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For hints on any of the puzzles in this part, go to that particular puzzle. The hints and solutions below are about this part as a whole.
You can solve the four puzzles in this section in any order. They can be solved on their own, and each solves to two runes. You will need elements of the puzzles from Part 2.
Each puzzle will point you to one item at the general store to purchase (as seen on the Items for Sale page). The sum of those four items will be the code for the next lock in your box.
Each puzzle will point you to one item at the general store to purchase (as seen on the Items for Sale page). The sum of those four items is the code for the next lock in the box. The solutions are:
Port’s Objects – POPCORN = 7.89
Conspiracy Fanatic – DRYICE = 23.19
Tracking Port – JUMPROPE = 6.19
Brab’s Walking-Talkie – POTATOGUN = 47.39
Adding these amounts together gives 84.66. 8466 will open the four-digit lock inside your box. Line up the letters along the edge of the lock.
Unlike the similar puzzle in Part 2, the objects are grouped based on the names of these items. Each row has a unique rule.
A list of the objects on the tiles: button, plate, pear, key, kettle, sponge, doughnut, knife, jellyfish, comb, pail, pirate, tree, shield. Below, each row has two hints. The first names each item in the row, while the second gives you the rule for that row.
The top middle object is sandpaper.
The bottom middle object is karate.
The balloon in the bottom row is balloon, not inflate.
Each row will give you a single letter using one of the codes on your code sheet.
From left to right: grasshopper, rake, strawberry, sandpaper, snowflake, rainbow, scissors
These objects are all compound words. Rake and scissors do not fit that pattern.
From left to right: goatee, knee, bee, beer, marquee, file, tea
These objects all rhyme (ending with the long e sound). Beer and file do not fit that pattern.
From left to right: shovel, scorpion, swan, basketball, hammer, stamp, sandwich
These objects all start with the letter s. Basketball and hammer do not fit that pattern.
From left to right: ax, ghost, knight, salmon, sword, leaf, scissors
These objects all have a silent letter. Ax and leaf do not fit that pattern.
From left to right: bear, knot, fork, stake, mail, two, net.
We thought about putting the following for the fourth item, but decided a tent stake was better.
These objects all have homophones. (bear/bare, knot/not, stake/steak, mail/male, two/to/too) Fork and net do not fit that pattern.
From left to right: kitten, deck, butter, tattoo, bottle, train, otter
These objects all contain a double t. Deck and train do not fit that pattern.
From left to right: ribbon, skate, balloon, karate, grate, crate, gate
These objects all end with -ate. Ribbon and balloon do not fit that pattern.
See the above hints for solutions for each individual row. The titles that should be replaced are bordered in red below:
Reading the dots and dashes in each row gives a single letter in morse code. Those letters are:
- –• = P
— = O
- –• = P
-•-• = C
— = O
- -• = R
-• = N
This puzzle’s answer is POPCORN.
You’ll use the groups you found in Part 2 of this puzzle. Match those groups up to the pictures in the background of each picture.
You’re looking to make phrases, using one word from the picture group and a word/phrase that is overlaid on the picture. Use your marker to cross those words out as you find them.
On Picture 1, the phrases you’re looking for are rock climbing, scrap paper, paper crane, paper cut, rock hard, and scissor kick
Once you’ve found all the words and crossed them out, each image should form a single letter.
Phrases can be formed using one overlaid word* and one word from the group represented in the picture. If you cross out the words that have this connection, those lines will form one letter on each picture. These letters, when read in order, spell DRY ICE.
The phrases and lines drawn are shown below:
*There is one time when two words are used together in the grid – forming Peter the Great.
Picture 1 – Rock, Paper, Scissors
Rock climbing, scrap paper, paper crane, paper cut, rock hard, scissor kick
Picture 2 – Earth, Wind, and Fire
Earthquake, wind tunnel, earth worm, firefly, wind sock, fire starter
Picture 3 – Snap, Crackle, and Pop
Snap dragon, pop-over, pop gun, snap judgement (Crackle wasn’t used here – we couldn’t think of a single phrase that used crackle. Let us know if you have one!)
Picture 4 – Peter, Paul, and Mary
Mary Jane, Peter Piper, Saint Paul, Bloody Mary, Peter the Great
Picture 5 – Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe
Lion tamer, lion cub, wardrobe malfunction, wicked witch, sea witch
Picture 6 – Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato
Candied bacon, iceberg lettuce, bacon bits, heirloom tomato, cherry tomato
You’ll need the 9 wooden tiles and the wooden base for this puzzle. The paths on top of the puzzle aren’t used – you can ignore them. When you’re finished, you’ll end up with a tower that is three pieces tall.
There is one unique way of assembling this tower. The sides may help you figure out which pieces belong on which layer.
The sides of the pieces show parts of letters. Three of the pieces have only letter bottoms, three of them have letter middle, and three of them have letter tops. Not all the letters on the sides will be complete.
The gray square is the block attached to the base.
The gray square is the block that sticks up from the lower layer.
The gray square is the block that sticks up from the lower layer.
You should be able to read the completed letters around the side. Each side will give you 2 letters.
See the above hints for how to build the tower. Once correctly built, each side has two letters that are complete – ignore the incomplete letters. Starting at the arrow, these letters spell out JUMPROPE.
You’ll need the movie descriptions from Part 2. The list provided in Part 3 is in the same order as the movie descriptions were in Part 2 (in other words, “Weepy diner card” goes with the first movie, “The Shining”.)
Can you find something that looks like “Weepy diner card” in the first movie description?
You’ll need to anagram each of the phrases given in Part 3 and find them in the movie description text.
The first one, “Weepy diner card” anagrams into “Weird and creepy”, which you can find in the description.
Much like in Part 2, use the numbers to extract a single letter out of each phrase.
Each of the given phrases anagrams into a phrase from the movie descriptions. They are:
Weepy diner card – weird and creepy
I too miss shiny carts – Scottish missionary
Dolt funnels a kebab – a bundle of blankets
Link flashes wrist – snakes with frills
Located my poster – protect some lady
Rug of solace – a golf course
The gnome rat sings – something strange
Riotous decors – serious doctor
Thy drapes can cool – school dance party
The number with each phrase gives you which letter from the original phrase to use. (For example, use the 13th letter in “weird and creepy”). These letters spell POTATOGUN.