When you’resailing the Brrrning Sea(third area) inMario & Luigi: Brothership, you’ll come across Compac Islet on the far east side of the area. On it, you’re presented with a puzzle involving sliding ice blocks. Here’s how to solve all three.
The sliding block puzzle on ice sheets has been around for a very long time in video games, so it’s no surprise that it makes an appearance here. If you’re not very good at these sorts of things (or just can’t be bothered), I’m sure the history behind this type of puzzle isn’t very comforting, so instead I’ll just tell you how to do them.
How to solve Compac Islet puzzle #1
The first puzzle in on Compac Islet inMario & Luigi: Brothershipis reasonably simple, but it’s easy to move the wrong block and wind up stuck. You first want to go around to the far side of the blocks to the top-left of the islet. This will be easier to explain with pictures, but here are the steps.
Not too difficult, but following the picture will probably be easier. When you reach the dude, he’ll give you a Stache Bean DX, which will improve a brother’s Stache stat by +3. You’ll then be able to take on additional challenges.
How to solve Compac Islet puzzle #2
The next puzzle on Compac Islet is a bit trickier and involves some non-conventional moving. The goal is to break the two boxes trapped within the blocks. The first block is pretty easy. Here are the steps.
That’s it for the first box. you’re able to then head South, squeeze between the two blocks and get to the box to smash it. Now comes the tricky part.
Okay, now things get a bit easier because you’re essentially just zig-zagging up toward the second block.
Done. You can grab the goodies in the box. Then, it’s on to the next (and final) puzzle.
How to solve Compac Islet puzzle #3
The last puzzle on Compac Islet is almost insultingly easy compared to the last one. There are more boxes but fewer steps and less chances to screw up. In fact, I can do this in one image and a few steps.
See? Easy. And it doesn’t get any harder than that because that’s the last of them. Return to Shipshape and continue with your quest.
