Episode 9 Walkthrough - Circus Arena

This is our guide to Circus Arena, the ninth Episode in the puzzle adventure game Artifact Seekers, from Five BN. In this episode you are at the circus with plenty of jobs to help out with and acts to preform.

You goal in this chapter is to join the circus troupe but proving yourself a reliable and responsible member of the team. As before there are collectible items to find in each area for extra stars.

Episode Nine - Circus Arena Walkthrough

After the introduction tap to talk to Madame Paradis in front of the big tent. The curtains to the tent then open.

Collection Item: Juggling Club by the bottom corner of the ticket booth on the right.

Morphing Object: Speaker / Flag on a pole on the left just above the lamp on the caravan on the left.

Donut: view a lamp on the front of the caravan on the left. Open it.

Ball: View a blue strip on the red and white awning above the ticket booth on the right. Move this to find the ball.

Go inside the big tent.

Collection Item: Jugglers Club on a large box hanging from the ceiling on the top left.

Morphing Object: Colorful toy/bucket on a platform on the right on a green cloth.

View a box camera on the right side of the area, you can collect an Elegant Key from the top.

Donut: Look at a circle on the ground on the right of the camera. Then tap it to uncover the donut.

View an ornate box on a crate on the right. Collect a Ballerina (1 of 3) from here.

Back out to the front of the Tent and then tap on a small awning on the left of the main tent door. Collect a Pallet from here.

Next you can place the Pallet into the puddle of water by the steps to the caravan on the left side of the area.

Then you can enter the caravan. This belongs to Yumna the All-Knowing. She asks you to find her missing cards.

Collection Item: Juggling Club on the lower left by the shelves.

Morphing Object: Bottle on the top of the small shelves on the back wall to the right of the window.

Donut: on the string of beads on the far right of the scene.

View a red box on the table on the left. You can use the Elegant Key to open it. Collect another Ballerina (2 of 3) and a Jingle Bell (1 of 2).

Exit the caravan and then tap the path to the left behind the caravan. This takes you to the next area where there is an old man sitting and a Bear, 'Lulu'.

Talk to the man and he will give you a Remedy Recipe to help Lulu.

Collection Item: Small blue balloon on a sign just above the mans head.

Morphing Object: Changing image cat/tiger on the side of the large building at the back of the scene.

Donut: on top of a small round cage on the right, lift a silver cap to find it.

Tap inside the tent to the left of the man to see a table. Collect another Jingle Bell and some Grain.

Ball: under the table on the left.

Now back up to the starting area and enter the big tent in the center again. View the door to the round room in the middle of the arena. You can place the two Jingle bells here.

This reveals a puzzle.

Jingle Bells Puzzle

• There are three figures on the left and on the right holding colored ropes.
• Turn the wheels on the board to connect a single line of each color from the correct figure on the left to the right.

Solution:

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Once done the door opens and you can enter the dressing room.

Collection Item: Jugglers Club on the floor on some fabric on the right of the desk.

Morphing Object: Glass/Quill on the shelf on the top right.

Airship: view the drawers on the right side of the desk and open the one with the wide handle.

View a birdcage on the couch on the left side.

Add the Grain to the birds food bowl and then you can collect a Wing fro the bottom of the cage.

Move a red curtain to the right of the couch to find a blue box, behind it, view this and then you can collect a Jockey figure.

View the desk with the mirror, collect an Engraving (1 of 2).

Back up and return to the area with the Bear. On the ground on the right is another round cage. View this.

Add the wing to the lock to open it, then collect the Mask Fragment (1 of 2) and a Winder Handle.

Next view the caravan with the large Top hat on it that is behind the cage. There is a note on the door.

Collect the Dollar. and read the note from Mr Illusio.

Next at the back center of this scene is a large building. Tap on the front to see a model with two horses.

Add the Jokey to the horse on the left to start a puzzle.

Two Jockeys Puzzle

• This is a spot the difference puzzle.
• Look for ten items that are missing or appear different in the two mirror images of the horse and rider.

Solution:

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Then you have a second puzzle to complete.

