Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 020 - Unfriendly Commute

Professor Layton and the Curious Village: Puzzle 020 Answer

Where to find Puzzle 020?

Finding Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 020 - Unfriendly Commute

Puzzle 020 – Unfriendly Commute is found by speaking to Pauly, the visibly angry man, on Park Road during Chapter 2.

How many picarats is Puzzle 020 worth?

Puzzle 020 is worth 50 picarats.

How to solve Puzzle 020?

For this puzzle, you need to mark out the paths that persons A, B, C and D can take to avoid meeting on their daily commutes.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 020 - Unfriendly Commute Description

Draw a path between each man’s home and his work by connecting matching blocks.

The catch is that these men can’t stand each other, so you have to make sure that none of the paths touch.

To make a path, all you need to do is tap a block and start drawing.

Begin with potentially the easiest (and shortest) commute. This eliminates one person to worry about and takes away a possible route that the other men would take.

Now you only need to worry about 3 men instead.

What are the hints for Puzzle 020?

Hint 1

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 020 - Unfriendly Commute Hint 1

You might think that this puzzle is impossible, but rest assured, it’s not.

The first thing you should try to do is connect any pair of blocks. That limits where your next path can go. B’s route is the shortest. Try enough times and you’re sure to work it out.

Hint 2

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 020 - Unfriendly Commute Hint 2

The path between the b blocks is a straight line. D goes around to the north.

Hint 3

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 020 - Unfriendly Commute Hint 3

As stated earlier, connect the pair of b blocks with a straight line. Then connect the d blocks by drawing a path that arcs up over the b block path. A goes south then east.

Got it now?

Puzzle 020 Answer

A’s Route (Starting from the top-left A block)Down 1, Right 1, Down 2, Left 2, Down 2, Right 5, Up 1
B’s Route (Starting from the top B block)Straight Down
C’s Route (Starting from the top-right C block)Right 1, Down 3, Left 2, Down 1, Left 3
D’s Route (Starting from the left D block)Left 1, Up 3, Right 4, Down 3, Right 1
Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 020 - Unfriendly Commute Answer Screen

This puzzle is very difficult when first beginning as it can seem as though A and C must cross somewhere, but as you start to take B and D off the board, your possibilities open up and it isn’t as difficult as it may have seemed at first.


For completing puzzle 020, you earn a strange gizmo for the gizmo section in the menu.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village strange gizmo 4 - Reward for Solving Puzzle 020

How did you find this guide? Let me know in the comments.

Where to find Puzzle 020?

Finding Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 020 - Unfriendly Commute

Puzzle 020 – Unfriendly Commute is found by speaking to Pauly, the visibly angry man, on Park Road during Chapter 2.

How many picarats is Puzzle 020 worth?

Puzzle 020 is worth 50 picarats.

How to solve Puzzle 020?

For this puzzle, you need to mark out the paths that persons A, B, C and D can take to avoid meeting on their daily commutes.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 020 - Unfriendly Commute Description

Draw a path between each man’s home and his work by connecting matching blocks.

The catch is that these men can’t stand each other, so you have to make sure that none of the paths touch.

To make a path, all you need to do is tap a block and start drawing.

Begin with potentially the easiest (and shortest) commute. This eliminates one person to worry about and takes away a possible route that the other men would take.

Now you only need to worry about 3 men instead.

What are the hints for Puzzle 020?

Hint 1

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 020 - Unfriendly Commute Hint 1

You might think that this puzzle is impossible, but rest assured, it’s not.

The first thing you should try to do is connect any pair of blocks. That limits where your next path can go. B’s route is the shortest. Try enough times and you’re sure to work it out.

Hint 2

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 020 - Unfriendly Commute Hint 2

The path between the b blocks is a straight line. D goes around to the north.

Hint 3

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 020 - Unfriendly Commute Hint 3

As stated earlier, connect the pair of b blocks with a straight line. Then connect the d blocks by drawing a path that arcs up over the b block path. A goes south then east.

Got it now?

Puzzle 020 Answer

A’s Route (Starting from the top-left A block)Down 1, Right 1, Down 2, Left 2, Down 2, Right 5, Up 1
B’s Route (Starting from the top B block)Straight Down
C’s Route (Starting from the top-right C block)Right 1, Down 3, Left 2, Down 1, Left 3
D’s Route (Starting from the left D block)Left 1, Up 3, Right 4, Down 3, Right 1
Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 020 - Unfriendly Commute Answer Screen

This puzzle is very difficult when first beginning as it can seem as though A and C must cross somewhere, but as you start to take B and D off the board, your possibilities open up and it isn’t as difficult as it may have seemed at first.


For completing puzzle 020, you earn a strange gizmo for the gizmo section in the menu.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village strange gizmo 4 - Reward for Solving Puzzle 020

How did you find this guide? Let me know in the comments.

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