Rune Goldberg Machine

The Rune Goldberg machine can be found against the east wall of the Runecrafting Guild, next to Wizard Goldberg who you can talk to learn more about how the machine operates.

To start this daily Distraction and Diversion, simply click on the machine and you'll be presented with this interface:



On the right are the runes you currently own and these can taken and consumed from your bank or inventory. On the left are three slots for the runes you need to identify and combine to make Vix Wax, the amount of which is indicated by the bar above. To use the machine, simply drag and drop the runes into the slots.

With the exception of Armadyl runes, each rune is assigned a different value which changes daily and the aim is to find the three highest value runes which will make 100 Vis Wax. Note that the lights next to each slot will indicate whether the rune you've used is good, okay, or bad by turning green, orange or red. Although this Distraction is mostly trial and error, each slot behaves differently in order to narrow down the options like so:

• Top Slot: This is the same for every player each day and so you may be able to ask someone else for the correct identity of the best rune. This slot accounts for up to 30% of the total wax.
• Middle Slot: This can be one of three runes, so again other players may be able to help you narrow it down or tell you which one is the best rune and will make the most wax. This slot also accounts for up to 30% of the total wax.
• Bottom slot: This is different for every player and can be any type of rune, so you'll have to play around until you find the one which takes the total wax to 100. This accounts for 40% of the total wax.

You can have up to 100 tries to find the best combination with each try counting as filling all three slots. However, note that each additional try will add 0.5% more runes to the base amount that will be combined into wax. Once you've found the correct combination, finish up by clicking combine to consume and combine the required number of runes into Vis Wax.