Mystery Puzzle SPOILER #25

Warning! This post contains spoilers to a mystery puzzle.

This week's puzzle is "Hidden Treasures - Conductor."  It's a 100 piece puzzle.  The solution to the puzzle is mostly on the box - cut off because of a prior sticker.

The added challenge is finding the hidden objects listed in the enclosed booklet. 

The objects are of different colors and make the hunt super hard and much less fun. 

Further, one of the photos looks like a Geoduck, but it's likely a misprint of a spoon. We found the spoon - green head/leaf and blue suspender of the lower-left dog.

Puzzle, box, and booklet 

 Completed puzzle. 

Booklet with "geoduck."

Thanks for reading!

Dr. Alex

Mystery Puzzle SPOILER #24

Warning! This post contains spoilers to a mystery puzzle.

This week's puzzle is "Pirate Treasure Hunt" by Roosevelt's Amazing Puzzles.  It's a 77 piece puzzle.  The solution to the puzzle is mostly on the box.

The added challenge is finding the path that takes the two boys in the upper-right corner down to the treasure in the lower-left corner.

There is also a shortlist of "Pirate Facts & Fun" included with the solution.  Other fun things the book encourages you to find are:
3 crabs
1 compass
3 lanterns
1 spider
2 pirates
1 painting of a ship
3 spider webs
5 wooden doors (swinging and broken)

The solution is to take the upper swinging doors and follow the rightmost edge of ladders and staircases to reach the treasure.

I'll plan on filling out the comment card and seeing if I get a return.

Puzzle and box. 

Full size puzzle.

UPDATE: 12.09.2019, a letter that I sent to Moran Co. at 48th Elm St. Meriden, CT  06450 was sent back with a vacant note.  I guess they are not longer in business at this addres. :-( 

Thanks for reading,

Dr. Alex

Mystery Puzzle SPOILER #23

Warning! This post contains spoilers to a mystery puzzle.

This week's puzzle is "Princess Ballerina." It's a 250 piece puzzle.  The solution to the puzzle is not on the box.

Sadly, there was no novelet story included with the puzzle. :-( It was a shrinked wrapped puzzle and all the pieces were included.  Just missed out on the quality control. 

UPDATE Dec 2019: I wrote an e-mail to the author Nancy Butcher, who sent me pictures of the booklet and included them in my edition for the next solver! 

The back of the box reads "Samanta Spengler is starring in the ballet Cinderella.  But someone is out to ruin the production ... and hurt Samanta.  Wile she be able to catch the culprit in time for opening night?"

On the plus side, I did find the bonus spider.

Completed puzzle and box. 

Completed puzzle.

Bonus spider foud! 

I am guessing that the small handprint is the clue to the solution to the mystery.  

The world may never know. 

Thanks for reading,

Dr. Alex