Snowflake Night
Soothing is the best descriptor of a Tomatea game, and Snowflake Night fits right into that oeuvre with its serene backgrounds, lilting music, and gentle puzzles. Start up the game and let the overall experience wash away any mid-week frustrations as you navigate around the beautiful space and let the calming music flow as you skip lightly from one puzzle to the next in this captivating room escape.
A glowing cursor indicates hot-spots and frustration is kept to a minimum with Tomatea's unusual habit of not letting you even attempt to solve a puzzle until you've seen or found a hint for it. This habit of blocking puzzles keeps the game-playing flow linear making Snowflake Night a wonderful, relaxing treat.
Had a rough week at work or school? Stressed out waiting for the weekend? Take a deep breath, let it out, and experience the joy of Snowflake Night, a calming experience no matter what the reason.
Walkthrough Guide
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Because of how easy this escape is, there might be less spoiler tags than usual, but they aren't really needed in my opinion.
WALKTHROUGH
HINT 1
go left (to window wall)
zoom in on windows
take red tile (1/6)
note top center window pattern
back out
CLOCK KEY
click on flower on left table
click on clock
take clock key
back out
HINT 2
go left (to door wall)
click on candles on left table
note candle colors, number of stripes, and the symbols on the bells
back out
PUZZLE 1 (colors & symbols)
click on right hand cabinet door on the right
click on cabinet handle
solve puzzle
the candles and bells you just looked at are the hint
number of stripes 1-3 determines order
the code is: green snowflake, yellow moon, red star
take red tile (2/6)
take brass knob
back out
PUZZLE 2 (gold snowflakes)
go left (to gold snowflake wall)
click on gold snowflakes puzzle to zoom in
solve puzzle
most of the tiles rotate, one does not
it is simpler than it looks
starting from the upper left tile (which won't rotate), rotate tiles to match like snowflakes
open the gold snowflake panel
take the snow globe
back out
HINT 3
go left (to white star wall)
click on lamp on left cabinet
you can cause a hint to appear here
check your inventory
the brass knob might be helpful
select the brass knob in your inventory and click on the lamp base
throw the switch in the lamp base and note the color pattern
back out
PUZZLE 3 (4 numbers)
go left (to window wall)
click on left hand cabinet door on the left
solve puzzle
the lights on the lamp base you just repaired are the hint
the positions of the lights correspond to numbers
there are 12 positions, even though only 4 are used
the positions correspond to the numbers on a clock face
The code is: 2856
take star key
click red tab
note pattern of red dashes
back out
HINT 4
go right (to star wall)
click on tree
use star key in keyhole on the wall
back out
note star pattern
PUZZLE 4 (2 buttons)
click on left hand cabinet door on the left
solve puzzle
the star pattern on the wall is the clue
gold stars matter, white do not
the code is: left, right, left, left, right, left
take red tile (3/6)
take scissors
back out
PUZZLE 5 (snowmen)
click on lamp on on right cabinet
note missing snowman, where have you seen another snowman?
it isn't very far away
it is being used as a decoration
have a look at the christmas tree
you can't just remove it without help
select scissors from inventory and click on the snowman to obtain it
replace missing snowman into puzzle on cabinet
solve puzzle
the clue is the pattern at the top of the windows
a certain part of the snowman anatomy is pertinent
orient the snowman heads so that their noses would fit into the window cut outs
the code is: up, right, left, up
back out
click on right hand cabinet door on the right
click on the cabinet handle
take red tile (4/6)
take screwdriver
back out
click on the left hand cabinet door on the right
use screwdriver on screws
take red tile (5/6)
take folded paper
examine the folded paper in inventory
click to unfold it
where else have you seen red lines?
back out
HINT 5 / PUZZLE 6 (red lines)
go left (to window wall)
click on left hand cabinet door on the left to view the hint; click on right hand cabinet door on the right to view puzzle
solve hint & puzzle
the horizontal red lines in the cabinet are related to the vertical red lines on the paper in inventory
the puzzle is calling for four letters of the alphabet
the code is: LEFT
take red tile (6/6)
take oval key
back out
PUZZLE 7 (red tiles)
go left (to door wall)
click on red tiles on the wall
select red tiles in inventory and click on red tiles on the wall
solve puzzle
it is just a puzzle; click two tiles to swap them
the picture is a christmas tree
place snow globe in the wall
back out
HINT 6
go left (or right) twice (to star wall)
click on the cabinet under the tree
use the oval key in inventory to unlock cabinet
take star
back out
click on tree
place star on top of tree
note color pattern of star
back out
PUZZLE 8 (snow globe)
go left (or right) twice (to door wall)
click on the red picture twice to view snow globe in wall
click on snow globe
solve puzzle
the light pattern from the star on top of the tree is the hint
the code is: red yellow red blue red green
take key
back out
click on right hand cabinet door on the left
unlock cabinet with key
take sleigh
back out
PUZZLE 9 (sleigh)
the sleigh looks like it goes on the tracks on the left (click on the hole in the left cabinet) but it doesn't work
solve puzzle
there are no hints, but you only have two items left in your inventory
have a closer look at the sleigh
if you click on the sleigh while examining it, you reveal that it is a wind-up sleigh
use the clock key on the sleigh to wind it up
place sleigh on tracks
when the sleigh returns, take the snowflake key
back out
THE END
use the snowflake key on the door to escape
Posted by: Kheldar | January 4, 2012 1:25 PM