Escape Mail season 1: episode 3
Assembling the Temple Floor
Assembly Instructions↓
If you're having trouble assembling the Temple Floor, click here for a demonstration.
Note: These are instructions for the old version, you might have either new or old version
Joro Numbering System
Small Hint↓
The total number of sides is where the digit hides.
Medium Hint↓
The triangle equals three.
Big Hint↓
Circle and Rectangle equals five.
ANSWER↓
Count the total number of sides on the shape(s) within each shaded character to reveal digits 0 through 9. Here is a link to the decoded number system.
Accessing the GPS DecodeR
Depending on which edition of Episode 3 you have, your edition may have a QR code on the postcard - simply scan that QR code. If your edition does not have a QR code on the postcard, you need to solve the puzzle on the back of JJ’s letter:
Small Hint↓
Along the south end of the temple floor,
Eight icons for you to explore,
Along the west wall there are eleven more,
Use them as an X and Y axis - I implore.
Medium Hint↓
At the intersection of 'Boomerang' and 'Moon' lays the number 7.
Seeing this a letter gives a different impression.
Big Hint↓
At Boomerang-Moon you found a 7, which is "G".
The second letter needs double digits you see.
Diamond-Fire and Diamond-Wheel make 16, that's "P".
Now figure out the third letter and come help me!
solution↓
Use the three sets of coordinates JJ provides on the back of his letter to you, to find the numbers 7, 16, 19. The seventh letter in the alphabet is "G", the 16th letter is "P", and the 19th letter is "S". Click here for a visual.
As JJ instructs, enter those three letters after mobileescape.ca/___ to access the GPS Decoder. (mobileescape.ca/gps)
Myth 1
SMALL HINT↓
Perspective is key.
Pretend you are just 1 inch tall, and you will see.
Big Hint↓
Take a look through the main front door.
Inside, you'll see there are two more.
Left then right - two digits you will score.
ANSWER↓
Assuming you have assembled the Temple Floor correctly - Look through the main door on the north side of the game board. You’ll be able to see two symbols through the two smaller doors: one on the left and one on the right. Use those numbers in that order.
The solution is 1 3. To see a photo of what this looks like, click here.
Use 1 and 3 as the first two digits in the GPS decoder. See here for an example. Once you've also entered the solution for Myth #2 you can check your answer for this pairing by clicking the red button to the left of these four digits.
Click here for an example of how/where to enter these two digits.
Myth 2
SMALL HINT↓
All five totems have a human and an animal.
Some show their teeth - have you counted them all?
BIG HINT↓
Each of the two horses bares three teeth, for a total of six.
Now count the others - there are no tricks.
Answer↓
Count all the teeth shown on the humans and animals on the five totems for a total of 28. See here for an example.
Enter 2 8 into the GPS Decoder like this.
myth 3
Small Hint↓
Bird above and snake below,
an arrow and a digit align just so.
Big Hint↓
The bird totem was perched on the platform above the snake totem - this I know.
East then west, what do the numbers show?
Answer↓
Place the bird totem on the ledge above the snake totem. Make them both face to the west - You’ll see that the snake has arrows that point to the number 9. Then turn them both to face the east and the arrow points to the number 4.
To see a photo of the solution, click here.
Enter 9 4 into the GPS Decoder like this.
myth 4
Small Hint↓
It reminds me of chess,
and blank spaces are usless.
Big Hint↓
The horse moves like a knight to complete the equation.
First you'll use multiplication and then subtraction.
Stop on the equals sign - that's quite the abstraction!
Answer↓
When the Horse (Knight) stands at (antler,mountain) it is on a blank space. Where should it go next? We know from the Small Hint that blank spaces are useless. So there are only two options: both are equal to 9. If the Knight goes to (tent,fire) there are no paths that lead to a mathematical symbol, so you're first digit is the 9 at (tent, tooth). From there, the only mathematical symbol is multiplication at (butterfly,river). From this point there are a few valid options - but if you notice the last remaining mathematical symbol (minus) there is only one path to get there and that is to go to the 7 (snail,comb) and then to the minus (butterfly,hand). We know from the Big Hint we need to get to the equals, so that leaves us with a stop at 3 (sun,wheel) and finally equals (feather,comb). After your journey you should have collected the following equation: 9 x 7 - 3 = 6 0
Enter 6 0 into the GPS Decoder
myth 5
Small Hint↓
The crocodile totem must have been hollowed,
for the fish totem was swallowed.
Big Hint↓
Place the fish totem inside the crocodile,
and align the smile.
On the back, two digits were partially concealed,
but have now been revealed.
Answer↓
Place the fish totem inside the crocodile totem.
Align the two totems so that digits from the fish totem are revealed through the windows of the crocodile totem to reveal two new digits (5 8). To see a photo of the solution click here.
myth 6
Small Hint↓
Along the walls are markings of hay, a mouse, and seeds,
each a source of food to meet the spirits' needs.
Big Hint↓
Three totems on the floor, each looking to their source of food.
Digits where their sightlines cross, you'll need to seclude.
Answer↓
Put the snake totem at Diamond-Hand facing towards its food (the mouse);
Put the bird totem at Snail-Tooth facing its food (the seeds);
Put the horse at Sun-Fire facing its food (the hay).
Their eyes will intersect at two tiles on the floor 1 and 6. Use those values in the GPS decoder. To see a photo of the solution click here.
myth 7
Small Hint↓
On the upper floor of the temple, the flowers are divine,
Where the flowers grow, must be a sign.
Big Hint↓
There is only one tile with two yellow flowers near it,
and only one tile with a single blue flower for the mysterious bird to sit.
Answer↓
Look at the tiles on the upper floor of the temple. There is a tile with two yellow flowers (7) and a tile with a singular blue flower (9). Enter those two digits into the GPS decoder.
myth 8
Small Hint↓
The sun sets in the west - it's always been this way,
And above the hayfields? On the west wall there is hay.
Big Hint↓
Your phone has a light that will serve as the sun,
hold it above the hay to have some fun.
Placing the horse at Antler-River will help a ton.
ANSWER↓
Put the crocodile totem at Antler-River. The myth references the sun setting over hayfields, which means you'll need to hold a flashlight (the sun) above the hay symbol on the western wall to cast a shadow. Its shadow will cast over two digits on the ground 4 and 3.
To see a photo of the solution click here.
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