Professor Layton and the Unwound Future/Puzzles 26-50

Caution! This page contains all the hints and solutions for every puzzle from 1 to 25. Scroll carefully or you might spoil the answer of a puzzle for yourself. The solutions are hidden behind spoiler tags, so only take a peek if you're desperate.

Puzzle 026

 * Name: Upon Reflection
 * Trigger: Talk to Ward
 * Location: N. Flatstone St.
 * Chapter: 2
 * Picarats: 30

Description: All three shapes here were created by rotating and shifting the same capital letter in front of a mirror. So, what letter is it?


 * Hint 1: Remember that each shape consists of the same capital letter and its reflection.
 * Hint 2: Cover either the right or left half of the shape, and try to draw in the other part of the letter. It might shed some light on the situation.
 * Hint 3: The letter seems to consist of one curving line and one straight one...
 * Super Hint: It's not O, and it's not Q either. Maybe it's something between those two?

Puzzle 027

 * Name: A Game of Cards
 * Trigger: Try to enter the casino
 * Location: Casino Entrance
 * Chapter: 2
 * Picarats: 30

Description: This is a photograph of two gentlemen playing a game of cards. Everybody who sees this photograph point to the same thing and says something like, "Someone has no idea what he's doing!" Circle the part of the photograph these people are referring to.


 * Hint 1: Imagine yourself sitting at the table. Notice anything unusual?
 * Hint 2: Look closely at the two gentlemen playing cards. If people think that one has no idea what he's doing, he's probably doing something strange.
 * Hint 3: Take a look at the cards being held by the player wearing the blue shirt. The location of the numbers on the cards is a clue.
 * Super Hint: Where are the numbers printed on playing cards? They're not on the top-right or bottom-left corners... Think about where the numbers are located, and look at how each player is holding his cards. One of them is doing something you probably wouldn't do if you'd ever played any game of cards.

Puzzle 028

 * Name: Slot Machine Gun
 * Trigger: Try to leave the casino
 * Location: Casino Lobby
 * Chapter: 2
 * Picarats: 40

Description: Build a machine gun from the parts of this disassembled slot machine and help future Luke and Layton fight back! Rotate the parts and fit them into the checkerboard shape below. You must use all of the pieces without any of them overlapping. Now, hurry!


 * Hint 1: It's a complicated shape, isn't it? The part that fires the coins points to the left. Now, get to it!
 * Hint 2: The long, tubelike part is the barrel, and it goes all the way to the left with the red part pointing left. The funnel-shaped part of the big red piece faces up.
 * Hint 3: The long, lever-looking part goes on the right side with the ball-shaped handle at the top. The red part with the cogs goes next to the barrel with the cog on top.
 * Super Hint: If you've done Hint Two and Three correctly, the rest is pretty easy. The big red part at the very top with the funnel-shaped part facing up. The part with the heart-shaped screw goes in the bottom-right space with the gold part facing up. Just one piece left now. Hurry!

Puzzle 029

 * Name: Our Dream House (US) / Four Rooms (UK)
 * Trigger: Talk to Belle
 * Location: Flatstone St. 1
 * Chapter: 3
 * Picarats: 40

Description: The empty lot below is lined with wooden stakes forming a grid of squares. Your job is to stretch ropes between the stakes so that a four-person family that is planning to build a house here can have four identically shaped rooms. You must complete this puzzle using the entire lot and five ropes or less. A rope that traverses multiple stakes in a straight line counts as one rope if you draw it with a single stroke.


 * Hint 1: The lot is shaped like a square with two of the corners cut off. Keep this in mind as you think about what shapes you can make four versions of.
 * Hint 2: Four rooms of the same shape will solve this puzzle. However, they don't all have to be the same size! Did you perhaps make four trapezoids and wonder why you failed? Remember, to truly be considered the same shape, the proportions of all the rooms need to be equivalent.
 * Hint 3: The solution involves two large rooms of the same size and two small rooms of the same size. They're all equal shapes in terms of proportions.
 * Super Hint: Can you picture what a diamond gemstone looks like from the side after it's been cut? The four rooms are all that same shape. If that's still confusing, count two stakes left from the top-right corner and stretch a rope two stakes down from there. Then count two stakes down from the top-right corner, and stretch a rope two stakes left from there. See the shape you made? That's it!

