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The Great Block Heist
The server's beautiful spawn town has been griefed! A mysterious figure broke into the town hall, stole the prized Nether Star, and flooded the library with lava. You are the server administrator, and you must hunt down the culprit using your redstone sensors, chat logs, and math skills.
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 | Primary Tool | Survival Item | Attacking Hand | Character Hair Color | Griefer Weakness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stampy | Diamond Pickaxe | Totem of Undying | Left-handed swing | Ender-purple hair | Milk bucket |
| Technoblade | Redstone Dust | Lava Bucket | Left-handed swing | Ender-purple hair | Smite enchantment |
| GamingWithJen | Elytra Glider | Lava Bucket | Right-handed swing | Steve-brown hair | Snowballs |
| Grian | Elytra Glider | Totem of Undying | Left-handed swing | Alex-orange hair | Snowballs |
| EthosLab | Elytra Glider | Water Bucket | Left-handed swing | Ender-purple hair | Smite enchantment |
| Alex | Elytra Glider | Lava Bucket | Right-handed swing | Alex-orange hair | Snowballs |
| Tubbo | Diamond Pickaxe | Water Bucket | Right-handed swing | Alex-orange hair | Milk bucket |
| SethBling | Diamond Pickaxe | Lava Bucket | Right-handed swing | Ender-purple hair | Milk bucket |
| FalseSymmetry | Netherite Sword | Water Bucket | Left-handed swing | Ender-purple hair | Milk bucket |
| Steve | Diamond Pickaxe | Water Bucket | Right-handed swing | Ender-purple hair | Milk bucket |
| MumboJumbo | Splash Potion | Golden Apple | Left-handed swing | Alex-orange hair | Milk bucket |
| Sapnap | Diamond Pickaxe | Lava Bucket | Left-handed swing | Steve-brown hair | Snowballs |
| CaptainSparklez | Elytra Glider | Ender Pearl | Left-handed swing | Ender-purple hair | Milk bucket |
| Ranboo | Diamond Pickaxe | Ender Pearl | Left-handed swing | Alex-orange hair | Milk bucket |
| PrestonPlayz | Netherite Sword | Totem of Undying | Right-handed swing | Alex-orange hair | Snowballs |
| Unspeakable | Netherite Sword | Lava Bucket | Left-handed swing | Ender-purple hair | Milk bucket |
| DanTDM | Splash Potion | Ender Pearl | Left-handed swing | Alex-orange hair | Milk bucket |
| Dream | Elytra Glider | Golden Apple | Left-handed swing | Ender-purple hair | Snowballs |
| LDShadowLady | Redstone Dust | Ender Pearl | Right-handed swing | Ender-purple hair | Snowballs |
| GeorgeNotFound | Redstone Dust | Water Bucket | Right-handed swing | Alex-orange hair | Smite enchantment |
| Iskall85 | Elytra Glider | Water Bucket | Left-handed swing | Ender-purple hair | Milk bucket |
Clue 1
Place value
You find a corrupted terminal block in the server core. Looking at the block digit positions reveals a secret security code and our first major lead.
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
600
300
80
100
30
3000
3000
9000
30
20
800
400
80
2000
20
400
T
600
300
9000
100
80
9000
T
600
400
T
600
80
7000
400
4000
8000
20
800
40
30
20
1000
What is the value of the 6 in 875,648?T
What is the value of the 9 in 139,026?A
What is the value of the 2 in 756,428?N
What is the value of the 8 in 357,822?D
What is the value of the 8 in 254,781?E
What is the value of the 7 in 87,326?M
What is the value of the 4 in 264,758?F
What is the value of the 4 in 99,842?Y
What is the value of the 3 in 82,835?I
What is the value of the 4 in 698,415?O
What is the value of the 2 in 652,999?S
What is the value of the 1 in 271,946?G
What is the value of the 1 in 377,182?V
What is the value of the 3 in 858,386?H
What is the value of the 8 in 38,606?U
What is the value of the 3 in 23,578?L
0/16 letters found
Clue 2
Rounding
A chest in the storage room was raided. To quickly see what was lost, you must estimate the missing block counts to the nearest ten.
