⛏️ MinecraftGrade 5Reading: grades 3-4MultiplicationMulti-step word problemsSkip countingPlace valueDivision
The Case of the Missing Nether Star
Someone snuck into the fortress vault and snatched the golden beacon star! The Chief Builder needs your detective skills to search the clues, solve the math puzzles, and unmask the thief before nightfall.
Suspects
Possible suspects
Cross off a row as each clue rules it out. On screen, tap a row.
21 of 21 still in play
| Name | Main Tool | Potion Effect | Dominant Hand | Headgear | Soft Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparky | Enchanted Bow | Jump Boost | Left Handed | Green Hood | Splash Water |
| Wilbur | Golden Axe | Night Vision | Right Handed | Green Hood | Milk Bucket |
| Crafty | Golden Axe | Speed Potion | Right Handed | Iron Helmet | Milk Bucket |
| Tubbo | Redstone Torch | Speed Potion | Right Handed | Leather Helmet | Splash Water |
| Alex | Enchanted Bow | Fire Resistance | Left Handed | Iron Helmet | Creeper Blast |
| MumboJumbo | Netherite Pickaxe | Fire Resistance | Left Handed | Green Hood | Splash Water |
| Bdouble100 | Golden Axe | Invisibility | Left Handed | Leather Helmet | Creeper Blast |
| Skeppy | Redstone Torch | Invisibility | Right Handed | Leather Helmet | Splash Water |
| Philza | Enchanted Bow | Night Vision | Right Handed | Green Hood | Creeper Blast |
| Stampy | Netherite Pickaxe | Fire Resistance | Left Handed | Leather Helmet | Creeper Blast |
| Ranboo | Diamond Sword | Speed Potion | Right Handed | Iron Helmet | Creeper Blast |
| DanTDM | Redstone Torch | Jump Boost | Right Handed | Green Hood | Creeper Blast |
| Aphmau | Enchanted Bow | Fire Resistance | Right Handed | Iron Helmet | Creeper Blast |
| Blocky | Enchanted Bow | Fire Resistance | Right Handed | Green Hood | Creeper Blast |
| Pixel | Golden Axe | Night Vision | Right Handed | Iron Helmet | Creeper Blast |
| Grian | Netherite Pickaxe | Invisibility | Left Handed | Iron Helmet | Milk Bucket |
| Etho | Enchanted Bow | Night Vision | Left Handed | Iron Helmet | Creeper Blast |
| LDShadowLady | Redstone Torch | Invisibility | Left Handed | Green Hood | Creeper Blast |
| TommyInnit | Redstone Torch | Invisibility | Right Handed | Iron Helmet | Creeper Blast |
| Steve | Redstone Torch | Speed Potion | Right Handed | Iron Helmet | Creeper Blast |
| Technoblade | Enchanted Bow | Speed Potion | Right Handed | Green Hood | Creeper Blast |
Clue 1
Multiplication facts (1-12)
You count the rows of storage chests inside the vault to calculate the total missing loot.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
81
11
63
3
30
88
88
2
30
22
14
20
63
84
22
20
T
81
28
84
63
30
22
3
30
84
30
56
30
88
30
T
81
7
9 × 9 =T
3 × 1 =V
5 × 6 =I
7 × 2 =D
7 × 4 =U
2 × 1 =A
11 × 8 =L
7 × 1 =Y
11 × 2 =N
7 × 12 =S
8 × 7 =B
1 × 11 =H
10 × 2 =O
9 × 7 =E
0/14 letters found
Clue 2
Multi-step word problems
To clear the heavy cobblestone blocking the exit, you figure out how many iron bars were mined and traded.
Solve each problem to learn its letter, then write the letters in the boxes to fill in the missing word.
Awitnesssawthevillainwas .
R
79
59
42
55
83
55
52
38
D
E
D
Master builder earned 8 redstone dust in each of 6 rounds, plus 33 bonus redstone dust. Then 2 redstone dust were lost. How many redstone dust are left?R
Master builder collected 74 emeralds in the morning and 2 emeralds in the afternoon, then split them equally among 2 mining guild. How many emeralds did each get?N
There were 176 oak logs in all. 4 mining guild used 5 oak logs each. The other 3 mining guild shared the rest equally. How many oak logs did each of the other mining guild get?A
Master builder earned 5 golden apples in each of 2 rounds, plus 62 bonus golden apples. Then 13 golden apples were lost. How many golden apples are left?I
There were 364 golden apples in all. 2 mining guild used 16 golden apples each. The other 4 mining guild shared the rest equally. How many golden apples did each of the other mining guild get?T
There were 328 diamond blocks in all. 34 diamond blocks were set aside. The rest were shared equally among 7 mining guild. How many diamond blocks did each get?G
Master builder filled 9 boxes with 3 oak logs each, then found 28 more oak logs. How many oak logs are there in all?H
0/7 letters found
Clue 3
Skip counting
You follow a shiny trail of redstone dust by hopping across glowing blocks in equal jumps.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
26
22
90
42
110
90
100
80
24
24
T
26
110
25
25
90
36
70
50
80
33
39
90
90
25
90
39
70
16
80
24
T
26
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30T
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, ___, 90, 100A
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, ___, 120, 130O
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ___, 110, 120W
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, ___, 55, 60Y
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110E
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, ___, 42, 45R
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35P
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, ___, 27, 30S
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ___, 80, 90B
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, ___, 45, 48F
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26H
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, ___, 36, 39C
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, ___, 39, 42D
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20L
0/15 letters found
Clue 4
Place value
The keypad on the redstone door shows a number code with hundreds, tens, and ones.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
A
30
100
9000
8000
200
100
20
60
5000
10
60
500
7000
700
8000
A
30
500
700
20
40
A
30
7000
200
100
500
20
60
1000
5000
200
700
900
What is the value of the 3 in 88,135?A
What is the value of the 4 in 871,549?W
What is the value of the 1 in 797,199?N
What is the value of the 7 in 827,218?S
What is the value of the 9 in 59,753?I
What is the value of the 7 in 353,793?C
What is the value of the 8 in 18,240?R
What is the value of the 2 in 740,258?O
What is the value of the 1 in 42,719?M
What is the value of the 1 in 41,399?B
What is the value of the 5 in 85,092?L
What is the value of the 9 in 603,906?K
What is the value of the 2 in 110,524?H
What is the value of the 6 in 977,762?E
What is the value of the 5 in 42,584?T
0/15 letters found
Clue 5
Division facts (1-12) — the last clue
You divide the recovered emeralds equally among the town guards to get their final clue.
First solve each problem. Then find each answer in the list below and cross that sentence out. One sentence will be left — that's exactly what the villain did!
Step 1 — solve these
36 ÷ 6 = ?
84 ÷ 7 = ?
25 ÷ 5 = ?
48 ÷ 6 = ?
8 ÷ 2 = ?
11 ÷ 11 = ?
2 ÷ 1 = ?
50 ÷ 5 = ?
15 ÷ 5 = ?
81 ÷ 9 = ?
28 ÷ 4 = ?
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain dug with a netherite pickaxe, then glitched with invisibility.
2.The villain shot an enchanted bow, then leaped with jump boost.
3.The villain lit a redstone torch, then leaped with jump boost.
4.The villain chopped with a golden axe, then drank a speed potion.
5.The villain shot an enchanted bow, then used fire resistance.
6.The villain chopped with a golden axe, then gained night vision.
7.The villain dug with a netherite pickaxe, then drank a speed potion.
8.The villain chopped with a golden axe, then glitched with invisibility.
9.The villain lit a redstone torch, then used fire resistance.
10.The villain swung a diamond sword, then leaped with jump boost.
11.The villain swung a diamond sword, then drank a speed potion.
12.The villain lit a redstone torch, then drank a speed potion.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Case of the Missing Nether Star
Culprit: Ranboo (Diamond Sword · Speed Potion · Right Handed · Iron Helmet · Creeper Blast)
- Clue 1 (Multiplication facts (1-12)): "THE VILLAIN DOES NOT USE INVISIBILITY"9 × 9 = 81 (T) · 3 × 1 = 3 (V) · 5 × 6 = 30 (I) · 7 × 2 = 14 (D) · 7 × 4 = 28 (U) · 2 × 1 = 2 (A) · 11 × 8 = 88 (L) · 7 × 1 = 7 (Y) · 11 × 2 = 22 (N) · 7 × 12 = 84 (S) · 8 × 7 = 56 (B) · 1 × 11 = 11 (H) · 10 × 2 = 20 (O) · 9 × 7 = 63 (E)
- Clue 2 (Multi-step word problems): "RIGHT HANDED"Master builder earned 8 redstone dust in each of 6 rounds, plus 33 bonus redstone dust. Then 2 redstone dust were lost. How many redstone dust are left? = 79 (R) · Master builder collected 74 emeralds in the morning and 2 emeralds in the afternoon, then split them equally among 2 mining guild. How many emeralds did each get? = 38 (N) · There were 176 oak logs in all. 4 mining guild used 5 oak logs each. The other 3 mining guild shared the rest equally. How many oak logs did each of the other mining guild get? = 52 (A) · Master builder earned 5 golden apples in each of 2 rounds, plus 62 bonus golden apples. Then 13 golden apples were lost. How many golden apples are left? = 59 (I) · There were 364 golden apples in all. 2 mining guild used 16 golden apples each. The other 4 mining guild shared the rest equally. How many golden apples did each of the other mining guild get? = 83 (T) · There were 328 diamond blocks in all. 34 diamond blocks were set aside. The rest were shared equally among 7 mining guild. How many diamond blocks did each get? = 42 (G) · Master builder filled 9 boxes with 3 oak logs each, then found 28 more oak logs. How many oak logs are there in all? = 55 (H)
- Clue 3 (Skip counting): "THE FOE WAS STOPPED BY A CREEPER BLAST"Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30 = 26 (T) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, ___, 90, 100 = 80 (A) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, ___, 120, 130 = 110 (O) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ___, 110, 120 = 100 (W) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, ___, 55, 60 = 50 (Y) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110 = 90 (E) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, ___, 42, 45 = 39 (R) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35 = 25 (P) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, ___, 27, 30 = 24 (S) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, ___, 80, 90 = 70 (B) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, ___, 45, 48 = 42 (F) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26 = 22 (H) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, ___, 36, 39 = 33 (C) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, ___, 39, 42 = 36 (D) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20 = 16 (L)
- Clue 4 (Place value): "AN IRON HELMET SCRATCH WAS ON THE BLOCK"What is the value of the 3 in 88,135? = 30 (A) · What is the value of the 4 in 871,549? = 40 (W) · What is the value of the 1 in 797,199? = 100 (N) · What is the value of the 7 in 827,218? = 7000 (S) · What is the value of the 9 in 59,753? = 9000 (I) · What is the value of the 7 in 353,793? = 700 (C) · What is the value of the 8 in 18,240? = 8000 (R) · What is the value of the 2 in 740,258? = 200 (O) · What is the value of the 1 in 42,719? = 10 (M) · What is the value of the 1 in 41,399? = 1000 (B) · What is the value of the 5 in 85,092? = 5000 (L) · What is the value of the 9 in 603,906? = 900 (K) · What is the value of the 2 in 110,524? = 20 (H) · What is the value of the 6 in 977,762? = 60 (E) · What is the value of the 5 in 42,584? = 500 (T)
- Clue 5 (Division facts (1-12)): surviving statement (box 11) → Ranboo36 ÷ 6 = 6 · 84 ÷ 7 = 12 · 25 ÷ 5 = 5 · 48 ÷ 6 = 8 · 8 ÷ 2 = 4 · 11 ÷ 11 = 1 · 2 ÷ 1 = 2 · 50 ÷ 5 = 10 · 15 ÷ 5 = 3 · 81 ÷ 9 = 9 · 28 ÷ 4 = 7
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 5 math
- Math topics
- Multiplication, Multi-step word problems, Skip counting, Place value, Division
- Reading level
- grades 3-4
- Theme
- The Case of the Missing Nether Star — set in The Blocky Realm Fortress
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects