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Lost in Play Time Book Guide: Well Transfers, Frog, and 3 Cups

Released: Standard Steam version guide · Updated 2026-10-13

Travel between the book's past −50, present 0, and future +50. Transfer plant, egg, and turtle in the well bucket, using time for growth.

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13: Well and time order

Change the plant's state differently when draining future water and when growing the turtle.

  1. Attach the well handle in the past. In the present, receive the prince's potted plant and put it in the bucket.
  2. Remove and plant it in the past. In the future, the tree grows; collect the egg from the dried moat into the bucket.
  3. Give the egg to the bird in the present. Speak to the hatched turtle in the future.
  4. Uproot the plant in the past to restore future moat water.
  5. Send the future turtle to the past in the bucket and release it into water.
  6. Ride the grown turtle across the future moat and climb the prince's long beard.

14: Corner the frog with 2 people

Each sibling moves 1 square; the frog jumps 2. Narrow its escape routes together and corner it in an adjacent capturable position. The goal is to gain height to place the crown.

Opponent movement changes the board, so no coordinate sequence is guaranteed for all games. Movement distances differ from earlier checkers.

15: 3 cups and watering can

Distinguishes who uses an item and where to deliver it from merely collecting it. Descriptive names identify locations rather than reproduce official translations of every UI label.

TargetRequired actionThen
1st cupMatch family-photo color positions to the clock's colored handsReceive a cup for the correct layout. Full color arrangement not included.
2nd cupRead the book with ultraviolet lightMatch wheel 3, card 1, and bag 2 to characters' tools and change marks beneath the whale.
3rd cupUse the coin in the tree hole at the phoneReceive the delivered cup.
Watering canGive the fairy 3 cupsUse the moon-marked watering can on the door.
CrownCollect it outside on the rightReturn it to the king and continue to the last scene.

Continue through the final subtitles

The siblings' real-world play appears after the last video/subtitles too. Do not consider an intermediate gate opening sufficient confirmation of the ending.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Q1 Future turtle wants water ▼
A

Return to the past, uproot the plant, and restore future moat water. Then send the turtle to the past to grow.

Q2 Cannot carry book items to another time ▼
A

Transfer them using the well bucket. Distinguish this from holding items and only changing pages.

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