⛏️ MinecraftGrade 2Reading: grades 1-2AdditionSubtractionPlace valueSkip countingMissing addends
The Lost Ender Dragon Egg
Oh no! Someone broke into the Chief Builder's castle and stole the super rare Ender Dragon Egg. The floor is covered in cobblestone, and there are mysterious footprints leading into the dark mine. We need to find the thief before they hatch the dragon and cause chaos in Craftia!
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 | Block Power | Pet Companion | Play Style | Helmet Choice | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur | Golden Apple | Friendly Axolotl | Right-Handed | Turtle Shell | Water Buckets |
| Notch | Golden Apple | Pet Ocelot | Left-Handed | Turtle Shell | Water Buckets |
| Tubbo | Golden Apple | Baby Zombie | Left-Handed | Turtle Shell | Cookie Crumbs |
| LDShadowLady | Flint and Steel | Friendly Axolotl | Left-Handed | Iron Helmet | Water Buckets |
| Sapnap | Diamond Pickaxe | Ridable Llama | Left-Handed | Turtle Shell | Snowballs |
| Technoblade | Golden Apple | Tamed Wolf | Right-Handed | Turtle Shell | Snowballs |
| Preston | Ender Pearl | Friendly Axolotl | Left-Handed | Gold Helmet | Snowballs |
| Skeppy | Flint and Steel | Pet Ocelot | Left-Handed | Turtle Shell | Snowballs |
| George | Ender Pearl | Ridable Llama | Left-Handed | Iron Helmet | Cookie Crumbs |
| Jerome | Golden Apple | Tamed Wolf | Left-Handed | Turtle Shell | Snowballs |
| Aphmau | Golden Apple | Friendly Axolotl | Left-Handed | Iron Helmet | Snowballs |
| CaptainSparklez | Flint and Steel | Baby Zombie | Left-Handed | Iron Helmet | Cookie Crumbs |
| Tommy | Flint and Steel | Pet Ocelot | Right-Handed | Turtle Shell | Snowballs |
| DanTDM | Flint and Steel | Pet Ocelot | Right-Handed | Turtle Shell | Water Buckets |
| Steve | Flint and Steel | Friendly Axolotl | Left-Handed | Gold Helmet | Snowballs |
| Stampy | Redstone Dust | Tamed Wolf | Left-Handed | Iron Helmet | Snowballs |
| Ranboo | Diamond Pickaxe | Tamed Wolf | Left-Handed | Turtle Shell | Snowballs |
| Philza | Redstone Dust | Tamed Wolf | Left-Handed | Iron Helmet | Cookie Crumbs |
| Alex | Redstone Dust | Ridable Llama | Left-Handed | Iron Helmet | Snowballs |
| Dream | Ender Pearl | Pet Ocelot | Left-Handed | Iron Helmet | Cookie Crumbs |
| BadBoyHalo | Diamond Pickaxe | Baby Zombie | Left-Handed | Turtle Shell | Snowballs |
Clue 1
Addition
We need to count the stolen torch blocks. Let us add the redstone torches and coal torches together to get our 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.
T
38
62
39
96
77
39
54
34
95
26
88
30
30
54
88
77
29
81
39
96
77
81
T
38
35
88
29
39
54
30
30
54
36
54
18 + 20 =T
57 + 24 =O
15 + 14 =D
55 + 40 =Y
14 + 21 =R
22 + 14 =M
10 + 24 =K
47 + 49 =S
16 + 23 =E
24 + 53 =N
35 + 27 =H
42 + 46 =I
21 + 9 =L
34 + 20 =A
19 + 7 =V
0/15 letters found
Clue 2
Subtraction
A creeper blew up some of our cobblestone bricks. If we subtract the broken blocks from the total, we will find the second 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.
