTRICAL TAPE.
• Place GREEN CROSS (R); take SCALPEL.

• Use SCALPEL (S); open. Take X-RAY (1/4) and DRIVER'S LICENSE.
• Walk right.
• Give DRIVER'S LICENSE (T).
• Select any cards (U).

• Examine each cord; use ELECTRICAL TAPE (V).
• Place PASSWORD PLATE HALF (W); take FILE NUMBER.
• Take FAMILY PHOTO (X).

• Give FAMILY PHOTO (Y).
• Select any cards (Z); take PATIENT DOCUMENTS.
• Walk down.
• Give PATIENT DOCUMENTS (A).
• Walk forward.

• Take RUBBER TOURNIQUET and WIRE (B).
• Examine WIRE 4x; receive BENT WIRE.
• Examine paper and packages (C); receive PILLS (1/5)-(3/5). Take PILLS (4/5)-(5/5) (D-E).

• Use BENT WIRE (F); receive MEDICAL NIPPERS.
• RUBBER TOURNIQUET and PILLS on MEDICAL NIPPERS; take LOADED IMPROVISED SLINGSHOT.
• Use LOADED IMPROVISED SLINGSHOT (G).
• Solution (H): stop red lines inside target.

• Take SEALED JAR (I).
• Examine SEALED JAR.
• Use SEALED JAR (J); receive OPENED JAR.
• Examine OPENED JAR; receive RED AND BLUE BUTTONS.
• Examine (K); place RED AND BLUE BUTTONS.

• Solution (L): (B-E)-(D-G)-(H-C)-(F-A).
• (G-B)-(E-H)-(C-F)-(A-D)-(B-E)-(H-C).
• (F-A)-(D-G)-(E-H)-(C-F)-(A-D)-(G-B).
• Take INSULATING TAPE.
• INSULATING TAPE on MEDICAL NIPPERS; take INSULATED NIPPERS.

• Use INSULATED NIPPERS (M).
• Examine (N).
• Examine (O).

• Examine (P).
• Take GLASS JAR (Q). Use LIGHTER (R); take BOOK TILE.
• Take RAG (S).
• Walk down.

• Use GLASS JAR (T); receive X-RAY POWDER.
• Walk right.
• Use RAG (U).
• Place BOOK TILE (V); take X-RAY (2/4).
• Walk down.

• Solution (W): Ax2-B-A.
• Take WINDING KEY and SIEVE.
• Walk right.
• Place WINDING KEY (X); examine. Take VALVE.
• Walk down, then forward.

• Use SIEVE (Y); receive CHEST DECORATION.
• Use VALVE (Z); take X-RAY (3/4).
• Walk down, then right.
• Place CHEST DECORATION (A); take TWEEZERS.
• Walk down, then forward.

• Use TWEEZERS (B); receive CHEMICAL CLUE.
• Walk down.
• Take PHOTO DEVELOPER (C).
• Walk forward.
• Use PHOTO DEVELOPER and UNDEVELOPED X-RAY (D); examine. Use X-RAY POWDER; examine. Take X-RAY (4/4).

• Place X-RAY (4/4) (E). Play HOP; receive X-RAY WITH RUNES.
• Place METAL NAMEPLATE and X-RAY WITH RUNES (F).

• Solution (G).
• Take device.

Chapter 3: The Aircraft

• Take METAL BAR (H).
• Use METAL BAR (I); take HATCH TILE (1/3) and TOOLBOX.
• Walk forward.
• Take GLOBE PART (1/3) (J).

• Take COMPASS (K).
• Open COMPASS; take MAGNET.
• Take TOOLBOX CODE (L).
• Examine TOOLBOX; solution (M).
• Take CHISEL.

• Examine; use CHISEL (N). Take RUBY PENDANT.
• Place RUBY PENDANT (O); take HATCH TILE (2/3) and AMMONIA.
• Walk down.
• Use AMMONIA (P).

• Solution (Q).
• Receive HATCH TILE (3/3).

• Place HATCH TILE (3/3) (R); use MAGNET (S). Use HATCH TILE.
• Enter Engine Room.
• Take BOLT CUTTER HALF and GLOBE PART (2/3) (T).

