The Witch of Fern Island

The Witch of Fern Island

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Puzzles Guide
By AirysPaw
This guide will help players navigate the 3 types of puzzles in the game.

Note: there are spoilers that will give away the solution.
Note 2: this guide doesn't include the Desert area as it was made before it existed. In the desert, there are a bunch of bell puzzles, a bunch of light stones and 1 children puzzle. There is also another type Simon says puzzle that will be posted on the official Wiki page at some point, but not there yet. This is the page to follow: https://witchoffernisland.wiki.gg/wiki/Quests_%26_Puzzles
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Puzzle 1: Light Stones
The stone in this puzzle must be lit in such an order that they all stay on. the correct light will be white. If you see a red light, then you have to start over. This puzzle involves a little bit of trial and error and memory. There are 5 stones in total. You can make it to the 3rd and be wrong on the 4th so keep the order you lit them correctly in mind.

Description from the wiki page:
"A puzzle that is solved by activating the surrounding pillars in the correct order. This puzzle can be solved by trial and error. When activating a correct pillar, it lights up green white. Activating the wrong pillar will make all the pillars light up red and resets the puzzle.
The solution of this puzzle can change between days."

Reward: Space stone to increase your inventory space or recipe.
Puzzle 2: Bell Puzzle
This puzzle is a challenge in aim accuracy and speed. Collect some acorns off the ground. Count the number of bells you see and grab more acorns then there are bells, just in case you miss.

The trick here is to position yourself in such a way that you can see clearly all the bells without having to walk again.

Equip the acorns in your hand like you would with any tool. You will see the mouse clicks on the bottom screen. Hold to aim and throw.

You have to hit all bells fast enough so they all ring at the same time. They do last a while but you still have to be accurate and quick with your camera control and throwing the acorn.

Have fun with this one, I know I did.

Puzzle 3: Stone Children
This puzzle is solved by finding the four children and placing them on the altar.

The given hint is as follows: "Four of my children are scattered around, everyone is different in every part"

To solve these puzzle, find the four children that are different in every part (base, stance, head, hat). The children must also differ from the parent in the middle.

The Forest area puzzle has the children scattered down the hill. Pick them all up first and move them closer. The Mountain area has some down the hill too. Make sure you have all children close to the game board then begin the process of elimination below.

Tips: Find the children that have something in common with the middle and put them somewhere out of sight. This will reduce the possibilities by quite a lot. Remember to look at the base, arms/legs, face, and hat. Then pick any of the remaining and place it in a spot. If you find another that has something in common with the first one you placed, set it aside next to it, you may have to switch to it, depending on the sections of the other 3.

Possible children statues are in the images below.

Possible rewards: Selenite, Citrine, Selenite, Opal, Agate
4 Comments
wiccachar 2 Oct, 2023 @ 2:32am 
i have got a couple done since your suggestions ... ty have great day
AirysPaw  [author] 29 Sep, 2023 @ 8:22am 
No, there isn't a way to zoom in game but you can have different perspectives as you move your camera. The bases are the toughest for me, but I start at top with the hat and chuck them aside as a find doubles. You'll be left with 4-6 options. I did notice though, since the last updates, sometimes, they are not solvable but they will regenerate every day so try it on the next day. That's how I did all mine.
wiccachar 29 Sep, 2023 @ 7:47am 
just wondering is there a way to zoom in on these to see them better... while playing the game.. ty
Elyana_Silvanae 10 Jun, 2023 @ 3:38pm 
Good job! Thanks for putting a guide together for the community to use. It is going to be so helpful for new players!