BBB on Tour Hints
The Letter
Clue 1
This letter looks pretty important. I would read it if I were you. Might help...
Clue 2
So looks like you signed up for the 'British Badger Brigade' fan club at some point. Well done you.
I think getting stuck into the MNE magazine would be a good place to start to get stuck into these puzzles, and start piecing together these clues.
Handwritten Poem
Clue 1
Looks like some kind of strange poem, I'm sure it must contain a clue. Lots of dancing references...
Clue 2
There are definitely a few stand out words here amongst all the dancing references. You'd beta read it closely.
Clue 3
On closer inspection it looks like the NATO alphebet is used FIVE times in this poem. Find those letter an they should spell something out, and maybe this will link to some of the other dance-related clues...
Clue 4
The NATO alphabet words hidden within the poem are:
TANGO ROMEO OSCAR X-RAY YANKEE
This spells out "TROXY" - a well known music venue in London.
Clue 5
The references to dancing link this clue to the British Badger Brigade's song - 'Dance For The Answer' - which you can find on Spotify. They also link to the article in the MNE in which Danny writes about his love for dancing.
Flapjack Arrows
Clue 1
Looks tasty. Some kind of tray-baked delicacy. Perhaps I should cut this up and eat it... I wonder what the arrows could be pointing to? And are those Roman Numerals?
Disclaimer: PLEASE DON'T EAT THE PUZZLE
Clue 2
By now you should have 15 delicious oaty rectangles cut out. I'm pretty sure there was a recipe to make this kind of snack somewhere... Those are definitely Roman Numerals.
Clue 3
There is a recipe for flapjacks in the MNE magazine. This must link to that somehow for sure... Maybe find another part of the puzzle that links to the recipe somehow - like something with food items on it?
Did I mention that there were Roman Numerals? There are several other clues that also have Roman Numerals in them...
Clue 4
These flapjack cards look just about the same size as the rectangles on the ingredients card. But which ones to use? And where should they go?
The Roman Numerals will not give you the answer, but they do provide a link to other clues that ties them together.
Clue 5
You'll find the answer when you use the acetate sheet over the recipe. A riddle should appear to tell you where to place these flapjack rectangles.
Clue 6
The riddle is:
Eleven eggs took a direct line and Four jars of honey to see
um.......
Clue 7
Eleven - Eggs - B (as in a 'BEE LINE') Four - Honey - C (as in 'THE SEA')
...I can hear your groans
Take flapjacks 4 and 11, and place them on the ingredients card.
Flapjack 4 should be in line with Honey and 'C' Flapjack 11 should be in line with Eggs and 'B'
Read the numbers that the arrows point to. What do they say?
Clue 8
The arrows point to the numbers 1509.
All clues which have Roman Numerals in them are linked together to form one set of answers.
PHONE MAZE
Clue 1
This looks like it was made for kids... I thought this was a puzzle for serious intellectuals!?
Looks like there are various options, but only one phone. Maybe that's important.
Clue 2
There are three routes that lead to the phone. Follow them as they meander around, over the page, and back again. Which words are you left with?
Clue 3
You should be left with these three words:
FLOWERS SALLY TEXT
I wonder if they would make more sense in a different order? Did I see the name Sally somewhere else?
Clue 4
Rearrange the words to say: TEXT SALLY FLOWERS
Now maybe you should do what it says
Clue 5
Did you see Sally's advert in the MNE. She's selling a rabbit. Why not send her a text... one that says the word 'FLOWERS'
Clue 6
Sally should reply to your text message with this:
"I'm glad you're serious. See you at the gig at Koko."
This gives the answer to the venue for this set of questions: "Koko"
It links to various other clues that also feature rabbits.
Three Newspaper Articles
Clue 1
It doesn't take Poirot to notice that these three articles look verrrrrryyyyyy similar. They must be linked somehow - but why?
Clue 2
Well they certainly all look like they're from the same paper - that name sounds remarkably familiar!
I wonder if these events really happened?
Clue 3
These are real events from the past - find out what year they occurred in and you'll have your answer.
The newspaper is called the 'SPECTRUM SPECTATOR' - this links to other rainbow-related clues such as the pots of gold in the MNE (a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow), and the 7 colourful square cards with letters on.
Clue 4
The year was 1903. All of these events are real, and this is the year that they occurred in. Hopefully your Googling skills didn't fail you on this one.
Acetate Sheet
Clue 1
Well this draws a blank...
Or maybe it blanks things out?
Clue 2
Let's try covering up some text to see what appears.
Clue 3
Pop this over the recipe in the MNE. You should reveal a riddle.
Clue 4
The riddle is:
Eleven eggs took a direct line and Four jars of honey to see
um.......
Clue 5
Eleven - Eggs - B (as in a 'BEE LINE') Four - Honey - C (as in 'THE SEA')
...I can hear your groans
Pretty sure this should match up with some other bits that have eggs and honey involved somewhere. Try using these answers to solve something else.
Clue 6
This answer tells you where to put the flapjack rectangles onto the ingredients table when you have cut them out.
Flapjack 4 should be in line with Honey and 'C' Flapjack 11 should be in line with Eggs and 'B'
Read the numbers that the arrows point to. What do they say?
Clue 7
The arrows point to the numbers 1509.
Ingredients Table
Clue 1
Mmmmmmmmmmm food.
I'm sure I saw a recipe somewhere.
Clue 2
Yep, there's a recipe alright. It's in the MNE magazine. Perhaps it can help to narrow down these numbers somehow.
The rectangles look very similar in size to some others that I've seen...
Clue 3
Looks like this 'ingredients table' fits quite well with the flapjacks with arrows on. They must work together somehow. Perhaps the answer is in the recipe?
Clue 4
The flapjacks definitely fit on top of the ingredients table to point out a set of numbers. Use the acetate over the recipe to reveal a riddle. This riddle will dictate where you need to position the flapjacks in order to find the answer.
Clue 5
The riddle is:
Eleven eggs took a direct line and Four jars of honey to see
um.......
Clue 6
Eleven - Eggs - B (as in a 'BEE LINE') Four - Honey - C (as in 'THE SEA')
...I can hear your groans
Flapjack 4 should be in line with Honey and 'C' Flapjack 11 should be in line with Eggs and 'B'
Read the numbers that the arrows point to. What do they say?
Clue 7
The arrows point to the numbers 1509.
Origami Square and Instructions
Clue 1
I hope you've primed your thumbs for this one - it's a little tricky.
Clue 2
Make sure you take note of the curved arrows - sometimes you need to lift and fold consecutively.
Clue 3
Seven Square Cards
Clue 1
Looks like you might want to cut these out.
Clue 2
There's seven of them. They are colourful. And they have letters on. Can you put them in some kind of order perhaps?
Clue 3
I'm sure there's a natural order that colours occur in. Perhaps I'll ask Roger Waters...
Clue 4
Aha - a spectrum (or rainbow) of colours! If you lie them across each other in the correct order then they will form a phrase.
Did you notice any rainbow references anywhere else? They probably link to this.
Clue 5
Lie the cards in colour order (Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain) - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
They only make sense one way round, and it should read:
"TO BE ALLOWED ENTRY TO THE BBB GIG BRING A BALLOON"
So... now you know what to do. This clue links to the pots of gold in the MNE (a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow of course!), as well as the 'SPECTRUM SPECTATOR' newspaper articles (a 'spectrum' being an array of colour - like a rainbow)
The Sticker
Clue 1
Hmmmm... A sticky one this!
Clue 2
Looks like this might be a sticker. Perhaps you could try sticking it on your forehead. Or maybe, try doing what it says...
Clue 3
Still struggling? Well - British Badger Brigade are a band, and they have music out on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, and all the usual streaming platforms - maybe head online and see what you can find.
Clue 4
Ok so did you find British Badger Brigade's music online yet? They have a song called 'Dance For the Answer' - it's pretty dope.
It's also pretty darn long - and I'm sure there was something somewhere else that referred to song lengths. Perhaps that's important.
And something interesting happens towards the end of the track. Some sort of riddle...
Clue 5
The song is very much about dancing - and Danny talks about dancing a lot in the article that he wrote in the MNE. There is also a poem about dancing - so dancing links these three clues together.
The song is also very long - 31:12 to be precise. This gives the answer 3112 - or December 31st!
Another answer in the bag. Well done.
The song also contain a secret track at the end which contains the riddle:
"When I'm tall I'm young When I'm short I'm old When I'm thin I'm fast And when I'm fat I'm slow ...bring one to the gig"
What could this mean?
Clue 6
The answer to the riddle will melt your mind...
Clue 7
I don't want wax lyrical about it
Clue 8
The answer is candle!
So now you have your date AND your item. Just gotta find the venue - probably in one of those other dance-related clues ;)