# Mystery of Time and Space help.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-of-time-and-space-help/430220>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 16, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-of-time-and-space-help/430220 "2007-12-16T18:57:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-of-time-and-space-help/430220/1 "2007-12-16T18:57:32Z")

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I’m stuck. I’m in the building with the bird. I’ve put the fire out. That’s all I’ve been able to do. Is there a cheat or walk through page?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-of-time-and-space-help/430220/2 "2007-12-16T19:02:15Z")

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If I didn’t guess this was about a computer game I’d think I was having one of those weird dreams where things don’t make sense.

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-of-time-and-space-help/430220/3 "2007-12-16T19:03:43Z")

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[QUOTE=Lobsang]  
If I didn’t guess this was about a computer game I’d think I was having one of those weird dreams where things don’t make sense.  
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That could be the problem. 😃

Here’s the [link](http://www.albartus.com/motas/)

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**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-of-time-and-space-help/430220/4 "2007-12-16T19:04:04Z")

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Unless answer is “XYZZY”, I got nothing… 😉

Hey - why am I in this sloping east/west canyon?

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-of-time-and-space-help/430220/5 "2007-12-16T20:05:04Z")

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I can’t even open the diskette box. God, I feel incompetent.

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-of-time-and-space-help/430220/6 "2007-12-16T21:15:07Z")

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Okay, I found what I needed.

**Inner Stickler** , take a pin out if the poster and use it on the box.

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**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-of-time-and-space-help/430220/7 "2007-12-16T22:56:43Z")

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[jayisgames.com](http://jayisgames.com) has links and walkthroughs for this game and many others like it.

[New Mystery of Time and Space (MOTAS) rooms! - Walkthrough, Tips, Review](http://jayisgames.com/archives/2007/01/new_mystery_of_time_and_space.php#walkthrough) should be exactly the link you’re looking for in this case.

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**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-of-time-and-space-help/430220/8 "2007-12-17T03:39:47Z")

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See [Gamershood](http://gamershood.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32) if you just want hints, [Nordinho](http://www.nordinho.net/vbull/mystery-time-space-walkthrough-motas/) has level walkthroughs, and here is a [MOTAS wiki](http://members.home.nl/motas/).

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-of-time-and-space-help/430220/9 "2007-12-17T04:41:31Z")

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Thanks to everyone. I used a hint, and managed to finish the rest.