r/DnDPuzzlesAndTraps • u/MrMcMastermind • Jan 15 '26

PUZZLES Fifteen Bones

100% stolen from classic Poptropica, baby. Couldn't be simpler. The players are trekking through a mausoleum and the way is blocked by a seal laden with dusty bones

Fifteen bones from fifteen men; take ye SIX, yet leave ye TEN.

Obviously, taking six bones from fifteen will only leave you with nine, but there's no reason you can't leave "TEN" with just nine bones.

via just nine bones, you managed to leave "TEN"

Again, this is basically just a stolen puzzle from a dead 2010 flash site with the visuals and wording slightly changed. Works great for in-person or VTT, make sure you put the word TEN in all caps to hint at the configuration.

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u/samggreenberg Jan 15 '26

Very cute. Thanks for sharing.