If you are really stuck here is the solution.
Marble puzzle riven.
Marble puzzle solution once completed successfully this will restore the power to all the fire marble domes around riven.
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.
Just finished riven for the second time.
And here is a view of the plaque from a few steps back with the catwalk retracted to match the diagram.
In riven two core puzzles need to be solved to complete the game.
Since a most of riven s puzzles are based on the exploration of the world there are only a few direct solutions.
There is a mistake in this diagram.
It is now time to leave the riven islands.
Others change randomly each time the game is played so they have to be discovered during gameplay.
Visit gehn and capture him in the trap book and go back and open the star fissure without freeing catherine.
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.
Here it is by the way.
A number of minor puzzles must be solved to access these clues.
After solving the fire marble puzzle there are other ways to end the game.
As to the marble puzzle the solution lies in the colour of the grand dome.
Visit gehn an do not capture him and do not free catherine but go directly back and open the star fissure.
If not the marbles stay where they are and you need to try again.
These two core puzzles are the tombstone puzzle and the fire marble puzzle.
Here it is annotated.
That said i noticed a design flaw in one part of the fire marble puzzle.
Each puzzle requires a significant amount of time spent in detailed study of various clues provided in the game.
Open the star fissure before visiting gehn or catherine.
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.
Mbraedley feb 2 14 at 14 15.