Level 14 - Santa's House
Video Walkthrough
Objective
Escape from Santa's house by collecting items throughout the cabin and workshop, solving various puzzles including color matching puzzles, chip arrangement puzzles, rotation puzzles, book arrangement puzzles, peg solitaire puzzles, and line connection puzzles, crafting medicine for the sick reindeer, creating Santa's outfit, operating the conveyor belt, and finally opening the doors to escape.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Start in Santa's cozy cabin - use the broom found at the back of the room on the left to get the figurine off the chandelier in the middle
- Click on the chair with the blanket on it on the right side of the room to get a close-up of the seat
- Click the blanket to move it - see a piece of metal you can use on the figurine stuck in the gap of the chair
- You now have two figurines in your inventory - put them on the chest in the front
- This opens the chest, revealing a mini-game - solve by moving the colored pieces to places of corresponding color
- Once the chest has been opened, click on the red present on the left to move it out of the way
- Retrieve a key from the opened chest
- In this room, also collect a beard close to the barrel and an empty picture frame
- Use the key on the door on the right, leading you outside
- From outside, collect firewood lodged in the snow next to the postbox
- From the snowman at the back, get an empty cauldron from the head, a bulb from top button, and firewood from the arm sticking out
- Click on the red electrical box on the cabin to enlarge it
- Click it again to open it - get a wire from inside at the bottom
- Use this wire to pick the lock on the postbox - this unlocks a mini-game
- Solve the postbox puzzle by moving chips to fill all the cells on the right part of the field
- Once completed, collect a book and a carved figurine from the open postbox
- Use the carved figurine on the box on the door on the right - this reveals another mini-game
- Solve the chip arrangement puzzle by arranging chips on corresponding lines according to their color and pattern
- Once completed, you have access to the shed with Santa's reindeers and sleigh
- Click on the reindeer that is sick and lying down in a stable - get a carved decor piece and firewood
- Get more firewood on the floor between the reindeer and the sleigh
- Get boots from the sleigh
- Click where the haystacks are on the right of the room - click on the bottom to add hay to your inventory
- Collect a shovel standing up on the side
- Go back to the first room - put the carved decor into the drawer on the desk to unlock a mini-game
- Solve the rotation puzzle by rotating elements to place all red triangles in the center
- Once completed, the drawer opens - collect pants from the top shelf
- Move the purple present from the bottom shelf to get the book from behind it
- Move the wrapping paper/present at the bottom of the desk to reveal the matches
- Look at the shelf with green books on the left of the room - add the two books you have in your inventory
- Rearrange the books to make a specific symbol pattern
- Once completed, the compartment opens at the top - retrieve the bulb and medicine recipe
- Go outside and add the bulbs to the electrical panel - this turns the lights on
- Make sure you close the red panel - find firewood in the bottom right corner
- Use the shovel to get rid of the snow in front of the door to the building at the back
- In Santa's workshop, get a bowl and a coin from the table on the right
- Get firewood underneath the same table
- Get a hat and a bag from the left side of the room
- Add a stepladder to your inventory from the middle of the room resting on the conveyor belt
- Find pliers on the yellow present at the front
- Go outside and put the stepladder by the tree
- Click on the blue box - it will turn, click again to get nuts in your inventory
- Go to the stables and use the pliers on the plank of wood on the door to open it
- Get a key and a harness from the opened door
- Use the wrench on the handle in the front of the room to unscrew it and add it to your inventory
- Go back to Santa's workshop and add the handle to the meat grinder on the table
- Add the nuts to the grinder and click on the handle to get ground nuts
- In the back of the room, there is a white box on the wall - add the key to unlock it
- Click again to play the mini-game - solve by using chips to jump over each other so that only one chip remains on the battlefield
- Once completed, the medicine cabinet opens - add a knife and coin from the top shelf to your inventory
- Now you have acquired two coins - go back to the stables and add the coins to the chest at the top
- This mini-game requires you to connect blue chips with lines - the number of lines crossing a chip must equal the number written on the chip
- Once completed, get berries and thread from the chest
- Put the berries in the grinder found in the workshop to get ground berries
- Going outside, go back on the ladder and use the knife on the red resin in the branch to add it to your inventory
- Now you have all ingredients for the medicine - open the recipe page from your inventory
- Add the berries, nuts, and resin to the recipe
- Go back to the cabin and use the cauldron on the barrel on the left to add water to it
- Add the cauldron to the fireplace, along with hay, firewood, and matches to light it
- Add the ingredients to the cauldron and use the bowl to get the medicine
- Give the medicine to the reindeer in the stables - it will attach itself to the sleigh
- Get a reindeer figurine from where the reindeer was
- There is a red cloth with red symbols stitched onto it - this is the combination to the symbols on the bow on the desk
- Remember the color combination pattern (e.g., yellow, red, light green, green, blue, yellow, red)
- Go back to the cabin desk and use the combination on the bow puzzle
- Once the drawer has opened, get a sheave, sweater, and the last reindeer figurine
- In your inventory, you have an empty picture - add the sweater, hat, pants, boots, and beard to it
- This creates a painting - hang it up where it was found
- This reveals some symbols underneath - the answer can be found in the chest in the middle of the room
- Change the symbols under the painting to match the pattern
- Once completed, add Santa clothes to your inventory
