[section=Notes] Hi guys mew1997 here, This guide doesn'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 to Truly Dexterous & Glacoras (for their amazingly helpful GameFAQs walkthrough) Geshode (for moderating the Layton speedrun.com pages) Mindez (for showing me that Layton speedrunning was a thing with his Layton 3 PB)
[section=Introduction] [big][big]START[/big][/big] [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat Mystery [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat Tap on Caroline/Bill Hawks (Right) Chat Tap on Smith (Middle)
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[section=Prologue] [big][big][1/98][/big][/big] Chat
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Chat Tap on Florence Chat Tap on the car (Bot Left) Chat Move forward (Top of Path) Chat Move forward (Pole) Tap on Stachen Chat Tap on staircase (Mid Left)
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Chat Move forward (Bush) Tap on door (Mid Mid)
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Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat
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Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on clock (Bot Right)
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[section=Chapter 1: Is This the Future?] [big][big][7/98][/big][/big] Chat Mystery Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Tap on Niklaus Chat Tap on door (Mid Left) Chat Tap on Anita (Left) Chat Tap on Alfie (Right)
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Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Left of Grate) Chat Tap on Edgar Chat Mystery Move back (Path Right Edge) Chat Tap on bus stop (Bot Right) Chat Tap on Shipley
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Chat Mystery Tap on Adeline Chat Move right (Window) Chat Move right (Gap in Arch) Tap on Becky Chat Tap on door (Bot Right) Chat Tap on Margaret (Right)
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Chat Tap on Becky (Left)
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Chat Tap on Lamp (Top Left)
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Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Tap on Max Chat Move down tunnel (Middle of Archway) Tap on door (Mid Left) Tap on Paillard
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Chat Move back (Rug Left Corner) Move forward (End of Road) Tap on Dupree Chat Mystery Move right (Streetlight) Chat Move forward (End of Road) Chat Mystery Move down tunnel (Middle of Archway) Chat Tap on machine (Mid Mid) Chat Auckland Lane Move right (Above Handrail) Chat Mash on tree (Middle)
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Chat Tap on door (Mid Right) Tap on Natalia
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[section=Chapter 2: A Boy Named Luke] [big][big][17/98][/big][/big] Chat Tap on door (Mid Right) Move back (Left of Mid of Bottom Edge) Move down tunnel (Below Rail) Tap on machine (Mid Mid) Chat Flatstone St Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Edgar Chat Move left (Top Corner of Sign) Tap on door (Bot Right) Tap on Becky (Left) Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Move forward (End of Road) Chat Move forward (End of Road) [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat Tap on Ward
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Puzzle Battle
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Puzzle Battle
Chat Mystery Tap on Future Luke Chat Mystery Chat Mystery Tap on door (Mid Mid) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat [big]Cutscene[/big]
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[section=Chapter 3: The Enigmatic Future] [big][big][21/98][/big][/big] Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Left of Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Move through tunnel (Mid of Arch) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Tap on door (Mid Left) Chat Tap on Shipley (Left) Chat Move back (Rug Left Corner) Move forward (End of Road) Move right (Streetlight) Move forward (End of Road) Move forward (End of Road) [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat Mystery Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Chat Tap on statue (Mid Left)
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Chat Move forward (Middle of Alley) Tap on Layman
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Chat Move forward (End of Road) Chat Move forward (Second Stair) Chat Tap on Graham Chat Move right (Bottom of River) Tap on Cuthbert
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Chat Mystery Mash on River (Bot Mid)
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Chat Move right (Top of Wall) Tap on Grafton (Right) Chat Move forward (End of Road) Mash on door (Mid Left)
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[section=Chapter 4: Back to the Present] [big][big][27/98][/big][/big] Move left (Top of Bridge) Move left (Left of Bridge) Chat Tap on Graham Chat Tap on Parrot (Left)
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Chat Name the Parrot Chat Move down (Top of Staircase) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Right of Layman) Move left (Above Railing) Move back (Left of Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Move left (Above door) Tap on Silky
