Game Walkthroughs
Dog Days of Summer
Dog Collage Hint 1
Find the dogs listed at the bottom of the picture within the collage, then take the letters on their collar to spell out a word.
Dog Collage answer
Find Lassie DeLaporte on Instagram
Instagram Hint 1
Take a look at the photos on Lassie DeLaporte's instagram, as well as the bio. What could they mean by "Do as the dogs do"?
Instagram Hint 2
Do as the dogs do by reading the message on their collars created by following in the direction that each dog is pointing. For example your first few steps are (right, right, down). Then "do as they say."
Instagram Answer
Follow the dogs to spell out "Link in caption at end of path." click the dog that is at the end of the path (the one looking forward) and navigate to the link in it's caption. (delaportebrainbuster.com/delaportedogs)
Fluffy's Family Hint 1
We know each dog is present within the family tree of fluffy, so let's start with figuring out our main contenders for who Fluffy's parents are.
Fluffy's Family Hint 2
There are only 2 dogs who are sweet, so one of them must be one of Fluffy's parents.
Fluffy's Family Answer
Illogical Lawyer
Moe Fantomes Website Hint
Pay close attention to the last line on the website "Between signing the papers and easing your senses, we'll highlight the things you can't see and get you to your next step!"
Moe Fantomes Website Answer
Obituary 1 Hint
Seems like someone forgot to use spell check!
Obituary 1 Hint 2
Find all misspelled words and make note of the letters which have been changed to make them misspelled.
Obituary 1 Answer
Once you've found all the misspelled words, the message spells out "Find Cecilia Gutenburg" use that name for your next URL:
Obituary 2 Hint 1
Taking all the capital letters in the obituary, we get the hint "use her poem to find name" What poem could they be talking about?
Obituary 2 Hint 2
Follow the link in her obituary to the Mark Twain story "The $30,000 bequest and other stories" and navigate to the post-mortem poetry section. Is there any other information in her obituary that could help us narrow down what we're supposed to be looking at?
Obituary 2 Hint 3
Use her birth and death days as a book code to find the next name (01-03-08 = 8th poem, 3rd word, 1st line)
Obituary 2 Answer
Use the name Sammy Ferguson as your next url:
Obituary 3 Hint 1
Samson Bristol Ferguson LOVED his name. And put all that love into naming his businesses, two a year, for a good portion of his life.
Obituary 3 Hint 2
Each year he started two businesses, naming them using the letters of his own name. Take the names of the businesses we know of from each year and figure out which other business could have been started with the remaining letters.
Obituary 3 Answer
Arcane Application
Join Saintsbone Hint
Find the pattern in each block of 4, and recognize the odd one out.
Join Saintsbone Answer
There is one odd man out in each block,
Communication Hint 1
Start by click through the slide decks to complete 3 full images, use the three images to decipher the code written below them.
Communication Hint 2
Once you've deciphered the symbols associated with each image (sickle, pentagram, shovel, coffin) use that information to decode the 6 circled letters on the pentagram.
Communication Answer
Use the word chosen at the end of your URL to continue.
Logic Hint
A logic puzzle is comprised of a list of clues and a grid like the one you see here on your left. The grid will display a certain number of categories (in this case, 4) and a certain number of items per category (in this case, 5). Every item is matched to one, and only one, other item in each category, and no two items in a category will ever be matched to the same item in another category.
Your goal is to figure out each item's matches, using just the clues given and pure logical deduction.
Logic Hint 2
Once you've completed your logic grid, take the letters from the second logic grid image that rest in the same place you placed Os. You'll get a 6 word question that you'll need to answer before you are finished.
Logic Hint 3
Your 6 word question is "What has hands but can't clap" can you figure out the answer?
Logic Answer
Use the word clock as your final answer. Congratulations!
Bizarre Book
Sealore Hint
Starting at the "Start" spot on the Sealore page maze, follow the path and gather the letters as you hit them (on the level of the path you are currently on) to get a message.
Sealore Answer
Use Marie Laveau as the password for the next page. Make sure you enter it in all caps with no spaces.
Voodoo Hint
Google the plaque at the home of Marie Laveau (located at 1020-22 Rue St. Ann) then take the specified characters (counting only letters and numbers) to get your password for the next page.