- Use the knife on the harness and the thread to make a belt
- Go into Santa's workshop and click on the panel on the machine for the conveyor belt
- Add the sheave to it, along with the belt to fix it
- Click the green button on the side to get the conveyor belt working
- The gifts will come out - use your bag to collect them
- Click on the filled bag to add it to your inventory
- Go back to the sleigh
- Add Santa's clothes and the bag full of gifts to the sleigh
- Add the reindeer figurines to the door - this starts the last mini-game
- Solve the final rotation puzzle by rotating circles so that all images in each circle match the center image
- Once completed, the doors open and you have completed Level 14 - Santa's House
💡 Tips & Tricks
- Keep track of how many figurines, coins, firewood pieces, and reindeer figurines you've collected - you need specific amounts
- The color matching puzzle in the chest requires moving colored pieces to corresponding colored locations
- The postbox chip puzzle requires filling all cells on the right - plan your moves carefully
- The chip arrangement puzzle matches chips by color and pattern - examine the lines carefully
- The rotation puzzle requires placing all red triangles in the center - rotate elements strategically
- The book arrangement puzzle creates a symbol pattern - rearrange books to match
- The peg solitaire puzzle requires jumping chips until only one remains - plan your jumps
- The line connection puzzle requires connecting chips so crossing lines match numbers on chips
- Remember the color combination from the red cloth for the bow puzzle
- The symbol combination puzzle matches symbols under the painting to the chest pattern
- Make sure to collect all medicine ingredients (berries, nuts, resin) before crafting
- The final rotation puzzle requires matching images in circles to center images
⚠️ Common Mistakes
- Not collecting all required items before attempting puzzles (2 figurines, 2 coins, reindeer figurines)
- Trying to solve the color matching puzzle without understanding color correspondence
- Not solving the postbox chip puzzle correctly - chips must fill all cells
- Trying to solve the chip arrangement puzzle without matching both color and pattern
- Not rotating elements correctly in the drawer puzzle - red triangles must be in center
- Not rearranging books correctly to create the symbol pattern
- Trying to solve the peg solitaire puzzle without planning jumps
- Not connecting chips correctly in the line puzzle - crossing lines must match numbers
- Forgetting to remember the color combination from the red cloth for the bow puzzle
- Not matching symbols correctly under the painting
- Not collecting all medicine ingredients before trying to craft medicine
- Forgetting to add water to the cauldron before placing it on the fireplace
- Not fixing the conveyor belt before trying to collect gifts
- Trying to solve the final rotation puzzle without matching all circles to center images
Additional Notes
Level 14 - Santa's House is the fourteenth episode in Tricky Doors, taking place in a festive winter setting where you must collect items, solve puzzles, craft medicine for a sick reindeer, create Santa's outfit, operate workshop machinery, and escape from the cozy cabin. This level introduces holiday-themed gameplay mechanics and multi-step crafting sequences.
What You'll Learn
- Multi-Area Navigation: Moving between the cabin, outside area, shed/stables, and Santa's workshop
- Item Collection Tracking: Collecting multiple items of the same type (figurines, coins, firewood pieces, reindeer figurines)
- Puzzle Variety: Solving different types of puzzles including color matching, chip arrangement, rotation, book arrangement, peg solitaire, line connection, and symbol matching puzzles
- Multi-Step Crafting: Creating medicine through grinding ingredients, mixing, and cooking
- Outfit Creation: Assembling Santa's complete outfit from individual pieces
- Mechanism Operation: Operating conveyor belts and workshop machinery
Core Mechanics Introduced
- Color Matching Puzzles: Moving colored pieces to corresponding colored locations
- Chip Arrangement Puzzles: Arranging chips according to color and pattern on lines
- Rotation Puzzles: Rotating elements to achieve target arrangements
- Book Arrangement Puzzles: Rearranging books to create symbol patterns
- Peg Solitaire Puzzles: Jumping chips over each other until one remains
- Line Connection Puzzles: Connecting chips with lines where crossing lines match numbers
- Symbol Matching Puzzles: Matching symbols to patterns
- Multi-Step Crafting: Grinding ingredients, mixing, and cooking medicine
- Outfit Assembly: Combining clothing items to create complete outfits
- Conveyor Belt Operation: Fixing and operating machinery to produce items
Level Structure
This level consists of four main areas:
- The Cabin: The starting area with chest, desk, fireplace, and various items
- The Outside Area: Contains postbox, snowman, electrical box, tree, and workshop entrance
- The Shed/Stables: Contains sick reindeer, sleigh, haystacks, and various items
- Santa's Workshop: Contains conveyor belt, meat grinder, medicine cabinet, and gift production
Key Puzzles
- Color Matching Puzzle: Moving colored pieces to corresponding colors in chest
- Postbox Chip Puzzle: Moving chips to fill all cells on the right
- Chip Arrangement Puzzle: Arranging chips by color and pattern on lines
- Rotation Puzzle: Rotating elements to place red triangles in center (drawer)
- Book Arrangement Puzzle: Rearranging books to create symbol pattern
- Peg Solitaire Puzzle: Jumping chips until only one remains
- Line Connection Puzzle: Connecting chips so crossing lines match numbers
- Bow Combination Puzzle: Using color combination from red cloth
- Symbol Combination Puzzle: Matching symbols under painting to chest pattern
- Final Rotation Puzzle: Rotating circles to match center images
Difficulty
Medium to Hard - This level is complex, requiring careful item collection, multiple puzzle types, multi-step crafting, and precise item management. The main challenges are tracking all items, solving various puzzle types, crafting medicine correctly, and assembling Santa's outfit. Most players can complete it in 35-45 minutes on their first attempt.
Estimated Completion Time
35-45 minutes for first-time players, 25-30 minutes once you understand the puzzle mechanics, item locations, and crafting sequences.