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
130
230
7000
20
2000
9000
9000
1700
2000
200
700
1100
2000
200
1300
700
1100
2000
T
130
230
T
130
230
7000
2000
3000
9000
7000
370
T
130
230
1700
200
430
Round 126 to the nearest tenT
Round 7,332 to the nearest thousandE
Round 748 to the nearest hundredS
Round 374 to the nearest tenF
Round 1,655 to the nearest hundredA
Round 8,948 to the nearest thousandL
Round 1,128 to the nearest hundredW
Round 1,325 to the nearest hundredG
Round 433 to the nearest tenD
Round 232 to the nearest hundredN
Round 22 to the nearest tenV
Round 3,175 to the nearest thousandR
Round 227 to the nearest tenH
Round 1,708 to the nearest thousandI
0/14 letters found
Clue 3
Skip counting
A redstone clock is ticking in repeating pulses. Count the intervals of the repeaters to bypass the locking mechanism.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
F
130
80
65
65
12
F
130
35
140
100
42
F
130
35
65
12
25
100
8
80
50
24
28
18
50
65
10
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150F
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, ___, 45, 48A
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, ___, 90, 100L
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35H
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, ___, 20, 22C
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32U
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, ___, 150, 160O
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, ___, 55, 60K
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ___, 40, 45R
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ___, 110, 120M
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, ___, 15, 18S
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, ___, 10, 12I
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, ___, 26, 28B
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75E
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14T
0/15 letters found
Clue 4
Word problems
You locate the villain's secret crafting bench. Working out the exact raw materials needed for their custom weapons unlocks their inventory log.
Solve each problem to learn its letter, then write the letters in the boxes to fill in the missing word.
Astrandof hairturnedupatthescene.
E
51
33
68
E
51
84
94
88
84
94
92
E
51
H
A
I
84
The miner found 39 ender pearls yesterday and 12 more today. How many ender pearls in all?E
There were 108 redstone repeaters. 14 were used up. How many redstone repeaters are left?P
The miner found 21 redstone repeaters yesterday and 67 more today. How many redstone repeaters in all?U
There were 94 glowstone dust. 2 were used up. How many glowstone dust are left?L
The miner lined up 3 rows of 11 redstone repeaters. How many redstone repeaters in all?N
There were 82 glowstone dust. 14 were used up. How many glowstone dust are left?D
The miner lined up 7 rows of 12 redstone repeaters. How many redstone repeaters in all?R
0/7 letters found
Clue 5
Division facts (1-12) — the last clue
The thief tried to split their stolen diamonds equally into several hopper chests. Dividing the total loot exposes the final chest coordinate.
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
4 ÷ 2 = ?
40 ÷ 8 = ?
9 ÷ 1 = ?
21 ÷ 7 = ?
40 ÷ 5 = ?
28 ÷ 4 = ?
24 ÷ 4 = ?
66 ÷ 6 = ?
44 ÷ 11 = ?
60 ÷ 5 = ?
6 ÷ 6 = ?
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain throws a lingering splash potion of harming, then bites into a golden apple for quick health.
2.The villain swings a sharp netherite sword at the base defenses, then nullifies the fall damage with a water bucket.
3.The villain reloads a hidden tnt cannon with redstone dust, then nullifies the fall damage with a water bucket.
4.The villain throws a lingering splash potion of harming, then recycles their inventory using a totem of undying.
5.The villain swings a sharp netherite sword at the base defenses, then creates a burning defensive wall with a lava bucket.
6.The villain reloads a hidden tnt cannon with redstone dust, then creates a burning defensive wall with a lava bucket.
7.The villain soars from the world height limit using an elytra glider, then creates a burning defensive wall with a lava bucket.
8.The villain reloads a hidden tnt cannon with redstone dust, then teleports away instantly using an ender pearl.
9.The villain soars from the world height limit using an elytra glider, then nullifies the fall damage with a water bucket.
10.The villain soars from the world height limit using an elytra glider, then teleports away instantly using an ender pearl.
11.The villain mines through the obsidian wall with a diamond pickaxe, then creates a burning defensive wall with a lava bucket.