• Take STAR EMBLEM (U).
• Walk down, then forward.
• Place STAR EMBLEM (V); take TOOLBOX EMBLEM and GLOBE CLUE.
• Open; take COIN (W).
• Walk down.

• Use COIN (X); select 497. Pull handle (Y); take GLOBE PART (3/3).
• Place TOOLBOX EMBLEM (Z); take BOLT CUTTER HALF.
• Combine 2 BOLT CUTTER HALVES; take BOLT CUTTERS.

• Place GLOBE PART (3/3) and GLOBE CLUE; solution (A).
• Play HOP; receive VALVE (B).
• Enter Engine Room.

• Place VALVE (C); turn. Take WRENCH (D). Use BOLT CUTTERS (E); receive ROBOT ARM.
• Examine ROBOT ARM; remove cloth. Take METAL BRACELET.
• Examine; use BOLT CUTTERS (F). Take SCREEN. Use BOLT CUTTERS (G); receive DUMMY FINGER.
• CHISEL on DUMMY FINGER; take RING.
• Walk down, then forward.

• Use WRENCH (H); receive WALKIE-TALKIES.
• Use RING and METAL BACELET (I); take TUMBLER SWITCH.
• Replace SCREEN (J); examine.

• Solution (K).
• Take BATTERIES.
• Go to Engine Room.

• Place TUMBLER SWITCH (L).
• Solution (M).

• Solution (N): A-D-C-D-A-E-C-E-A.
• Solution (O).
• Take BATTERIES.
• Open WALKIE-TALKIES; use 2 BATTERIES.

• Give WALKIE-TALKIES (P).
• Walk down, then forward.
• Play HOP (Q).
• Go to Engine Room.
• Take device (R).

Chapter 4: Frank's Room

• Take BROKEN FISHING ROD, STONE BLADE, and RUBBER GLOVES (S).
• Walk forward.

• Take FISHING LINE (T).
• Use RUBBER GLOVES (U); receive FISHHOOK.
• FISHING LINE and FISHHOOK on BROKEN FISHING ROD; take FISHING ROD.
• Use FISHING ROD (V); receive FORKED LEVER.
• Place FORKED LEVER (W); pull.

• Take FLASHLIGHT (X).
• Walk down.
• Use FLASHLIGHT; take FISH TILE, FEATHER DUSTER, and MAGNIFYING LENS (Y).
• Place FISH TILE (Z); open. Take HEX WRENCH.
• Walk forward.

• Use HEX WRENCH (A); take ROBOT EYE.
• Use FEATHER DUSTER (B); take FEATHER (1/4) and STONE BOOK.
• Walk down.
• Place ROBOT EYE (C); take GOLEM HEART.
• Walk forward.

• Place GOLEM HEART (D); take SHELL BUTTON.
• Place SHELL BUTTON (E).

• Solution (F).
• Go right.

• Examine (G).
• Solution (H): align yellow cursors to take each object.

• Examine (1-4).
• Give STONE BOOK (I); take BOX TILES (1/3).

• Take STONE HILT, WINCH HANDLE, and PLIERS (J).
• Walk down.

• Use PLIERS (K); receive STONE CROSS GUARD.
• Place WINCH HANDLE (L); turn.
• Take SHOVEL (M).
• Walk down.

• Use SHOVEL (N); take INDUSTRIAL-STRENGTH GLUE and FEATHER (2/4). Use FISHING ROD; receive FLUTE.
• STONE HILT, STONE CROSS GUARD, and INDUSTRIAL-STRENGTH GLUE on STONE BLADE; take STONE SWORD.
• Go forward, then right.
• Give FLUTE (O); take BOX TILES (2/3).
• Give STONE SWORD (P); take BOX TILES (3/3).
• Walk down twice.

• Place BOX TILES (3/3) (Q); take FISH FOOD and GEAR (1/2).
• Go forward, then right.
• Give FISH FOOD (R); take WATER TANK BUTTON.
• Walk down.

• Replace WATER TANK BUTTON (S); press. Take SKULL.
• Go right.
• Place SKULL (T); take shell.
• Play HOP; receive SHELL EMBLEM.
• Place SHELL EMBLEM (U).

