Brain Find Level 35
📝 Walkthrough
Overview
Level 35, subtitled "Defeat the dragon," is a castle-dilemma puzzle. At the top a grey stone castle stands with red roofs and little flags, and a large green dragon with horns and yellow eyes is perched on its right wall. In the lower half of the screen stand three things: a small crowned prince in a red cape on the left, a sword lying in the middle, and a raw piece of meat on the right. A treasure chest peeks out from behind a bush near the dragon, and the circular goal icon shows that treasure chest. The core mechanic is choosing the right way to deal with the dragon: a direct fight is a losing move, while outwitting it works. The overall approach is to realize the sword will not win, and to use the meat to distract the dragon so the treasure can be taken.
- Difficulty: Regular
- Estimated moves: 2
Step-by-Step Solution
- Survey the scene. The title "Defeat the dragon" is at the top. The green dragon is sitting on the right edge of the castle, blocking the treasure chest that is half-hidden behind the bush. Below, the prince waits with no weapon, and two loose items lie on the ground: a sword and a piece of raw meat. The goal icon is the treasure chest, so beating the dragon means reaching that chest.
- Try the obvious fight and see why it fails. Equipping the prince with the sword and sending him at the dragon looks like the heroic answer, but the dragon is far too strong — a single swordsman cannot overpower it head on. This direct attack is the trap the level sets.
- Look at the second object, the meat. Dragons are portrayed as fond of food, and the meat is the one item the dragon might care about more than guarding its post. Instead of fighting, use the meat as bait.
- Drag the piece of meat over toward the dragon. The dragon, drawn to the food, abandons its position on the castle wall to go after the meat, moving away from the treasure it was guarding.
- With the dragon distracted and no longer blocking the way, the path to the treasure chest is open. Take the chest. The success screen shows the open treasure chest full of gold, with the message "Outwit! so smart," confirming that you tricked rather than fought the dragon. The level is complete.
Strategy & Reasoning
The level's title literally says "defeat," which primes you for combat, and the sword is placed prominently next to the prince to make a sword fight feel like the intended solution. This is the misdirection. A player who grabs the sword and attacks the dragon discovers that brute force does not work, because the dragon is drawn as a powerful creature that a single small hero cannot stab to death. The congratulatory line "Outwit! so smart" tells you the designers wanted cunning, not courage.
The meat is the clue that reframes the problem. Once you stop asking "how do I kill the dragon?" and start asking "what does the dragon want?", the meat becomes the answer. A dragon that wants food can be lured away from its post, which achieves the real goal — access to the treasure — without ever defeating it in battle. This is why the sword is ultimately a decoy: it represents the direct, failed approach, while the meat represents the clever, indirect one. The treasure chest being already visible behind the bush reinforces that the obstacle is only the dragon's presence, not a locked door.
Alternative approaches fail for concrete reasons. Tapping the dragon or the castle does nothing. Sending the prince in with the sword leads to a standoff the prince cannot win. Ignoring the dragon and trying to grab the chest directly is blocked while the dragon sits on the wall. Luring the dragon with the meat is therefore the only path that clears the way to the chest, matching the "outsmart" message on the success screen.
Tips & Common Mistakes
- Common mistake: equipping the prince with the sword and attacking the dragon. A direct fight fails because the dragon is too strong; the level rewards trickery, not battle.
- Common mistake: ignoring the meat. The raw meat is the key — it is bait that draws the dragon away from the treasure, not a piece of equipment for the hero.
- Common mistake: trying to grab the chest while the dragon is still perched on the wall. Lure the dragon off first; only take the treasure once it has abandoned its post.