Before you start
- Reach the hotel room with the date-wheel door.
- Collect the CRTV and inspect the Room Service Card.
Give me a small hint
The television supplies two parts of the date. The printed clue supplies the remaining part.
Reveal the full solution Puzzle spoilers
18 January 1996
Day18
MonthJanuary
Year1996
Step by step
- Tune the CRTV to the room’s video signal and look for the day and month.
- Read the room-service information for the year.
- Set the three rings to 18, January and 1996.
- Enter the bathroom and collect the Room 204 key, then use it at the other locked door.
How you know it worked
The date-locked door opens into the bathroom.
Next move
Use the room key to continue out of the hotel.
Still stuck? Puzzle spoilers
- Finish inspecting both clues if the answer alone does not advance the puzzle.
- The date wheel and the door requiring a key are different exits.
Sources & limitations
Cross-referenced from published guides. We have not independently played this sequence or verified every game version. No video timestamps are claimed.
- GamesRadar+ — Door dial mechanismLeon Hurley · Dedicated date-lock explanation
- PowerPyx — Puzzle walkthroughGage · Chronological puzzle reference
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