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{{Test
| name = The Test of the Empty Hand
| discipline = Thought
| image = Thought Test Icons_Empty Hand.png
| requirements =
* [[requires::Gearbox Design]]
* 1 [[requires::Papyrus Paper]]
* 1 [[requires::Ink]]
* 1 [[requires::Concrete]]
* 1 [[requires::Cut Stone]]
* 1 [[requires::Copper Sheeting]]
* 1 [[requires::Treated Boards]] - Pliable, Rotproof
* 1 [[requires::Treated Boards]] - Rigid, Rotproof
* 1 [[requires::Treated Boards]] - Hard, Pliable
* 1 [[requires::Treated Boards]] - Pliable, Termite Resistant
* 1 [[requires::Steel Cable]]
* 1 [[requires::Oil]]
* 1 [[requires::Leather]]
* 1 [[requires::Rope]]
* 1 [[requires::Iron Bars]]
* 1 [[requires::Zinc]]
* 1 [[requires::Oyster Shell Marble]]
* 1 [[requires::Yellow Alabaster]]
* 1 [[requires::Mud Granite]]
* 1 [[requires::White Travertine]]
* 1 [[requires::Canary Granite]]
* 1 [[requires::Night Granite]]
* 1 [[requires::Bearings]]
* 1 [[requires::Cut Gems#Eyelet|Eyelet]] - Any
| demonstration =
}}

An ancient children's game of many variations. Invent your own variation on a giant mechanical tower and have it judged among Egypt's most challenging.

[[File:EmptyHand.png]]

== Test Description ==
Design an [[Empty Hand Puzzle]], and invite others to solve your creation. They will rate your puzzle on how clever and satisfying the solution is. Remember that only people who actually solve it will qualify as judges.

== Task ==
* Design an [[Empty Hand Puzzle]] and open it for Judging
* Tear down your Empty Hand Puzzle, OR do the following:
** Have 7 Judges solve and rate your Empty Hand
** Design rated Good by most judges
* All of the above, OR solve three recent winning Empty Hand Puzzles
* Pass Test of Empty Hand

== Talent Points ==

* {{Awards|count=2 |reward=Talent Point |task=Design an Empty Hand Puzzle and open it for Judging}}
* {{Awards|count=1 |reward=Talent Point |task=Have 7 Judges solve and rate your Empty Hand}}
* {{Awards|count=1 |reward=Talent Point |task=Design rated Good by most judges}}
* {{Awards|count=3 |reward=Talent Point |task=Pass the Test}}

== Passing the Test ==

The 2 highest-rated puzzles each week will pass the Test.

== Solving the Puzzle ==

[[File:empty_hand.png]]

Starting the game brings up an interface like the one above. Each set of pictures either side of the Swap button is a rule, which changes the block(s) on the left into the block(s) on the right. These rules can add or remove blocks, but blocks can only be added if there are some in the warehouse. The text at the top shows how many blocks are remaining in the warehouse. The Swap buttons which are raised denote that that particular rule is available given the current setup of the blocks on show.

The blocks which are in play, not in the warehouse, are shown in the top panel and can be moved left and right with the '<<' and '>>' buttons respectively.

In order to solve the puzzle, all blocks must be removed from the puzzle and be put back in the warehouse. In this example, the combination of Red-Yellow-Blue-Red blocks can be removed and replaced with no blocks, moving them all back into the warehouse and completing the game. So the objective of the game is to go from the starting configuration to the configuration which allows all the blocks to be removed, using the rules on display.

{{:Maps/Empty Hand Towers}}

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Omegaice at 01:48, 16 May 2021