How to solve the Minecart puzzle in The Plucky Squire Chapter 6

During The Plucky Squire’s Chapter Six story, you’ll find a gate requiring a pass to enter. Since neither Jot nor Thrash has a pass, you’ll need to find one yourself. Fortunately, there’s a hidden mineshaft with minecarts and conveniently placed treasure chests containing exactly what we need.

Chapter 6 Minecart puzzle solution in The Plucky Squire

You’ll begin this puzzle by entering a hidden cave and speaking to a mouse named Lick. They reveal two locked red chests, mentioning that the gate passes we need are within them. However, you must move the nearby minecart around to access them.

As you approach the minecart, Moonbeard will give you your first major clue: using your tilt powers to move it around. Entering the green portal on the cart, we’ll do exactly that, starting with moving it to the left. Doing this places you in front of Minibeard, a pressure plate, and a platform with a stone block.

When it comes to The Plucky Squire, a stone block and pressure plate make for a good combination. However, we’re not worried about this plate just yet. Instead, carry the block to your right, past the red chest, to another pressure plate. Dropping the block here reveals a bridge to a key, which we need for the blue door on the opposite side of the area.

Now that you have your key, bring it and the stone block back to the original pressure plate. Dropping the block here activates a second bridge, which you can cross while holding the key to access a red switch. The chests are now unlocked, and it’s just a matter of opening them.

Opening one of the chests is easy — you just need to walk over and open it. Uh oh, it’s a dud. At least we tried. The middle chest is the important one, and this is where it’s easy to slip up when tilting the minecart. We’ll need that stone block and far-right pressure plate one last time.

With the stone block in hand, bring it over to the pressure plate on the right side to activate the bridge again. Don’t cross it, though. Instead, jump out of the book and tilt the minecart toward it, changing its rotation pattern. Now, if you tilt it to the left, it’ll stop in front of the bottom half entrance, allowing you to access the middle chest and get your pass.