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Nancy Drew 30: The Shattered Medallion Hints
How do I solve the puzzle inside the box?
1 of 8: The goal here is to place the green shapes at the left in the space at the right in such a way that the numbers around the outside say how many green squares are in that row or column. Read to the end of this hint for a picture showing how to lay them out.
2 of 8: You'll find detailed rules for how this puzzle works in one of the pages you took from Leena's tent; it's called "Code Notes" in your inventory. The particular layout in the notes doesn't occur in this puzzle, though -- that's just an example.
3 of 8: The puzzle is made a little more difficult by the fact that you can't pick up those green pieces and try them in different spots; instead, you just click on the squares in the puzzle to turn them green, and you have to remember whether you've used that piece yet.
4 of 8: It's made a little easier by the fact that you can block off a square you know is blank by right-clicking on it. So let's do that first; blank out all the squares in the rows and columns that have zero in them.
5 of 8: Remember that no ship can touch any other ship, even diagonally. This means that as soon as you place a ship you're certain of, you can block off all the squares around it.
6 of 8: You might want to start with the longest piece(s), the one that's four spaces long. Look for a place it can go that's at least four spaces long and that needs at least a four in that row or column.