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Chat Move left (Bottom of House) Chat
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Chat Move back (Left of Grate) Tap on door (Mid Left) Tap on flower (Mid Mid) Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move forward (Top of Stair) Move forward (End of road) Tap on door (Mid Mid) Chat Tap on door (Mid Mid) Chat Move forward (Top of Stairs) Tap on Cogg Chat Tap on Cogg [30 puzzles required] Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Left of Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Bus Stop (Bot Right) Gressenheller Chat [big][big][30/98][/big][/big]
[section=Chapter 5: The Forgotten Case] [big][big][30/98][/big][/big] Chat Tap on Rosetta (Left) Chat Tap on door (Mid Left) Tap on Delmona
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Chat Tap on door (Mid Mid) Chat Tap on Flora Chat Tap on desk (Mid Mid) Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Bus Stop (Bot Right) Scotland Yard Chat Tap on door (Bot Right) Tap on Colby
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Chat Move down right tunnel (Middle) Tap on Barton Chat Tap on Chelmey (Left) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move down left tunnel (Middle) Chat Tap on Barton Chat Tap on Barton (Left)
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Chat Tap on Layton Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move down right tunnel (Middle) Tap on Chelmey (Left) Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Tap on Bus Stop (Bot Left) Midland Road Move forward (Top of Path) Move forward (Pole) Chat [big][big][33/98][/big][/big]
[section=Chapter 6: Travelling Companions?] [big][big][33/98][/big][/big] Move forward (Bush) Chat Tap on door (Mid Mid) Chat Move forward (Above Stairs) Tap on Cogg Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Chelmey/Barton (Right) Chat Tap on Art (Left)
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Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Tap on Stachen Chat Menu Parrot Chat
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Chat Back Close Move back (Left of Grate) Move back (Path Right Edge) Move right (Window) Chat Move right (Gap in Arch) Tap on door (Bot Right) Tap on Becky (Left) Chat Move forward (Second Step) Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Delmona Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Family Thug (Left)
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Chat Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Move down tunnel (Middle of Archway) Tap on door (Mid Left) Tap on Shipley Chat Move back (Rug Left Corner) Tap on Family Thug
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Chat Move forward (End of Road) Move right (Streetlight) Move forward (End of Road) Tap on Berta
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[section=Chapter 7: Chinatown] [big][big][40/98][/big][/big] Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Move forward (End of Road) Move forward (End of Road) Chat Tap on Bostro Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Chat Tap on Raleigh
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Chat Move forward (Middle of Alley) Tap on Layman
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Chat Move right (Top of Wall) Tap on flower (Right)
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Chat Move forward (Left of Door) Chat Move forward (Middle of Arch) Tap on Ward Chat Move back (Right of Ward) Tap on Duncan (Left) Chat Tap on door (Bot Right) Tap on Pepper (Left) Chat Move back (Left of Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Left of Mid of Bottom Edge) Move right (Above Door) Tap on door (Mid Mid) Chat Tap on Maya Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Avogadro Chat Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Tap on Rudolph (Right) Chat Move right (Above door) Move forward (End of Road) Chat Tap on door (Bot Left) Tap on Myrtle Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Tap on Rudolph (Right) Chat [big][big][51/98][/big][/big]
[section=Chapter 8: A Meeting by the River] [big][big][51/98][/big][/big] Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on Grafton (Right) Chat Move left (Middle Trunk) Move left (Top of Bridge) Move left (Left of Bridge) Chat Move forward (Third Railing from Right) Move right (Above Bottom Stair) Chat Tap on Subject 3 Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat
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Chat Move right (Right of Lamp) Chat Mash on water (Bot Left)
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Chat Tap on door (Mid Mid) Tap on Bartender
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[section=Chapter 9: The Master of the Towering Pagoda] [big][big][54/98][/big][/big] Move right (Bottom of River) Move right (Top of Bridge) Move right (Top of Wall) Move forward (End of Road) Move forward (Middle of Arch) Move forward (Left of Door) Move forward (Middle of Arch) Tap on Ward
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Chat Move down tunnel (Middle of Tunnel) Chat Tap on Barmey
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Chat Move forward (End of Road) Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Tap on door (Mid Mid)
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Chat Tap on door (Mid Mid) Move forward (Door) Tap on door (Mid Mid)
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Chat Tap on door (Mid Mid) Move forward (Top of Staircase) Chat Tap on Chelton/Barmey
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Chat Move forward (Middle of Door) Tap on Pillar (Bot Mid)
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Chat Move forward (Pillar) Move forward (Above Staircase) Chat Tap on Spike Ball (Mid Mid)
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Chat Tap on door (Mid Mid) Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat
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Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Mystery Chat
Puzzle Battle
[big]Cutscene[/big] Mystery Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat
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[section=Chapter 10: Across the Thames] [big][big][64/98][/big][/big] Move down (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Move down tunnel (Middle of Tunnel) Chat Tap on Machine Flatstone St Move left (Mid of Left Edge) Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Move left (Top Corner of Sign) Chat Tap on door (Bot Right) Move forward (Second Step) Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Move forward (End of Road) Move forward (End of Road) Move right (Mid of Right Edge) Tap on Luke Chat Tap on Raleigh
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Chat Move forward (Middle of Alley) Move forward (End of Road) Move forward (Second Stair) Move right (Bottom of River) Move right (Top of Bridge) Move right (Top of Wall) Tap on Grafton
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Chat Tap on Flower (Middle)
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[section=Chapter 11: The Time Machine Laboratory] [big][big][80/98][/big][/big] Chat Tap on door (Bot Left)
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Chat Tap on door (Mid Mid)
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Chat Move forward (Mid of Gap) Chat Tap on Chelton/Barmey
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Chat Tap on door (Mid Mid) Tap on Cuthbert Chat Move forward (Middle of Doors) Tap on door (Mid Mid)
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Chat Mystery Chat Move back (Left of Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Move up ladder (Third Rung) Chat Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Tap on door (Bot Right) Chat
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[section=Chapter 12: The Truth Revealed] [big][big][85/98][/big][/big] Tap on Chelmey/Barton (Right)
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Chat Move back (Right of Mid of Bottom Edge) Move right (Right of Lamp) Tap on Future Luke Chat Tap on door (Mid Mid) Tap on Celeste Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat Mystery Chat
Puzzle Battle
Chat Tap on Dimitri Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat [big][big][86/98][/big][/big]
[section=Chapter 13: The Stronghold of Madness] [big][big][86/98][/big][/big] Tap on Celeste Chat Tap on Don Paolo Chat Move left (Bush) Move back (Left of Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Tap on Laytonmobile (Mid Right)
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Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat Tap on door (Bot Mid)
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Tap on door (Bot Mid) Tap on door (Mid Mid)
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Tap on door (Mid Mid) Chat Tap on Map (Mid Mid) Ventilation Tap on safe (Mid Left) Chat Tap on safe (Mid Left) Chat Tap on Flora (Mid Mid)
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Chat Move down (Mid of Bottom Edge} Chat Move down (Mid of Bottom Edge) Tap on door (Mid Right)
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Chat Tap on Map (Mid Mid) Surveillance Tap on Fisheye
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Chat Move forward (Mid of Staircase) Tap on Clive
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Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat Tap on monitors (Mid Mid)
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Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat Tap on door (Mid Right) Tap on flying machine (Mid Right) Chat Tap on tunnel (Mid Left) Tap on door (Mid Left) Tap on screen (Top Left) Chat Tap on map (Mid Mid) Generator Tap on Machine (Mid Mid)
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Chat Tap on Bill Hawks
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[section=Epilogue: The Lost Future] [big][big][96/98][/big][/big] Chat Tap on Gears (Mid Mid) Chat OK (Left)
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Chat Move back (Mid of Bottom Edge) Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat Tap on Laytonmobile (Mid Left) Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat
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Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat [big]Cutscene[/big] Chat Mystery Chat Mystery [big][big]END[/big][/big]