Misery Town
How to solve the dead-clown puzzle in Endacopia
Which clowns are dead, and why does one hit not solve the puzzle?
Hit RED, MAGENTA, PURPLE and YELLOW until each one becomes a gravestone. Do not touch blue, orange, teal or green. Player reports describe three hits per target in the current version, but use the gravestone on screen as the reliable stop condition.
Check first
- The machine and the cinema are separate interactions. The cinema explains the color clue; the machine is where you submit the answer.
- Do not rely on a fixed hit count. A target is finished only when its position changes into a gravestone.
- Magenta means the bright pink-purple target. Purple means the darker purple target. Both are part of the answer.
What to do
- Read the clue in the cinemaSit in the colored seats to see each clown's film. The four films that end in death identify the targets to hit.
- Hit the red targetReturn to the whack-a-clown machine and keep hitting red until that position changes into a gravestone.
- Hit magenta, purple and yellowRepeat the same action for the bright pink-purple, dark purple and yellow targets. Reports often mention three hits, but the gravestone is the reliable stop signal.
- Leave four colors untouchedDo not hit blue, orange, teal or green.
- Check the final boardThe machine should show gravestones only at red, magenta, purple and yellow. That state clears the puzzle and opens the later knife route.
Only red, magenta, purple and yellow have become gravestones. The route to the knife opens next; the boss fight does not start immediately.
Do not use the number of swings as your only check, especially if you tried the machine before visiting the cinema. Confirm the four gravestones on screen. If one is missing, check whether you confused magenta with the darker purple.
Find the same screen
Use the screenshots to check that you are in the right room. Community images link back to the original post.
Area referenceSee it in action
The links start at the useful moment.
▶ WATCHVIDEO BY jar
Clown puzzle, cinema clues and Trapezist — full route
A 14:17 no-commentary route. The opening shows the machine, the next section shows the cinema clues, and the later section continues toward the knife and boss.
Sources
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Four player threads agree on the colours and the gravestone finish state. ‘Three hits’ appears in one report, so use the gravestone—not the count—as your cue.