• Solution (V).
• Go up.

• Take FEATHER (3/4), FLOWER PENDANT, HANDKERCHIEF, and SMALL CHEST (W).
• Walk down twice.

• Use HANDKERCHIEF (X).
• Examine SMALL CHEST; solution (Y).
• Take FEATHER (4/4) and LIGHTNING TILE.
• Place LIGHTNING TILE (Z). Press button; take LIGHTBULB.
• Walk right, then forward.

• Place FEATHER (4/4); solution (A).
• Take CASTLE TILE HALF (B).
• Examine; place LIGHTBULB and MAGNIFYING LENS (C).
• Walk down.

• Solution (D): A-Cx2-B-A-B.
• Take GEAR (2/2).
• Go forward.
• Open; place GEAR (2/2) (E).
• Take MINING PICK (F).
• Walk down twice.

• Use MINING PICK (G); take CHARGED BATTERY.
• Walk down.
• Examine; place CHARGED BATTERY (H). Take TINY KEY.
• TINY KEY on FLOWER PENDANT; take FLOWER AMULET.
• Walk forward, then right.
• Place FLOWER AMULET (I); take SICKLE.
• Walk down twice.

• Use SICKLE; take SOLVENT (J).
• Go Backstage.
• Pour SOLVENT (K). Play HOP; take CASTLE TILE HALF.
• Place 2 CASTLE TILE HALVES (L).

• Solution (M).

Chapter 5: The Castle

• Take KNIGHT FIGURINE and CORKSCREW (N).
• Place KNIGHT FIGURINE (O).

• Solution (P).

• Take TWEEZERS, DOOR CLUE, GREEN CRYSTAL, PEBBLES, BROKEN REACTOR, and CATAPULT HANDLE (Q).
• Play HOP; receive CHEST KEY (R).

• Use CHEST KEY (S); open. Take CHAIN.
• Place CATAPULT HANDLE and CHAIN (T).
• Examine; solution is random (U).
• Walk forward.

• Take SCREWDRIVER (V).
• Place GREEN CRYSTAL (W).

• Solution (X).
• Take COSTUME REACTOR.
• Try to walk right.

• Take DISCHARGED SUIT (Y). Use TWEEZERS (Z); receive COIN.
• Take SLING (A). Use SCREWDRIVER (B); take REACTOR BATTERY. Use COIN (C); take HORSE FIGURINE.
• Examine BROKEN REACTOR; use SCREWDRIVER. Open; use REACTOR BATTERY. Take COSTUME REACTOR.
• Walk down.

• Place HORSE FIGURINE (D); take COSTUME REACTOR.
• 3 COSTUME REACTORS on DISCHARGED SUIT; take CHARGED SUIT.
• Walk forward.
• Use CHARGED SUIT (E).

• Take GUN BARREL (F). Use CORKSCREW (G); take OILER.
• Take FORKED BRANCH and NIPPERS (H).
• SLING and PEBBLES on FORKED BRANCH; take LOADED SLINGSHOT.
• Use OILER and SCREWDRIVER (I).

• Solution (J).

• Take GUN CARTRIDGE and SHARP GLASS (K).
• Walk down.
• Use LOADED SLINGSHOT (L).
• Solution (M): stop red lines inside target.
• Take ROPE LADDER.
• Walk down.

• Use SHARP GLASS (N); take MALLET WITH CHISEL.
• Use NIPPERS (O); receive WIRE.
• Walk forward, then right.
• Use ROPE LADDER (P).
• Take SCOOP NET (Q). Use MALLET WITH CHISEL (R); receive RED CRYSTAL.

• Use MALLET WITH CHISEL (S); receive BLUE CRYSTAL.
• Walk down twice.
• Use SCOOP NET (T); receive COIN.
• Walk forward.
• Use COIN (U); take MINER STATUETTE.
• Walk right.

• Place MINER STATUETTE (V); take GUN STOCK.
• Walk down.
• Place GUN CARTRIDGE, GUN BARREL, WIRE, and GUN STOCK; take LASER GUN (W).
• Walk right.
• Use LASER GUN (X).