Puzzle 030

 * Name: Cookie Conundrum (US) / Biscuit Baffler (UK)
 * Trigger: Talk to Minnie
 * Location: Southern Street
 * Chapter: 3
 * Picarats: 30

Description: There are 15 cookies to share amongst a large group. The first person eats one cookie then passes the two equal portions of the leftover cookies to two other people. They both eat a cookie then each pass two equal portions of their remaining cookies to two other people, and so on until all of the cookies are gone. It takes one minute to eat a cookie. Ignoring the time it take to pass time, what's the shortest amount of time it could take for all of the cookies to be eaten?


 * Hint 1: Visualizing exactly what the puzzle is describing as a scene in your mind might be all you need to figure this out.
 * Hint 2: Try and break the problem down into numbers. If one out of 15 cookies is eaten, that means 14 are left. If you divide those 14 in half and pass them to two people, they each get seven. That's taken one minute so far. If you think about the problem in concrete mathematical terms like this, you should be able to figure it out.
 * Hint 3: The two people who get seven cookies each eat one cookie, which takes one minute. They both have six cookies left and each divide those in half, then pass three cookies to two people each. That's two minutes so far.
 * Super Hint: The people who receive three cookies each eat one of them, so they each have two remaining. That's three minutes elapsed to this point. If you divide those cookies in half and pass one cookie to each of the next people in line, how many more minutes will it take to finish the cookies?

Puzzle 031

 * Name: False Memory
 * Trigger: Talk to Family Goon
 * Location: Southern Street
 * Chapter: 3
 * Picarats: 20

Description: Three people played Memory with 20 total cards of 10 pairs. Person A said: "I matched 10 pairs in a row from the start." Person B said: "I matched nine pairs in a row from the start." Person C said: "I matched eight pairs in a row from the start." One person is a liar. Which one?


 * Hint 1: If someone is telling the truth, what that person is saying must be possible. If someone is lying, however...
 * Hint 2: Someone is saying something that couldn't possibly happen in the game of Memory.
 * Hint 3: If nine pairs are flipped over out of 20 total cards, how many cards remain?
 * Super Hint: If you get nine out of 10 pairs right, you should be able to get the last one, right?

Puzzle 032

 * Name: Broken Lance
 * Trigger: Check the statue
 * Location: Statue Plaza
 * Chapter: 3
 * Picarats: 20

Description: There are four knights with lances in the photo. One of the lances was broken and then repaired with string right before the picture with taken. Which lance is it? Of course, all the lances were originally straight.


 * Hint 1: Compare all of the lances carefully. The repair above the photo is a hint.
 * Hint 2: The handle and the tip of the blade aren't quite aligned.
 * Hint 3: Look at the photo from many different angles. Now you've got it, right?
 * Super Hint: Knight A's and knight B's lances appear to be straight. Compare knight C's and D's lances carefully.

Puzzle 033

 * Name: Brothers 'n' Sisters
 * Trigger: Talk to Raleigh
 * Location: Statue Plaza
 * Chapter: 3
 * Picarats: 35

Description: Below are three siblings: A, B, and C. A: "I have one older brother and three younger sisters." B: "I have two older brothers and two younger sisters." C: "I have three older brothers and one younger sister." For all of their statements to be true, what's the smallest possible number of siblings there can be in the family?