Voodoo Answer
Use the password SCIENCIA (all caps, no spaces) to access the next page.
Page 3 Hint
Start by identifying the scientific name for the Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) and filling that information in to the provided spaces. Then follow the remaining directions to widdle down your to a 7 letter password.
Page 3 Hint 2
For your first challenge, cross out the first letter in the anteaters scientific name, then the letter that comes 2 spaces after that, then the one that comes 3 spaces after that and continue until you reach the end of the phrase.
Page 3 Answer
Use the word "ALCHEMY" as the password for your next page.
Page 4 Hint
Turn the word LEAD into the world GOLD by changing only one letter at a time to create english words. Then take the specified letters in the order of the numbers in their spot to create a 10 letter password.
Page 4 Answer
LEAD
Page 5 Hint 1
To begin, you'll need to figure out which place the Goja could have started from. Which town has another town 75 miles East and 20 miles South of it?
Page 5 Hint 2
Starting from Cabdella, what are the other towns the Goja visited, and what do those town names have in common?
Page 5 Hint 3
All of the towns visited by the Goja were named after produce. There was one other place that fits that category on the map, which is it?
Page 5 Answer
Use the code pomes to complete the game.
Crescent Communicator
Classifieds Hint 1
Connect the classified ads to their respective partners from dot to dot and then pay close attention to the intersection of lines.
Classified Hint 2
Find the two ads where the created lines cross over each other, then use the numbers from one to get letters from the first (i.e. 1/2 = first line, second letter). Use the letters you get as the password for the next page.
Classifieds Answer
Use the password BARRIERTORN to access the next page.
Newspaper Homepage Answer
Click the "Read the full story" link.
Another Puzzle Hint 1
Relate the bolded witness statements to popular horror movie synopses.
Another Puzzle Hint 2
The three movies are:
Another Puzzle Answer
Enter the password THANKSGIVING to access the next page.
Home Invasions Hint 1
This is a nonagram puzzle. To solve this nonagram you cross reference the information provided for each row and column to deduce which spots have had home invasions.
Home Invasions Hint 2
Once you have solved your nonagram, pay close attention to the bolded sections of the article, especially the first one.
Home Invasions Hint 3
Look at the finished nonagram and take the places where attacks happened to spell out a message in braille.
Home Invasion Answer
Use the phrase THE AXEMAN to finish the game
HART Helpers
Hart Aptitude Test Hint
This one you just gotta keep trying until you get it.
HART Aptitude Answer
- To save the Animals!
Join Your Team Hint
This is a Sudoku puzzle, with an addition of the red and green numbers. It might help to just solve as a sudoku (each row and column should contain one of each number) before going back and applying the red and green information.
Once you've figured that out, you'll need to determine which team the red 6 is placed in, and that is your answer!
Join Your Team Answer
Your Mission Hint 1
Read the information provided in your folder and see if you can determine the next target of the Drex Corporation.
Your Mission Hint 2
Once you've figured out all of the targets reveiw the newspaper article to figure out which target has not yet been hit.
Your Mission Answer
FIDO = K-9
Distracted Detective
First Day Hint
Reassemble the business card to get the next url and the password to access it.
First Day Answer
URL: delaportebrainbuster.com/shep
Bmail Hint
Use the hints in the Password Recovery Help email to figure out his email password. Keep in mind you are looking for the name of a fictional detective.
Bmail Answer
First letter of childhood pet's name (Chester) = C
Bmail Docs
Organize the cases based on their age, then use the case numbers to get the case abbreviation (Case 110 = Tortuous Therapist - First letter and Tenth letter = TH)
Bmail Docs Answer
Smuggler's Shenanigans
Torn Poster Hint
Deduce the letters that are missing from the poster and then write them in order of the numbers in their place to figure out your next url.
Torn Poster Answer
delaportebrainbuster.com/silverdollarsam
Silver Dollar Sam Hint
Figure out which perfume bottles have liquour in them by finding the word (either a snynonym for liquour or for perfume) in the center of each perfume's name.
Silver Dollar Sam Hint 2
Savin Oil
Silver Dollar Sam Answer
delaportebrainbuster.com/volstead
Codebreakers of Prohibition Hint
Use the cipher key given on the Date Due card to decipher the message on the telegram, then decode that information using the Adams Cable Codex linked on the page.
