Brain Puzzle 3 Level 10

Overview

Level 10 says "Help candidates pass the circus manager's interview." A ringmaster in a red coat and top hat stands at the entrance of an orange-striped big top. The bottom line reads "I need to interview circus members to build the greatest troupe." Scattered around the grass are the raw recruits: a monkey hanging upside-down from a tree, a napping man with "Zzz" floating above him, a unicycle/bicycle, a brass trumpet, a lone grey cloud in the sky, and a row of colourful egg-shaped balloons along the grass. The manager's thought bubble shows a small icon of a performer on a unicycle.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 4

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Read what the manager wants. The hint "Third I want an acrobat" and the thought bubble of a unicycling performer tell you the troupe is being assembled one act at a time. The objects scattered on the lawn are the candidates you must bring forward.

1. Tap the monkey hanging upside-down from the tree. The monkey is a natural circus performer; tapping it recruits it into the act and it joins the line-up.

1. Tap the unicycle/bicycle on the grass. The thought bubble specifically shows a unicycle rider, so the bicycle prop is the acrobat's apparatus. Tap it to bring the acrobat forward.

1. Tap the grey cloud in the sky. The cloud darkens and fires a bolt of lightning; a skeleton performer appears, completing the spooky/comedy skeleton act for the show.

1. Wake the napping man if needed. The sleeping candidate must be roused so he stops dozing and joins the assembled performers.

1. Wait for the troupe to gather. Once the monkey, the acrobat, the skeleton act, and the recruited members are all lined up under the big top, the bottom line changes to "Perfect! My circus is now complete" and the red "Completed" ribbon appears.

Strategy & Reasoning

This is a "gather the performers" recruitment puzzle: the ringmaster is interviewing candidates, and the candidates are visually hidden in the ordinary-looking park scene. The game signals each correct recruit by changing the scene — the monkey comes down, the unicycle is activated, the cloud storms and produces a skeleton — and by the manager's running commentary ("Third I want an acrobat"). There is no puzzle about passing a test; the trick is noticing that every loose object on the lawn is a would-be act rather than decoration.

The storm cloud is the cleverest bit: it looks like weather, but tapping it deliberately summons lightning and reveals the skeleton, which is exactly the kind of macabre novelty act a circus would book. The eggs on the grass and the trumpet are supporting props for the completed show. The intended path is simply to tap every candidate object until the stage in the completion card is full.

Because the exact order and the precise identity of each recruited member are inferred from the props rather than narrated step by step, the walkthrough rests on the visible scene changes: monkey down, unicycle out, cloud zapping a skeleton, troupe assembled.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Mistake: treating the monkey, bicycle, or cloud as scenery. Every loose object on the lawn is a candidate recruit. Tap the monkey, the unicycle, and the cloud rather than leaving them untouched.
• Mistake: ignoring the manager's thought bubble. The unicycle icon tells you the apparatus he is looking for; if you cannot find the acrobat, match the thought-bubble picture to the bicycle.
• Mistake: stopping once a couple of acts join. The level only completes when the full troupe is on stage ("My circus is now complete"). Keep recruiting candidates until the completion card shows the whole line-up.