…an entirely different kind of place.
The group complained of feeling "all turned around," as well they might.
Because no one wanted to stay here very long they missed the real sign while looking through the obvious. People in their situation, confronted with a challenge, tend to accept the terms of the challenge as a given, without examining it from all sides. How many sides does that problem have? They don’t know.
We passed down a long flight of stairs, through some sort of pantry, and on into… Room 9 Room 18 Room 33
Solutions
- The correct door is 18.
Clues
- Looking at the page in a mirror, the only sign that isn't readable is the arrow sign in the middle.
- "…through some sort of pantry…" The pan hidden in a pot points to 18.
- There is a visual analogy to cold and hot, represented by the pans and moon, versus the radiator and sun.