Beach tower (switches on both sides)
Also searched as: Beach Tower
The short answer
The beach tower is visible from far away, close to the scaffold house. There is a switch on the seaward rock on each side of the tower, and they have to be pressed in the same instant. A radio makes this dramatically simpler.
- Players
- 2 players
- Time
- 10-20 minutes
- Location
- Beach tower, near the scaffold house
- Reward
- 1 blue tower part
This is one step in how the blue tower closes out: load 5 gourds on the tower top → get the blue key → shape it on the cutter → carry it to the train station to start the monorail. This page covers only the beach tower's synced-switch puzzle.
Before you start
- 2 players, one switch each
- A radio (this drops the difficulty a long way)
Step-by-step 3 steps
- 1
The two switches sit on the seaward rocks
One switch on the rock at each side of the beach tower, on the ocean side. Each of you picks a side and stands there.
- 2
Same instant
Count down over the radio and both of you press on the same instant.
The sources only say to press simultaneously; they do not say whether it is a tap or a hold - that is still untested in game. If a press does nothing or immediately disconnects, try holding it down while the other side releases.Faster: Have one player call "3, 2, 1, press" over the radio and both move on the call - a shared count lines up better than counting to yourselves.
- 3
Take the gourd, cut the key, start the monorail
Load the 5 gourds on the tower top for the blue key, give the key its shape on the nearby key cutter, then carry it to the train station and start the monorail.
Where it goes wrong
These are the places players actually get stuck most often. Working through them in order usually finds the cause.
Other Blue tower puzzles
After finishing: 1 blue tower part, plus the whole train system.
Where this solution came from
Load-the-gourds-on-the-top, the seaward switch either side, same instant, far easier with a radio, then cut the key and start the monorail (single source: games.gg's Chinese guide). Its 'load the gourds on the top' wording is kept as the source phrases it, and it is inconsistent with the unsourced 'retrieve the gourd' phrasing.
Puzzles in this game are not assigned in a fixed order: each tower needs a set number of gourds and has more challenges around it than that, so you choose which ones to clear, in any order. That is why two guides list different puzzle line-ups for the same tower — neither is wrong. Unless a coordinate is credited to a named source it is a community measurement, and later versions can shift it; once you are in the area, trust the landmark over the number.