Let's talk about the content of the game first. It's called Candy Land. I thought it was a puzzle game with cute graphics and full of donuts and lollipops. As soon as I entered it, I was immediately confused - virus outbreak, museum reception, ancient language expert? ? ? What does this have to do with candy? It can only be said that the developer's name was extremely imaginative and did not follow the routine at all. 🤣
But after playing a few levels, it feels really good! Although the name of this game is deceptive, the decryption design is quite good. I spent an afternoon to clear the first few chapters, and I would like to share with my family some strategies for completing the levels, especially the maddening "Island Code Lock" level. ⛓️
First, the game starts in a museum hall with a huge globe. Be sure to click on the base below the globe first! There is a line of small words engraved on the base, which is Latin "amicus certus in re incerta cernitur", which translates to "a friend in need is a friend indeed". This line of text is a hint for a bookshelf puzzle later, which directly corresponds to the letter conversion code. Don't ask me how I knew it, it took me half an hour to figure it out. 😭
Then entering the corridor, there is a strange oil painting hanging on the wall, with a candy jar in it. Here's the key point: You need to adjust the angle of the picture frame so that the light from the window just shines on the candy jar, so that the relief pattern on the jar will be projected onto the opposite white wall, forming a 9-square grid. The order of these 9 patterns is the password to open the safe next to it! I tried various arrangements and combinations, and finally found that they were arranged in the order of rainbow colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), yyds! 🌈
The last "ancient language stele" was decrypted, and I just knelt down. You need to find the corresponding meaning based on the documents collected earlier. There is a sentence in the document "Virus codename: Rainbow Kiss", and there are several strange symbols engraved on the stone tablet. In fact, each symbol represents a color. If you put together the chemical element symbols corresponding to the colors, it will be the key to unlock the final door. At first I thought it was Greek and almost looked it up in the dictionary, but then I had an idea and thought of the periodic table of elements and deciphered it directly! 666~🧪
By the way, this game is free and can be played on platform 5.0 or above. Android fans are ecstatic! Although the name and content don't match at all, the decryption logic is self-consistent and the clues are interlocking, making it quite enjoyable to play. Highly recommended to those who like escape rooms but are not afraid of brain-burning~🍬
One final complaint: Developer, can you please give me a snack by naming it? I searched for the four words Candy Land for a long time before I found this game, and I almost missed it! The real treasure is delayed by the name! 😂