Professor Layton and the Curious Village: Puzzle 028 Answer

Where to find Puzzle 028?

Finding Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 028 - Find the Dot

Puzzle 028 – Find the Dot is found by speaking with Matthew in the Manor Parlor after returning from the search for Claudia in Chapter 2.

How many picarats is Puzzle 028 worth?

Puzzle 028 is worth 30 picarats.

How to solve Puzzle 028?

For puzzle 028, you’ll need to figure out where the black dot will be on an eight-pointed shape.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 028 - Find the Dot Description

You are holding an eight-pointed shape with a red dot on it. If you hold the shape so that the red dot is in the position shown in Diagram A, then flip it over, you’ll see a black dot as depicted below.

Now, assume you are holding the shape as shown on the left side of Diagram B. Where will the black dot be when you flip the shape over?

Draw a circle around where you think the black dot should go.

Your initial step should you to think about where the black dot would be in Diagram A before the shape was flipped. When you have a clear understanding of the relationship between the red and black dots’ positions, then apply your knowledge to Diagram B.

What are the hints for Puzzle 028?

Hint 1

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 028 - Find the Dot Hint 1

If you flip the shape in Diagram A, you get the shape shown in the upper-right part of the screen. Try to visualize where that black dot is when the white side is up.

Diagram B is just a rotated version of Diagram A, so you know that the position of the black dot in Diagram B must also rotate accordingly.

Hint 2

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 028 - Find the Dot Hint 2

When the shape is positioned as shown in A, the black dot is behind the middle-right prong of the shape. Flip the shape over and you’ll see it on the middle-left prong.

See how the dot moves when you flip the shape over? Now think about where that dot should be in the orientation shown in B.

Hint 3

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 028 - Find the Dot Hint 3

Moving clockwise, when the white side is facing up (as in the left picture of B), the black dot is two spaces ahead of the red dot.

Now you should pretty much know where the black dot is. Just visualize the shape flipping over and you’ll have your answer.

Puzzle 028 Answer

The black dot will be in the same place as the red dot – on the bottom-right prong of the shape.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 028 - Find the Dot Answer Screen

Making sure you have a clear understanding of the two dots’ relationship to each other is the most important part of solving this puzzle.

Even if you’ve worked out the answer correctly, you may even end up second-guessing yourself when you find that it’s in the same space as the red dot.


For completing puzzle 028, you earn a strange gizmo for the gizmo section in the menu.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village strange gizmo 10 - Reward for Solving Puzzle 028

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

Where to find Puzzle 028?

Finding Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 028 - Find the Dot

Puzzle 028 – Find the Dot is found by speaking with Matthew in the Manor Parlour after returning from the search for Claudia in Chapter 2.

How many picarats is Puzzle 028 worth?

Puzzle 028 is worth 30 picarats.

How to solve Puzzle 028?

For puzzle 028, you’ll need to figure out where the black dot will be on an eight-pointed shape.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 028 - Find the Dot Description

You are holding an eight-pointed shape with a red dot on it. If you hold the shape so that the red dot is in the position shown in diagram A, then flip it over, you’ll see a black dot as depicted below.

Now, assume you are holding the shape as shown on the left side of Diagram B. Where will the black dot be when you flip the shape over?

Draw a circle around where you think the black dot should go.

Your initial step should you to think about where the black dot would be in Diagram A before the shape was flipped. When you have a clear understanding of the relationship between the red and black dots’ positions, then apply your knowledge to Diagram B.

What are the hints for Puzzle 028?

Hint 1

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 028 - Find the Dot Hint 1

If you flip the shape in Diagram A, you get the shape shown in the upper-right part of the screen. Try to visualise where that black dot is when the white side is up.

Diagram B is just a rotated version of Diagram A, so you know that the position of the black dot in Diagram B must also rotate accordingly.

Hint 2

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 028 - Find the Dot Hint 2

When the shape is positioned as shown in A, the black dot is behind the middle-right prong of the shape. Flip the shape over and you’ll see it on the middle-left prong.

See how the dot moves when you flip the shape over? Now think about where that dot should be in the orientation shown in B.

Hint 3

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 028 - Find the Dot Hint 3

Moving clockwise, when the white side is facing up (as in the left picture of B), the black dot is two spaces ahead of the red dot.

Now you should pretty much know where the black dot is. Just visualise the shape flipping over and you’ll have your answer.

Puzzle 028 Answer

The black dot will be in the same place as the red dot – on the bottom-right prong of the shape.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village puzzle 028 - Find the Dot Answer Screen

Making sure you have a clear understanding of the two dots’ relationship to each other is the most important part of solving this puzzle.

Even if you’ve worked out the answer correctly, you may even end up second-guessing yourself when you find that it’s in the same space as the red dot.


For completing puzzle 028, you earn a strange gizmo for the gizmo section in the menu.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village strange gizmo 10 - Reward for Solving Puzzle 028

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

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