The Rotating Statues puzzle in the Springtime Floating Festival event is one of those challenges that looks approachable until you're standing in front of four statues with no clear starting point. The riddles are poetic enough to be genuinely confusing, and the rotation counts are not obvious without some trial and error. Here's everything you need to crack it without wasting time.
Where do you find the riddle clues?
The clues are not posted near the statues themselves. When you land on the event island at the wishing well, look to your left. You'll spot a brown, green, and pink mushroom gazebo nearby. Walk up to the front of it and you'll find a sparkling book on the ground. Interact with it to pull up the three riddles that govern the puzzle.
If you walk straight to the statues without reading the book first, you won't have any context for the correct directions. Grab the clues first to save yourself from random guessing.
What do the three riddles actually mean?
The book contains three riddles, each pointing to a specific statue and the direction it needs to face. Here's a plain-language breakdown of each one, based on the source material from Destructoid's coverage of the event.
The lion riddle is about reflection, so the water pool sitting between the statues is the target. The dancer riddle refers to two separate statues that need to be oriented toward each other. The crow riddle is the trickiest: there are multiple flowers in the area, but only the red blooms satisfy the condition of facing "no one" while still pointing at something bright.
Find the clue book here
How to solve the Rotating Statues puzzle
Once you understand the riddles, the actual solution comes down to hitting the right rotation counts for each statue. According to Destructoid's walkthrough of the Springtime Floating Festival event, here are the exact number of turns required:
- Lion statue: Turn it twice so it faces the water pool in the center.
- Male dancer statue: Turn it once so he's facing the female dancer.
- Female dancer statue: Turn it six times so she's facing the male dancer.
- Crow statue: Turn it four times so it's pointing at the red flower.
The female dancer requires six rotations, which is easy to overshoot. Count carefully or you'll need to cycle back around.
The statues are interactive objects you can rotate individually, so work through them one at a time rather than trying to adjust all four simultaneously.
What reward do you get for completing the puzzle?
Get all four statues facing the right direction and a sparkling pouch appears near the puzzle area. Opening it rewards you with the Rearing Stallion Topiary furnishing item. This decoration can be placed anywhere in your valley, making it a solid cosmetic pickup for anyone who enjoys customizing their space.
The sparkling pouch only appears once all statues are correctly oriented at the same time, so double-check every statue before assuming you've finished.
What comes next after this puzzle?
The Rotating Statues puzzle is one of several challenges tied to the Springtime Floating Festival event. After wrapping this one up, the next task worth tackling is the Tinker Bell Capybara critter puzzle, which requires feeding the Tinker Bell Capybara before you can progress through that particular challenge.
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