Professor Layton and the Curious Village Puzzle 027 - Bickering Brothers

Professor Layton and the Curious Village: Puzzle 027 Answer

Where to find Puzzle 027?

Finding Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 027 - Bickering Brothers

Puzzle 027 – Bickering Brothers can be found by speaking to Gordon during the return to the Reinhold Manor after finding Claudia.

How many picarats is Puzzle 027 worth?

Puzzle 027 is worth 40 picarats.

How to solve Puzzle 027?

You’ll need to seat 5 brothers around a table next to a sibling they’ll be happy with.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 027 - Bickering Brothers Description

Six brothers have gathered around a table to eat dinner. Each of the brothers is prone to fighting with the siblings directly above or below him in age and can’t be seated next to either of them. Also, brothers 3 and 5 got into an argument the other day and refuse to sit next to each other.

The eldest brother (Brother 1) has already sat down at the big table and is waiting on the others to start eating. Can you find a seating arrangement that will keep everyone from fighting with each other?

Begin with making sure that Brothers 3 and 5 are separate. What luck that Brother 1 has already sat down!

What are the hints for Puzzle 027?

Hint 1

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 027 - Bickering Brothers Hint 1

Don’t spend too much time trying to think it out. Instead, just move those brothers around and see what develops.

There are only three seats that Brother 2 can sit in because he can’t sit next to Brother 1. Plop him down in any one of those seats and move on to Brother 3. We know that Brother 3 can’t sit next to Brother 2… And so on and so forth.

Hint 2

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 027 - Bickering Brothers Hint 2

This puzzle would be a breeze if it weren’t for the spat between Brother 3 and Brother 5.

What a pain they are.

Sit Brother 3 next to Brother 1. That ought to keep the little guy in line.

Hint 3

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 027 - Bickering Brothers Hint 3

You already know to sit Brother 3 next to Brother 1.

Next, sit Brother 4 directly across the table from Brother 1.

The rest is up to you.

Puzzle 027 Answer

Starting from Brother 1 and working clockwise, the brothers can be sat: 1, 3, 6, 4, 2, 5.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 027 - Bickering Brothers Answer Screen

Using Brother 1 to separate Brother 3 and Brother 5 greatly reduces the options for everyone else. With Brother 3 and Brother 5 now sat, the only place Brother 4 can go at the table is the very bottom.

With Brothers 1, 3, 4, and 5 sat, it’s simple to place Brother 2 and Brother 6.


For completing puzzle 027, you earn a strange gizmo for the gizmo section in the menu.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village strange gizmo 9 - Reward for Solving Puzzle 027

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

Where to find Puzzle 027?

Finding Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 027 - Bickering Brothers

Puzzle 027 – Bickering Brothers can be found by speaking to Gordon during the return to the Reinhold Manor after finding Claudia.

How many picarats is Puzzle 027 worth?

Puzzle 027 is worth 40 picarats.

How to solve Puzzle 027?

You’ll need to seat 5 brothers around a table next to a sibling they’ll be happy with.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 027 - Bickering Brothers Description

Six brothers have gathered around a table to eat dinner. Let’s call them brothers 1 to 6, with 1 being the eldest and 6 the youngest.

Each of the brothers is prone to fighting with the siblings directly above or below him in age and can’t be seated next to either of them. Also, brothers 3 and 5 got into an argument the other day and refuse to sit next to each other.

Brother 1 has already sat down. Can you find a seating arrangement for the others that will keep everyone from bickering?

Begin with making sure that Brothers 3 and 5 are separate. What luck that Brother 1 has already sat down!

What are the hints for Puzzle 027?

Hint 1

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 027 - Bickering Brothers Hint 1

Don’t spend too much time trying to think it through. Instead, just move those brothers around and see what develops.

There are only three seats that 2 can sit in, because he can’t sit next to 1. Put 2 in any one of those seats and move on to 3. We know that 3 can’t sit next to 2… And so on.

Hint 2

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 027 - Bickering Brothers Hint 2

This puzzle would be a breeze if it weren’t for the spat between brothers 3 and 5.

What a pain they are.

Sit 3 next to 1. That ought to keep him in line.

Hint 3

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 027 - Bickering Brothers Hint 3

You already know to sit 3 next to 1.

Next, sit four directly across the table from 1.

The rest is up to you.

Puzzle 027 Answer

Starting from brother 1 and working clockwise, the brothers can be sat: 1, 3, 6, 4, 2, 5.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 027 - Bickering Brothers Answer Screen

Using Brother 1 to separate 3 and 5 greatly reduces the options for everyone else. With 3 and 5 now sat, the only place 4 can go at the table is the very bottom.

With Brothers 1, 3, 4, and 5 sat, it’s simple to place 2 and 6.


For completing puzzle 027, you earn a strange gizmo for the gizmo section in the menu.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village strange gizmo 9 - Reward for Solving Puzzle 027

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

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