⛏️ MinecraftGrade 2Reading: grades 1-2AdditionPlace valueSubtractionSkip countingMissing addends
The Case of the Ruined Spawn
Someone broke the giant gold statue at the spawn point of the server! They left a trail of blocky clues. We need to find the Griefing Phantom before they ruin the entire map!
Suspects
Possible suspects
Cross off a row as each clue rules it out. On screen, tap a row.
21 of 21 still in play
| Name | Main Tool | Pet Mob | Map Hand | Helmet Type | Weakness Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DanTDM | TNT Detonator | Tamed Parrot | Left Hand Map | Gold Helmet | Splash Water Bottle |
| Sparklez | Golden Axe | Tamed Wolf | Left Hand Map | Gold Helmet | Splash Water Bottle |
| Gemini | TNT Detonator | Rode a Pig | Right Hand Map | Diamond Helmet | Bucket of Milk |
| Jimmy | Flint and Steel | Rode a Pig | Left Hand Map | Gold Helmet | Golden Apple |
| BdubleO | Golden Axe | Tamed Wolf | Right Hand Map | Diamond Helmet | Bucket of Milk |
| Scar | TNT Detonator | Tamed Parrot | Left Hand Map | Iron Helmet | Splash Water Bottle |
| Docm | TNT Detonator | Rode a Pig | Left Hand Map | Iron Helmet | Splash Water Bottle |
| Tubbo | Flint and Steel | Tamed Parrot | Left Hand Map | Iron Helmet | Bucket of Milk |
| Joel | Diamond Pickaxe | Rode a Pig | Right Hand Map | Diamond Helmet | Bucket of Milk |
| Tango | TNT Detonator | Tamed Wolf | Right Hand Map | Iron Helmet | Bucket of Milk |
| Mumbo | Netherite Shovel | Tamed Wolf | Left Hand Map | Gold Helmet | Splash Water Bottle |
| Lizzie | Netherite Shovel | Rode a Strider | Left Hand Map | Iron Helmet | Splash Water Bottle |
| Pearlescent | Golden Axe | Rode a Strider | Left Hand Map | Iron Helmet | Bucket of Milk |
| Grian | Netherite Shovel | Rode a Strider | Left Hand Map | Gold Helmet | Golden Apple |
| Alex | Diamond Pickaxe | Pet Creeper | Left Hand Map | Iron Helmet | Splash Water Bottle |
| Notch | Flint and Steel | Tamed Parrot | Left Hand Map | Iron Helmet | Golden Apple |
| Stampy | Netherite Shovel | Rode a Pig | Left Hand Map | Iron Helmet | Bucket of Milk |
| BadBoyHalo | Diamond Pickaxe | Rode a Strider | Left Hand Map | Iron Helmet | Splash Water Bottle |
| Jeb | Diamond Pickaxe | Pet Creeper | Left Hand Map | Gold Helmet | Golden Apple |
| Skeppy | Flint and Steel | Tamed Parrot | Right Hand Map | Iron Helmet | Bucket of Milk |
| Steve | Golden Axe | Tamed Parrot | Right Hand Map | Iron Helmet | Splash Water Bottle |
Clue 1
Addition
We find two piles of redstone dust. Add them up to open the chest.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
87
85
60
72
21
59
60
30
60
21
28
59
28
39
40
T
87
21
59
28
60
41
84
59
72
59 + 28 =T
17 + 11 =D
42 + 17 =I
27 + 33 =E
32 + 53 =H
27 + 13 =O
10 + 11 =R
32 + 40 =G
12 + 27 =N
17 + 24 =A
14 + 16 =F
31 + 53 =P
0/12 letters found
Clue 2
Place value
A wooden sign has a code. Look at the tens and ones to read it.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
67
75
34
83
76
55
94
76
72
75
34
56
82
29
62
T
67
75
34
56
34
41
T
67
75
76
62
82
What number has 6 tens and 7 ones?T
What number has 6 tens and 2 ones?N
What number has 8 tens and 2 ones?D
What number has 5 tens and 6 ones?L
What number has 7 tens and 2 ones?S
What number has 9 tens and 4 ones?W
What number has 5 tens and 5 ones?P
What number has 7 tens and 5 ones?H
What number has 2 tens and 9 ones?I
What number has 3 tens and 4 ones?E
What number has 7 tens and 6 ones?A
What number has 4 tens and 1 one?F
What number has 8 tens and 3 ones?M
0/13 letters found
Clue 3
Subtraction
We had a big stack of torches but some burned out. Subtract to see what is left.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
34
74
36
57
56
32
16
32
25
32
57
23
56
71
17
75
51
70
32
75
74
25
32
T
34
36
56
50 - 16 =T
24 - 8 =N
103 - 29 =H
55 - 38 =M
108 - 37 =O
86 - 16 =L
95 - 38 =Y
60 - 37 =F
47 - 15 =A
64 - 13 =P
41 - 5 =E
60 - 35 =W
76 - 20 =R
97 - 22 =S
0/14 letters found
Clue 4
Skip counting
To cross the deep blue lake we must jump on every second block.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
W
130
140
26
39
65
10
27
14
22
140
9
55
22
39
10
26
45
16
6
140
33
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150W
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18G
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30F
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33D
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14N
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20A
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, ___, 8, 10K
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, ___, 150, 160E
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, ___, 50, 55L
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, ___, 42, 45O
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26R
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, ___, 60, 65I
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, ___, 36, 39S
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, ___, 12, 15Y
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75U
0/15 letters found
Clue 5
Missing addends — the last clue
The furnace needs nine pieces of coal but we only have some. How many more do we need
First solve each problem. Then find each answer in the list below and cross that sentence out. One sentence will be left — that's exactly what the villain did!
