Paris
Oh, wow! There’s a giant griffin perched on a pillar in this cavernous cathedral and he’s looking right at you! Something’s dangling from the multi-tiered chandelier he’s holding — it’s the gemstone you need! Just find the solutions by solving the mysteries and you should be able to escape his claws — hopefully! Here are some tips to guide you on your search!
There are 6 mysteries hidden in the puzzle image. First solve each mystery to find either a number, a shape, a color or a letter and jot them down. Then set up the rotating disk and use those solutions to find the puzzle pieces you need. Can you find the hidden symbol of Borbeth, the Earth Mother, get the gemstone Amind from the griffin and save the magical world?
(Extra hint: you are looking for two numbers, two shapes, one color and one letter.)
Mystery 1: Chandelier
1.
You’re searching for a number.
2.
Look for the number of shapes on each tier of the chandelier. Now count the number of corners in the shapes.
3.
From the bottom tier to the top, the result is always halved.
Solution
The number of corners are halved as you move up from the bottom to the top. In the bottom row there are four hexagons with a total of 24 corners. Above are three rectangles with 12 corners. In the top row there are two triangles with 6 corners. So the solution belonging in the bell-shaped holder is again half of the previous tier.
=> The solution is the number 3.
The right solution in the coordinate system
Mystery 2: Left Church Pew
1.
You’re searching for a shape.
2.
The grid and the three words go together.
3.
Start at the arrow and “trace” the path of the French accent marks along the line segments. Where does the path lead?
Solution
In the grid, insert the accents of the three words to move along the line segments. Starting at the arrow, move up one segement, then up, down, up, down, up, up. The path leads to a shape.
=> The solution is a star.
The right solution in the coordinate system
Mystery 3: Right Church Pew
1.
You’re searching for a number.
2.
Are all of these just letters?
3.
There is a three-digit number in each of the two words.
4.
Subtract the lower number from the upper number.
Solution
The two words PHYSIO and MASOS contain the three-digit numbers 510 and 505 (SIO=510, SOS=505). The hyphen between the words stands for a minus sign. The calculation is 510-505=5.
=> The solution is the number 5.
The right solution in the coordinate system
Mystery 4: Colored Windows
1.
You’re searching for a color.
2.
The three high windows in the back and the round window in the front go together.
3.
The Roman numerals below the round window indicate “jumps” to help you find the color you are looking for.
4.
Start at purple and jump clockwise in the round window as many times as the Roman numerals tell you. Which color do you land on after the color blue?
Solution
The three high windows and the colorful round window belong together. Under the round window are three Roman numerals, IV (4), II (2) and V (5). These indicate how many spaces to jump clockwise on the round window. Starting with purple (left high window), jump clockwise 4 colored circles to get to orange. Two more jumps brings you to blue. Five more jumps will take you to the solution.
=> The solution is the color yellow.
The right solution in the coordinate system
Mystery 5: Four Arches
1.
You’re searching for a shape.
2.
The carvings in the stone arches (just above the four columns on the left) are part of the shape you’re looking for.
3.
Put the pieces together.
Solution
When drawn together, the carvings in the arches represent four parts of the shape you are looking for.
=> The solution is a heart.
The right solutions in the coordinate system
Mystery 6: Column
1.
You’re searching for a letter.
2.
Build the column from the top down, starting with the section indicated by the arrow at the bottom of the column.
3.
First, “move” this bottom layer (carved with the letter I) to the top.
4.
Rearrange the remaining sections of the column by matching either the cracks at the top of two sections, or matching the cracks at the bottom of two sections.
Solution
First, move the “I” section to the top. Next, look at the Z-shaped crack at the bottom edge of the “I” section (which the arrow was pointing to). Now, find that same crack along the bottom edge of another section, then put that section underneath the letter I section. Continue rearranging the column by matching either 2 top cracks or 2 bottom cracks. The solution order of the column is the letter I at the top, then B (bottom cracks match), then F (top cracks match), then H (bottom), D (top), A (bottom), E (top), C (bottom), then G (top). The arrow now points to the solution section, marked with a letter.
=> The solution is the letter G.
The right solutions in the coordinate system
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