[section=Notes] Hi guys mew1997 here, After being given advice by Geshode, wiiarctus and a few others, I decided to post my guides here instead of forcing you to go through the drive. Don't worry, it still will be there if you want to download and edit it for yourself.

This guide won't have puzzle solutions for a few reasons. Firstly, I have a completely separate document when I play the game, so transferring that across to small images isn't really feasible or worthwhile. Secondly, it isn't that hard to open up a walkthrough and find it out for yourself, especially since most of the good walkthroughs have very detailed solutions, better than what I would do. Thirdly, if you're just beginning the game, it's more important that you get the feel of the route, even if doing the puzzles takes a while. In my opinion, once you have the route practised and comfortable, then you can look into how best to complete the puzzles. Saving a few seconds on each puzzle only adds up to a couple minutes over the run, while getting lost and off route can be disastrous.

In terms of when to split, it's up to the person as to what they want. My recommendation though is for beginners, Start of Game, Start of every chapter (noise or tapping no on the save screen), End. Once you become a more advanced runner, adding in sub-splits for each significant event/puzzle helps you get a better track of whether or not to reset upon missing a puzzle, what points you need to work on, and clues about what to do so you aren't stuck staring at the route.

Good luck with your runs and welcome to the community,

mew1997 (Nathan)

Special thanks for this route go to: Truly Dexterous & Glacoras (for their amazingly helpful GameFAQs walkthrough) solress (for getting the first console WR and bringing 2 puzzles back to the route) wiiarctus (for pushing the WR and forcing me to reroute into this) Geshode (for moderating the Layton speedrun.com pages and giving me a starting point for Layton 2 with an emulated run) Mindez (for showing me that Layton speedrunning was a thing)

[section=Prologue] [big][big]START[/big][/big] [big]Cutscene [Skip][/big] [big]Cutscene [Skip][/big] [big]Cutscene [Skip][/big] Chat Mystery Chat Tap the middle drawer (Bot Left) Chat Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Chat Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Chat

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Chat

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Tap on Damon Chat Tap on the mailbox slot (Mid Mid) Chat Tap on door (Mid Left) Tap on door (Mid Right)

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[section=Chapter 1: The Legendary Molentary Express] [big][big][4/87][/big][/big] Chat Tap the suitcase (Mid Mid)

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Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Chat Tap on door (Mid Right) Chat Tap on door (Mid Right) Tap on door (Top Left) Chat Name the hamster Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Chester

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Tap on door (Top Right) Tap on door (Mid Right) Tap on door (Mid Right)

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Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Beluga Chat Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Move back (Feet of Sally) Chat

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Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Mystery Tap on door (Mid Right) Tap on left door (Top Mid)

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Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on right door (Top Right) Tap on door (Mid Right) Chat Tap on door (Mid Mid) Chat Tap on door (Mid Left)

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Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Tap on door (Mid Right) Tap on door (Mid Mid) Tap on Capone/Mitzi Chat Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Chat Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Tap on Shoe (Bottom Right)

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Tap on door (Mid Right) Tap on door (Mid Right) Tap on right door (Top Right) Tap on door (Mid Right) Tap on Grousley [12 puzzles required] Chat Tap on Grousley

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Tap on door (Mid Right) Tap on Flora [big]Cutscene [Skip][/big] Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on door (Mid Mid) Chat Mystery Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Chat Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Chat Tap on Hank/Train

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[section=Chapter 2: The Country Village of Dropstone] [big][big][14/87][/big][/big] [big]Cutscene [Skip][/big] Chat Move right (Poster) Tap on Beluga Chat Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Move forward (Bottom Left of Stall) Chat Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Tap on Laurel

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Chat Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Move forward (Left of Orange Stall) Chat Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Chat Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Tap on Parcelle Chat Tap on door (Mid Left) Tap on Dorothea Chat Tap on door (Mid Right) Move forward (Crack in path) Move right (Top Edge of Path) Chat Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Tap on Chelmey Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Balsa

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Tap on Balsa

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Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Chat Tap on Clabber/Oscar

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Chat Move left (Mid of Left Edge)

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Chat Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move left (Bottom Left Corner) Chat Tap on Romie Chat Tap on door (Mid Mid)

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Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Tap on Sammy [30 puzzles required] Chat Tap on Sammy

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[section=Chapter 3: A Diverging Path] [big][big][31/87][/big][/big] Chat Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Tap on door (Mid Right) Tap on door (Mid Right) Tap on right door (Top Right) Tap on door (Mid Right) Tap on door (Mid Right) Tap on Hank Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Conrad Chat Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge)

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Chat Tap on door (Mid Mid)

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Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat

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[big]Cutscene [Skip][/big] Chat Mystery Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Chat [big]Cutscene [Skip][/big] Mystery [big]Cutscene [Skip][/big] [big][big][35/87][/big][/big]

[section=Chapter 4: The Phantom Town of Folsense] [big][big][35/87][/big][/big] Chat Move forward (Third Step) Chat Tap on red door (Mid Right)

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Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Move forward (Bottom of Shadow) Chat Mystery Tap on door (Mid Left) Tap on Chelmey Chat Tap on Dawson Chat Tap on door (Mid Right) Chat Move forward (Left of Blue Roof) Tap on Stachen Tea: Oasis Leaf, Brisk Berry, Belle Tart Chat Move right (Right Alcove) Chat Tap on door (Mid Right)