Codebreakers of Prohibition Answer
ACTCAUTIOUSLY
Prohibition Arrests Hint
This is a nonagram puzzle with a different look than normal. To solve, you'll need to reference the numbers on each column and row to figure out which blocks had arrests on them.
Prohibition Arrests Answer
december fifth (all lowercase)
Harried Holidays
Christmas Tree Hint
Find the Ornaments listed and take the letters from them to spell out the url to the next page.
Christmas Tree Answer
delaportebrainbuster.com/saturnalia
Home for the Holidays Hint
This is probably best solved by printing the page with the floorplan out.
Home for the Holidays Answer
Theresa
Dorothy's List Hint 1
Organize the to-do list so that each of her tasks starts in the room that her last task ended.
Dorothy's List Hint 2
You know the first task is to make cocoa in the kitchen, so the second task must start in the kitchen.
Dorothy's List Answer
delaportebrainbuster.com/snowplacelikehome
Secret Gift Exchange Hint
This is a Logic Grid Puzzle.
Your goal is to figure out each item's matches, using just the clues given and pure logical deduction.
Secret Gift Echange Hint 2
Once you have filled out your logic grid take the specified letters from the To: and From: on each gift to spell out an answer.
Secret Gift Exchange Answer
piece o coal (all lowercase)
AWOL Archivist
Detective's letter Hint
Take the underlined letters to spell out your next URL.
Detective's letter Answer
delaportebrainbuster.com/whodunit
Hazel's Timeline Hint
Read the witness statements and organize them based on when they saw Hazel. Pay close attention to when she gets certain items, and when she is seen carrying them.
Hazel Timeline Answer
Isaac wood
Interrogation Room Hint
This is kind of a hard one to hint, it's a choose your own adventure conversation, so you may need to replay a couple of times to make sure you get the all 5 Warrant ID letters
Interrogation Room Answer
delaportebrainbuster.com/enterwarrant
The Home of Herman Mudgett Hint 1
This is a multi-step puzzle, sort of similar to an escape room. There are a few different puzzles in the room, but I'd suggest you start with the books and the clocks.
The Home of Herman Mudgett Hint 2
For the books, take a close look at the titles of each of them. The record gave you the hint "blue books" which titles could fit in that category?
The Home of Herman Mudgett Part 1 Answer
Books - Here lies love
The Home of Herman Mudgett Part 2 Hint
The song mentions "under the willow tree" take a look at the photographs on the wall for a willow tree, where is that located?
The Home of Herman Mudgett Answer
Rose Park
Mardi Gras Madness
Parade Route Hint
Your goal is to find the most efficient path from the mask to the star without crossing the green parade path (except at yellow crossover points) and avoiding streets crowded by revelers (dotted sections).
Parade Route Answer
Mardi Gras Day 2020
King Cake Conundrum Hint
Use the Rules list to determine which person got which slice of cake.
King Cake Conundrum Answer
delaportebrainbuster.com/lebontempsroule
Krewe Credentials Hint
The first step of this puzzle is to determine the Greek god your friend is referencing in their clues and jotting them down. Then translate to their Roman counterparts and take the specfied letters to spell out their favorite parade of all.
Krewe Credentials Answer
Endymion
Parade Day Puzzlement Hint 1
Your goal is to figure out each item's matches, using just the clues given and pure logical deduction.
Continue inputting this information until you have every box either filled with an X or an O. Then take the specified letters from each person, throw and beverage listed in the "Answers" section, to spell out a message.
Parade Day Puzzlement Answer
throw me something mr (all lowercase)
Oscar Obstacles
DeLaportes do the Oscars Hint
This is a rebus puzzle, use the images to deduce the name of 4 Best Picture nominees from the 2020 oscars.
DeLaportes do the Oscars Answer
Jo Jo Rabbit
Red Carpet Hint
The first part of this puzzle is sort of like a mix between sudoku and minesweeper. You know that in each heavily lined section there is a star, you also know that no stars can be within one square of each other either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally AND that once a star is placed in a column and row, no others can be placed in that column and row.
Red Carpet Hint 2
The question you get by decoding the message is "Last years best picture" Remember this puzzle was created in 2020.
Red Carpet Answer
2019's best picture: Greenbook
Acceptance Speeches Hint
This is called a drop quote puzzle. To solve puzzles of this kind you take letters from each column and drop them into the available spots in the same column. However, it is not as simple as just putting them in the order they appear, you'll need to use logic and your deciphering skills to create coherent words.
Acceptance Speeches Answer
"No matter how far out your dreams are, it's possible. Fair play to those who dare to dream and don't give up."
Thank Dog Hint
Use the clues to deduce the names of Best Actor/Actress nominees.
Thank Dog Answer
Charlize Theron - 1 - C
Davey's Dilemma
Animal Agent Arrangement Hint
Determine what each animal is and what their natural habitat is, then enter them into the appropriate divisions.
Animal Agent Arrangement Answer
Camel
Davey's Dilemma Hint 1
It seems like she made a lot of spelling mistakes, most likely intentionally. Why could she have wanted to use those particular letters instead of what is supposed to be there?
Davey's Dilemma Hint 2
Take the intentionally mispelled letters to spell out a message.
Davey's Dilemma Hint 3
The message you get from the mispelled words is "every sixth word." Take every sixth word from the message to get your final answer.
Davey's Dilemma Answer
"What a load of carp"
Unauthorized Modifications Hint 1
Use both blueprints to identify the code names for each unauthorized modification (things that aren't on the top blueprint.)
Unauthorized Modifications Hint 2
The joke you get from the modifications is "What did the fish take to work?"
Unauthorized Modifications Answer
"What did the fish take to work?"
Poster Paradox Hint 1
To solve this puzzle, you'll need to figure out what each image is representing, and compound words or common phrases can be created by combining them. The goal is to organize the words so that one leads into the next, into the next, into the next and so that all words are connected in one line.
Poster Paradox Answer
White - I
Telephone Troubles
Telephone Trouble Hint
Follow the wires in order of the numbers listed and take the letters they are connected to to form a word.
Telephone Trouble Answer
Cordless
Call Me! Hint
Change the word Call to the word Text by changing one letter at a time to create new words.
Call Me! Answer
Call
Spam Surprise Hint
Take the area codes and find what state they are associated with.
Spam Surprise Answer
Arizona - N R
Telephone Tapes Hint
Use the phonewords code and the song titles on the back of the tape to deduce which musicians are written in code, then find the change in their name to accomodate the addition of a number.
Telephone Tapes Answer
Sir Six-a-lot (6)
Perplexing Paris
Flashing Eiffel Tower Hint
Use morse code to spell out a message.
Flashing Eiffel Tower Answer
Gustave
Slide Puzzle
This is a slide puzzle, move the pieces around by clicking them to move into the empty spaces, complete the puzzle to gain the link to your next page.
Criticism Confusion Hint
This coded message must be solved by applying rules to the symbols we have hints for. For example we know that the symbol of the crescent moon under the circle represents the letter L, so you can apply the letter L to any spot that bears that symbol.
Criticism Confusion Answer
Message 2: Who would have known?
Eiffel Tower Names Hint
Combine and anagram the descriptions provided by Mal and Bonnie to determine which names are present on which positions on the tower.
Eiffel Tower Names Answer
I am the man
Fiendish Fools
A-maze-ing Maze Hint
"Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."
A-maze-ing Maze Answer
Happy Pranksgiving
Gullibility Test Hint
You just kind of have to keep trying until you get it, or look stuff up, or get the answer from the next section.
Gullibility Test Answer
Lies:
Where in the World?
Ellie's Letter Hint
Pay close attention to her P.S!
Ellie's Letter Answer
"find me on facebook Ellie DeLaporte"
Ellie DeLaporte Page Hint 1
Once you've found Ellie's facebook page, pay close attention to her post captions, there is something strange about what she has chosen to capitalize.
Ellie DeLaporte Page Hint 2
Starting from her first post and working your way to the most recent, the capital letters in her posts spell out "FIRST LETTERS OF COUNTRY NAMES"
Ellie DeLaporte Page Answer
Bangkok - Thailand (T)
Reported Sightings Hint
This is a Logic Grid Puzzle.
Your goal is to figure out each item's matches, using just the clues given and pure logical deduction.
Reported Sightings Answer
Bursa
Points of Interest Hint
Use the clues to come up with Letters or Numbers, then cross out the column or row associated with each clue's letter or number.
Points of Interest Answer
British boy band - 1 direction (1)
DeLaporte Delicious
DeLaporte Pizza House Hint
Each slice has a certain number of a certain topping, your goal is to determine what order to take the slices in order to spell out a message that you'll use at the end of delaportebrainbuster.com/ to continue (example: delaportebrainbuster.com/answer)
DeLaporte Pizza House Answer
slices of life
Who's Hungry Hint
Your goal is to determine the cheapest option for ordering pizza for everyone. Look through what everyone wants, and determine how many different pizzas you'll need, and what each pizza should have on it.
Who's Hungry Answer
Pizzas:
Pizza Tracker
Play the memory games until your pizza is out for delivery.
Uh-Oh Hint
This is a sort of logic grid puzzle where you must determine how the delivery driver got lost and where he ended up delivering your pizza.
Uh-Oh Answer
216 Adams st
Villainous Virus
Coronavirus Maze Hint
Follow the maze path to get a full url to continue.
Coronavirus Maze Answer
delaportebrainbuster.com/washyourhands
Dispatches from Quarantine Hint
Each underlined word or phrase is an anagram for something coronavirus themed. Once you've determined what they all are, take the highlighted letters to spell out a message that you'll put at the end of delaportebrainbuster.com/ to continue (example: delaportebrainbuster.com/answer)
Dispatches from Quarantine Answer
Social Distancing Hint
Arrange the 4 people so that no one is in the same row, column as another person (red) or hand sanitizing station (purple), people should also be placed more than 3 spaces away from eachother (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) and should not be within 1 square of the hand sanitizing stations.
Social Distancing Answer
CDC
Contact Tracing Hint
Follow the path of infection from one person to another thoughout the whole group by reading each person's statements.
Contact Tracing Answer
Stacy > Amy > Stephen > Marjory > Lisa > Thomas > Bob > Andy > Clarissa > Donald
Flower Power
First Puzzle Hint
Find the flowers specified in the background of the image in the order described, then take the letters from each flower to spell out the end of your URL.
First Puzzle Answer
Answer: floret
Flower Brain Hint
Answer the trivia questions about flowers then take the highlighted letters to spell out an answer.
Flower Brain Answer
Garden Arranging Hint
This is a sudoku puzzle but with letters instead of numbers. If it helps, you can also try translating the letters to numbers to make it easier to solve, and then translate it back.
Garden Arranging Answer
ROSE ABOVE
Language of Flowers Hint
This is a Logic Grid Puzzle.
Your goal is to figure out each item's matches, using just the clues given and pure logical deduction.
Language of Flowers Answer
pansy
Anxious Archivist's Anniversary
Hazel Letter Hint
There is a connection between each of the blank words. When you've figured out one or two of the answers, apply that information to determine the other ones.
Hazel Letter Answer
Duck (D)
Crescent Communicator Hint 1
There was two BIG hint from that Hazel letter you may have missed if you were too focused on the puzzle and not on the information within it.
Crescent Communicator Hint 2
If you've noticed the red fingerprint on the "More Stories" section, you're on the right track!
Crescent Communicator Answer
Monster
Moe Fantomes Hint
Complete the slider puzzle by clicking pieces to move them into the empty spaces, recreating the picture.
Moe Fantomes Answer
HACKBMAIL
Hack Bmail Hint
You'll need three pieces of information:
Fluffy's spotted grandparent Hint
We know each dog is present within the family tree of fluffy, so let's start with figuring out our main contenders for who Fluffy's parents are. Between the two of them, at least one of them needs to have Blue Eyes, a White Coat, Curly Hair, Spots, and Sweetness.
Fluffy's spotted grandparent Answer
Pookie
Street Name Hint
You'll find that street name in the aprilplant quote email.
Street Name Answer
Narrowway
Husband's Middle Name Hint
For this puzzle you'll use the information provided in the emails from Jane Livingston and Otis Kaltreider to narrow down which photographed basketball player was the Detective's husband.
Husband's Middle Name Answer
Baptiste