Six free puzzles to celebrate
the opening of The Alchemist
Well done!
You've solved the secret of
The Alchemist!
Here's a congrats video
from Francine and Victor.
The winner will be picked on
Thursday January 5th!
The above diagram is where you
fill in the answers after
making an account.
The puzzles themselves are hosted on our Instagram account
fill in the answers after
making an account.
The puzzles themselves are hosted on our Instagram account
The above diagram is where you fill in the answers after making an account.
The puzzles themselves are hosted on our Instagram account
The puzzles themselves are hosted on our Instagram account
Prizes
These puzzles were originally part of a contest. We've decided to keep the answer platform public for anyone to enjoy them still. During the original contest, every week there were two prizes:
A beautiful home mystery, via lottery
For the fastest solver each week: immortal glory - your name will be embedded somewhere in our live escape room The Alchemist, in perpetuity (or as long as it exists)
Week 1
Marvin's Island
Week 2
Diorama
The Vandermist Dossier
Week 3
Society of Curiosities
Madok's Lost Treasure
Week 4
A full season of the
Curious Correspondence Club
Week 5
Spectre & Vox 3D
Haunted House Escape Room
Week 6
Codex Silenda
Those intrepid puzzlers who solved each of the 6 puzzles and figured out the final puzzle get added to a lottery to win the Grand Prize:
VIP team ticket to play The Alchemist, worth €240,-
Two nights at design hotel Zoku in two double rooms for your TEAM OF 4, worth €1120,-
Rare tour behind the scenes at Sherlocked HQ
4 pairs rare (and nearly extinct) Society of Crossed Keys SoCKs
The Fastest Solver
The fastest solver each week gets an easter egg mention in The Alchemist! For instance, you might appear as the writer of one of these books:
Advanced Cryptography
by Your Name Here
by Your Name Here
The Society of Crossed Keys:
Fact and Fiction
by Your Name Here
Fact and Fiction
by Your Name Here
Puzzle People and
Where to Find Them
By Your Name Here
Where to Find Them
By Your Name Here
The Brightest Minds in Alchemy
by Your Name Here
by Your Name Here
Leaderboard
Final Puzzle| # | Name | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick214 | Netherlands | 24-11-2022 17:14:35 | |
| 2 | OkapiKid | United States | 24-11-2022 17:14:56 | |
| 3 | kellilang5 | United States | 24-11-2022 17:15:03 | |
| 4 | Niklas | Netherlands | 24-11-2022 17:15:12 | |
| 5 | yaaaaaasmine | United States | 24-11-2022 17:15:26 | |
| 6 | Marcela29md | Netherlands | 24-11-2022 17:15:31 | |
| 7 | TheKaptain | United States | 24-11-2022 17:15:51 | |
| 8 | SirKirkius | Netherlands | 24-11-2022 17:16:06 | |
| 9 | FMR27 | Netherlands | 24-11-2022 17:16:14 | |
| 10 | Juliaherkommer | Netherlands | 24-11-2022 17:16:17 |
About The Alchemist
Our most magical adventure yet. Over 3 years in the making, bursting with technomagic, smoking potions and a dangerous ritual.
FAQ
Tip 1: In your Instagram app put @sherlocked on notifications so you directly know when we post a new puzzle (we launch one every week on Thursday between 5pm and 8pm Central European Time)
Tip 2: Have a laptop handy, it can give an advantage sometimes to display the puzzle on a bigger screen