T
82
12
46
73
25
46
22
58
17
27
43
37
37
22
43
25
62
43
25
46
73
74
43
T
82
12
T
82
12
46
43
41
37
46
20
T
82
12
22
25
64
90 - 8 =T
58 - 17 =R
42 - 22 =F
81 - 7 =W
65 - 40 =N
55 - 38 =Y
108 - 35 =S
30 - 8 =A
97 - 39 =K
87 - 25 =M
29 - 2 =V
58 - 12 =E
77 - 34 =I
75 - 11 =D
44 - 7 =L
31 - 19 =H
0/16 letters found
Clue 3
Place value
The thief left some blocks in a chest. Let us count the tens and ones to unlock the secret box and get our third 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.
T
99
30
62
57
65
95
17
22
98
78
22
75
43
65
58
65
98
34
78
40
24
43
75
40
58
57
65
54
54
43
What number has 9 tens and 9 ones?T
What number has 2 tens and 2 ones?U
What number has 9 tens and 8 ones?Y
What number has 5 tens and 7 ones?B
What number has 7 tens and 8 ones?R
What number has 3 tens and 4 ones?F
What number has 4 tens and 0 ones?O
What number has 2 tens and 4 ones?M
What number has 1 ten and 7 ones?G
What number has 9 tens and 5 ones?D
What number has 6 tens and 2 ones?E
What number has 3 tens and 0 ones?H
What number has 5 tens and 4 ones?L
What number has 5 tens and 8 ones?W
What number has 4 tens and 3 ones?S
What number has 6 tens and 5 ones?A
What number has 7 tens and 5 ones?N
0/17 letters found
Clue 4
Skip counting
The bad guy jumped over some fence posts. Let us skip count by fives along the path to find the fourth 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.
W
130
120
40
80
14
90
18
24
27
6
120
120
90
22
14
6
22
15
120
140
120
15
25
120
22
24
22
22
140
120
9
70
120
90
120
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150W
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110N
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, ___, 8, 10R
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, ___, 75, 80C
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18U
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, ___, 150, 160H
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26T
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, ___, 90, 100O
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, ___, 20, 22D
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35M
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, ___, 130, 140E
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, ___, 12, 15S
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, ___, 26, 28A
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33G
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, ___, 20, 25L
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, ___, 50, 60F
0/16 letters found
Clue 5
Missing addends — the last clue
The obsidian portal is missing some blocks. Solve for the missing number of blocks to light the portal and get the final clue.
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
6 + ___ = 8
9 + ___ = 20
3 + ___ = 15
9 + ___ = 15
6 + ___ = 16
5 + ___ = 6
4 + ___ = 13
1 + ___ = 9
6 + ___ = 11
4 + ___ = 11
4 + ___ = 7
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain lit a path using a flint and steel, then jumped into the moat with a friendly axolotl.
2.The villain mined a secret tunnel with a diamond pickaxe, then fled into the night with a tamed wolf.
3.The villain mined a secret tunnel with a diamond pickaxe, then rode away quickly on a ridable llama.
4.The villain mined a secret tunnel with a diamond pickaxe, then ran away next to a tiny baby zombie.
5.The villain lit a path using a flint and steel, then fled into the night with a tamed wolf.
6.The villain wired up a redstone dust trap, then rode away quickly on a ridable llama.
7.The villain lit a path using a flint and steel, then rode away quickly on a ridable llama.
8.The villain gained super speed by eating a golden apple, then jumped into the moat with a friendly axolotl.
9.The villain wired up a redstone dust trap, then ran away next to a tiny baby zombie.
10.The villain gained super speed by eating a golden apple, then ran away next to a tiny baby zombie.
11.The villain gained super speed by eating a golden apple, then fled into the night with a tamed wolf.
