Hints
Cryptex Puzzle • A prerequisite to this puzzle is answering all the trivia questions correctly and completing the associated puzzle. • THE NEXT STEP IS A SPOILER IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE TRIVIA QUESTIONS PUZZLE. • Use "Engage" as the passphrase on the cryptex
Cypher Wheel • First need to solve the Cryptex Puzzle • THE NEXT STEP IS A SPOILER IF YOU HAVE NOT SOLVED THE CRYPTEX PUZZLE. • Notice the 2 single capitalized letters in the note contained within the cryptex. • Line up the outer wheel M to the inner wheel S to reveal the new cypher relationship.
Dana Schwartz Poem • Pay attention to the capitalized letters in the poem. • Write the capitalized letters down. • Translate the previously written capitalized letters using the cypher wheel.
Sphinx Riddles • Try to answer the questions to the best of your ability, spelling matters. • Answers 1. Love 2. Death 3. Memory
Trivia Questionnaire • Try to answer the questions to the best of your ability, spelling matters. • Answers 1. Rosebud 2. Mjolnir 3. Rooster Cogburn 4. Halloween 5. Gone with the Wind 6. Red 7. Notre Dame 8. New Orleans 9. Onward 10. Phil 11. Maurice 12. No Worries • Notice the circles around the answers. • Writing down the circled letters of the answers reveals ENGAGETOOPEN • Spacing it out correctly, ENGAGE TO OPEN. • Remember the Cryptex. • Use ENGAGE as the passphrase on the Cryptex.
Unlocking the Phone • Notice the bolded word on the "Mystery Begins" Card. • The bolded word will unlock the phone. • Phones use to have a letters associated with each number. • LOVE translates to 5683.
Unlocking the Trunk • After unlocking the phone pay special attention to the text messages from Robin and "Books" card. • Robin specifically calls out an order of genres of books, which is the order of the password. • Some books cross over genres. • Fantasy (8), Horror (4), Non-Fiction (3), Young Adult (5) • Fantasy (The Lies of Locke Lamora, The Golden Compass, Mistborn, The Fellowship of the Ring, A Game of Thrones, Children of Blood and Bone, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Circe) • Horror (Rosemary's Baby Let the Right One In, Dracula, The Shining) • Non-Fiction (Alexander Hamilton, Freakonomics, The General Theory) • Young Adult (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, The Hunger Games, Children of Blood and Bone, The Fault in our Stars, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)