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Puzzle: what day to leave?

Hint 1

Knights speak the truth and Knaves will lie. Figure out who’s who, don’t worry about why.

Hint 2

If you try to discern the lies from the truth, consider all comments and you will have proof.

Hint 3

Compare the comments from one to the next, logic shows truth, no need to be vexed.

How to solve it

This puzzle is similar to the classic Knights and Knaves, in which ‘Knights’ always tell the truth and ‘Knaves’ always lie. The trick is figuring out who is which one. Use logic to determine which people are liars and which tell the truth.

Solution

Each of the four people tell you what day to leave. Driver and Preacher say Friday, Anna says Sunday, and Elliot says Saturday. Each person also comments on the truthfulness of one of the other three. You can start the process of elimination with any of the four to figure out which are false or true. We will start with Anna. Anna says that Elliot tells the truth. But for that to be true, then Elliot, who says to leave Saturday and Anna, who says to leave Sunday, would both have to be truth-tellers. The day to leave cannot be two different days, therefore Anna is a liar. Since she said Elliot tells the truth, and she is a liar, then Elliot must also be a liar. The day cannot be Saturday or Sunday. To confirm that Friday, the only day left, is indeed the day, Preacher and Driver must both be truth-tellers. Driver says that Anna lies and Preacher says that Driver is truthful. With Anna and Elliot lying, both of those statements work out. Friday is the day. Type the day into the password prompt.

Puzzle: the way through the woods

Hint 1

Though your path is uncertain, the coin is a key. The symbol will show where the start will be.

Hint 2

The way you traverse is pretty much math. The numbers of lines will show you the path.

Hint 3

The arrows seem clear when pointing your way, but the lines may confuse and lead you astray.

How to solve it

First, the coin has a symbol on the back inside of a red circle just like the circle at the center of the map. That is your starting place. The number of spots you can move is the number of hash marks on the symbol. For example, the starting symbol is a long line with three hash marks. So you move three spaces. You MUST NOT land on a snake because it is a dead end. The direction depends on the symbol. A long line can move either direction perpendicular to the line. An arrow symbol must move in the diagonal direction toward which it is pointing.

Solution

By following these directions you end up at the stars icon. Enter the password, “stars”.  Forest Maze solution

Puzzle: the quilt

Hint 1

THE SYMBOL THAT STARTS WILL MAKE THINGS QUITE CLEAR. YOU WILL FIND THE SOLUTION HIDDEN IN HERE.

Hint 2

CUT OUT THE NINE SQUARES TO MAKE THE CURRENT SHAPE HISTORY. YOU’LL NEED TO REARRANGE THEM TO SOLVE THIS MYSTERY.

Hint 3

REARRANGING THE SQUARES WILL GET YOU SOMETHING QUITE KEEN AND IT’S ACTUALLY SOMETHING YOU’VE ALREADY SEEN.

How to solve it

Cut out the 9 squares and rearrange them into a pattern that matches one of the quilt patterns you know from the page included.

Solution

Rearranged, the pattern in the “bear paw”. That is the password to proceed.  Quilt puzzle solution

Puzzle: the church door

Hint 1

The pictures tell a mysterious story. Arrange them well to find the glory.

Hint 2

Sound things out and you will know the thoughts, but the order is key or all is for naught.

How to solve it

The puzzle on the door is called a rebus, which blends pictures and letters together to create the sound of words. For example, a picture of a bee could represent the word “be”. Often, a picture will be followed or preceded by letters to suggest adding, subtracting, or replacing those letters on the name of the picture to create a different word. For example, a -E changes “snake” into “snak (phonetic “snack”)”. Some of the images are missing. You will find them elsewhere in the printed materials of this mission. Then, the images are out of order. You need to figure out what order to put them. The stone you found tells you the order in which to rearrange the columns, 53142.

Solution

The message reads: I FLY WHEN I AM BORN. I LIE WHILE ALIVE I RUN WHEN I AM DEAD. WHAT AM I? The answer to this riddle is “snowflake”. This password leads you to the next part of the story.   Church door puzzle solution

PUZZLE:  The Church Music

Hint 1

When you look to the stars, they show more than light. The patterns will show you the path that is right.

Hint 2

When you sip from the gourd it points to the north. Follow the light as the path brings you forth.

How to solve it

The song lyrics refer to a group of stars that appear in one of the presented constellations. There is a hint earlier in the mission.

Solution

It is in fact the very name of the song that tells you which it is. A ‘drinking gourd’ was a hollowed out gourd used to ladle out water. The narrative for the Day Puzzle refers to this. The name of the group of stars, “The Big Dipper” comes from its resemblance to a ladle. This constellation can be used to locate Polaris, The North Star. Therefore, “follow the drinking gourd” means “find the Big Dipper to locate the north direction and head that way”. The Big Dipper is part of The Bear constellation.