In Indiana Jones and The Great Circle,players will encounter various puzzlesand mysteries hidden in plain sight. One intriguing mystery, A Snake in the Garden, involves solving Ventura’s Bookcase puzzle to unlock a secret compartment within it. Even though you’ll get a note near the puzzle itself that hints at a solution, it only makes solving the puzzle even trickier.
How to Solve the Bookshelf Puzzle in A Snake in the Garden Mystery
Players will come across the A Snake in the Garden Mysterywhile exploring the Apostolic PalaceinIndiana Jones and the Great Circle. The mystery begins in a room that presumably belongs to Father Ventura, which houses a large bookcase. Players must solve the Ventura’s Bookcase puzzlein order to complete the mystery.
So, to start off the “A Snake in the Garden” mystery, grab theBookcase noteoff the table. The note is from a person from the maintenance staff, notifying Father Ventura that they’ve redesigned the bookcase. The main clue to focus on in this note is how they mention that the books must be taken in “alphabetical order.” But this is where players might hit a snag. There aren’t any titles or letters throughout the books, only symbols. So how can you figure out which book to pull first in Ventura’s Bookcase?
Well, the answer is in the note itself.Try flipping the note over, and you’ll see the symbols on the note present on the back with the names of each one. This surely makes things easier, and you can finally match the names of symbols to the books in the case and pull them out in the correct order.
Here’s the correct order to pull the books from Father Ventura’s Bookcase to solve A Snake in the Garden mystery.
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Pulling the books in the correct order from Ventura’s Bookcase will open a secret compartment. The hidden space containssome money and Mussolini’s letterto Father Ventura. This will also mark A Snake in the Garden mystery as complete inIndiana Jones and The Great Circle, rewarding players with100 Adventure Points (EXP)to spend on new skills.
