Curious Village Script: Introduction

*enter your name*

*a letter appears in the background*

To my dear friend [name],

The things we saw that day in the village became a secret we would have to keep from everyone for the rest of our lives. Because, you see…

*The Laytonmobile comes driving up the road. Layton adjusts his hat while Luke observes a dragonfly out the window*

LUKE: Hmm?

*Layton holds an envelope out to Luke*

LUKE: I don’t understand, Professor. Why are we going to help solve an inheritance dispute?

LAYTON: Luke, my boy, do you really think I would take on such an ordinary request as that? Oh, no! This is an altogether unique and exciting situation, and it has piqued my intellectual curiosity. But I suppose it would be best to explain the case before we arrive at our destination.

*background changes to Baron Reinhold in his casket*

LAYTON: *voiceover* Two months ago, Baron Augustus Reinhold passed away. Shortly after his death, his will was disclosed. The contents of it were fascinating, to say the least.

*the will and an apple bearing a question mark on it appear in the BG*

LAYTON: *voiceover* “The Reinhold family treasure, the Golden Apple, is hidden somewhere within this village. To whomever successfully locates this treasure, I offer the whole of my estate.”

*back to the Laytonmobile*

LAYTON: Naturally, those who attended the reading of the will immediately set out in search of the Golden Apple. But in the end, everybody came back empty handed. It turns out that no one had ever heard of such a treasure existing until its mention in the will.

LUKE: Wow, that’s some puzzle, all right.

LAYTON: Quite. Augustus Reinhold staked his entire fortune just to create one more puzzle before his death. What a perplexing individual. I wish I could have met him while he was still alive.

LUKE: It certainly sounds like you two would have gotten along, Professor! By the way, just what is this Golden Apple anyhow?

LAYTON: Some speculate it’s a rare antique, while others say it could be a gem, yet its identity remains elusive. But, Luke, I can’t shake the feeling that this matter is linked to some larger mystery. Something huge.

LUKE: Aha! Is that your famous intuition acting up again, Professor?

LAYTON: Mm. Well, our first step is getting to town.

LUKE: This is all so exciting! I hope St. Mystere is ready for the famous archeologist and puzzle-solving detective, Hershel Layton!

LAYTON: Ha ha! Oh, Luke, you know as well as I do that I am no detective. Augustus Reinhold’s wife, Lady Dahlia, has asked me to investigate the situation. It seems she came across my name by chance when reading an article about me in the papers.

LUKE: And you immediately decided to take her up on her request, eh?

LAYTON: Ho ho! Well, Luke, a true gentleman never refuses the request of a beautiful lady.

LUKE: If you say so, Professor…

LAYTON: We should be nearing the town by now. Look at the map in the envelope and help me with directions.

LUKE: You got it!

*the map is in Luke’s hands*

LUKE: What in the--? What’s this?

LAYTON: Lady Dahlia seems to have given us a test. We’ll need to decipher this map in order to find the village. She wants to see if we’re capable of cracking the mystery surrounding the Reinhold fortune. Care to give it a go, Luke?

LUKE: I’ll do my best! A puzzle like this should be a snap for the apprentice of the great Professor Layton.

LAYTON: Very well then, Luke. I’ll leave it to you. Think of it as a warm-up for things to come.

PUZZLE NO. 001: WHERE’S THE TOWN?

WORTH: 10 PICARATS

“My village is on a road that leads to no other towns. I look forward to seeing you there.”

Use your stylus to draw a circle around the right village, and then touch Submit.

HINT 1

You can use the stylus for a whole lot more than just circling the answer, you know. Try tracing a path?any path?to see if it connects to more than one town.

Try it a few times until you are confident you have the right answer. Then just tap the Submit icon.

HINT 2

Still stumped? Try tracing paths backward, so that you start from a village and work your way back. This will make it easy for you to see if any other towns are connected to the one you selected.

HINT 3

Just look for the town that’s not connected to any other. In other words, any town that’s connected to another can’t possibly be the right answer.

If you take a look at the map, you should be able to see any connections between towns with no trouble.

ANSWER

That’s correct!

The only town that isn’t connected by roads to another town is the one in the upper-left area of the map.

It looks like you’re all ready to start solving puzzles!

LUKE: There we go! Now we should be able to make our way to the village.

LAYTON: Right you are. We should see it on the horizon any moment now.

LUKE: Huh? Professor, do you mean to say that you already figured out the town’s location?

LAYTON: Ha ha ha! I’m afraid I couldn’t help myself. A basic puzzle like that is easy enough to solve with a glance. Anyhow, you’d best gather your things, Luke. We’ve arrived.

*TITLE SCREEN*