Brain Find Level 18

Overview

This level, titled "Where is my diamond ring?", shows a study: a wooden desk with books and a picture frame on top, two desk cabinets below, a bucket of water on the left, a potted flower on the right, and a sleeping dog curled on a blue cushion on the floor. The bottom preview shows a diamond as the missing ring. Nothing obvious holds a ring on the desk, and the desk cabinets are closed. The success message, "Huh, the diamond ring has a strange smell...," reveals the twist: the dog swallowed the ring and it came out the other end. The core mechanic is getting the dog to relieve itself so the ring can be recovered from the poop. The overall approach is to open the desk, set out food for the dog, and once the dog poops, take the ring from the pile.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 2

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Look around the room for the diamond ring. Check the desk top (books, picture frame), the bucket, and the flower pot. The ring is not in any of these places.

1. Open the right desk cabinet door. Inside it is empty, so the ring is not hidden in the desk either.

1. Notice the dog asleep on the blue cushion. The hint about a "strange smell" tells you the dog swallowed the ring. You need to get the dog to pass it.

1. Set out food for the dog (the dog bowl with a bone appears on the cushion). The dog wakes, eats, and then relieves itself on the floor, producing a small pile of poop.

1. The diamond ring has come out with the dog's poop. Tap the ring in/near the poop pile to collect it. The game confirms with a "Good" banner and the message "Huh, the diamond ring has a strange smell...," then displays the diamond enlarged in the center circle. The level is complete.

Strategy & Reasoning

This level is a gross-out joke built on the classic "the dog ate it" trope. The designer fills the desk and room with plausible hiding spots, so you search the cabinets, the books, and the bucket first. The success message's mention of a strange smell points away from the furniture and toward the dog.

Once you accept that the dog swallowed the ring, the only way to recover it is to make the dog pass it. The solution video shows the right cabinet being opened (empty), the dog moving off the cushion, a food bowl appearing, and a poop pile materializing on the floor. The ring is then collected from that pile. This is why the desk cabinets being empty is not a dead end — it rules out the furniture so you focus on the dog.

Searching the bucket of water or the flower pot does nothing, because the ring is not buried or washed anywhere. The books and picture frame are also decoys. The whole solution hinges on the dog having eaten the ring and then eliminating it, which the "strange smell" message confirms.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Common mistake: searching the desk cabinets, books, bucket, or flower pot for the ring. They are all empty or decoys; the ring is with the dog.
• Common mistake: assuming the ring is lost forever. The dog swallowed it; you must get the dog to eat and then poop so the ring comes out.
• Common mistake: ignoring the dog. The "strange smell" hint means the answer involves the dog's waste — collect the ring from the poop pile once it appears.