Chapter Five: Last Step

Mysteries of the Ancients: Curse of the Black Water Walkthrough for chapter 5 Last Step contains everything you'll need to solve the mystery of the island's darkening waters and defeat the Kraken.

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Chapter Five: Last Step

 Entry

  • Examine window to the right
  • Pick up WOODEN OCTOPUS (1/3) and RADIO DIAL

 

Radio House

  • Go forward twice into the house
  • Try to go up the stairs
  • Click on the wood                                 
  • Pick up WOODEN OCTOPUS (2/3)
  • Examine the radio
  • Pick up the CIRCULAR WOOD PIECE (1/2)
  • Place the RADIO DIAL
  • The goal here is to get up to 5
  • Turn on the radio
  • Twist the 2 knobs to the highest result
  • Flip the switches and keep those that go high on
  • Pick up the WIRE
  • Examine the map on the wall
  • Use the COAL to get a code

 

Outside House

  • Back up twice
  • Examine the window
  • Use the WIRE
  • Pick up the WOODEN EYE
  • Go forward
  • Examine the fence post to the left
  • Place the WOODEN EYE
  • Pick up STONE TOOTH

 

Door Puzzle

  • Back up once
  • Examine the carving over the door
  • Place the STONE TOOTH
  • Using the code from the map in the house, swap the teeth around

 

Mask Room

  • Head left through the door
  • Examine the red mask
  • Pick up the BRUSH
  • Examine the window
  • Pick up the EMPTY JAR and KING

 

HOS Magnet

  • Click on the curtain to the right
  • Do the hidden object scene
  • Quiver: Use the curtain tie on the curtain.
  • Yin and Yang: Click on the scroll
  • Treble clef: Use the tomahawk on the wall.
  • Receive the MAGNET

 

Radio Room

  • Back up and forward twice into the house
  • Examine the broken lantern to the left
  • Use the MAGNET
  • Receive the EARRING
  • Examine the spider web in the shelves
  • Use the BRUSH
  • Pick up the WOODEN RING

 

Map Room

  • Back up twice and go left
  • Examine the red mask
  • Place the EARRING
  • Pick up the KNIGHT
  • Examine the right mask
  • Place the WOODEN RING
  • Turn the outer ring to match the inner ring (three times)
  • Pick up the WIZARD

 

Figurine Puzzle

  • Examine the chest
  • Place the WIZARD, KNIGHT, and KING
  • Swap the figures around to match the rooms
  • Pick up the OCTOPUS

 

Entry Key

  • Head back once
  • Examine to the right of the door
  • Place the OCTOPUS
  • Pick up the KEY

 

Upstairs Window

  • Head forward twice
  • Examine the box on the stairs
  • Use the KEY
  • Pick up the SLING SHOT
  • Head back once
  • Examine the upstairs window
  • Use the SLING SHOT
  • Examine the window again
  • Pick up the MERMAID STATUE
  • Go back twice
  • Examine the window to the right
  • Place the MERMAID STATUE on the box
  • Click on the box
  • Pick up the STONE HORN

 

Outside

  • Head forward once
  • Examine the stone statue
  • Place the STONE HORN
  • Pick up the WOODEN OCTOPUS (3/3)
  • Examine the upstairs window

 

Octopus Puzzzle

  • Place the 3 WOODEN OCTOPI
  • Switch the disks around and then rotate them with the arrows to get them to match the background
  • Use the background colors to help
  • They will lock when they are in place
  • Pick up the ROPE
  • Back out

 

Rope Down

  • Examine the cliff
  • Use the ROPE on the branch
  • Go down
  • Examine the stone to the left
  • Pick up the FISH

 

Bridge Down

  • Back up twice and head left
  • Examine the window
  • Place the FISH
  • Pick up CIRCULAR PUZZLE PIECE (2/2)
  • Back up once, go forward, and down the rope
  • Examine the stone to the left
  • Place the PUZZLE PIECES
  • Trade the pieces within in each circle to match up with the outsides and complete the picture
  • The bridge will go up

 

HOS Glass

  • Do the hidden object scene
  • Eclipse:  Place the moon on the sun
  • Handprint:  Click on the wooden beam
  • Ballerina:  Click on the lid of the cup
  • Receive the GLASS
  • Back up
  • Examine the upstairs window
  • Use the GLASS on the teddy bear
  • Pick up the BUTTON

 

Door Puzzle

  • Go down the rope again
  • Examine the far door
  • Place the BUTTON
  • Click on the gold bar and see what pictures drop down
  • Change the pictures above or below to match

 

Pirate Ship

  • Go through the door
  • Examine the well edge to the left
  • Pick up a DOMINO and WOODEN CARVING
  • Examine the far door
  • Examine the box
  • Pick up the CANNON HANDLE

 

Cannon

  • Examine the cannon
  • Place the CANNON HANDLE
  • Examine the center of the ship near the anchor
  • Place the EMPTY JAR down
  • Place the WOODEN CARVING in the jar
  • Receive the JAR WITH TERMITES
  • Back up 3 times and enter the house
  • Examine the boarded up window
  • Use the JAR with TERMITES
  • Pick up the HOOK

 

Captain

  • Return to the cannon area
  • Examine the well edge
  • Use the HOOK on the chain
  • Pick up the HOOK AND CHAIN
  • Examine the cannon
  • Place the HOOK and CHAIN in the cannon
  • The cannon will move and shoot on its own
  • Examine the stern and go up
  • Examine the chest
  • Pick up the KNOB
  • Examine the jar to the right
  • Pick up the HOOK
  • Place the KNOB on the drawer and click
  • Pick up DOMINO (2/3)
  • Examine the desk
  • Pick up the SKULL TOKEN

 

Ship

  • Go down back to the cannon
  • Examine the side of the ship
  • Use the HOOK
  • Pick up the DOMINO (3/3)
  • Examine the door and the box
  • Place the SKULL TOKEN
  • Pick up the RIFLE SCOPE

 

Domino Puzzle

  • Go back up
  • Examine the skull and crossbones
  • Place the 3 DOMINOES
  • Hint:  Place the double crystal domino on the right of the top square
  • Pick up the BULLETS
  • Examine the chest
  • Place the RIFLE SCOPE and BULLETS
  • Pick up the SNIPER RIFLE
  • Go to the cannon
  • Use the SNIPER RIFLE on the cargo net
  • Shoot the cannon at the barrels

 

HOS Shackle

  • Enter the side of the ship
  • Loaded crossbow:  Use arrow on crossbow
  • Pirate ship:  Use pirate flag on the ship
  • Plumed hat:  Use the feather on the hat
  • Receive the SHACKLES

 

Hold

  • Go back twice and up into the boat
  • Examine the shark skull
  • Use the SHACKLES
  • Pick up the OCTOPUS
  • Go back once and forward once
  • Examine the skeleton to the right
  • Click on the hand
  • Place the OCTOPUS
  • Turn each disk to match up the tentacles
  • Pick up the KEY

 

Captain Trident

  • Go back once and up
  • Examine the skeleton
  • Use the KEY on the container on its chest
  • Pick up the TRIDENT
  • Go back once and forward to the door
  • Use the TRIDENT
  • Enter the door to end the chapter
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