⛏️ MinecraftGrade 1Reading: grades 1-2AdditionSubtractionSkip countingPlace valueMissing addends
The Spawn Square Mystery
Oh no! The golden bell has been stolen from the village spawn square! A sneaky builder broke the blocks and ran. We must use our redstone clues to find the thief!
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 | Pocket Block | Pickaxe Grip | Helmet Style | Fear Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermit | Iron Axe | Redstone Block | Right Hand Grip | Leather Cap | Cat Meows |
| Stampy | Iron Axe | Redstone Block | Left Hand Grip | Leather Cap | Water Buckets |
| Techno | Diamond Shovel | Redstone Block | Right Hand Grip | Leather Cap | Wolf Taming |
| Lizzie | Diamond Shovel | Slime Block | Right Hand Grip | Iron Helmet | Cat Meows |
| Alex | Diamond Shovel | Glowstone Block | Left Hand Grip | Leather Cap | Water Buckets |
| Sparky | Stone Hoe | Tnt Block | Right Hand Grip | Iron Helmet | Water Buckets |
| CaptainSparklez | Golden Pickaxe | Obsidian Block | Left Hand Grip | Iron Helmet | Water Buckets |
| Pat | Netherite Sword | Redstone Block | Right Hand Grip | Iron Helmet | Water Buckets |
| Jen | Iron Axe | Glowstone Block | Left Hand Grip | Iron Helmet | Cat Meows |
| Philza | Diamond Shovel | Obsidian Block | Right Hand Grip | Iron Helmet | Water Buckets |
| Steve | Golden Pickaxe | Glowstone Block | Right Hand Grip | Gold Crown | Wolf Taming |
| Tommy | Netherite Sword | Glowstone Block | Left Hand Grip | Leather Cap | Water Buckets |
| Ranboo | Stone Hoe | Obsidian Block | Right Hand Grip | Iron Helmet | Water Buckets |
| DanTDM | Diamond Shovel | Slime Block | Left Hand Grip | Iron Helmet | Water Buckets |
| BadBoyHalo | Golden Pickaxe | Glowstone Block | Right Hand Grip | Leather Cap | Water Buckets |
| Tubbo | Golden Pickaxe | Obsidian Block | Right Hand Grip | Iron Helmet | Cat Meows |
| Sapnap | Stone Hoe | Slime Block | Left Hand Grip | Leather Cap | Wolf Taming |
| Mumbo | Golden Pickaxe | Tnt Block | Right Hand Grip | Iron Helmet | Cat Meows |
| Joel | Iron Axe | Slime Block | Left Hand Grip | Leather Cap | Water Buckets |
| George | Diamond Shovel | Obsidian Block | Right Hand Grip | Leather Cap | Wolf Taming |
| Aphmau | Diamond Shovel | Tnt Block | Right Hand Grip | Iron Helmet | Water Buckets |
Clue 1
Addition
The guard counts the torches. There are some on the left and more on the right. Let us add them to find the first big 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
9
8
14
T
9
8
15
14
18
20
16
14
19
11
16
T
9
8
3
7
14
3
12
14
20
19
T
9
16
11
14
6
13
16
17
4
7 + 2 =T
4 + 7 =N
7 + 10 =C
13 + 6 =S
2 + 6 =H
8 + 12 =D
3 + 1 =K
10 + 8 =F
8 + 6 =E
2 + 1 =A
3 + 10 =L
10 + 5 =I
6 + 10 =O
3 + 3 =B
5 + 2 =V
9 + 3 =R
0/16 letters found
Clue 2
Subtraction
A chest of cookies was hit. Some cookies fell out. If we subtract the lost cookies, we will see 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.
T
5
1
7
T
5
1
6
7
10
1
7
4
17
T
5
1
7
11
8
7
6
18
T
5
1
7
6
14
14
6
9
1
T
5
1
11
18
17
12 - 7 =T
19 - 1 =N
15 - 9 =I
2 - 1 =H
18 - 4 =R
14 - 3 =A
12 - 5 =E
12 - 4 =X
11 - 1 =F
5 - 1 =L
18 - 1 =D
13 - 4 =G
0/12 letters found
Clue 3
Skip counting
Look at these melon slices on the ground! They are in equal groups of two. Let us skip count to find the 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
120
140
100
T
120
140
110
100
70
36
22
35
22
45
22
9
70
36
25
12
50
130
60
22
50
140
110
35
26
45
22
T
120
100
36
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, ___, 130, 140T
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 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ___, 40, 45N
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, 14, 16M
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, ___, 120, 130I
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30G
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, ___, 12, 15Y
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ___, 80, 90F
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ___, 110, 120E
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, ___, 65, 70L
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, ___, 50, 55W
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, ___, 39, 42R
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150P
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26A
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, ___, 60, 70S
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35O
0/16 letters found
Clue 4
Place value
A pile of blocks is stacked up. We have ten-blocks and single blocks. Let us count the tens and ones to read the 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.