Step 1 — solve these
10 + ___ = 17
4 + ___ = 14
6 + ___ = 12
6 + ___ = 8
3 + ___ = 7
10 + ___ = 11
5 + ___ = 16
2 + ___ = 7
7 + ___ = 16
6 + ___ = 18
1 + ___ = 9
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain chopped down the giant oak tree, then fed bones to a wolf.
2.The villain mined a deep tunnel, then fed bones to a wolf.
3.The villain mined a deep tunnel, then walked across the hot lava.
4.The villain blasted a hole in the wall, then crept away with a creeper.
5.The villain dug up the grass path, then saddled up a pig.
6.The villain mined a deep tunnel, then crept away with a creeper.
7.The villain blasted a hole in the wall, then listened to a red parrot.
8.The villain dug up the grass path, then listened to a red parrot.
9.The villain mined a deep tunnel, then saddled up a pig.
10.The villain dug up the grass path, then walked across the hot lava.
11.The villain dug up the grass path, then crept away with a creeper.
12.The villain sparked a tiny fire, then listened to a red parrot.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Case of the Ruined Spawn
Culprit: BadBoyHalo (Diamond Pickaxe · Rode a Strider · Left Hand Map · Iron Helmet · Splash Water Bottle)
- Clue 1 (Addition): "THE GRIEFER DID NOT RIDE A PIG"59 + 28 = 87 (T) · 17 + 11 = 28 (D) · 42 + 17 = 59 (I) · 27 + 33 = 60 (E) · 32 + 53 = 85 (H) · 27 + 13 = 40 (O) · 10 + 11 = 21 (R) · 32 + 40 = 72 (G) · 12 + 27 = 39 (N) · 17 + 24 = 41 (A) · 14 + 16 = 30 (F) · 31 + 53 = 84 (P)
- Clue 2 (Place value): "THE MAP WAS HELD IN THE LEFT HAND"What number has 6 tens and 7 ones? = 67 (T) · What number has 6 tens and 2 ones? = 62 (N) · What number has 8 tens and 2 ones? = 82 (D) · What number has 5 tens and 6 ones? = 56 (L) · What number has 7 tens and 2 ones? = 72 (S) · What number has 9 tens and 4 ones? = 94 (W) · What number has 5 tens and 5 ones? = 55 (P) · What number has 7 tens and 5 ones? = 75 (H) · What number has 2 tens and 9 ones? = 29 (I) · What number has 3 tens and 4 ones? = 34 (E) · What number has 7 tens and 6 ones? = 76 (A) · What number has 4 tens and 1 one? = 41 (F) · What number has 8 tens and 3 ones? = 83 (M)
- Clue 3 (Subtraction): "THEY RAN AWAY FROM SPLASH WATER"50 - 16 = 34 (T) · 24 - 8 = 16 (N) · 103 - 29 = 74 (H) · 55 - 38 = 17 (M) · 108 - 37 = 71 (O) · 86 - 16 = 70 (L) · 95 - 38 = 57 (Y) · 60 - 37 = 23 (F) · 47 - 15 = 32 (A) · 64 - 13 = 51 (P) · 41 - 5 = 36 (E) · 60 - 35 = 25 (W) · 76 - 20 = 56 (R) · 97 - 22 = 75 (S)
- Clue 4 (Skip counting): "WE FOUND GREY IRON FLAKES"Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150 = 130 (W) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18 = 14 (G) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30 = 26 (F) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33 = 27 (D) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14 = 10 (N) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20 = 16 (A) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, ___, 8, 10 = 6 (K) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, ___, 150, 160 = 140 (E) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, ___, 50, 55 = 45 (L) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, ___, 42, 45 = 39 (O) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26 = 22 (R) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, ___, 60, 65 = 55 (I) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, ___, 36, 39 = 33 (S) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, ___, 12, 15 = 9 (Y) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75 = 65 (U)
- Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 3) → BadBoyHalo10 + ___ = 17 = 7 · 4 + ___ = 14 = 10 · 6 + ___ = 12 = 6 · 6 + ___ = 8 = 2 · 3 + ___ = 7 = 4 · 10 + ___ = 11 = 1 · 5 + ___ = 16 = 11 · 2 + ___ = 7 = 5 · 7 + ___ = 16 = 9 · 6 + ___ = 18 = 12 · 1 + ___ = 9 = 8
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 2 math
- Math topics
- Addition, Place value, Subtraction, Skip counting, Missing addends
- Reading level
- grades 1-2
- Theme
- The Case of the Ruined Spawn — set in the Crafty Hills Server
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects