Part 10: Cow Pun

Puzzle Remix



Among other things that are identical between the two "variations" of this puzzle, the solution is one of them.



3. If the weather was cloudy on the Sunday of the previous week, he could wear his hat on Monday.

Since the solution is shared, I'll just go with posting it the once if you don't mind. Or even if you do for that matter.








Besides, two snappy dressers like us shouldn't fight - we'd get our clothes all dirty.





2. Don't forget to look at those lines in the background.
3. The eyebrows on each cat are worth a look too!

Eh, this is an easy one. Most of these spot-the-difference types are, really.












3. First, bring your one-hour and two-hour horses over to B, then return to A on your one-hour horse. Next, bring your four- and six-hour horses over to B and return to A on your two-hour horse. This method minimizes the overall amount of time necessary to move all your horses to point B.

Now this kind of logic puzzle I have trouble with a lot more often than I should. Because I am an idiot and never think things through properly.








Of course, Luke. Animals enjoy nature's glory as much as you and I do, if not more so.



Suspense









Dropstone



Alright, so we can see Mr. Anderson's house from here and this is kind of a nice lake. We've had a break so now we'll grab these hint coins and talk to this fellow.



Good afternoon. What are you doing there, sir?
Me? Oh, I'm just doing a little fishing in this here lake.
Sounds like a lot of work. Have you had much luck?
Actually, that's a good question. Now that I think about it, how many have I managed to catch today?

I'unno. If you don't know, I have no chance.



Yeah, sorry guy. We'll leave him to his fishing and start to head back to the main thoroughfare.



Immediately, we'll bump into Chelmey!



Well look who it is.
Hello, Inspector. Are you returning from the Anderson estate?
Hmph, I don't know where you get your information, Layton, but you're as sly as a fox.
As a matter of fact, I did just come from there, but Mr Anderson himself wasn't home.



I'm curious... Have you found a connection between Mr Anderson and the case you're investigating?
Not that it's any of your business, but perhaps you can be of help.



But when I got to the house the butler told me he wasn't home and that I should leave at once!
Can you believe it? Mind you, I wouldn't be surprised if he was just pretending not to be at home.
I went out of my way to go up and see the man. The least he could do is offer me a cuppa!



It's anyone's guess, Luke. We won't know more until we can ask him in person.
In that case, I suppose we should head over to the livestock competition Mr Anderson is judging.
Hmph, fine! Let his baronship roll around in the mud with his precious cows. I shall be elsewhere!
As far as I'm concerned, the whole thing's nothing more than a frivolous distraction for the rich!
I can only assume his obsession with the box stems from the excess of time and money on his hands.



We are always happy to cooperate, Inspector. Now, please excuse us.
Fine, off you go. Come along, Barton. We've got work to do.



Poor Barton. I kinda like and feel sorry for the guy.

All right, we'd better hurry back to the competition grounds!

We shall. We shall ignore any and all distra-



Oh, a puzzle you say? Priorities, Luke. Puzzles first, plot later!



Um, Professor? I think this chap here fell asleep standing up!
Judging by his uniform, he must be a security guard. I certainly don't approve of sleeping on the job...
Zzz... Perimeter is secuuure... Please confirm identity by solving this puzzle... Snork!

Oh, well, in that case we'll just leave. We don't really have anything to confirm with this man.



Instead we'll now immediately beeline toward the livestock competition.



No more distra- hey, she's new. What does she have to say?



It's pretty much useless as it is. Can you think of a way to turn the pieces into a solid square?

Well, personally I don't know how...



But if I did, then in that hypothetical alternative universe I would talk to Balsa again afterwards.



And then I would still be just as lost I'm quite sure.



Now we can return to our prime dimension and head straight for the livestock competition. No more distractions. None.



See, I told you. We're the best at this. We got here straight away!

Whew, we made it back in time to catch the competition!
If we've been informed correctly, Mr Anderson is judging the entries.
So he should be somewhere around here, right?
Indeed. I wonder which of the gentlemen walking around here is our man.
Uh-oh, it looks like the two men over there are getting pretty hot under the collar about something.
I wonder what the matter is.



So do I. Fortunately, it's really obvious which two it is; who's not a background object?



I know what's going on here. Someone's swapped my prize cow for this low-class heifer!
Well, what do you want me to do about it? Can you at least point out which cow is yours?
Now how do you expect me to do that?

Have you tried, I don't know, looking at the cows to see which is yours? Or checking their tags? Or literally anything but whining?

Oh dear. This is going to get ugly.



This fella here seems convinced someone's swapped his prize cow for another cow.
I'm tellin' you, that ain't no cow of mine. My girl was perfect from horns to tail!
See what I mean? There's just no convincing him.
We can't start the contest with him carrying on, but I don't know how we can clear the situation up.



Oh that's right. In case you forgot, Luke has magical powers and can cast Speak with Animals at will. Why? Well you see it's all very simple.

Of course, why didn't I think of that myself? I'll leave this one to you, Luke.



Nrmoo? Moooo!
I see.
Did you find out anything of use?
I certainly did. If I had to sum up our conversation, it'd go something like this...

Mandatory puzzle, albeit one we can quit out of, but we'll be skipping it for the moment. There's a reason for this, I swear!



Things should be all sorted out now though!
Oh, you betcha! Look at that build! That lustrous sheen! That soulful gaze! That's my cow, no doubt!
So everything's OK, then?



Well, Luke, you certainly have a way with animals.
Aw, it's nothing really. Hee hee.
Look over here, you two. They're about to announce the winner.







You named her Behemooth and you expected her to win? Well, hopefully she doesn't take it as badly as you and cast Meteor on us all.

You shouldn't have swapped your cow back, Clabber. If you'd kept quiet you'd be the winner, eh?
I was robbed! Robbed! The competition must've been rigged. Rigged, I tell you!

To think, he went through all that trouble to get his cow back, and ended up losing because of it.
Yes, I suppose it goes to show that things don't always go as planned in life.



It's going to take some effort to find him in a crowd this dense. Let's look around a bit.

Several minutes of off-camera searching, giving up and trying to leave the screen later later...



Yes, what a pity. I had a feeling he'd provide us with a lead on the Elysian Box.



I heard you chatting about Mr Anderson and thought to myself, "Hey, I can help!". Here, I'll point him out.

And with that, we transition into a mandatory puzzle that we CANNOT quit out of.







Puzzle Remix





1. Why not try sketching the parts of the net that you can't see?
2. When fully drawn out, the net is one strange and complicated shape.





1. Carefully study how the ropes are wrapped around each other. In at least a few places, the ropes may appear entangled but can actually be removed easily from the pile with a single tug. You've probably experienced this phenomenon before when untangling a mess of appliance wires at home.
2. Pay special attention to the length of red rope forming a loop, as this portion of the rope will form a knot when pulled and is the key to solving this puzzle. Remember, any loops that aren't caught within the knot that forms don't count toward your answer.





1. The final square will be four units tall by four units wide.
2. You have to cut the board in two separate places to solve this puzzle.





1. Just like in the first board-splitting puzzle, you need to cut the board in two places to make a second piece. Don't forget, since you'll be combining these two pieces into a single rectangle, you need to make sure all the little gaps and protrusions in your two boards fit together snugly.
2. After you make your cuts, you won't need to rotate either piece to make them fit together as a rectangle.





1. Don't overthink this one. Assume a variety of possibilities and try each one.





1. Keep in mind that all this information is describing Mr Anderson as he was "a minute ago." Things can change, so don't rely too heavily on the description.