A
37
17
44
32
95
17
96
93
99
82
93
38
42
44
93
92
93
21
A
37
11
99
93
13
38
27
93
96
44
17
26
What number has 3 tens and 7 ones?A
What number has 9 tens and 5 ones?O
What number has 4 tens and 4 ones?I
What number has 3 tens and 2 ones?R
What number has 9 tens and 9 ones?L
What number has 2 tens and 1 one?W
What number has 1 ten and 1 one?S
What number has 3 tens and 8 ones?T
What number has 1 ten and 3 ones?F
What number has 9 tens and 2 ones?C
What number has 9 tens and 3 ones?E
What number has 9 tens and 6 ones?H
What number has 4 tens and 2 ones?P
What number has 2 tens and 6 ones?D
What number has 1 ten and 7 ones?N
What number has 2 tens and 7 ones?B
What number has 8 tens and 2 ones?M
0/17 letters found
Clue 5
Missing addends — the last clue
The item frame is missing some emeralds! We know the total we need. Find the missing number to 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
9 + ___ = 15
9 + ___ = 14
1 + ___ = 12
10 + ___ = 20
3 + ___ = 10
4 + ___ = 13
1 + ___ = 4
7 + ___ = 8
3 + ___ = 5
1 + ___ = 5
8 + ___ = 20
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain digs up the dirt path, then powers up a redstone wire.
2.The villain slices through the wooden gate, then bounces high on slime.
3.The villain mines the bedrock wall, then powers up a redstone wire.
4.The villain digs up the dirt path, then bounces high on slime.
5.The villain digs up the dirt path, then builds an obsidian wall.
6.The villain hoes the wet wheat farm, then blasts a hole with tnt.
7.The villain mines the bedrock wall, then builds an obsidian wall.
8.The villain hoes the wet wheat farm, then builds an obsidian wall.
9.The villain slices through the wooden gate, then powers up a redstone wire.
10.The villain hoes the wet wheat farm, then lights the dark path with glowstone.
11.The villain digs up the dirt path, then blasts a hole with tnt.
12.The villain hoes the wet wheat farm, then powers up a redstone wire.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Spawn Square Mystery
Culprit: Ranboo (Stone Hoe · Obsidian Block · Right Hand Grip · Iron Helmet · Water Buckets)
- Clue 1 (Addition): "THE THIEF DOES NOT HAVE A REDSTONE BLOCK"7 + 2 = 9 (T) · 4 + 7 = 11 (N) · 7 + 10 = 17 (C) · 13 + 6 = 19 (S) · 2 + 6 = 8 (H) · 8 + 12 = 20 (D) · 3 + 1 = 4 (K) · 10 + 8 = 18 (F) · 8 + 6 = 14 (E) · 2 + 1 = 3 (A) · 3 + 10 = 13 (L) · 10 + 5 = 15 (I) · 6 + 10 = 16 (O) · 3 + 3 = 6 (B) · 5 + 2 = 7 (V) · 9 + 3 = 12 (R)
- Clue 2 (Subtraction): "THE THIEF HELD THE AXE IN THEIR RIGHT HAND"12 - 7 = 5 (T) · 19 - 1 = 18 (N) · 15 - 9 = 6 (I) · 2 - 1 = 1 (H) · 18 - 4 = 14 (R) · 14 - 3 = 11 (A) · 12 - 5 = 7 (E) · 12 - 4 = 8 (X) · 11 - 1 = 10 (F) · 5 - 1 = 4 (L) · 18 - 1 = 17 (D) · 13 - 4 = 9 (G)
- Clue 3 (Skip counting): "THE THIEF RAN AWAY FROM SPLASHING WATER"Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, ___, 130, 140 = 120 (T) · 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 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ___, 40, 45 = 35 (N) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, 14, 16 = 12 (M) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, ___, 120, 130 = 110 (I) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30 = 26 (G) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, ___, 12, 15 = 9 (Y) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ___, 80, 90 = 70 (F) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ___, 110, 120 = 100 (E) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, ___, 65, 70 = 60 (L) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, ___, 50, 55 = 45 (W) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, ___, 39, 42 = 36 (R) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150 = 130 (P) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26 = 22 (A) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, ___, 60, 70 = 50 (S) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35 = 25 (O)
- Clue 4 (Place value): "AN IRON HELMET PIECE WAS LEFT BEHIND"What number has 3 tens and 7 ones? = 37 (A) · What number has 9 tens and 5 ones? = 95 (O) · What number has 4 tens and 4 ones? = 44 (I) · What number has 3 tens and 2 ones? = 32 (R) · What number has 9 tens and 9 ones? = 99 (L) · What number has 2 tens and 1 one? = 21 (W) · What number has 1 ten and 1 one? = 11 (S) · What number has 3 tens and 8 ones? = 38 (T) · What number has 1 ten and 3 ones? = 13 (F) · What number has 9 tens and 2 ones? = 92 (C) · What number has 9 tens and 3 ones? = 93 (E) · What number has 9 tens and 6 ones? = 96 (H) · What number has 4 tens and 2 ones? = 42 (P) · What number has 2 tens and 6 ones? = 26 (D) · What number has 1 ten and 7 ones? = 17 (N) · What number has 2 tens and 7 ones? = 27 (B) · What number has 8 tens and 2 ones? = 82 (M)
- Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 8) → Ranboo9 + ___ = 15 = 6 · 9 + ___ = 14 = 5 · 1 + ___ = 12 = 11 · 10 + ___ = 20 = 10 · 3 + ___ = 10 = 7 · 4 + ___ = 13 = 9 · 1 + ___ = 4 = 3 · 7 + ___ = 8 = 1 · 3 + ___ = 5 = 2 · 1 + ___ = 5 = 4 · 8 + ___ = 20 = 12
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 1 math
- Math topics
- Addition, Subtraction, Skip counting, Place value, Missing addends
- Reading level
- grades 1-2
- Theme
- The Spawn Square Mystery — set in a busy Minecraft village on a sunny server
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects