⛏️ MinecraftGrade 2Reading: grades 5-6Place valueAdditionSubtractionSkip countingMissing addends
The Mystery of the Missing Netherite
A sneaky Griefer broke into the spawn temple and snatched the legendary Diamond Pickaxe right out of the Server Admin's secure chest! We must search the blocks, scan the coordinate maps, and find the culprit before the server gets flooded with lava.
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 | Escape Method | Skill Set | Footprint Type | Skins Hair Dye | Foil Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MumboJumbo | elytra gliding | smelting netherite ingots | wears diamond boots | redstone red dye | cats and ocelots |
| SmallishBeans | potion of invisibility | brewing poison potions | wears gold boots | creeper green dye | bucket of water |
| Technoblade | elytra gliding | summoning iron golems | wears diamond boots | lapis lazuli blue dye | bucket of water |
| Grian | ender pearl teleportation | enchanting diamond armor | wears diamond boots | lapis lazuli blue dye | cats and ocelots |
| Stampy | elytra gliding | taming wolves | wears gold boots | creeper green dye | splash potion of weakness |
| GoodTimesWithScar | tnt blast ignition | taming wolves | wears gold boots | lapis lazuli blue dye | cats and ocelots |
| iskall85 | ender pearl teleportation | smelting netherite ingots | wears gold boots | lapis lazuli blue dye | cats and ocelots |
| Dream | ender pearl teleportation | enchanting diamond armor | wears gold boots | lapis lazuli blue dye | cats and ocelots |
| Sapnap | ender pearl teleportation | summoning iron golems | wears diamond boots | redstone red dye | splash potion of weakness |
| FalseSymmetry | tnt blast ignition | smelting netherite ingots | wears diamond boots | creeper green dye | splash potion of weakness |
| PopularMMOs | ender pearl teleportation | smelting netherite ingots | wears gold boots | lapis lazuli blue dye | bucket of water |
| DanTDM | tnt blast ignition | summoning iron golems | wears gold boots | lapis lazuli blue dye | bucket of water |
| EthosLab | potion of invisibility | summoning iron golems | wears gold boots | lapis lazuli blue dye | bucket of water |
| AntVenom | creative mode flight | enchanting diamond armor | wears diamond boots | redstone red dye | splash potion of weakness |
| GeorgeNotFound | tnt blast ignition | taming wolves | wears gold boots | redstone red dye | bucket of water |
| Skeppy | ender pearl teleportation | smelting netherite ingots | wears gold boots | lapis lazuli blue dye | splash potion of weakness |
| Alex | elytra gliding | summoning iron golems | wears gold boots | lapis lazuli blue dye | bucket of water |
| Docm77 | creative mode flight | smelting netherite ingots | wears gold boots | lapis lazuli blue dye | cats and ocelots |
| ZombieCleo | elytra gliding | enchanting diamond armor | wears gold boots | lapis lazuli blue dye | bucket of water |
| BadBoyHalo | creative mode flight | taming wolves | wears gold boots | lapis lazuli blue dye | cats and ocelots |
| LDShadowLady | potion of invisibility | summoning iron golems | wears gold boots | creeper green dye | splash potion of weakness |
Clue 1
Place value
An observer block tracked the Griefer's navigation system but the coordinate signal scrambled. To decode the security digits, we must analyze the ones, tens, and hundreds places.
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
83
29
50
30
33
41
50
19
50
33
21
36
50
63
79
36
T
83
63
82
50
38
T
83
79
50
T
83
29
50
33
41
T
83
50
What number has 8 tens and 3 ones?T
What number has 3 tens and 0 ones?G
What number has 3 tens and 8 ones?L
What number has 1 ten and 9 ones?F
What number has 3 tens and 6 ones?O
What number has 8 tens and 2 ones?M
What number has 4 tens and 1 one?I
What number has 2 tens and 9 ones?H
What number has 7 tens and 9 ones?N
What number has 2 tens and 1 one?D
What number has 5 tens and 0 ones?E
What number has 3 tens and 3 ones?R
What number has 6 tens and 3 ones?S
0/13 letters found
Clue 2
Addition
The guard iron golem gathered all the discarded building materials left at the crime scene. Tallying up the blocks of cobblestone and wooden planks reveals a crucial 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.
