The Big Walk Colored Peg Puzzle requires 36 loose pegs—nine of each color: green, yellow, red, and blue. Find every peg around the circular structure, place them in any open board slot, then press the red button on the board’s right side to release the red gourd.
- Total pegs
- 36
- Colors
- 4
- Each color
- 9
- Reward
- Red gourd
How the Colored Peg Puzzle Works
The empty board looks like a sorting puzzle, but peg color and placement order do not matter. Any peg can go into any empty slot. Completion depends on filling all 36 holes, not arranging the colors into a code.
Bring at least two players for an efficient sweep and to reach elevated red pegs. Place collected pegs into the board promptly so a loose piece does not roll into grass or down a slope.
Where to Find Every Peg Color
| Peg color | Count | Search zone |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 9 | Cliff edges, rocks, and boulders |
| Yellow | 9 | Bushes, trees, and other vegetation |
| Red | 9 | Main structure and elevated beams; boost a teammate where needed |
| Blue | 9 | Bridge top, rails, and support beams underneath |
The red set is most likely to require direct cooperation because several pieces sit above normal reach. The green and blue pieces are easy to lose against dark rocks or grass, especially at night.
Search Without Repeating the Same Ground
Split the area by height rather than having everyone circle the board together. One player should sweep upper routes—the bridge, arches, ledges, and raised beams—while another checks the low ground around rock edges, tree bases, and the structure perimeter.
Call out each color as it enters the board and track the remaining totals. When only one or two pegs are missing, revisit the matching color zone rather than searching the whole area again.
Complete the Peg Puzzle
- Collect nine green, nine yellow, nine red, and nine blue pegs from their surrounding search zones.
- Insert each peg into any free slot on the circular board; no color order is required.
- Check that all 36 slots are visibly occupied.
- Press the red button positioned to the right of the board.
- Take the red gourd after the mechanism releases it.
If the Red Button Does Nothing
One empty slot is enough to prevent completion. Recheck the bridge supports and raised beams first, then inspect rock edges and tree bases. If a peg was found but never reached the board, retrace the route where it was carried because loose pieces can blend into the ground after being dropped.
Waiting for daylight can be more useful than repeating the same dark search. A local light source also helps distinguish green and blue pegs from the terrain.
How the Blue Room Pegboard Differs
The opening Blue Room challenge is an information-relay puzzle, not a 36-piece scavenger hunt. One player inside observes a displayed tile pattern while players outside reproduce the corresponding shapes and positions on the pegboard.
Describe one cell at a time using an agreed row-and-column order. The observing player should confirm each placement before the outside group moves on. For the rest of the opening route and later towers, use the All Puzzles Guide.