Part 24: The Path
[Music: Baron Reinhold]
Bit of a short one this time, but you'll understand why before too long.
Let's start by talking to Dahlia, shall we?
: Who could have guessed that we had an impostor in our midst? He had me completely fooled. But you saw right through him, Professor. I must say, I'm quite impressed with your cunning. I ask you now to put that brilliant mind of yours to work again and set out in search of the Golden Apple.
: It would be my pleasure, Madam. By the way, are you feeling all right? You look a bit pale.: I awoke this morning with memories of a peculiar dream I must have had last night.
: The next moment, suddenly I was in a park walking hand-in-hand with my young daughter.: With your daughter, you say?: Now why would I have a silly dream like that? These past few days have really been quite draining. Hmm... Professor Layton, I-I don't feel particularly well at the moment. I think I'll go and lie down for a bit.
: What's wrong with Lady Dahlia?: She had a dream of walking in the park with her young daughter.
Gordon has nothing new to say since we last spoke to him, and we can find Dahlia in the other room but she says nothing else new.
[Music: About Town]
Ordinarily, this is where we'd end up right at the dead end but we have two loose ends to tie up first. The closest one is this guy.
: Listen, I've got something VERY interesting to tell you if you solve this puzzle here.
[Music: The Village Awakens]
That should've been obvious enough; the only other one remaining is right by the conspicious wall.
Martha has it, of course. Based on her previous puzzle, you might have an idea what the general set up is going to be.
: I'm sorry, madam, but right now we're in a terrible rush.
: Hyem nyem. You can't fool this old girl! I've seen you shtrolling around sholving other people's puzzles. And now it'sh my turn!: S-seen us? What do you mean? Have you been following us?!
There's quite literally nothing between us and the wall at this point, so let's go give it a look-see.
: I'd argue that we've come to exactly the right spot, Luke.: What do you mean by that?: Look right here, Luke. There's a small indentation in the wall where one could place a small object.
: Yes, this curious indentation is no doubt the spot indicated in Baron Reinhold's note to Archibald. I'm willing to wager that if we put this key in there and give it a turn...[Music: Silence]
: All right, Luke. In we go.
Next time: denouement.
[Music: Puzzle No. 004 ~ The Plot Thickens]
1. To satisfy all the conditions set forth by the puzzle, you need to cut the chocolate into four L-shaped pieces. Now, how to divide it up?
2. It's easy enough to cut the chocolate into four L-shaped pieces. The problem is getting those stubborn almonds into the right places! Try working it out a few times. If two almonds keep ending up in the same piece of chocolate, you know you've got to rework your strategy for dividing up that section.
3. As you can see, there are a total of 16 squares of chocolate that you'll divide up into four sections of four squares. There are only so many ways to arrange four L-shaped pieces of chocolate into a perfect square. See if you can brainstorm a few before you begin cutting.
No, this one isn't that hard; it's just a nice rarity in that the hints are actual hints and not either the solution or 90% of it.
1. Doesn't it seem like the longer a puzzle explanation is, the more likely you are to find a trick in the wording? Read the explanation carefully and pay attention to what exactly it is that you're being asked to answer. You shouldn't need to calculate anything to find your answer.
Let's add a few more for good measure, shall we?
1. It won't take even an hour for the horses to line up nose to nose once more. All the horses' noses have to be lined up along the same straight line, but nowhere does it say that horses must face the same direction.
1. You can only produce two new surfaces by cutting the cake. Where do you need to cut the cake in order to make these cross sections appear square? When you figure that out, you've basically got the answer. Recall what the puzzle said about the thickness of the cake.
This is one of the few weekly puzzles that I remember doing and absolutely loathing. Have fun!
1. Here are some helpful facts to keep in mind. No pentagon shares a side with another pentagon. Also, there are a total of 12 pentagons o the ball. Since every pentagon has five sides, there are a total of 60 sides. All hexagons share three sides with other hexagons.
Well, here's the first region specific weekly puzzle and in my completely
1. There is only one route around the map that will fulfil the conditions of the puzzle. Each town requires one road to enter by, and another to exit by. Bearing this in mind, try finding a route leading forwards out of town 1, and another leading back to town S, then joining these routes in the middle.
1. This puzzle is all about looking at the picture from a fresh perspective. Try rotating your DS to the side and see what happens.