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The Hotel Safe

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Three steps to the safe code.

TipOpen one step at a time. The answer always asks twice, so nothing gets spoiled by accident.

1 · The train

1NudgeOpen

Half-hour trains: 09:30, 10:30, 11:30. Not the earliest one. Now spell each city.

2AnswerAsks twice

This shows the full answer. Sure?

Yes, show me

Vienna, 11:30, platform 5. Oslo was earliest; Madrid has an R.

1NudgeOpen

The first three letters of the city are on the tag.

2AnswerAsks twice

This shows the full answer. Sure?

Yes, show me

VIE = 38.

1NudgeOpen

Room = tag + platform. Then add the hour the train left, as two digits.

2AnswerAsks twice

This shows the full answer. Sure?

Yes, show me

38 + 5 = room 43. Train at 11:30, so code 4311.

Every answer is also printed at the back of the book, with its page number.