Assassin's Creed II: Glyphs and statuettes guide

GLYPH PUZZLE SOLUTIONS:

OK, here’s what you really came here for: the solutions to the Glyph puzzles, which can actually be some of the hardest challenges the game throws your way. Bear in mind that these will be made available to you in the same order regardless of which Glyphs you find first, so don’t fret about trying to find the Glyph associated with the puzzle that's to be giving you trouble.

Puzzle 1: In the Beginning

“Core?” “Pick?” That’s a dead giveaway right there. Just pick out all the paintings that contain apples. (And remember you can zoom in on them.) Or just pick these five and have done with it:

Puzzle 2: Sixty-Four Squares

You don’t really need our help with this one, do you? Just rotate the rings until you complete each portrait. But if you’re curious, here’s what they’ll look like when they’re just a hair from being solved:

Puzzle wheel 1:

Puzzle wheel 2:

Puzzle wheel 3:

Puzzle 3: Descendants

Another simple one – just highlight the spot in each image where the Apple is hiding. You can click around at random and maybe find a couple of hidden messages, but if you’re in a hurry, here’s exactly where to look:

Image 1:

Image 2:

Image 3:

Puzzle 4: Infinite Knowledge

Another hidden-image puzzle; here’s where to find them:

Image 1: In the barrel of the bazooka.

Image 2: On the helmet of the soldier crouching in the background.

Image 3: On a rifle held up just to the left of the officers in the picture.

Image 4: In the hand of one of the monsters at the upper-right-hand corner.

Puzzle 5: Instruments of Power

Set 1: The hint here is “cut,” so pick the five paintings that feature swords.

Set 2: What do the people in these paintings lean on? That’s right – pick out the images that feature staffs.

Puzzle 6: Brothers

This is where things start to get tricky; while the first batch of ring puzzles were simple, these link some of their rings together, so that you can’t move one without moving another. Here’s how to get through them in a hurry:

Puzzle wheel 1: The third, fourth and fifth rings are linked in this one. Turn the first ring right 10 times, the second one left three times, and the fourth right once (which will also move the third one with it). Then nudge the fifth ring (and the third along with it) right three times, and after that it’s just a matter of snapping the last ring into place.

Puzzle wheel 2: The second and fourth rings are linked here. Turn the first ring left three times, the third ring left once, the fourth ring left four times, the fifth ring right once, and then snap the final ring into place.

Puzzle wheel 3: The second and fourth rings are linked here. Turn the first ring left three times, the second one right twice and the third ring right once. Then rotate the fourth ring right seven times, turn the fifth ring left once and snap the second ring into place with three turns to the left.

Puzzle wheel 4: The first and second rings are linked, as are the fourth and second. Start by turning the first ring right five times, then turn the second one right four times. Then turn the third ring right once, the fourth ring left twice, the fifth left twice and the second ring right twice. Then snap the first ring back into place.

Puzzle 7: Keep on Seeking, and You Shall Find

Image set: The key word here is “red,” so pick the images in which that color shines the brightest.

Image: Highlight the area to the right of Jesus’ hips to reveal a Piece of Eden.

Puzzle 8: Martyrs

Image 1: Highlight Czar Nicholas’ staff.

Image 2: Highlight Joan of Arc’s sword.

Image 3: Move the fireball to Joan of Arc’s portrait.

Image 4: Move the photo of Rasputin onto Czar Nicholas’ portrait.

Puzzle 9: Hat Trick

Image 1: Move the cursor onto Houdini’s torso.

Image 2: Move the cursor over Gandhi’s heart.

Code wheel puzzle: Your hint here is pretty obvious; there’s a big, glaring “6=1” next to Oswald’s picture. So move the red wheel so that the 6 is over the gray 1, and plug in the corresponding numbers. Like so:

Puzzle 10: Apollo

Image 1: Highlight the lunar lander just down and to the left of the moon.

Puzzle wheel: Another linked-ring rotation puzzle. Your job here is to align all the channels; do this by moving the fifth ring to the left six times, the second ring to the left four times, the fourth ring to the right three times and the third ring to the left five times. Then snap the first ring into place.

Image 2: Move the cursor down between the flag and the astronaut’s foot.

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