• There are 12 circles around the edge with yellow lines on them.
• In the center is a hexagon pattern with 12 lines on it.
• Tap one of the circle to move it into the center, this will fill in a line on the pattern in the same orientation as the one on the circle.
• After each move the circles on the outer ring will rotate to change the position of their lines.
• You can only move a circle in if the line position on it will fill in one of the missing lines on the pattern.
• Move all the circle in to complete the pattern and the puzzle.

Solution:

This lets you enter the large storage building with a Shooting Gallery and an ice cream truck.

Collection Item: Juggling Club on some boxes on the right next to a large fan.

Morphing Object: Book / paper on the table on the left wall of the room.

Ball: View a round red box on the floor on the right, open it to find the ball.

View the ice cream truck on the right and collect a Ladder from under it.

Then look in the window of the drivers seat. Collect the Card (1 of 4) and a Heavy Key.

Airship: Tap the back of the car seat on the other side to tear a hole and find it.

Back up to the start area and then view the ticket booth on the right. Place the Dollar on the shelf and then you will be able to collect a Token.

Re-enter the big tent, then view the metal box on the shelf on the crate on the right again. Add the Winder Handle to it.

Turn the handle to open the music box, then you can collect a Knife.

Next view a large Blue/Green box with a window on the left of the center dressing room.

Use the Heavy Key to unlock the door and look inside, there are stacks of weights.

Collect a Tomato (1 of 2) and some Cannonballs.

Now place the Ladder on the platform on the left of the arena.

Now you can view the platform at the top to see a red ornate box. Collect another Card (2 of 4) from next to it and also another Ballerina (3 of 3).

Back up out of the tent and then tap on the path to the right of the tent to find a gate.

Add the three ballerinas to the gate, then you can tap it and open a new puzzle.

Ballerina Gate Puzzle

• There are two square grids with parts of an image in the grids.
• Each square is made up of four strips. You can tap pairs of strips within each square to swap their positions.
• When you tap the purple button at the top the two grids will merge.
• Arrange the strips in each square so that when yo merge them you will make a complete image.

Solution:

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Your pieces may be different, but notice the gold border around the edges, use this to help you position the strips correctly.

Go through to the next area with the Acrobat.

Morphing Object: Symbol on the right wooden post below the juggling acrobat.

Ball: On the white ruff of Guilio's costume.

After talking to Guilio you will need to complete a Tightrope walk. Tap the tightrope to begin.

Tightrope Walk Puzzle

• For this you need to tap on the balance pole to keep your balance as you move across.
• As you move the pole will rise on the left or right. Tap the end that lifts up to lower it and keep your balance.

When you reach the other side you are then asked to use a Cannon to shoot down a balloon. View the cannon behind the tightrope.

Collection Item: Jugglers Club painted on the side of the cannon base.

Add the Cannonballs to the ground. Then collect the Hook Pole from the ground.

Next view a stack of colorful mats with rope that are under the tightrope.

Use the knife to cut the rope, then move the mats until you can collect a Dumbbell.

Next view a signboard with metal doors on the left of the scene, use the knife on these again to cut the string and open the doors.

Collect a Boomerang and another Engraving (2 of 2).

Return to the big tent and look in the green container on the left again with the weights. Add the dumbbell to the rack and then you can collect a Hook and a Cabinet Handle.

Next look inside the central dressing room again and then tap on the shelf on the upper right, just above the Globe.

Move the bottles and some books on the lower shelf and then you can use the cabinet handle on the small safe door behind them to open it.

Collect a Statue and some Arrows (1 of 3).

Back up and enter the caravan of Yumna. Look at a box on the back wall to the right of Yumna with three green figures.

Place the statue here and a panel will open, Collect another Mask Fragment (2 of 2) and another Tomato (2 of 2).

Go back into the big tent and look at the red box on the platform on the left again. You can add the Mask Fragments to the top to start a puzzle.