• Open; take YELLOW CRYSTAL (Y).
• Walk down.
• Place RED CRYSTAL, BLUE CRYSTAL, and YELLOW CRYSTAL (Z).
• Walk left.
• Take COIN, WATER TILE, and MAGIC LENS (A).

• Use MAGIC LENS (B); play HOP.
• Place MAGIC LENS (C).
• Take DRILL (D).
• Walk down.

• Use COIN (E); take MODEL CAR.
• Open; place MODEL CAR (F). Take FRICTION TAPE.
• Walk down.

• Place WATER TILE; press (G). Take RASP HANDLE.
• Walk forward, then right.
• Place RASP HANDLE (H); take RASP.
• Walk down twice.
• Use RASP (I); receive PIPE.
• DRILL on PIPE; take ORGAN PIPE.
• Walk forward, then left.

• Examine; use FRICTION TAPE (J). Press button (K).
• Play HOP; receive MUSICAL NOTES (L).
• Place ORGAN PIPE and MUSICAL NOTES (M).

• Solution (N).

Chapter 6: Beatrice

• Examine scene.
• Take PIKE POLE (O).
• Use PIKE POLE (P).
• Take LEVER (Q).

• Take GEAR and WRENCH (R).
• Use WRENCH (S); take GEAR.
• Place 2 GEARS (T).
• Replace LEVER (U); pull.

• Take KEYS (V).
• Use KEYS (W).
• Talk (X); receive SKULL TILE.

• Place SKULL TILE (Y). Play HOP; receive PUZZLE TILE.
• Examine (Z); place PUZZLE TILE.

• Solution (A): (A-B)-(F-J)-(L-K)-(G-C)-(D-A)-(E-F).
• (I-E)-(H-I)-(C-D)-(K-G)-(I-L)-(L-K)-(J-L).
• (F-J)-(B-F)-(E-B)-(D-E)-(E-I)-(G-C)-(C-D).
• (F-E)-(I-H)-(H-G)-(L-I)-(G-H)-(J-L).
• Take PALETTE.

• Use KEYS (B).
• Walk forward.
• Take ELECTICAL TAPE and FILE (C).
• Use ELECTRICAL TAPE (D); take TOOLBOX TOKEN. Flip switch.
• Place TOOLBOX TOKEN (E); take SHEARS.
• Walk down.

• Use SHEARS (F); receive HELMET DECORATION (1/2).
• Use FILE (G). Open; take ROPE and CORKSCREW.
• Use PALETTE (H). Play HOP; take WEIGHT (1/2) and GLASS SHARD.
• Walk forward.

• Use GLASS SHARD (I).
• Solution (J).

• Take DECORATIVE TILE and HAT (K).
• Walk down.
• Place DECORATIVE TILE (L); take CHAINSAW.
• Use CHAINSAW (M).

• Take TELESCOPE HANDLE (N).
• Place HAT (O); take MONOCLE.
• Examine MONOCLE; take LENS.
• Walk forward.
• Replace LENS and TELESCOPE HANDLE (P).

• Solution (Q-R).

• Solution (S).

• Use CORKSCREW (T); take WEIGHT (2/2).
• Use ROPE (U); take FEATHER DUSTER.

• Use FEATHER DUSTER (V); take SKULL TOKEN.
• Walk down.
• Place WEIGHT (2/2) (W); examine (X).

• Solution (Y).
• Take CABINET BUTTON.

• Use FEATHER DUSTER (Z); take HELMET DECORATION (2/2).
• Walk forward.
• Replace CABINET BUTTON (A); take FEATHER TOKEN.

• Place HELMET DECORATION (2/2) (B); take LIBRARY KEY.
• Use LIBRARY KEY; take BOOK TOKEN (C).
• Place SKULL TOKEN, FEATHER TOKEN, and BOOK TOKEN; read book (D).
• Play HOP; receive BLACK BOOK.
• Walk down twice.

• Use BLACK BOOK (E).
• Open door (F).
• Walk forward.

• Solution (G): A-Bx2-Ax2.

• Solutions are random (H-I).
• Congratulations! You have completed Mystery of the Ancients: No Escape.

Created at: 2019-03-22