Brain Find Level 86

Overview

Level 86, subtitled "Why do guards have big beards?", shows two heavily armored, big-bearded guards standing in front of a closed castle double door, holding crossed spears. On the ground below there are three items: a sword on the left, a gold coin marked with a dollar sign in the middle, and a wine bottle on the right. At the bottom a circular goal icon shows a princess in a pink dress, so your job is to get past the guards and reach her. The solution is not to fight — it is to bribe one guard and get the other drunk, so both step aside and the door opens.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 2

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Survey the scene. Note the two stern bearded guards blocking the closed door, the sword, the money coin, and the wine bottle on the ground. The goal is the princess behind the door.

1. Ignore the sword. It is a decoy that invites you to fight the guards, but attacking them never works and is the wrong approach.

1. Drag the gold coin (money) over to the left guard. He accepts the bribe — a money bag appears at his belt — and he relaxes his stance.

1. Drag the wine bottle over to the right guard. He grabs it and drinks; little stars appear around his head as he becomes drunk and lets his spear drop.

1. With the left guard bribed and the right guard drunk, both are distracted enough to step aside. The double doors swing open, revealing the princess. The level completes with a "Good" banner and the message "Open the door," showing the princess in the center circle.

Strategy & Reasoning

The level's joke title, "Why do guards have big beards?" sets up the expectation of a riddle, but the actual task is a classic infiltration puzzle. A naive player picks up the sword and tries to attack, which is hopeless against two armed, armored guards. The three items on the ground are deliberately chosen to suggest three different approaches: fight (sword), bribe (money), and intoxicate (wine). The sword is the obvious trap; the money and the wine are the real tools.

The design pairs each bribe with one specific guard. The coin works on the left guard, who visibly takes the money and grows complacent, while the wine works on the right guard, who drinks until dizzy. Using only one of them is not enough, because the other guard remains alert and keeps the door shut. Both must be neutralized at the same time, which is why the doors only open after both reactions appear.

This is why the completion message simply says "Open the door": once the guards are bribed and drunk, opening the door is automatic. Trying to drag the door itself, tapping the guards, or swinging the sword does nothing, because the door will not move until the guards are distracted. The beards themselves are irrelevant decoration — the level is really about outsmarting the guards with their two weaknesses, greed and alcohol.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Common mistake: grabbing the sword and trying to fight the guards. Two armored spearmen cannot be defeated by force; the sword is a decoy.
• Common mistake: using only the money or only the wine. One guard remains alert if you bribe or intoxicate just one — you must give the coin to the left guard and the wine to the right guard.
• Common mistake: dragging the door or tapping it directly. The door only swings open by itself after both guards are distracted; you cannot move it by hand.