 * Hint 1: Think about A, B, and C. Who's the oldest? Who's the youngest?
 * Hint 2: You know that A is the oldest, followed by B and then C. A also has an older brother. C also has a younger sister.
 * Hint 3: Try making a chart laying out the conditions of Hint Two, and mark the genders of each known sibling. You should make an important realization. Also, just so you're clear, A is a male and B is a female.
 * Super Hint: There are more than five siblings. If A has three younger sisters and C has three older brothers, then there must be at least three female siblings and three male siblings.

Puzzle 034

 * Name: The Mysterious Memo
 * Trigger: Talk to Layman
 * Location: Alley
 * Chapter: 3
 * Picarats: 25

Description: When you returned to your apartment, you discovered a strange piece of paper next to your calculator. Your roommate must've been trying to tell you something before he left. The note says "101 x 5". What could this mysterious memo mean?


 * Hint 1: Remember, the memo was left directly next to the calculator...
 * Hint 2: The memo is a math problem. Try entering it into a calculator.
 * Hint 3: 101 x 5 = 505. Calculators can't display letters so...
 * Super Hint: The answer to the equation is 505. Have you noticed that the five looks like an S and the zero looks like an O...

Puzzle 035

 * Name: Twisted Tunnels
 * Trigger: Talk to Hardy
 * Location: Behind the Casino
 * Chapter: 3
 * Picarats: 40

Description: You dug a bunch of tunnels, but they turned out as convoluted as an ant farm. You have to connect A to A', B to B', and C to C', and you can't use the same path twice. However, the only way to do this is to make one connection go above the ground. Is this connection A, B, or C?


 * Hint 1: Starting from A, head toward the right side of the screen at the first intersection you encounter. Starting from B, head toward the left side of the screen at the first intersection you encounter.
 * Hint 2: Starting from C, head towards the left of the screen at the first intersection you encounter. Starting from A', head towards the right of the screen at the first intersection you encounter.
 * Hint 3: Starting from B', head up at the first intersection you encounter. Starting from C', head straight at the first intersection you encounter.
 * Super Hint: Based on the instructions in the first three hints, line A won't go above the ground. Also, line A should be completely connected by now, so connect the remaining lines.

Puzzle 036

 * Name: Hide-and-Goon Seek
 * Trigger: Talk to Cuthbert
 * Location: Iron Bridge
 * Chapter: 3
 * Picarats: 30

Description: I got a feeling the Family's goons might be lurking around here. I didn't want any trouble, so I've hidden in a spot where I can spy on them without being seen. Do me a favor, will you, and tell me how many goons there are?


 * Hint 1: There's the leader! He's up on the balcony, toward the top right! That's one.
 * Hint 2: Those goons hide in the darnedest places! See that barrel at the bottom right shaking around? Sneaky...
 * Hint 3: Unbelievable! It looks like there's one up on the room at the top left! Or is that just a hat? You'd better take a look.
 * Super Hint: I'm pretty sure there aren't more than 10.

Puzzle 037

 * Name: Cat Romance
 * Trigger: Talk to Catanova
 * Location: Black Market
 * Chapter: 3
 * Picarats: 25

Description: This tomcat is trying to meet up with his sweetheart. However, the dogs on the squares with Xs can smell a cat up to three squares away and chase him off. They can't, however, smell a cat through a wall. Which entrance--A, B, C, or D--should the tomcat take to be reunited with his lady friend?


 * Hint 1: It's tough to find a path from each entrance. Start by thinking about where the dogs are.
 * Hint 2: Where is the tomcat in danger of being noticed by the dogs? Using the Memo function to fill in the dangerous areas might prove helpful.
 * Hint 3: Did you try filling in the dangerous squares? If you did that, wouldn't it reveal a safe path?
 * Super Hint: You'll know a path is dangerous is you've run into a dog before turning around three corners.

Puzzle 038

 * Name: Cluttered Bag (US) / Cluttered Case (UK)
 * Trigger: Check the parrot
 * Location: Riverside Hill
 * Chapter: 4
 * Picarats: 40

Description: A red garnet has fallen to the bottom of a downright-cluttered bag. Can you slide around the other items in the bag to move the gem to the top?


