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The '''Golden Superdome''' was a powerplant on [[Temple Island]] on the [[Age]] of [[Riven]].  Its purpose was to generate power and direct it to the five [[firemarble dome]]s located on each of Riven's islands, where they would in turn power [[Gehn]]'s faulty [[book|linking books]]. It resembled the smaller firemarble domes, but was made primarily of brick coated with a shiny gold paint. [[D'ni language|D'ni text]] saying "The end of the world is near" was inscribed around the outside of the dome.  Inside the dome on the lower level was a large basin filled with water, likely meant as a cooling system.
The '''Golden Superdome''' was constructed on [[Temple Island]] as a power plant and routing station for directing power to the [[Firemarble dome]]s on each of the five islands of [[Riven]]. It is the home of the so-called "waffle iron" puzzle, which is the grid [[Gehn]] built to encode the distribution of power to the domes. Unlike the Firemarble domes, this one is built primarily out of bricks, which have been painted to appear gold. There is [[D'ni (language)|D'ni]] inscribed around the outside of the dome, which translates to "The end of this world is near."


Power was generated by a "waffle iron" shaped device on the upper level of the dome.  The waffle iron was actually a grid representing the five islands of [[Riven]]. To activate the superdome, five differently-colored marbles had to be placed on the grid in the cell that represented the corresponding firemarble dome for that island.  These marbles were specially modified [[firemarble]]s called [[power-marbles]].  Unlike firemarbles which release energy slowly over time in the form of light, power-marbles could release a tremendous amount of energy rapidly.  If the marbles were placed correctly on the grid, five small pins would strike the marbles and release that energy.  A distribution machine below the grid on the dome's lower level would send a surge of plasma to the five firemarble domes, powering them up.
To use the power distribution device in the golden superdome, one must understand the D'ni color symbols and the locations of the domes, both of which can be learned from [[Survey Island]]. Once that's done, one must travel to Temple Island and climb to the roof of the dome, place 5 colored [[power-marbles]] on specific areas of the waffle iron, at which point a massive locking device can be lowered down onto the grid. With everything set, a white button allows 5 small pins to strike and disintegrate the marbles, making a muffled nuclear explosion that activates a distribution machine below the grid inside the dome, which then sends a surge of plasma to the domes, powering them up.


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