S
89
35
79
82
91
87
76
50
93
34
76
76
62
44
71
79
82
62
S
89
51
33
71
33
38
76
78
82
93
34
91
62
35
33
93
76
76
71
41 + 48 =S
33 + 17 =L
16 + 18 =B
30 + 63 =D
22 + 16 =F
18 + 15 =E
22 + 22 =P
23 + 48 =R
36 + 43 =I
28 + 34 =T
35 + 16 =W
34 + 42 =O
58 + 29 =G
43 + 48 =Y
24 + 11 =H
26 + 52 =U
43 + 39 =N
0/17 letters found
Clue 3
Subtraction
A skeleton archer shot arrows at the fleeing suspect, knocking several items out of their inventory pockets. Subtracting the lost emeralds from the starting amount points us to the next 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
76
85
43
50
37
20
43
28
43
37
56
61
48
48
26
61
37
43
33
42
28
56
61
T
76
43
37
49
70
26
82
43
T
76
48
111 - 35 =T
54 - 26 =F
43 - 10 =D
72 - 30 =O
86 - 16 =U
21 - 1 =I
43 - 6 =R
37 - 11 =C
91 - 6 =H
86 - 30 =W
77 - 28 =B
55 - 7 =S
57 - 7 =G
62 - 19 =E
103 - 21 =K
79 - 18 =A
0/16 letters found
Clue 4
Skip counting
The runner placed torches down a long dark mine shaft at perfect, repeating intervals. Counting the steps between each light source leads us straight to a hidden scrap of evidence.
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
14
70
80
26
60
8
22
90
50
140
42
8
22
90
26
80
110
27
60
70
35
42
10
140
42
50
90
28
42
W
14
8
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18W
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26D
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110S
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30O
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32P
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, ___, 120, 130B
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14I
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, ___, 150, 160R
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, ___, 10, 12N
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 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ___, 40, 45H
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, ___, 70, 80U
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, ___, 75, 80E
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, ___, 55, 60T
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33L
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, ___, 90, 100F
0/16 letters found
Clue 5
Missing addends — the last clue
To open the server vault door, we have to load the item frame with the exact amount of fuel needed for the furnace. Finding the missing value unlocks the last 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
2 + ___ = 12
1 + ___ = 2
1 + ___ = 6
3 + ___ = 11
5 + ___ = 17
5 + ___ = 8
6 + ___ = 15
10 + ___ = 17
2 + ___ = 4
2 + ___ = 8
10 + ___ = 21
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain drank a potion of invisibility to vanish, then then summoned an iron golem to distract the guard.
2.The villain lit a block of tnt near the wall, then then whistled for a pack of tamed wolves.
3.The villain drank a potion of invisibility to vanish, then then whistled for a pack of tamed wolves.
4.The villain glided down silently from a high cliff using elytra, then then quickly enchanted their armor at the table.
5.The villain lit a block of tnt near the wall, then then summoned an iron golem to distract the guard.
6.The villain lit a block of tnt near the wall, then then smelted netherite ingots in a blast furnace.
7.The villain lit a block of tnt near the wall, then then splashed a brewing stand with poison potions.
8.The villain threw an ender pearl to bypass the fence, then then summoned an iron golem to distract the guard.
9.The villain lit a block of tnt near the wall, then then quickly enchanted their armor at the table.
10.The villain glided down silently from a high cliff using elytra, then then summoned an iron golem to distract the guard.
11.The villain flew over the obsidian walls in creative mode, then then whistled for a pack of tamed wolves.
