Level 5 · Mysteries & Monsters

Mission 418

The Sphinx Library: Answer or Stay Forever

Badge: Sphinx Mind

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Build a sphinx library with 5 riddles and a truth-or-lies chest puzzle.

A stone sphinx guards a library of secrets. Answer her riddles, or wander her shelves forever.

  • New skill Writing in a Book and Quill
  • Level 5 · Mysteries & Monsters
  • Difficulty Intermediate
  • Mode Survival
  • Time 50 min
  • Ages 13+

What you’ll build

Build a grand library guarded by a giant sphinx. Write five riddles in a book and quill and place it on a lectern, then set up three chests with signs where only one sign tells the truth. A family member must survive the riddles and pick the right chest before they run out of lives.

Finish line: Your sphinx library has five riddles, a truth-or-lies chest puzzle and a final lives count.

Bonus challenge: Add a riddle whose answer is an object hidden somewhere in the library. The guest must find it to win back a life.

You’ll need

  • A book and quill
  • A lectern
  • 3 chests
  • Signs
  • Bookshelves
  • A family member to play

You choose

  • My sphinx's name
  • My hardest riddle's answer
  • A silly forfeit for losing

Stuck?

  • A book and quill needs a book, an ink sac and a feather. Leave it unsigned if you want to keep editing.
  • A lectern is 4 wooden slabs and a bookshelf. Hold the book and tap the lectern to place it.
  • Test your truth-or-lies chests: only one sign can be true, and that must point to exactly one chest.

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