Test of the Empty Hand

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The Test of the Empty Hand
(Test - Thought)
Level Required
Level 20
Demonstration
Demonstrated by kirie on June 4, 2018

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.

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.

Principles

• 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

Passing the Principles

There are 3 ways of passing the principles. Build a puzzle and tear it down, build a puzzle and have others play it, and playing other people's puzzles and rate them.

If you are just seeking passing the principles of this test, building and tearing down is the fastest.

If you are having trouble gathering materials or if you enjoy playing these games, the third option is good for you.

The longest route to principles is to build a puzzle and have it played & rated by others. But if you place your puzzle strategically, you may actually have a head start on passing the test (and get principles along the way).

Note: be aware that to build your own puzzle, you will need Gearbox Design. If this is out of reach for you, finding 3 previous test passer's puzzles, and playing & rating them, might be the easiest.

Passing the Test

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

Needed to Demonstrate the Principle

To open the Test of Empty Hand you require:

• 1 Papyrus Paper
• 1 Ink
• 1 Concrete
• 1 Cut Stone
• 1 Copper Sheeting
• 1 Pliable Rotproof boards
• 1 Rigid Rotproof boards
• 1 Hard but pliable boards
• 1 Pliable Termite Resistant boards
• 1 Steel Cable
• 1 Oil
• 1 Leather
• 1 Rope
• 1 Iron Bars
• 1 Zinc
• 1 Oyster Shell Marble
• 1 Yellow Alabaster
• 1 Mud Granite
• 1 White Travertine
• 1 Canary Granite
• 1 Night Granite
• 1 Bearings
• 1 Eyelet gem, any type

Empty Hand Tower Locations

Region	Coordinates	Owner	Passed?	Notes
Asyut	1829, 2037	Nixis	passed
Asyut	1823, 2008	Augir	passed
Meshwesh Delta	1027, 7016	Samruc	passed
Meshwesh Delta	1027, 7016	Gnarph	passed
Naqada	2307, 2328	Sabuli	passed
South Sinai	3358, 4756	Spatulus	passed
South Sinai	3358, 4756	KayGee	passed
South Sinai	3358, 4756	Vixsin	passed
Meroe Desert	-98, -7047	Tilana	passed
Naqada	2307, 2328	Brucette	passed
Naqada	2307, 2328	Robare	passed
Swenett	1371, -1013	Flanae	passed
Blue Nile	279, -7057	Ashen	passed
Asyut	1283, 2374	cate	not passed

* Note: Some of these locations are no longer valid because of players reusing passed towers for a different player's new design. If you know a listed location/design no longer exists, please delete the entry or note that it is gone and thus no longer a useful location for principles or additional Test of Reason points.

Empty Hand Towers Map

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