Welcome to our gaming guide on solving the tarot card riddles. Whether you want to challenge yourself or just need to know the solutions, this concise guide has got you covered. We’ll provide a quick explanation for those who want to solve the mysteries themselves and reveal the correct solutions in spoilers. Plus, we’ll also list the rewards for each puzzle. Let’s dive in and unravel the enigmas tied to these strange tarot cards.
Guide’s Introduction
There are a number of very complete and thoughtful guides to Strange Horticulture. However, as I played, I regretted spending a lot of time looking for the solution to one or two tarot riddles in very detailed and comprehensive guides.
I’ve created this guide to make it easier for me to play in the future, and I hope you’ll find it useful too. I’ll put the explanation first and then the solution, hidden, so that you can look for yourself with the explanation if you wish.
I hope you enjoy this game as much as I did !
Day 2
Text on card
Row H ; the third river.
Explanation
Find the third river square on the H line, starting from the left of the map.
Day 3
Text on card
North of Hawkshead ; East of Lowick ; West of Rusland ; South of Crinkle Crags.
Explanation
By drawing an imaginary line at each point and excluding the squares behind this line, you will be left with just one square to click on.
Rewards
Candlewood & Thum
Day 4
Text on card
None ; it is a map fragment.
Explanation
You have to superimpose the tarot card on the map, looking for their correspondences to find mark X.
Rewards
Twilight Lepiota & Aguria
Day 5
Text on card
She lives alone in the castle northwest of the abbey. She buried her husband three miles to the east where the Everheart grows.
Explanation
We know from the bottom left-hand corner of the map that the side of a square on the map equals one mile. Start by finding a castle close to an abbey on the map.
Day 6
Text on card
The Old Man of Coniston looks across the lake with blind eyes. His mind wanders with the current, floating gently southwards to the fork.
Explanation
Names beginning with a capital letter indicate places. Start by looking for The Old Man and Coniston. The fork indicates a pattern on the map.
Rewards
Solomon’s Sceptre & Bella Nox
Day 7
Text on card
Five miles south of the tallest but one, it grows in peace in the midday sun.
Explanation
‘The tallest but one’ means that you have to start by finding the second highest mountain on the map. The text after the comma is not relevant to solving the riddle.
Day 8
Text on card
Lowick to Illgill Head ; Foxfield to Crinkle Crags.
Explanation
Draw two imaginary lines between the destinations mentioned. Where the lines meet is where you’ll find the square you want to visit.
Rewards
Long Verecund & Prittle
Day 9
Text on card
In Tebay a ; Noble ; Elder ; Stood ; Silently ; Watching ; Starry ; Skies.
Explanation
This text forms an acrostic. This means that the solution to the riddle is hidden in the first letter of each word – from the second line onwards.
Rewards
Cauldery & Palliance
Day 10
Text on card
Apparently none.
Explanation
By using Red Abony on the Looking Glass, you get it working. Use the functional Looking Glass by placing it on top of the card and you’ll see a text telling you the solution.
Day 11
Text on card
902 ; Mark X ; 803.
Explanation
The numbers on the map correspond to the height of the mountains shown. Superimpose the card on the map by placing the small triangles of the appropriate mountains in the hollows, and click on the square matching the X mark.
Day 12
Text on card
The first letter of the Latin name of a plant known as Goldenlight. The number of petals on a lucky Caballia flower.
Explanation
Get your Book of Plants out and find the two relevant entries : the answer is there.
Rewards
Trimblehuff & Evulum
Day 13
Text on card
Endmoor ; Raven ; Spider.
Explanation
This riddle can be solved with Bryer’s Disc. Start by placing it on Endmoor, then on the square you find, following the correct drawing. From this square, use Bryer’s Disc again to find the solution.
Rewards
Sheepsnap & Burdum
Day 14
Text on card
Eight miles to the east. There is also a drawing of a tree with symbols on it.
Explanation
The drawing on the card corresponds to the one on the coin obtained earlier, which shows the name of a town. Start there.
Rewards
Poliscus & Demmel
Day 15
Text on card
Decay gives way to new growth. From death ; life. Then, in mirror image, is written : The cycle starts again. West of White Scar, by the river.
Explanation
Once you’ve read the second part of the text, the solution is obvious.
Day 16
Text on card
To the east of the castle, accross th river and through the mountain pass, it grows at the edge of the wood.
Explanation
Simply follow the route described. The castle depicted on the card is the one furthest to the east.
Epilogue
This one is a bit special : you don’t get it in all the possible endings of the game, and it’s not associated with a draw of cards.
Text on card
None. Just marks.
Explanation
By superimposing this card on your map, find the place where the dots (a circle at the top, a triangle in the middle and two circles at the bottom) correspond to symbols of places on the map. Then click on the square corresponding to mark X.
Rewards
Lisle of Neptune & Maybe another plant if you have not discovered it yet
Guide’s Conclusion
I hope you found this guide useful ! Let me know if you spot a mistake or if something is unclear –
English is not my mother tongue. If you think anything could be added to this guide, feel free to say it.
Have fun !
And that wraps up our share on Strange Horticulture: Quick guide : solutions to all the tarot card riddles. If you have any additional insights or tips to contribute, don’t hesitate to drop a comment below. For a more in-depth read, you can refer to the original article here by Maopowaplouf, who deserves all the credit. Happy gaming!
