[MM037] Spin Shenanigans

037 - Spin Shenanigans

Spin Shenanigans is a puzzle in Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask.

Puzzle

This roulette wheel isn't behaving as it should! Instead of stopping at random, the ball seems to land on numbers according to some unknown rule.

US Version

On successive spins, the ball lands on 10, 9, 8, 5, then 3.

Where will the ball land next?

UK Version

On successive spins, the ball lands on 10, 9, 8, 5 then 3.

Where will the ball land next?

Hints

Click a Tab to reveal the Hint.

The rule for this sequence of numbers is only possible on a spinning wheel.

What could it be?

Take a look at all the numbers on the wheel in order. Do you notice anything strange?

Is there one missing?

The ball landed on 10, 9 8, then 5. Starting on 10, count how many spaces there are around the wheel until you reach the 9, then from the 9 to the 8, and from the 8 to the 5. You should see a pattern start to emerge.

Did you count the spaces from the 10 to the 9?

US Version

If you need a bit more help, make sure you're counting counterclockwise, and everything should become clear.

UK Version

If you need a bit more help, make sure you're counting anticlockwise and everything should become clear.

Solution

Incorrect

Too bad.

These numbers aren't random. There's definitely some kind of rule.

Correct

Correct!

US Version

When the ball lands on a number, the next number will be that many spaces away in a counterclockwise direction.

The number 12 is missing from the wheel. If 12 was there, landing on a 12 would make the next number 12, and the next, and the next...

UK Version

When the ball lands on a number, the next number will be that many spaces away in an anticlockwise direction.