Puzzle 112 is A Duck of Tiles, a 70-picarat Tile puzzle in Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask. Recreate the duckling with overlapping 3 × 3 tiles. The visible color of each small square depends on the last tile covering it.
This page covers numbered Puzzle 112 in the Nintendo 3DS game. Open the hints in order, then reveal the answer when you are ready.
What Puzzle 112 is
| Name | A Duck of Tiles |
|---|---|
| Type | Tile |
| Picarats | 70 |
| Location | Reception |
| Chapter or mode | Chapter 7 |
A child made a picture of an adorable little duckling using three colors of small tiles. You want to re-create the picture, but you only have a set of large tiles that are each 3 x 3 squares. Can you make the same duck out of the tiles you have at your disposal? You may overlap your tiles as many times as you like.
Puzzle names
The North American title is A Duck of Tiles. In Japanese it's タイルでアヒル.
Wrong Puzzle 112?
Daily Puzzle 112 is Sweets 04, from the Sweet Truth set. It is separate from A Duck of Tiles. Puzzle numbers in other Layton games also refer to different puzzles.
Where you find it
Talk to Michelle at Reception in City Hall during Chapter 7.
Before you open a hint
Work in layers. A large tile can make a small detail when later tiles cover most of it. Restart before following a numbered placement sequence.
Hints, one at a time
These are the game's own hints, word for word from the North American version and in the same order. Open only the next one you need. In the game, Hints 1 to 3 cost one hint coin each and the Super Hint costs two.
Hint 1
This puzzle is particularly tricky. These hints will give you a rough guide on how to solve it, but you'll have to work out the rest for yourself.
Start off by making the beak and the foot. There's a long way to go.
Hint 2
Next, build up the head, the base for the eye, then the front half of the body.
While you place tiles to form the neck, you will be forming the small square for the eye at the same time.
Hint 3
Continuing from Hint 2, place tiles to form the duckling's tail and back. The line that runs from the back of its head to its tail can be made with a single blue tile at the end.
Super Hint
Lastly, finish off the duckling's wing and thigh with yellow tiles, and you're done!
Answer and full solution
The answer and the worked explanation are hidden below. Open them when you are ready.
Show the answer
Use the 20 placements below in order. They use nine blue tiles, ten yellow tiles and one red tile, leaving one yellow tile unused. Number the small squares 1–9 from left to right and 1–9 from top to bottom. Each coordinate gives the top-left square of the 3 × 3 tile.
Keep earlier tiles in place: every new tile goes on top. This sequence builds the same final duck as the hints, but the order of construction differs from the hints' suggested beak-first approach.
| Step | Color | Column | Row |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Yellow | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Blue | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Yellow | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Red | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Yellow | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Blue | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Blue | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | Yellow | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Blue | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Yellow | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Blue | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Yellow | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Yellow | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Blue | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Yellow | 5 | 5 |
| 17 | Yellow | 6 | 3 |
| 18 | Blue | 7 | 7 |
| 19 | Blue | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Yellow | 3 | 4 |
Picarats, hints and hint coins
Worth 70 picarats.
Hints 1 to 3 cost one hint coin each and the Super Hint costs two, five in total. The hints on this page are free to open.
Completing the puzzle
Solving A Duck of Tiles adds its picarats to your total.
Versions
The hints above use the North American English text. This page is for Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask on Nintendo 3DS.
The puzzle in context
Recreate the duckling with overlapping 3 × 3 tiles. The visible color of each small square depends on the last tile covering it. Talk to Michelle at Reception in City Hall during Chapter 7.
FAQ
Where is the answer to Puzzle 112?
It's in the Answer and full solution section above, hidden until you open it. If you only want a push, open the hints one at a time first.
What is Puzzle 112 called?
A Duck of Tiles in the North American version. In Japanese it's タイルでアヒル.
Where is Puzzle 112?
Talk to Michelle at Reception in City Hall during Chapter 7.
When do I solve Puzzle 112?
See the location section above for when and where to find it.
What happens if I need another attempt?
Worth 70 picarats. Use the hints above before revealing the solution.
How many picarats is it worth?
Worth 70 picarats.
Is Daily Puzzle 112 the same puzzle?
No. Daily Puzzle 112 is Sweets 04, from the Sweet Truth set.
More Miracle Mask puzzles
See the Miracle Mask puzzle index for more puzzles.