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Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move forward (Right of Bottom Right of Restaurant Sign) Tap on Precious Chat Move left (Bottom of Archway) Tap on gate (Mid Mid) Chat Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Move back (Left of Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Tap on Ilyana

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Move forward (Steps) Move forward (Top of Left Edge) Chat Move forward (Bottom of Stairs) Chat Move forward (Above Stairs) Tap on Geoff

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Mystery Chat Move down (Inner Staircase) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Left of Mid of Bottom Edge) Move right (Window) Chat Move through gate (Mid Mid) Tap on Sammy/Mr Beluga Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Move back (Left of Mid of Bottom Edge) Move left (Top of Left Staircase) Tap on door (Mid Left) Chat Tap on door (Mid Left) Tap on door (Mid Mid)

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Move down (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move right (Above Lantern) Move back (Top of Staircase) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on red house (Bottom Right) Tap on Chelmey [50 puzzles required] Chat Tap on Chelmey

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[section=Chapter 5: Shadows on the Street Corner] [big][big][51/87][/big][/big] Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move forward (Start of Shadow) Move forward (Left of Blue Roof) Move right (Right Alcove) Move forward (Bottom Right Corner of Restaurant Sign) Chat Tap on Precious Chat Move left (Bottom of Archway) Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Move forward (Top of Left Curb) Tap on door (Mid Mid) Tap on Garland

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Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move right (Above Right Curb) Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Tap on Precious Chat Move forward (Alley) Tap on Photo Scrap Chat Move forward (Top Step) Tap on Photo Scrap Chat Move left (Bottom Step) Tap on Photo Scrap Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move right (Alley) Chat Tap on Photo Scrap Chat Move forward (Right of Bottom of House) Tap on Dogey Chat Tap on door (Mid Mid) Tap on Photo Scrap Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Tap on Hopper Chat Move left (Bottom of Archway) Tap on Duke

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Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Tap on Photo Scrap Chat Move forward (Top of Left Curb) Tap on Photo Scrap Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Tap on Photo Scrap Chat Move back (Top Step) Tap on Niles (Background)

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Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Joanie Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Photo Scrap Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Rory Chat Move forward (Top Stair) Move forward (Start of Shadow) Move forward (Left of Blue Roof) Move left (Left of House) Move forward (Bottom Stair) Move forward (Top of Left Curb) Chat Move left (Right of Window Sill) Tap on Photo Scrap

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Chat Mystery Mystery Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat [big][big][55/87][/big][/big]

[section=Chapter 6: The Road to Herzen Castle] [big][big][55/87][/big][/big] Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Top Step) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on red house (Mid Mid) Chat [big]Cutscene [Skip][/big] Chat Mystery Mystery Chat Move forward (Doorway) [big]Cutscene [Skip][/big] Chat Move down (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Sammy Chat Move forward (Bottom of Shadow) Move forward (Left of Blue Roof) Move left (Left of House) Move left (Top of Left Staircase) Tap on door (Mid Left) Tap on door (Mid Mid)

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Move down (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move right (Above Lantern) Move forward (Top Stair) Move right (Window) Move through gate (Mid Mid) Move forward (Base of fountain) Tap on door (Top Left) Tap on Grinko Chat Tap on statue (Mid Mid) Chat Move right (Right window) Tap on picture (Top Mid) Chat Tap on picture (Mid Mid) Chat Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Tap on Grinko Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Move forward (Top of Left Curb) Move left (Right of Windowsill) Move forward (Centre of Gate) Move left (Above Path) Chat Move forward (Bottom of Mine) Tap on door (Mid Mid)

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Move forward (Bottom of Doorway) Tap on door (Mid Left) Move down (Bottom of Elevator)

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Tap on controls (Mid Left) Tap on safe (Mid Mid)

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Chat Tap on controls (Mid Right)

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Move up elevator (Controls on Mid Right) Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Below Pavel) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Mystery Move right (Above Tree Root) Chat Move forward (Centre) Chat Tap on the bottom lantern (Mid Mid)

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Move forward (Mid Mid) Tap on mushroom (Mid Mid)

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Move forward (Mid Mid) Tap on lake (Mid Mid)

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Move forward (Bottom of Branches) Move forward (Middle of Bridge)

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Move forward (End of Bridge) Chat [big][big][80/87][/big][/big]

[section=Chapter 7: An Encounter at the End of the Line] [big][big][80/87][/big][/big] Tap on door (Mid Mid) [80 Puzzles Required] Chat [big]Cutscene [Skip][/big] Chat Tap on picture (Top Mid) Chat Tap on picture (Top Right)

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Tap on door (Mid Mid)

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Tap on door (Mid Mid) Tap on red door (Top Left) Chat Tap on green door (Bot Left) Chat

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Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on red door (Top Left) Tap on hatch (Bottom Right)

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[section=Epilogue] [big][big][85/87][/big][/big] Move forward (Bottom Stair) Tap on Katia Chat [big]Cutscene[/big]

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[big]Cutscene [Skip][/big] Chat Mystery Mystery Chat Mystery [big]Cutscene [Skip][/big] [big]Cutscene [Skip][/big] Chat

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Chat Mystery [big][big]END[/big][/big]