12.The villain mines through the obsidian wall with a diamond pickaxe, then bites into a golden apple for quick health.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Great Block Heist
Culprit: CaptainSparklez (Elytra Glider · Ender Pearl · Left-handed swing · Ender-purple hair · Milk bucket)
- Clue 1 (Place value): "THE VILLAIN DOES NOT HAVE A TOTEM OF UNDYING"What is the value of the 6 in 875,648? = 600 (T) · What is the value of the 9 in 139,026? = 9000 (A) · What is the value of the 2 in 756,428? = 20 (N) · What is the value of the 8 in 357,822? = 800 (D) · What is the value of the 8 in 254,781? = 80 (E) · What is the value of the 7 in 87,326? = 7000 (M) · What is the value of the 4 in 264,758? = 4000 (F) · What is the value of the 4 in 99,842? = 40 (Y) · What is the value of the 3 in 82,835? = 30 (I) · What is the value of the 4 in 698,415? = 400 (O) · What is the value of the 2 in 652,999? = 2000 (S) · What is the value of the 1 in 271,946? = 1000 (G) · What is the value of the 1 in 377,182? = 100 (V) · What is the value of the 3 in 858,386? = 300 (H) · What is the value of the 8 in 38,606? = 8000 (U) · What is the value of the 3 in 23,578? = 3000 (L)
- Clue 2 (Rounding): "THE VILLAIN SWINGS WITH THEIR LEFT HAND"Round 126 to the nearest ten = 130 (T) · Round 7,332 to the nearest thousand = 7000 (E) · Round 748 to the nearest hundred = 700 (S) · Round 374 to the nearest ten = 370 (F) · Round 1,655 to the nearest hundred = 1700 (A) · Round 8,948 to the nearest thousand = 9000 (L) · Round 1,128 to the nearest hundred = 1100 (W) · Round 1,325 to the nearest hundred = 1300 (G) · Round 433 to the nearest ten = 430 (D) · Round 232 to the nearest hundred = 200 (N) · Round 22 to the nearest ten = 20 (V) · Round 3,175 to the nearest thousand = 3000 (R) · Round 227 to the nearest ten = 230 (H) · Round 1,708 to the nearest thousand = 2000 (I)
- Clue 3 (Skip counting): "FLEES FROM A FRESH MILK BUCKET"Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150 = 130 (F) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, ___, 45, 48 = 42 (A) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, ___, 90, 100 = 80 (L) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35 = 25 (H) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, ___, 20, 22 = 18 (C) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32 = 28 (U) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, ___, 150, 160 = 140 (O) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, ___, 55, 60 = 50 (K) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ___, 40, 45 = 35 (R) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ___, 110, 120 = 100 (M) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, ___, 15, 18 = 12 (S) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, ___, 10, 12 = 8 (I) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, ___, 26, 28 = 24 (B) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75 = 65 (E) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14 = 10 (T)
- Clue 4 (Word problems): "ENDER PURPLE HAIR"The miner found 39 ender pearls yesterday and 12 more today. How many ender pearls in all? = 51 (E) · There were 108 redstone repeaters. 14 were used up. How many redstone repeaters are left? = 94 (P) · The miner found 21 redstone repeaters yesterday and 67 more today. How many redstone repeaters in all? = 88 (U) · There were 94 glowstone dust. 2 were used up. How many glowstone dust are left? = 92 (L) · The miner lined up 3 rows of 11 redstone repeaters. How many redstone repeaters in all? = 33 (N) · There were 82 glowstone dust. 14 were used up. How many glowstone dust are left? = 68 (D) · The miner lined up 7 rows of 12 redstone repeaters. How many redstone repeaters in all? = 84 (R)
- Clue 5 (Division facts (1-12)): surviving statement (box 10) → CaptainSparklez4 ÷ 2 = 2 · 40 ÷ 8 = 5 · 9 ÷ 1 = 9 · 21 ÷ 7 = 3 · 40 ÷ 5 = 8 · 28 ÷ 4 = 7 · 24 ÷ 4 = 6 · 66 ÷ 6 = 11 · 44 ÷ 11 = 4 · 60 ÷ 5 = 12 · 6 ÷ 6 = 1
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 7 math
- Math topics
- Place value, Rounding, Skip counting, Word problems, Division
- Reading level
- grades 5-6
- Theme
- The Great Block Heist — set in The Craftadia Server
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects