Still struggling with the darts puzzle

[DragonsDusk]

I have seen the image that was linked but I'm sure I'm over thinking the hell out of this.

Is the color based on the pool balls?

Is the color in the darts sometimes different?

What do I do with the darts number? Is it 'the math thing' to the pool balls? If yes then I'd have 2 answers higher than 20.

I'm not making any kind of judgment on the puzzle, I'm just stuck and the looking at what people spoke about I do not understand.

[Church]

Just to preface this by saying that there is a note about the dart game that tells you some valuable information but you really don't need to read it to solve the puzzle... it's just slightly annoying (to you as the player) if you happen to miss that note.

Answer:

It has nothing to do with the pool balls, pool table, or darts. It's all about math (but not correct mathematical order of operations) and knowing what the colors mean on the dart board.

Blue indicates just that number (i.e. blue on 3 means press 3)
Yellow means you need to subtract that number from the Blue number that is indicated (i.e. Blue on 15, Yellow on 4 = 11)
Red means multiply.
Purple means you divide.

Do not follow the mathematical order of operation (PEMDAS - Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction).

With this in mind you should now be able to puzzle out the correct solution to the dart game. You've got this!

[Loreroth]

There is a hint on the wooden panels either side of the dart board.

[DragonsDusk]

I think I saw the note and based on it started to over think it believing it needed to involve the billiards table

I will make a new run of the game and look again because the only color I remember seeing was the blue on the dart board and the sides being empty but I probably missed it.

Based on the info you're mentioning, I think the note is causing a lot of the confusion and might need to be re-worded a little bit. I'll try again, thank you both.

[Glaeneator2000]

Getting the magnifying glass and using it on the note in the Nook room yields some more information!

[DragonsDusk]

oh, darn, I can't re-do the demo to try

[mrc03052]

you can re do the demo. just delete the save and start a new one or swap profiles, there are 4 total slots

[DragonsDusk]

Originally posted by mrc03052:

you can re do the demo. just delete the save and start a new one or swap profiles, there are 4 total slots

I'm very silly I didn't realize we could do that, thank you.

[DragonsDusk]

Okay, I have figured it out with all your help (I'm guessing the clues on the side are the fact it has math symbols on the boards?

The note mentions a new game and the billiards room twice, yes it's IN the billiards room but calling attention to room led me to believe the billiards table was part of the puzzle.

I admit, part of that was me over thinking the puzzle but was playing while talking to a friend and they also thought, based on the note, that the billiards table was part of the puzzle.