Puzzle 29: The Rope Tower Mystery

Puzzle Walkthrough

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The Triangle set is tied to 8:36, and Mina is later than Triangle but earlier than Square, so the only way to satisfy “Square < Mina < Triangle” with the given times is Square at 7:42, Mina at 8:09, and Triangle at 8:36. The Square is exactly 27 minutes before the Diamond, so Diamond must also be at 8:09; that makes Mina the Diamond finisher.

The 7:42 contestant neither had the Circle pieces nor the Red bags, which is consistent with Square already being at 7:42. The Blue bags belong to whomever finishes exactly 27 minutes after Mina, so Blue goes to 8:36 — the Triangle finisher. Jane finishes later than the Blue bags, so she must be the remaining time, 9:03. Circle can’t be 7:42 (ruled out) or 8:36 (already Triangle), so Circle must be 9:03, which makes Jane the Circle finisher.

Harper’s pieces are not Square and her bags aren’t Yellow, so she can’t be 7:42; she therefore takes 8:36 with Triangle and Blue. Natasha’s pieces aren’t Circle and her bags aren’t Red; that fits perfectly at 7:42 with Square and not-Red. The “Green later than Natasha but earlier than Circle” places Green between 7:42 and 9:03; 8:36 is already Blue, so Green must be 8:09 with Mina.

That leaves the last unassigned bag color, Red, for Jane at 9:03, and Yellow for Natasha at 7:42, matching all color constraints. Diamond isn’t last, satisfied by Mina at 8:09. Every clue now checks.

Answers

Mina finished at 8:09 with the Green bags and the Diamond pieces.
Harper finished at 8:36 with the Blue bags and the Triangle pieces.
Jane finished at 9:03 with the Red bags and the Circle pieces.
Natasha finished at 7:42 with the Yellow bags and the Square pieces.

Guardian Token Clue Winner: Natasha

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