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Barrows Puzzles Answers for RuneScape

The Barrows is an are-based minigame focusing on combat.

There are no requirements to play the minigame except for a high combat level.

To complete the minigame, you need to defeat six Barrows brothers by digging each of their graves.

If there’s a tunnel in one of the graves, you need to enter it after you’ve defeated the other 5 Barrows brothers.

Once you’re inside the tunnel, you need to navigate to the center of the maze.

The door to the center of the maze requires you to solve a puzzle.

Here’s the question, “Which is the next shape in the above sequence?”.

There are 4 puzzles in total—Decreasing number of sides, Rotating arrow, Rising grey space, and Clockwise grey space.

In this guide, you’ll learn the answers for the Barrows puzzles on RuneScape 3 (RS3) and Old School RuneScape (OSRS).

1. Decreasing number of sides

Barrows puzzle answer 1

The answer to the “Decreasing number of sides” Barrows puzzle is the square.

Keep in mind that:

  • The correct shape for each answer will not always be in the same location.
  • Only the correct shape is highlighted and not its location.

2. Rotating arrow

Barrows puzzle answer 2

The answer to the “Rotating arrow” Barrows puzzle is a circle followed by an arrow pointing left.

3. Rising grey space

Barrows puzzle answer 3

The answer to the “Rising grey space” Barrows puzzle is a top white rectangle and two bottom grey squares.

4. Clockwise grey space

Barrows puzzle answer 4

The answer to the “Clockwise grey space” Barrows puzzle is a square containing a smaller grey square in the top-right corner of it.

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