 * Hint 1: All that clutter got you confused? Well, here's a hint. You can't just move the garnet straight up. Looks like you'll have to bring it up from the right.
 * Hint 2: Move the following pieces up: the corner- shaped piece above the gem, the T in the upper right, and the piece below it that looks like an L on its side. Then you can move the gem up to the middle row and then all the way over to the right.
 * Hint 3: When you've completed Hint Two, put the garnet in the cavity of the U-shaped piece in the lower right. Then you can move the pieces above it to the left out of the way. From there, move the garnet all the way to the upper-right corner.
 * Super Hint: If you've made it all the way to Hint Three, the rest should be simple. At this point, the gem should be in the upper-right corner. If you move the three pieces that are below the bag's opening, a path out will appear. The key is to not move any items besides the initial three already moved.

Puzzle 039

 * Name: Coat Confusion (US) / Where's My Coat? (UK)
 * Trigger: Talk to Silky
 * Location: Park Gate
 * Chapter: 4
 * Picarats: 30

Description: The four children below were playing in a park when they suddenly realized they needed to go home. In their haste, however, they mixes up their coats! A: "I forgot my coat..." B: "Hey! A's name is written in this coat!" C: "Wait a minute. I didn't even bring my coat today, but I'm wearing one now!" D: "This definitely isn't my coat." So, who's wearing D's coat?


 * Hint 1: If you think rationally about whose coat each child is wearing, you should figure out the answer in no time. For example, you know that B is wearing A's coat, right?
 * Hint 2: A isn't wearing a coat. B is wearing A's coat. C is wearing a coat, even though he didn't bring one... but it's not A's. It's a little convoluted, but the answer's in there somewhere.
 * Hint 3: Since C didn't bring a coat, there are only three present: A's, B's, and D's. B is wearing A's coat, and D isn't wearing his own coat... Got it now?
 * Super Hint: The only coats you need to worry about are B's and D's. If you read all of the statements again, you should figure it out.

Puzzle 040

 * Name: Missing Tiles
 * Trigger: Try to move left
 * Location: Park Gate
 * Chapter: 40
 * Picarats: 40

Description: To open the door, place four numbered tiles on the blank space so that all the conditions set forth by the equations are fulfilled.


 * Hint 1: It's difficult to choose only four numbers. Just try plugging in different numbers.
 * Hint 2: Think of two sets of numbers that produce the same value when the numbers in one set are multiplied and the numbers in the other set are added together, and vice-versa.
 * Hint 3: The two numbers on each side of the equation should produce the same result when they're multiplied as when they're added together, so large numbers won't work.
 * Super Hint: When the solution to the top equation is six, the solution to the lower equation is five.

Puzzle 041

 * Name: Carrying Glasses (US) / Thirsty Work (UK)
 * Trigger: Talk to Anita
 * Location: Anita's Place
 * Chapter: 4
 * Picarats: 20

Description: Rubbing his back, the waiter sighed wearily and said, "I always use the same box to carry as many glasses as I can at a time, but there's one type of glass that I hate carrying." Of the four glass types pictured here, which one is the waiter talking about? Keep in mind that they all weigh the same.


 * Hint 1: The waiter said he hates carrying the box when it's filled with one type of glass. What kind of things are unpleasant to carry?
 * Hint 2: The waiter is struggling with the weight of the box when he carries the glasses.
 * Hint 3: The more glasses there are in a box, the heavier the box becomes. The type of glass that the waiter doesn't like is the one that you can fit a lot of into a box.
 * Super Hint: If a glass is stackable, you could fit more of them into the same-sized box. Which of these glasses can you stack?

Puzzle 042

 * Name: Create the Key
 * Trigger: Talk to Ernest
 * Location: Midland Road
 * Chapter: 7
 * Picarats: 40

Description: To complete the key, fit the five blocks that form Professor Layton's top hat into the outline below without overlapping the pieces or leaving any spaces empty. You can rotate or flip the blocks.


 * Hint 1: Start by rotating [[File:PLUF_Puzzle_011_Symbol4.png]] 90 degrees and placing it at the tip of the key.
 * Hint 2: Flip [[File:PLUF_Puzzle_011_Symbol1.png]] and rotate it 180 degrees to complete the tooth section of the key. You can complete the key with or without flipping [[File:PLUF_Puzzle_011_Symbol2.png]], but its position will change.
 * Hint 3: Don't flip or rotate [[File:PLUF_Puzzle_011_Symbol3.png]]. You got it now?
 * Super Hint: [[File:PLUF_Puzzle_011_Symbol3.png]] is the base of the key stem. Fit [[File:PLUF_Puzzle_011_Symbol2.png]] and [[File:PLUF_Puzzle_011_Symbol5.png]] together correctly and you'll be all set.

Puzzle 043

 * Name: Making the Cut
 * Trigger: Talk to Art
 * Location: Clock Shop Front
 * Chapter: 4
 * Picarats: 20

Description: The piece of wood below is an odd shape that's difficult to work with. Your task is to cut it into two pieces that, when combined, form a square. Because of the grain of the wood, however, the two pieces can't be flipped or rotated after being cut. Draw lines to show where to make this cut, then tap Submit.


 * Hint 1: Compare the shape of the strange piece of wood to the square version in the upper-right corner. Keep the number of squares on each side in mind. That should give you a good place to start.
 * Hint 2: Each side of the square you're trying to make is five squares across. If you keep that in mind, you should be able to figure out where to make your cut.
 * Hint 3: You may have noticed that you could simply cut a straight line two rows in from the right side and then flip and rotate that piece to make it fit. However, that's against the rules because it would mess up the grain. The cut you need to make is a step pattern...
 * Super Hint: From the left edge of the empty square in the bottom-left corner, cut up one square, over to the left one square, then up one more square. That's it!

Puzzle 044

 * Name: Find the Clock Tower (US) / Clock the Tower (UK)
 * Trigger: Talk to Stachen
 * Location: Clock Shop Front
 * Chapter: 4
 * Picarats: 25

Description: To find the clock tower in the village below, just follow these directions: Go straight and take the first left. Take the next right and then the next left, and it will be right in front of you. At which spot, A through H, is the clock tower located?


 * Hint 1: "Go straight and take the first left." You can start from several of the spots and follow this direction. The key is the next part, "Take the next right." Which starting point will allow you to take a left and then a right?
 * Hint 2: The starting point for the directions provided is spot A, C, D, or G. Following the directions mentioned in Hint One gives you the following routes starting from spots A and C: A to D to E to G. C to B to E to D. What are the routes if you start from spots D or G?
 * Hint 3: If you start from spots D or G and follow the directions mentioned in Hint One, you get these routes: D to E to B to C. G to E to D to A.
 * Super Hint: The final direction: take "the next left, and it will be right in front of you." Try taking a left from each of the final spots listed in Hints Two and Three. As long as you remember which way you were facing, you'll figure out the clock tower's location in no time.

Puzzle 045

 * Name: How Many People?
 * Trigger: Talk to Vito
 * Location: Midland Road
 * Chapter: 4
 * Picarats: 30

Description: "I was riding a double-decker bus, and the tour guide on the upper level told me that, including myself, there were 25 tourists in the lower level and 40% as many tourists in the upper level." How many people total were in the bus?


 * Hint 1: Even if you think you got the answer from a quick calculation, you might have completely overlooked something.
 * Hint 2: Don't forget that it was the tour guide who gave you all this information.
 * Hint 3: The upper level has 40% as many tourists as the bottom level. In other words, two-fifths of 25 tourists, or 10 tourists. So that's 35 total tourists. Is that everyone, though?
 * Super Hint: Hint Two reminded you that, besides the tourists, there's also a tour guide riding the bus. Moreover, the bus can't run without a bus driver!