The Glitch in the Badlands
Oh no! Someone hacked into the main server room and stole the Golden Apple from the Chief Redstone Engineer. The world is lagging and starting to glitch out! We must track down the Glitch King before the server restarts and wipes our save file forever!
Possible suspects
Cross off a row as each clue rules it out. On screen, tap a row.
| Name | Main Weapon | Summon Skill | Map Holding | Helmet Type | Counter Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur | Splash Potion | TNT Trap | Left handed | Iron Helmet | Milk Bucket |
| Tubbo | Elytra Wings | Creeper Friend | Left handed | Leather Cap | Milk Bucket |
| Jerome | Splash Potion | Creeper Friend | Right handed | Leather Cap | Water Bucket |
| Ranboo | Ender Pearl | Golem Maker | Left handed | Leather Cap | Water Bucket |
| Steve | Elytra Wings | Golem Maker | Left handed | Leather Cap | Milk Bucket |
| Stampy | Splash Potion | Obsidian Shield | Right handed | Leather Cap | Water Bucket |
| George | Ender Pearl | Obsidian Shield | Right handed | Leather Cap | Water Bucket |
| Grian | Diamond Sword | Golem Maker | Right handed | Leather Cap | Milk Bucket |
| DanTDM | Diamond Sword | Wolf Tamer | Right handed | Gold Helmet | Milk Bucket |
| Mumbo | Diamond Sword | Wolf Tamer | Left handed | Leather Cap | Water Bucket |
| Dream | Diamond Sword | Obsidian Shield | Left handed | Iron Helmet | Milk Bucket |
| PopularMMOs | Splash Potion | Obsidian Shield | Left handed | Leather Cap | Milk Bucket |
| Tommy | Diamond Sword | TNT Trap | Right handed | Leather Cap | Water Bucket |
| AntVenom | Splash Potion | Obsidian Shield | Left handed | Gold Helmet | Lava Bucket |
| Preston | Ender Pearl | Wolf Tamer | Right handed | Iron Helmet | Water Bucket |
| Technoblade | Splash Potion | Golem Maker | Left handed | Gold Helmet | Lava Bucket |
| Unspeakable | Elytra Wings | Wolf Tamer | Right handed | Leather Cap | Water Bucket |
| Aphmau | Splash Potion | Golem Maker | Left handed | Iron Helmet | Lava Bucket |
| Skeppy | Redstone Launcher | Obsidian Shield | Right handed | Leather Cap | Lava Bucket |
| Alex | Redstone Launcher | Creeper Friend | Right handed | Leather Cap | Water Bucket |
| Sapnap | Elytra Wings | Wolf Tamer | Right handed | Leather Cap | Milk Bucket |
Addition
We found a chest full of crafting supplies. If we add the stacks of cobblestone together, we will unlock the first clue!
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
Subtraction
The thief blew up a village wall! Let us subtract the ruined blocks from our starting total to see how many we have 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.
Multiplication facts (1-12)
A strange redstone circuit has five rows of power lamps. If we multiply the rows to count the total lamps, a secret hatch opens!
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
Fractions of a number
The suspect dropped a heavy stack of sixty-four diamonds. If we find what one quarter of the stack is, we get the next clue.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
Fractions of a number — the last clue
To power our tracker, we must use exactly three quarters of our eighty redstone torches. Let us calculate the correct amount.
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!
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Glitch in the Badlands
- Clue 1 (Addition): "THE VILLAIN IS NOT A CREEPER FRIEND"2386 + 3138 = 5524 (T) · 1870 + 4234 = 6104 (F) · 1825 + 1392 = 3217 (L) · 4594 + 4795 = 9389 (P) · 5012 + 2675 = 7687 (H) · 2063 + 4176 = 6239 (E) · 2736 + 5225 = 7961 (V) · 1762 + 1592 = 3354 (I) · 2526 + 1150 = 3676 (S) · 4183 + 5588 = 9771 (D) · 2788 + 2488 = 5276 (N) · 3087 + 4407 = 7494 (C) · 2871 + 6666 = 9537 (O) · 2905 + 3681 = 6586 (R) · 3415 + 4955 = 8370 (A)
- Clue 2 (Subtraction): "THE VILLAIN SWINGS A SWORD WITH THE RIGHT HAND"3548 - 16 = 3532 (T) · 7473 - 2000 = 5473 (S) · 7192 - 4581 = 2611 (L) · 9498 - 4102 = 5396 (D) · 7147 - 1556 = 5591 (A) · 7971 - 143 = 7828 (R) · 7649 - 141 = 7508 (E) · 5837 - 4810 = 1027 (H) · 5565 - 4209 = 1356 (N) · 7816 - 1587 = 6229 (G) · 6305 - 2478 = 3827 (I) · 6633 - 2013 = 4620 (W) · 11702 - 4384 = 7318 (O) · 8147 - 759 = 7388 (V)
- Clue 3 (Multiplication facts (1-12)): "THE VILLAIN RUNS AWAY FROM WATER BUCKETS"7 × 3 = 21 (T) · 10 × 7 = 70 (S) · 8 × 7 = 56 (M) · 9 × 9 = 81 (A) · 1 × 5 = 5 (E) · 10 × 11 = 110 (R) · 6 × 11 = 66 (B) · 9 × 7 = 63 (U) · 8 × 8 = 64 (H) · 7 × 4 = 28 (O) · 1 × 11 = 11 (Y) · 3 × 6 = 18 (I) · 7 × 1 = 7 (V) · 6 × 7 = 42 (W) · 3 × 3 = 9 (N) · 12 × 3 = 36 (F) · 2 × 8 = 16 (C) · 8 × 12 = 96 (K) · 8 × 10 = 80 (L)
- Clue 4 (Fractions of a number): "WE FOUND BROWN LEATHER SCRAPS AT THE SCENE"4/8 of 74 = 37 (W) · 1/3 of 69 = 23 (P) · 3/4 of 48 = 36 (O) · 8/10 of 10 = 8 (H) · 1/6 of 54 = 9 (T) · 3/5 of 10 = 6 (S) · 1/8 of 200 = 25 (C) · 3/6 of 38 = 19 (A) · 1/6 of 126 = 21 (B) · 1/5 of 55 = 11 (U) · 2/4 of 40 = 20 (D) · 6/10 of 55 = 33 (L) · 2/6 of 9 = 3 (F) · 1/3 of 12 = 4 (N) · 2/6 of 21 = 7 (E) · 1/8 of 192 = 24 (R)
- Clue 5 (Fractions of a number): surviving statement (box 9) → Unspeakable1/10 of 120 = 12 · 2/3 of 15 = 10 · 2/10 of 25 = 5 · 5/10 of 22 = 11 · 1/6 of 48 = 8 · 1/2 of 14 = 7 · 2/3 of 6 = 4 · 2/4 of 2 = 1 · 1/4 of 8 = 2 · 2/5 of 15 = 6 · 6/10 of 5 = 3
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 5 math
- Math topics
- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Fractions of a number
- Reading level
- grades 3-4
- Theme
- The Glitch in the Badlands — set in The Blocky Badlands Server
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects