Professor Layton and the Unwound Future/Weekly Downloadable Puzzles

These puzzles are downloaded using the Nintendo DS's wifi feature so that players can enjoy additional content after finishing everything the base game has to offer. Each puzzle has no picarat value, only one hint and is generally less difficult than most of the puzzles from the latter half of the game.

Caution! This guide contains information about each puzzle including all three hints and the correct answer. If you do not want to see the solution to a puzzle and spoil the fun of figuring it out, scroll down carefully. The answers are hidden within the spoiler tags, so don't peek in them unless you're really stuck!

Puzzle w01

 * Name: Ten-Cent Increments (US) / Puzzling Postage (UK)

Description: Below are 10 stamps with values of 10 cents, 100 cents (one dollar), and every 10-cent increment in between. Your task is to purchase the four stamps that, when used in any combination, can create every 10-cent increment from 10 up to the highest possible value. The examples below show four potential combinations, but not the answer. Which four stamps should you buy?


 * Hint 1: The highest possible value you'll be able to create with the correct four stamps is 150. That's using all four stamps, of course, so which four would that be?

Puzzle w02

 * Name: Sporting Goods (US) / Sports Equipment (UK)

Description: Looking at the sports equipment shown below, an extremely gifted athlete in the group made the following comment: "I'm skilled with all of these, but there's one that wouldn't allow me to perform at my absolute best." What could this athlete be talking about? Check the correct item, then tap Submit.


 * Hint 1: Think about how you hold and swing both a golf club and a baseball bat.

Puzzle w03

 * Name: A Dicey Treasure Map

Description: A treasure is buried beneath the far-left square of the six blank squares below. Place the six dice panels on the blank squares in a way that will reveal the hidden treasure's location to anyone.


 * Hint 1: Place the most eye-catching dice panel above the hidden treasure's location (beneath the far left blank square). Then create an arrow shape with the remaining dice panels. You noticed that the dice panels can be rotated, right?

Puzzle w04

 * Name: Analog Angles (US) / Analogue Angles (UK)

Description: Three times of day are listed below. Which one, A, B, or C, forms the largest angle between the two hands when displayed on an analog clock?


 * Hint 1: Keep in mind that each time actually forms two angles between the clock hands--one on the inside and one on the outside.

Puzzle w05

 * Name: Carbo-Load (US) / Daily Bread (UK)

Description: For a week straight I ate a piece of bread for each meal of the day. I ate four kinds of bread. Mark down when I had each type. I ate four pieces of this kind in this order: morning, morning, morning, evening. I ate two pieces of this type. I ate this kind on four days at the same time each day. I ate this type 11 different times. I never ate the same kind of bread at the same time on consecutive days. Tap each square to switch between types of bread.


 * Hint 1: Since I never ate the same type of bread at the same time on consecutive days, you can figure out right away when I ate 11 pieces of [[File:PLUF_Puzzle_w05_Symbol4.png]] bread.

Puzzle w06

 * Name: Underground Escape

Description: Oh, no! You're trapped deep underground! To escape, make your way through the blocks and reach the exit marked by the white arrow at the surface. The orange ball is you. Good luck!


 * Hint 1: This puzzle is difficult, but it can be solved in as few as 10 moves. Find a way to slide the blue piece into the square space on the right. Then slide the yellow piece into the gap that's formed between the blue piece and the ground above it. After that, slide the orange piece over the part of the yellow piece that's sticking out. That should help you escape!

Puzzle w07

 * Name: Packed In

Description: Move the orange ball to the exit square marked by the red arrow at the top. It looks daunting, but it can be done. Give it a try!


 * Hint 1: The blocks are packed in very tightly, but work with the spaces you have and you'll find that you can move them around just fine. Try working the orange ball up through the small spaces on the right side.

Puzzle w08

 * Name: Ski-Slope Sketch

Description: "I went skiing last weekend and saw such a beauty that I just had to do a sketch," said a man to his friend. "Look! Gorgeous, don't you think?" The friend pointed to the drawing and replied, "Er...that's a rather...large nose. Didn't know that was your type, but...nice drawing, anyway." What is the friend talking about? Circle the spot on the sketch, and tap Submit.


 * Hint 1: If the sketch was colored in, there would be no mistaking the woman. Look for a slightly pudgy guy with a mustache in the sketch, Then look for his nose...

Puzzle w09

 * Name: It Works Both Ways

Description: Here are some tiles featuring numbers that look the same whether viewed right-side up or upside down: 1, 2, and 5. Place the two 1s, the four 2s, and the 5 in the equation so that it's valid right-side up and upside down.


 * Hint 1: The three-digit number is 252. Now all you have to do is figure out the correct calculations.

Puzzle w10

 * Name: Bandage Bonanza (US) / Plaster Party (UK)

Description: A friend of yours just loves adhesive bandages. He LOVES them. Like, he would marry them if he could. He wears them all the time, whether he's injured or not. He says they're the new paisley...seriously. As usual, he's got a bunch stuck all over his face. But today, he's made a puzzle out of them just for you! "Which one did I stick on first?" Touch the correct bandage to mark it with an X, and then tap Submit.


 * Hint 1: The first bandage he stuck on should be underneath all of the others.

Puzzle w11

 * Name: Legs and Livestock

Description: The seller of a large ranch has asked a prospective buyer to also purchase all of the cows and chickens currently living on the land, or the deal is off! "There are 30 animals on my ranch." "But...how many of each are there?" "Well, there are 100 legs. What a bargain, right? Do we have a deal?" All of the animals are health and have all of their legs. How many cows are there?


 * Hint 1: You know there are 100 legs in total, so start from there. Try plugging in different combinations of numbers and see what you end up with. Say there are 15 cows and 15 chicken. That's 15 times four legs for each cow and 15 times two legs for the chickens. That gives you 30 animals and 90 legs. Close, but not quite 100. Now give it a try yourself and see if you can figure out the answer!

Puzzle w12

 * Name: Clever Calculation

Description: Create a valid equation by placing all five of the red-and-white tiles in the row with the green-and-white tiles.


 * Hint 1: You can rotate the red-and-white tiles! The number one (1) can become a minus sign (-) and the plus sign (+) can be turned into a times sign (x).

Puzzle w13

 * Name: Souvenir Photo

Description: Here's a photo of four aliens all in a row. Panpolo is farther to the right then Pinpolo. Punpolo is farther to the left than Panpolo. Penpolo is further than the right than Pinpolo. If the second alien to the right of Punpolo is not Penpolo, then who is it? A: Panpolo B: Pinpolo


 * Hint 1: Think of the arrangement of the two aliens to the right of Punpolo and make your selection with that in mind. You should get the answer.

Puzzle w14

 * Name: Carpet Pile (US) / Bottom of the Pile (UK)

Description: Several squares of carpet are stacked atop each other below. The squares are all the same size, and none of them are completely hidden or folded. Which carpet is on the very bottom? Touch the correct carpet, and tap Submit.


 * Hint 1: The carpet in the lower-left corner is clearly the one at the very top. From there, pay close attention to the order. The next one down is the orange one, then the one with the vertical stripes... What's the next one below that?

Puzzle w15

 * Name: The Crown Jewels

Description: The king's crown is encrusted with three types of gemstones: diamonds, emeralds, and sapphires. The number of diamonds is more than twice the number of emeralds. The number of sapphires is less than half the number of emeralds. What's the fewest possible number of gems encrusting the king's crown?


 * Hint 1: "The number of sapphires is less than half the number of emeralds." So for there to be one sapphire, there must be at least three emeralds.