If you are really stuck here is the solution.
Marble puzzle riven.
Open the star fissure before visiting gehn or catherine.
Visit gehn an do not capture him and do not free catherine but go directly back and open the star fissure.
These two core puzzles are the tombstone puzzle and the fire marble puzzle.
On riven the number system and the letter system are based on the power of five so the six symbol colour system really stands out.
It is now time to leave the riven islands.
One of my favourites.
Open any of the marble domes and enter the 5 d ni numbers you have obtained from gehn s book these are always different therefore if you have not obtained these you need to go back to his lab on crater island and get them.
Others change randomly each time the game is played so they have to be discovered during gameplay.
After solving the fire marble puzzle there are other ways to end the game.
If not the marbles stay where they are and you need to try again.
As to the marble puzzle the solution lies in the colour of the grand dome.
In riven two core puzzles need to be solved to complete the game.
There is a mistake in this diagram.
Mbraedley feb 2 14 at 14 15.
That said i noticed a design flaw in one part of the fire marble puzzle.
Open any of the marble domes and enter the 5 d ni numbers you have obtained from gehn s book these are always different therefore if you have not obtained these you will need to go back to his lab on crater island and.
Just finished riven for the second time.
Marble puzzle solution once completed successfully this will restore the power to all the fire marble domes around riven.
Marble puzzle solution once completed successfully this will restore the power to all the fire marble domes around riven.
Here it is by the way.
A number of minor puzzles must be solved to access these clues.
And here is a view of the plaque from a few steps back with the catwalk retracted to match the diagram.
If you have solved the puzzle you should hear the system powering up the linking books and see the marbles ending back on the right.
Each puzzle requires a significant amount of time spent in detailed study of various clues provided in the game.