Professor Layton & Pandora’s Box

The Complete Puzzle Guide

Professor Layton has proved to be one of the surprise heroes on the DS scene. The intrepid investigator and his good friend Luke have had owners of Nintendo’s hand-held console scratching their heads in confusion as they work their way through their puzzle filled adventures.

However, with the help of this fantastic puzzle guide, any problems you’ve experienced with the 153 puzzles on offer in Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (or Diabolical Box, if you’re one of our American friends) should become a thing of the past.

The solutions are listed here by Puzzle Number, and range from simple answers to detailed explanations of movement. When all is said and done, you should find yourself saving a fortune in DS and wall repair!

Please note, the puzzles are listed in numeric order, NOT the order in which they are played through in the game.

Puzzle 1 - Dr Schrader's Map

For this one, the first thing to do is remove the piece of the map that is already placed on - you will not need it. From then on, the first piece goes to the left, the second at the bottom, the third at the top, the fourth to the right and the final piece goes in the middle.

Puzzle 2 - The Doctor's Home

Circle the window in the upper left corner with the green flag outside of it.

Puzzle 3 - Which Key?

Turn the lower middle key around and use it to open the door.

Puzzle 4 - A Secure Room

Turn to the left and circle the ripped curtain in the window and press submit.

Puzzle 5 - Luke's Trunk

The stack of books need to go in the top left hand corner of the trunk. The frying pan needs to go in the bottom left with the handle sticking out to the right. The harmonica needs to go underneath the handle of the frying pan at the bottom centre of the trunk. The telescope now needs to be placed vertical next to the harmonica, so that its handle is opposite that of the frying pan. The yellow bag needs to be placed in the bottom right corner of the trunk, next to the telescope. The teddy bear needs to go in the top left of the trunk with the clothes being placed directly in the centre. This will leave an appropriately sized gap for the boomerang.

Puzzle 6 - Piles Of Pancakes 1

First of all move the small pancake to plate 3. Then move the medium pancake to plate 2. Now place the small pancake on top of the medium pancake. Now, move the large pancake to the vacant plate 3. Move the small pancake to plate one and then put the medium pancake on top of the large one and complete the puzzle by placing the small pancake at the top of the pile.

Puzzle 7 - Four Couples

The Answer is position E.

Puzzle 8 - Luke's Big Dinner

In total Professor Layton and Luke ordered $105 of food, $70 of which Luke ordered. Now all you need to do is find the food that equals this amount (12+16+17+25 = 70).

Puzzle 9 - Stacked Glasses

The solution to the problem is D.

Puzzle 10 - A Work Of Art

The answer is 3 colours.

Puzzle 11 - Trees In The Forest

The easiest way to complete this puzzle is to draw two large lines to start with. The first should start to the left of the first tree in the bottom right of the screen. Go up one tree length and then go to the left for two tree lengths. Now go up one tree length and go to the left to finish it off. The second line starts to the right of the first tree in the top left. Come down one tree length and then to the right for one length. Now come down one length and along to the right for another. Now go up one length and finish it off by going one to the right. The final line needs to join these first two lines and it needs to sit to the right of the tree which is situated two trees in from the bottom left corner and up one.

Puzzle 12 - Clouds In The Sky

The sky to cloud ratio is 6:4.

Puzzle 13 - On Your Plate

The answer is four times as big.

Puzzle 14 - Red Caps

The answer is that 6 children went home with a red balloon.

Puzzle 15 - Tom's Real Identity

In this puzzle you need to arrange the L-shaped blocks so that they make a plus sign. Follow these steps to achieve this. Begin by sliding the upper left L block to the left one place and then slide the upper left square block left one place. Now slide the upper right square block to the left by one place, the upper right L block left one and the lower right L block right one place. Slide the lower right square block right one and then up two before sliding the lower right L block up by two places before sliding the lower left square block to the right three places. Doing this will enable you to slide the lower left L block to the right by three places and the upper left square block down two then left by one place.

Now slide the upper right square block down two and then right one place before sliding the upper left L block down one place, then right one, then down one and finally right one place. Having done this, slide the upper right L block left two then immediately down two before sliding the upper right square block left three places and the upper right L block left three spaces. Slide the lower right square block up two and the lower right L block up two and left one place. To complete the puzzle, slide the lower right square block right one, the lower right L block right one and finally, slide the lower left L block right one place.

Puzzle 16 - Crazy Daisies

The answer is picture A

Puzzle 17 - The Ant's Journey

From your starting position, go down and take the first turning to your left. Continue along and take the next turning back up to the top of the area. Continue straight along to the top left of the area and then head down. Now take the first rout on your right and continue along until you can go down. Continue to the end and take the first right before heading back up. Take the next right again and then head all the way down. Go left all the way until you can take the final route up and then after this turn left. Go to the wall and then travel down to the finish for the shortest route.

Puzzle 18 - The Shoe Maze

For this puzzle, you have to walk to the end, making sure you go from your left foot to the right and avoiding the walls. Starting in the bottom left square with your left foot, use your right foot to go to the next square on the right. Now use your left foot to go the next square on the right again. Use your right foot now to get to the next square on the right and your left foot to go to the square directly above. Now travel up the next square using your right foot and your left to go to the next square on the left. Now travel up the next two squares using your right and left feet respectively. Now take the next two squares to the right using your right foot and then your left. Now go down a square using your right foot and then take the next two squares to your right using your left and then right feet. Now travel up one square using your left foot and then one to the left using your right foot. Now take the next two up using your left then right feet and complete the puzzle by taking the final square to the right using you left foot.

Puzzle 19 - The Train Journey

The fewest number of people is 6.

Puzzle 20 - The Shoe Store Thief

In the end, the woman who had the fake $50 walks walks out with the shoes ($30) and the $20 change. The 'other shopkeeper' doesn't lose anything as he just exchanged the $50 for change. Now, the shoe clerk loses $50 because he had to compensate the 'other shopkeeper' for the fake $50.

Puzzle 21 - Pass It On!

The shortest amount of time is three minutes.

Puzzle 22 - Cleaning Up 1

To start this puzzle, slide the lower right blue block down two before sliding the lower left blue block right two and then down one. Now slide the upper left blue block down one then right two and then slide the left yellow block down two. Slide the right yellow block left two after this and then slide the top blue block up two then right two. Having done this, slide the next blue block up three, the bottom yellow block right two then up one, the bottom blue block up one then left two and then the right yellow block down two.

Now slide the left yellow block down one then right two before sliding the rubbish down three and then sliding the top blue block left two and up two. Now you can slide the rubbish up two and the upper yellow block up one before sliding the left blue block up two and the bottom yellow block up one then left two. It is now time to slide the right yellow block down three and the left blue block right two then down one before sliding the rubbish down one then right two and the left yellow block up three. At this point you need to slide the right blue block left two then up one and the right yellow block up one and left two before sliding the rubbish down two. Slide the left blue block right two and up one and the left yellow block up one to move the rubbish up one. Finally, slide the bottom blue block up two and left two and the rubbish down three.

Puzzle 23 - A Sour Defeat

The Answer is B

Puzzle 24 - A Strip Of Paper

The answer to the measurement is 10 tenths of an inch (10mm)

Puzzle 25 - Surviving In The Wild

The Lion and the Rabbit can both reach the end but of course, animal instincts will mean only the Lion makes it safely.

Puzzle 26 - Train Swap

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