This puzzle changes if you are playing the EU version of the game; these regions have the alternative Puzzle 005 – Clock Hands.
Where to find Puzzle 005 (US)?
When you first enter the Village Square, Interact with the clock face at the top of the Clock Tower and the Professor will give you puzzle 005 – Digital Digits
How many picarats is Puzzle 005 worth?
Puzzle 005 is worth 50 picarats.
How to solve Puzzle 005 (US)?
Puzzle 005 asks you to work out how many times there will be at least 3 of the same number consecutively on a digital clock.
Imagine a digital clock like the one shown below.
How many times will the clock display three or more of the same number in a row over the course of one day?
In case you were wondering, the clock in this puzzle displays time on a 12-hour scale, not military time.
At first thought, you may think that there are only a few times that satisfy the requirements for this puzzle.
However, in reality, there are more than it first seems.
What are the hints for Puzzle 005 (US)?
Hint 1
As mentioned earlier, this digital clock works on a 12-hour display system. This means you’ll cycle through the numbers twice a day.
Therefore, before you submit your answer, you need to double the number of times you found to account for a.m and p.m.
Hint 2
You probably have already picked up on combinations like 1:11 and 2:22, but finding the less obvious combinations is what makes up the real meat of this problem.
Did you, for example, remember to include the time 10:00.
Hint 3
12:22 is another combination that’s easy to overlook.
Also, have you thought about 11:12? Be sure to take a look at the various combinations that follow the above time as well.
Puzzle 005 (US) Answer
There will be 34 occasions when the digital clock will show at least three of the same number in a row.
One initial pitfall could be remembering that the puzzle is asking for the number of occasions in a full 24-hour period on a 12-hour clock – so you need to know to double your first thought.
The other pitfall is considering all 20 numbers between 11:10 and 11:19 a.m and p.m.
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