Professor Layton and the Unwound Future/Puzzles 76-100

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 076

 * Name: Around the Table
 * Trigger: Talk to Maya
 * Location: Bookshop
 * Chapter: 8
 * Picarats: 40

Description: One day, King Arthur invited a number of honored guests to dine at his tables of tables. Everyone took their seats at evenly spaced intervals from one another. After sitting down, two lovely women in attendance, Guinevere and Nimue, were amused to find that neither of them saw a woman sitting left, right, or directly across the table. What's the minimum number of people that could be sitting at the Round Table?


 * Hint 1: The puzzle isn't too difficult if you use the Memo function to draw a picture of the table and the people around it.
 * Hint 2: Neither Guinevere or Nimue has a woman sitting left, right, or directly across the table from her. Of course, this doesn't mean there's a man in all of these locations, either.
 * Hint 3: First, picture a man sitting across from a woman. There are at least two women, so imagine another man and woman sitting across the table. That's four diners. Now place another man between the two women and someone across from him. This arrangement fulfills the conditions! Draw this image using the Memo function to see for yourself. But, wait! Is this really the minimum number that would work? There must be a way to do it with less...
 * Super Hint: There's no reason any of the diners need to have someone sitting directly across from them. The answer is an odd number.

Puzzle 077

 * Name: Timely Arrivals
 * Trigger: Talk to Horace
 * Location: Chinatown Gate
 * Chapter: 8
 * Picarats: 40

Description: "I think my watch is five minutes slow, but it's actually five minutes fast. My friend thinks his watch is five minutes fast, but it's actually five minutes slow! If we try to show up at our meeting point at the same time following only the time on our watches, how many minutes earlier than my friend will I arrive? Also, if I happen to arrive later than my friend, put a minus sign (-) in front of your answer."


 * Hint 1: If you're confused, try looking at an analog clock while thinking about the conditions of this puzzle.
 * Hint 2: What's the difference between the actual time of our meeting and the time when I will arrive? if you can figure this out, you'll know when my friend will arrive if you think about him as an exact opposite.
 * Hint 3: I think my watch is five minutes slow, so when I want to arrive on time, I show up five minutes earlier than the time shown on my watch. However, my watch is five minutes fast, so I'll actually end up arriving 10 minutes early.
 * Super Hint: I'll arrive at our meeting point 10 minutes early. Since the conditions for my friend are the exact opposite of mine, he will arrive 10 minutes late. So then, what's the difference between our two arrivals? That's your answer!

Puzzle 078

 * Name: Rabbit Hops
 * Trigger: Talk to Subject 3
 * Location: Riverside Area
 * Chapter: 8
 * Picarats: 20

Description: This peculiar rabbit has a unique method of getting around. He travels 70 centimeters with each hop, but when he lands, he immediately hops 30 centimeters toward the direction his tail is pointing. On a straight line, what is the minimum number of hops it will take this rabbit to reach a spot 10 meters away?


 * Hint 1: At first glance, you might think the best this bunny can do is travel 70 centimeters forward and then 30 centimeters back, for a gain of 40 centimeters every two hops. Can you think of a more efficient way for the bunny to move forward?
 * Hint 2: During the first 70-centimeter hop, there's something the rabbit can do to maximize his next jump. Remember, when he lands, he "hops 30 centimeters toward the direction his tail is pointing." Don't take anything for granted.
 * Hint 3: Imagine the rabbit doing a 180-degree turn in midair during each hop. This maneuver would allow him to move toward the target spot with each hop!
 * Super Hint: If during his first hop the rabbit does a 180-degree turn in midair, his tail will point toward the target spot when he lands, meaning his next hop will take him even closer to the target. As long as the rabbit does a 180-degree turn in midair during each hop, he will cover one meter every two hops! Pretty nifty, but it can make you dizzy just thinking about it.

Puzzle 079

 * Name: Five Swimmers
 * Trigger: Talk to Subject 3
 * Location: Riverside Area
 * Chapter: 8
 * Picarats: 40

Description: "The second-fastest swimmer is standing next to the biggest person." "I may have the biggest body, but I'm certainly not the fastest swimmer." "I've got the sweetest swimsuit, but I'm no match for the big B..." "I'm the smallest, but I'll finish fourth!" "I'll beat the person beside me to win!" Who is the fastest swimmer?


 * Hint 1: Let's narrow down the choices. The smallest person says "I'll finish fourth." Take a close look at the swimmers. Swimmer A is the smallest, so he will finish in fourth place.
 * Hint 2: "The second-fastest swimmer is standing next to the biggest person." OK, well, B is clearly the biggest of the swimmers. So A or C fits the above statement. However, you already know that A will come in fourth, so C must come in second.
 * Hint 3: "I may have the biggest body, but I'm certainly not the fastest swimmer." This must be B's statement. Since we've already figured out second and fourth place, that just leaves first, third, and fifth. B clearly states that he's not the fastest, so he must be third or fifth. Now there are just two places left to figure out!
 * Super Hint: "I've got the sweetest swimsuit, but I'm no match for the big B..." It's a matter of opinion, of course, but the only one really wearing a flashy swimsuit is E. You learned that B must finish third or fifth. Based on E's statement, you can now say that B is third and E is fifth. Just one left, now. Who is it?

Puzzle 080

 * Name: Making a Scene
 * Trigger: Talk to Beacon
 * Location: South Bank
 * Chapter: 8
 * Picarats: 40

Description: One male is standing in front of a child. Two males are standing behind a female. One male and one female are standing behind a male. A female is standing behind a child. What's the minimum number of people present in the scene described?


 * Hint 1: It's easy to figure out if you draw a picture of the scene. But there's something you need to be mindful of...
 * Hint 2: You know, the puzzle never specified that everybody was standing in the same direction...
 * Hint 3: What gender is the child?
 * Super Hint: The child is a male! Did you figure that out yet? It sure makes things a lot easier, doesn't it? With that in mind, a male child standing behind an adult male, both of whom have their backs to an adult female, fulfills all of the conditions. That's it!