> I only have 2 red parties left to kill off, and that includes killing off the king and his men.
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> I am in the southwest quadrant of the level, where there were initially 5 moving blocks in the main part of the room: 4 e/w blocks and one n/s block. By using the 2 n/s switches and one e/w switch, I have narrowed that down to just 3 e/w blocks and have killed all the parties in that room.
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> At (9,17) there is a n/s block with an immovable block to the north and a red party to the south. I cannot seem to get it to move. When I flip the n/s switch to the west of this block, it says "You hear a grinding sound as stone walls shift about" but that one does not move.
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> when I flip the n/s switch to the north of that block, it says "You hear a grinding sound that is cut short." and nothing happens.
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> I have tried several different steps with the three switches to no avail and can find no other way in.
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> I only have about half the gold needed to get past the troll, though that wouldn't matter as the last 2 red parties are in the room I'm trying to get to.
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> HELP!


If I remember correctly, you need to figure out some way of luring the red party away from the location you find them in. As long as they're in the path of the block, it won't move.