Mask Fragments Puzzle

• This is an Extra Star puzzle with a limited number of moves.
• There are 14 split masks on the board, each of these has two sides with different faces.
• Tap pairs of masks to swap their positions.
• Arrange the masks so that the ones next to each other on a line have the matching right and left sides of the same mask design.
• To earn the star you need to complete this in no more than 30 moves.
• You can restart the puzzle at any time

Solution:

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The masks that you see can be different.

Once done the box will open and you can collect a Censer and some Flash Powder.

Back up and go to the area on the right with the Acrobats. On the right of Giulio is a metal figure on the side of a tent, view this.

Add the Two tomatoes to the metal lid to open it and find a puzzle.

Pizza Puzzle

• There are two pizza circles with slices on reach that have a tomato or mushroom, or both.
• Tap each pizza circle to rotate it and then swap the slices around.
• Arrange the slices so that one side have mushroom on every slice and the other has tomato on every slice.

Once done you can enter the tent to find the Snack Bar.

Collection Item: Small Balloon on the sign board on the bottom right.

Morphing Object: Flowers in a vase on top of the glass counters on the right side.

Tap the oven that is at the top of the steps on the left. You can then open the oven and collect a Vial of water.

Next view the glass cabinet to the right of the steps. You can open this and move the donuts on the lower shelf to then collect a Fridge Handle.

Donut: move the square cakes on the right to find a collectible donut.

Finally view a table on the far right. Collect a Photo Fragment.

Before leaving notice the numbers that are on the roof in a circle above the raised area. This is a clue.

Back up to the area of the acrobats and view the sign board again. You can add the Photo fragment to it to complete a map and find a Red X. This is a clue for later.

Then tap on an archway behind the signboard to move through to the next area, an Amusement Park.

Collection Item: Green balloon in the tree on the right.

Morphing Object: Pattern on the metal fence at the back to the right of a gate.

Airship: Look in the sandpit on the lower right and move a block on the bottom right to find it.

There are various games here. Look on the back right to see a hammer game. Add the Token to the clot to start the puzzle.

Hammer Puzzle

• There are ten hammers of different sizes, tapping each one will use it to hit the button on the left and score a number of lights.
• You need to check them to see the number related to each.
• Then find the correct sequence of five hammers to score the numbers seen in a previous clue.

Solution:

Collect the Vacuum Tube (1 of 2) and the Carved Handle.

Go back to the Snack bar and view a red cylinder that is on the raised area to the left of the oven.

Add the carved handle to the drawer on the right of it to open it, collect a Card (3 of 4) and some Matches.

Exit again to the Acrobats and then view the Cannon again. Open the back of the Cannon and add a Cannon ball to it.

Then use the matches on the fuse to light it. You will see an aiming view. drag the view around to find the target balloon, it is red and white. Then fire the cannon.

Giulio will then give you another Vacuum Tube (2 of 2)

Go through to the amusement park and then view a gate on the back right.

Add the two vacuum tubes to this to start a puzzle.

Vacuum Tube Puzzle

• There are three boards of nine vacuum tubes.
• Select one of the boards and then you can use the buttons at the bottom to turn on and off the tubes.
• Each button will toggle two or three tubes in the marked positions.
• Once all the lights are on you can move on to the next board.

Once all the tubes are on. the gate is open. Go through to a lake area

Collection Item: Green Balloon in the tree on the right.

Morphing Object: a small tent top / umbrella in the distance, just to the right of the center structure.

First tap on the yellow flowers bottom center to collect Echinacea.

Then view the left side of the lever arm in the center to see a basket and sandbags.

Add the hook to the chain at the top and then add the basket to the hook. Next you can dd the three sandbags to the basket. This will lower the lever arm and raise the other side.

View the other side of the arm to see that is has lifted a cover. Collect a Crank Wheel and another Arrow (2 of 3).

Airship: move a loose brick on the lower right to find it.

Next view a balloon basket on the right side, there is a snake in front of it.

View the Censer in your inventory and open the lid, then use the matches to light it. Then you can use the Censer on the snake to scare it away.

Collect another Engraving (3 of 3) from inside the basket.

We continue this guide in part 2 Episode 9.