Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (Pandora's Box): Puzzle Guide

Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box is the second game in the series. In Europe and Australia it’s called Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box. Layton and Luke board the Molentary Express to investigate a box said to kill anyone who opens it, and meet plenty of puzzle-loving locals along the way. This hub collects our guides for the game.

At a glance

Original platform	Nintendo DS
European / Australian title	Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box
First released	Japan Nov 29, 2007 · North America Aug 24, 2009 · Australia Sep 24, 2009 · Europe Sep 25, 2009
Later version	HD for Mobile (iOS, Android): Japan Dec 5, 2018 · North America and Europe Jun 20, 2019
Puzzles	153 (138 in the main game + 15 bonus puzzles in Layton’s Challenges)
Hints	Three per puzzle, each costing one hint coin

Puzzle guides

• Full puzzle list — all 153 puzzles with North American and European titles, location, chapter and picarats.

Puzzle pages so far

We started with the puzzles people search for most (NA = North American version, EU = European / Pandora’s Box version):

• Puzzles 001–040: 010 · A Work of Art; 012 · Clouds and Sky; 013 · On Your Plate; 014 · Red Caps; 020 · The Shoe Store Thief; 024 · A Strip of Paper; 027 · A Dramatic Farewell; 030 · The Secret Message (NA) · 030 · The Wrong Date (EU); 037 · World’s Best Golfer; 038 · Moving Day
• Puzzles 041–080: 044 · Tangled Ropes; 047 · The Mayoral Election; 054 · Painting the Flag; 055 · Sammy’s Necklace; 059 · A Ticket to Where?; 060 · Plaza Puzzle; 064 · Stones in a Vase; 071 · How Old Is She?; 072 · Scrambled Photos; 074 · PU!
• Puzzles 081–120: 090 · The Unusual Fountain; 109 · Walking the Dog; 111 · How Many Turns?; 112 · Turn On the Light; 113 · A Stack of Dice; 119 · The Fake Coins; 120 · Tug of War
• Puzzles 121–153: 131 · How to Escape?; 152 · The Card Tournament

More puzzles are added as we check each answer. The full list links every puzzle that has a page.

North American vs European versions

The good news if you’re playing Pandora’s Box: the numbering is the same in both regions, so puzzle 100 is puzzle 100 wherever you are. The differences are small:

• Puzzle 030 is a different puzzle. In North America it’s The Secret Message; the European version replaces it with The Wrong Date. Both are built around the same statue in the village, but the question and the answer are different.
• Puzzle 052 was adjusted. Hat Weather keeps its name, but the days of the week in the European version are shifted by one, so the weather pattern you work out lines up with different days.
• About 30 puzzles were renamed. For example, Pancake Stacks became Piles of Pancakes and puzzle 153, The Diabolical Box, is Ultimate Escape in Europe. The puzzles themselves are the same. The full list shows both names.

Bonus and downloadable puzzles

• Layton’s Challenges (139–153): 15 extra-hard bonus puzzles in the Bonus menu. You unlock them with extra work beyond the main story.
• Weekly puzzles: the DS version offered extra puzzles to download each week over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. That service shut down on May 20, 2014, so they can no longer be downloaded. They aren’t part of the 153.

Playing in order?

Diabolical Box follows Curious Village and comes before Unwound Future. See Professor Layton games in order for release order and story order.

Hint by Hint is an unofficial fan guide and is not affiliated with LEVEL-5 or Nintendo.