12.The villain drank a potion of invisibility to vanish, then then quickly enchanted their armor at the table.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Mystery of the Missing Netherite
Culprit: ZombieCleo (elytra gliding · enchanting diamond armor · wears gold boots · lapis lazuli blue dye · bucket of water)
- Clue 1 (Place value): "THE GRIEFER DOES NOT SMELT NETHERITE"What number has 8 tens and 3 ones? = 83 (T) · What number has 3 tens and 0 ones? = 30 (G) · What number has 3 tens and 8 ones? = 38 (L) · What number has 1 ten and 9 ones? = 19 (F) · What number has 3 tens and 6 ones? = 36 (O) · What number has 8 tens and 2 ones? = 82 (M) · What number has 4 tens and 1 one? = 41 (I) · What number has 2 tens and 9 ones? = 29 (H) · What number has 7 tens and 9 ones? = 79 (N) · What number has 2 tens and 1 one? = 21 (D) · What number has 5 tens and 0 ones? = 50 (E) · What number has 3 tens and 3 ones? = 33 (R) · What number has 6 tens and 3 ones? = 63 (S)
- Clue 2 (Addition): "SHINY GOLD BOOTPRINTS WERE FOUND BY THE DOOR"41 + 48 = 89 (S) · 33 + 17 = 50 (L) · 16 + 18 = 34 (B) · 30 + 63 = 93 (D) · 22 + 16 = 38 (F) · 18 + 15 = 33 (E) · 22 + 22 = 44 (P) · 23 + 48 = 71 (R) · 36 + 43 = 79 (I) · 28 + 34 = 62 (T) · 35 + 16 = 51 (W) · 34 + 42 = 76 (O) · 58 + 29 = 87 (G) · 43 + 48 = 91 (Y) · 24 + 11 = 35 (H) · 26 + 52 = 78 (U) · 43 + 39 = 82 (N)
- Clue 3 (Subtraction): "THE GRIEFER WAS SCARED OF WATER BUCKETS"111 - 35 = 76 (T) · 54 - 26 = 28 (F) · 43 - 10 = 33 (D) · 72 - 30 = 42 (O) · 86 - 16 = 70 (U) · 21 - 1 = 20 (I) · 43 - 6 = 37 (R) · 37 - 11 = 26 (C) · 91 - 6 = 85 (H) · 86 - 30 = 56 (W) · 77 - 28 = 49 (B) · 55 - 7 = 48 (S) · 57 - 7 = 50 (G) · 62 - 19 = 43 (E) · 103 - 21 = 82 (K) · 79 - 18 = 61 (A)
- Clue 4 (Skip counting): "WE FOUND STRANDS OF BLUE HAIR AT SPAWN"Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18 = 14 (W) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26 = 22 (D) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110 = 90 (S) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30 = 26 (O) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32 = 28 (P) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, ___, 120, 130 = 110 (B) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14 = 10 (I) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, ___, 150, 160 = 140 (R) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, ___, 10, 12 = 8 (N) · 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 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ___, 40, 45 = 35 (H) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, ___, 70, 80 = 60 (U) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, ___, 75, 80 = 70 (E) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, ___, 55, 60 = 50 (T) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33 = 27 (L) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, ___, 90, 100 = 80 (F)
- Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 4) → ZombieCleo2 + ___ = 12 = 10 · 1 + ___ = 2 = 1 · 1 + ___ = 6 = 5 · 3 + ___ = 11 = 8 · 5 + ___ = 17 = 12 · 5 + ___ = 8 = 3 · 6 + ___ = 15 = 9 · 10 + ___ = 17 = 7 · 2 + ___ = 4 = 2 · 2 + ___ = 8 = 6 · 10 + ___ = 21 = 11
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 2 math
- Math topics
- Place value, Addition, Subtraction, Skip counting, Missing addends
- Reading level
- grades 5-6
- Theme
- The Mystery of the Missing Netherite — set in The Overworld Crafting Server
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects