Brain Puzzle 3 Level 33
📝 Walkthrough
Overview
Level 33 says "Help Arthur pull the sword from the stone." A young Arthur in a red cloak kneels on the grass straining at a sword embedded in a stone block, but the bottom line admits "It's stuck, I can't pull it out." Around him stand a wizard with a star wand, a bearded man in a green apron, a king in red, a chef in whites, and a knight in yellow. Beside the scene are a tree with a beehive and a squirrel, a nest holding a spotted egg, and a castle window where a lady rests her chin and a pat of butter sits on the sill.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Estimated moves: 4
Step-by-Step Solution
- Start lubricating the base. The sword is jammed because the stone grip is dry; tap the honey jug and pour honey around the base of the sword in the stone. The line "I can pull it out a little" shows this loosens it.
- Add the butter. Tap the pat of butter on the castle window sill and apply it around the sword to make the gap even slipperier.
- Use the oil. Tap the oil bottle near the chef and pour a little more lubricant around the blade so it slides.
- Pull the sword free. With the gap slicked with honey, butter, and oil, Arthur can now work the sword loose; in the later frame the blade rises higher in the stone.
- Claim the kingship. Arthur finally pulls the sword fully out and holds it aloft; the bottom line declares "A new king has been crowned," and the red "Completed" ribbon appears.
Strategy & Reasoning
This is a loosening puzzle: instead of brute strength, the trick is to lubricate the stuck sword. The game hands you three slippery substances — honey from the jug, butter on the window sill, and the oil bottle — and the running line "I can pull it out a little" confirms each addition loosens the grip more. The wizard, king, chef, and knight are onlookers; the beehive, squirrel, nest, and egg are medieval dressing.
The visual progression confirms the plan: at 2:39 Arthur pours honey and the sword moves a little; at 2:17 the blade is visibly higher in the stone; at the end Arthur holds it up. So the correct reading is to keep applying lubricants until the blade slides, rather than tapping Arthur repeatedly to pull.
The gag is that the legendary sword in the stone was just jammed because nobody greased it. Once the stone is slick, the pull succeeds and Arthur is crowned.
Tips & Common Mistakes
- Mistake: only tapping Arthur to pull. Strength alone won't move it; you must lubricate the base first.
- Mistake: using only honey. Honey loosens it a little, but butter and oil are also needed before it comes free.
- Mistake: tapping the onlookers. The wizard, king, chef, and knight watch; the useful items are the honey jug, butter, and oil.