Stranded in the King's Garden

Are you ready to play?

Write your team name and e-mail here

The friendly aliens, the Orbs, have crash-landed here in the King's Garden.
The Orbs know that the King's Garden is a safe place to land, as many from their planet have visited this place throughout the ages.

But something is wrong with the their spaceship, and they need spare parts to get home.

The 6 spare parts the Orbs need to get home to their own planet are hidden in secret places in the King's Garden.

The signs that can be seen from above have great significance for the Orbs.
Signs in fields and parks are how the Orbs communicate with each other.

You must solve a series of puzzles to help the Orbs find the 6 spare parts hidden in the park.
Each puzzle leads you on to the next.

Will you help them?

 

POINT SYSTEM:
You collect points during the game.
You get +1000 points for each puzzle you find the answer to.
-100 points for each wrong answer.
-200 points for every HINT you use.
No points if you choose to get the whole answer.

(HINTs can make the game more fun and help along the way)

There are 3 HINTs available for each riddle, after which a "Get answer" button will appear.

 

Please remember: You must enter the answer yourself, even if you press the "Get answer" button. Once the answer has been entered, click "Check answer".

 

NOTE: It's important that the Game Master does not update or close their browser, as the game will start over.

Are you ready to get started?

The Orbs have 27 different written languages, below you see one of them translated into the letters we know.

Translate the 4-letter word shown on the screen to help the Orbs find the first place in the garden where spare parts for their spaceship are stored.

Can you decipher the Orbs 4-letter message?
Write the word below.

A Hint costs 200 points.

Do you need a Hint?

Look at the shapes on the "translator figures" can you recognise that the second of the 4 characters is the sign for W?

To find the first spare part, you must solve the puzzle and draw the secret sign.

To draw the secret sign, start by making a grid with 16 dots on a piece of paper (as shown below) and mark the START dot.

On the screen you see 8 statements, each with a coloured dot. Use your brain, eyes and legs to discover if they are true.

The colour of the dot will show you which direction to draw your line — but be careful: Only TRUE statements will show you the way!

Start with the red statement at the top and follow them in order downwards.

What sign (letter) did you draw on your paper, following only the TRUE statements?

A Hint costs 200 points.

Do you need a Hint?

The red statement is correct. So draw a vertical line up 1 from the START dot. Now find the next true statement.

You are ready to solve the next puzzle when you can see the 16 stone balls and Rosenborg Castle behind them.

On the screen, there are 16 numbers in two rows. You have also received a riddle and a calculation.

Can you find the 4 missing numbers (X's) to solve the equation?

Free HINT: Stone no. 3 has a square, while stones no. 4 and 10 do not.

Write the sum of the calculation below.

A Hint costs 200 points.

Do you need a Hint?

You must look for the 4 stone balls that do not have a square on them... (A repair that is square; they can be very obvious or hidden)

The placement of these stone balls will help you find the missing numbers.

You are now standing in the Rose Garden.
The Orbs really like this part of the park. They love signs that can be seen from above — and there are many here!

Can you solve the riddle and find the value? Write the number below.

A Hint costs 200 points.

Do you need a Hint?

There are fine carvings in the bushes that are shaped like stars.

You're now standing in front of the oldest statue in the park.

A very strange word has appeared on the screen. The letters don't make any sense.

Use the code-breaker to translate the word on the screen and write it below.

A Hint costs 200 points.

Do you need a Hint?

There are 4 letters missing in the code breaker - Put these together into a word (An animal).

You are now standing at the entrance to The Folly Garden, which is what this part of the King's Garden is called. This is where the largest spare part for the spaceship is hidden.

There are many signs in the King's Garden that are visible when viewed from above and, as you know, those signs mean a lot to the Orbs.

 

The Folly Gardens marked on the King's Garden map do not match the paths as they appear today. Its three entrances are shown, but the paths inside are not drawn on the map.

By walking around the square, figure out which of the 4 signs (shown below) best match shape of The Folly Garden as seen from above.

 

Which figure is correct?

Select the letter below.

A Hint costs 200 points.

Do you need a Hint?

Look carefully at the paths you walk on — how do they compare to each other?