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Who Is Tom Really? (Tom's True Identity in the UK version) is a puzzle in Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box. The puzzle must be solved in order to progress the story.

Puzzle

US Version

Professor Layton has a feeling that Tom may not be the child we suspect him to be.

Move the L-shaped pieces around and arrange them into a + shape in the middle of the board in a way that sheds some light on Tom's true identity.

UK Version

Professor Layton has a feeling that Tom may not be the kind of boy he was assumed to be...

Move the L-shaped pieces around and arrange them into a + shape in the middle of the board to reveal Tom's true identity.

Hints

Click a Tab to reveal the Hint.

US Version

Those L-shaped pieces are pretty awkward to move around, aren't they?

If only you could change the shape of the pieces into something easier to move around.

Say...a square, perhaps?

UK Version

Those L-shaped pieces are quite awkward to move around, aren't they?

If only you could change the shape of the pieces into something easier to move around.

Something like a square, perhaps?

US Version

Pair each L-shaped piece with a small square block, and treat each pair as a single unit to be moved.

UK Version

Pair each L-shaped piece with a small square block and treat each pair as a single unit to be moved.

US Version

By the way, you might be interested to know that this puzzle can be solved in as few as twenty moves.

UK Version

Since you're looking at Hint 3, you probably aren't having much joy with this kind of puzzle.

When you get better at solving these puzzles, though, you might want to try to complete this one in 20 moves!


Solution

Correct

Good work!

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