Layers Game

Layers Game #29

Oct 13 Hints & Answers

Every answer stays hidden until you tap it. Want a gentler push? Try the hints page first.

Quick hint

A drum kit, the cool kids, a fight night and the corridors of power.

Layer 1 answers

Mini 1 · Clue Stack

KREMLIN

It's a fortress with red walls. / Its name is shorthand for a government. / Moscow's walled seat of power.

Mini 2 · Missing Link

GONG

DINNER GONG · GONG SHOW · BANG THE GONG

Mini 3 · Word Shift

CAGE

SAFE → SAGE → CAGE

Mini 4 · Letter Path

VATICAN

The world's smallest country

Layer 2 connections

Group 1
PercussionTRIANGLE, CYMBAL, SNARE, GONG

Key word: ★ TRIANGLE

Group 2
Uncool personSQUARE, DORK, NERD, DWEEB

Key word: ★ SQUARE

Group 3
Fight venuesOCTAGON, RING, ARENA, CAGE

Key word: ★ OCTAGON

Group 4
Seats of powerPENTAGON, KREMLIN, VATICAN, WHITEHALL

Key word: ★ PENTAGON

Final layer answer

Order Puzzle

Reveal the final answer

TRIANGLE → SQUARE → PENTAGON → OCTAGON

TRIANGLE (3), SQUARE (4), PENTAGON (5), OCTAGON (8).

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How to play

Every puzzle has three layers. Peel them one at a time.

  1. Layer 1 — Mini Puzzles. Solve four quick puzzles: a Clue Stack, a Missing Link, a Word Shift and a Letter Path.
  2. Layer 2 — Connections. Sort 16 words into four groups of four. Your Layer 1 answers are on the board, marked ●. Five mistakes and the groups are revealed.
  3. Final Layer. Each group gives you a key word. Use all four keys to crack one last question. You get three tries.

Stuck? Every layer has hints. A new puzzle unlocks at midnight in your time zone.

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