12.The villain lit a path using a flint and steel, then scared off the castle creepers with a pet ocelot.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Lost Ender Dragon Egg
Culprit: BadBoyHalo (Diamond Pickaxe · Baby Zombie · Left-Handed · Turtle Shell · Snowballs)
- Clue 1 (Addition): "THE SNEAKY VILLAIN DOES NOT RIDE A LLAMA"18 + 20 = 38 (T) · 57 + 24 = 81 (O) · 15 + 14 = 29 (D) · 55 + 40 = 95 (Y) · 14 + 21 = 35 (R) · 22 + 14 = 36 (M) · 10 + 24 = 34 (K) · 47 + 49 = 96 (S) · 16 + 23 = 39 (E) · 24 + 53 = 77 (N) · 35 + 27 = 62 (H) · 42 + 46 = 88 (I) · 21 + 9 = 30 (L) · 34 + 20 = 54 (A) · 19 + 7 = 26 (V)
- Clue 2 (Subtraction): "THE SNEAKY VILLAIN MINES WITH THEIR LEFT HAND"90 - 8 = 82 (T) · 58 - 17 = 41 (R) · 42 - 22 = 20 (F) · 81 - 7 = 74 (W) · 65 - 40 = 25 (N) · 55 - 38 = 17 (Y) · 108 - 35 = 73 (S) · 30 - 8 = 22 (A) · 97 - 39 = 58 (K) · 87 - 25 = 62 (M) · 29 - 2 = 27 (V) · 58 - 12 = 46 (E) · 77 - 34 = 43 (I) · 75 - 11 = 64 (D) · 44 - 7 = 37 (L) · 31 - 19 = 12 (H)
- Clue 3 (Place value): "THE BAD GUY RUNS AWAY FROM SNOWBALLS"What number has 9 tens and 9 ones? = 99 (T) · What number has 2 tens and 2 ones? = 22 (U) · What number has 9 tens and 8 ones? = 98 (Y) · What number has 5 tens and 7 ones? = 57 (B) · What number has 7 tens and 8 ones? = 78 (R) · What number has 3 tens and 4 ones? = 34 (F) · What number has 4 tens and 0 ones? = 40 (O) · What number has 2 tens and 4 ones? = 24 (M) · What number has 1 ten and 7 ones? = 17 (G) · What number has 9 tens and 5 ones? = 95 (D) · What number has 6 tens and 2 ones? = 62 (E) · What number has 3 tens and 0 ones? = 30 (H) · What number has 5 tens and 4 ones? = 54 (L) · What number has 5 tens and 8 ones? = 58 (W) · What number has 4 tens and 3 ones? = 43 (S) · What number has 6 tens and 5 ones? = 65 (A) · What number has 7 tens and 5 ones? = 75 (N)
- Clue 4 (Skip counting): "WE FOUND A GREEN TURTLE HELMET AT THE SCENE"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 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110 = 90 (N) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, ___, 8, 10 = 6 (R) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, ___, 75, 80 = 70 (C) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18 = 14 (U) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, ___, 150, 160 = 140 (H) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26 = 22 (T) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, ___, 90, 100 = 80 (O) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, ___, 20, 22 = 18 (D) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35 = 25 (M) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, ___, 130, 140 = 120 (E) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, ___, 12, 15 = 9 (S) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, ___, 26, 28 = 24 (A) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33 = 27 (G) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, ___, 20, 25 = 15 (L) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, ___, 50, 60 = 40 (F)
- Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 4) → BadBoyHalo6 + ___ = 8 = 2 · 9 + ___ = 20 = 11 · 3 + ___ = 15 = 12 · 9 + ___ = 15 = 6 · 6 + ___ = 16 = 10 · 5 + ___ = 6 = 1 · 4 + ___ = 13 = 9 · 1 + ___ = 9 = 8 · 6 + ___ = 11 = 5 · 4 + ___ = 11 = 7 · 4 + ___ = 7 = 3
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 2 math
- Math topics
- Addition, Subtraction, Place value, Skip counting, Missing addends
- Reading level
- grades 1-2
- Theme
- The Lost Ender Dragon Egg — set in the Blocky Kingdom of Craftia
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects