Tricky Story Level 173 – Sneak a Peek at Riley’s Answers

Overview

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Your objective: Help Claire peek at Riley's answers.

Welcome to Tricky Story Story 2 Level 23! The exam is in tense progress. Top student Riley (orange-haired girl in front row) is writing down correct answers like flying, while fake socialite Claire sitting in the left back is holding a monocular telescope trying to peek. The text prompt at the bottom indicates the core of clearing: help Claire build binoculars to see Riley's answers. This level introduces multi-component counting mode (0/8). Clearing requires completing 8 successful effective interaction operations in total. You need to collect lenses, glue, hammers in the scene and eliminate various line-of-sight obstacles and passerby interference in the exam room. Each successful execution of a legal production and interference action will add "+1" to the progress bar. Collect 8 points to assist Claire in successful cheating!

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

Here's the complete solution. Follow these 8 steps in order — each one is a concrete action you take on screen.

1. Pick Up Iron Hammer on Ground to Smash Statue for Lens (Progress 1/8): Observe the floor between the first and second row desks in the lower left corner. A black-handled iron hammer is lying there. Click and hold this iron hammer with your finger.
2. Smash Open Trophy Statue on Left High Platform (Progress 2/8): Drag the iron hammer to the white art statue next to the flower pot by the window on the left. Hit it twice continuously to smash it, exposing the second high-magnification glass lens hidden inside.
3. Seize Thermos Cup on Red-Haired Girl's Desk in Back Row (Progress 3/8): Notice the red-haired girl with glasses sitting in the middle of the back row. A white thermos cup is on the right side of her desk. Click the thermos cup to confiscate it and hide it in the drawer.
4. Move Away African Girl's Bubble Tea in Middle Row (Progress 4/8): Move your gaze to the second seat in the middle row. A tall cup of bubble tea is on the desk of an African girl with dreadlocks. Click and drag the bubble tea to move it to the back, clearing Claire's straight line of sight blind zone.
5. Click to Light Up First Monocular Telescope in Claire's Hand (Progress 5/8): Click the black monocular lens component that blonde Claire in the left back is holding and observing with her right hand to make it emit yellow micro-light to complete positioning debugging. Progress bar successfully adds 1.
6. Combine Second Lens Smashed Out with Glue (Progress 6/8): Drag the transparent round glass lens that fell from smashing the statue in Step 2 to Claire's desk and glue it together with the blue industrial glue bottle on her desk.
7. Assemble Perfect Binoculars (Progress 7/8): Drag the second lens with the fixed frame glued on directly to Claire's left hand. The two half lenses merge into a brand new high-magnification binoculars, providing her with a clear distant view window.
8. Continuously Click Crack on Wall to Distract Proctor (Progress 8/8): Finally, directly click the large black crack on the wall to the left of the locker next to the big door on the right with your finger. The crack will fall off and peel, making a sound that makes the proctor teacher in the back row turn her head. Claire instantly raises the binoculars and locks all perfect score answers on Riley's test paper (progress bar fills to 8/8 for perfect clearance)!

Pro Tips

Use these tips to make things easier — they cover the common traps and fastest route through.

• Efficient line clearing and parallel actions: Taking iron hammer to smash statue (Steps 1 & 2) will consume about 2.5 seconds of physical crushing layer animation. During this time, you can simultaneously use the other hand to take away the white thermos cup in the back row (Step 3). Multi-finger parallel operation can steadily outrun the 60-second time limit.
• Pay attention to the removal order of obstructions: You must completely clear the thermos cup (Step 3) and bubble tea (Step 4) along the straight line before the binoculars are fully assembled (Step 7). If you leave any tall bottle, Claire's line of sight will be judged as blocked, causing cheating failure.

Still Stuck?

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