Treasure Trails: Lockbox puzzle
Overview
When you kill monsters, you have a chance of getting a clue. This clue could lead to a grand treasure! The only way to find out is to follow it to the end.
Deciding to embark upon a Treasure trail clue can take you minutes or hours to finish depending on the type of clue you get and your own abilities. Some will require you to venture into the Wilderness, so be prepared! Some will require you to search out specific items to equip. In the end, the lure of rare treasure has drawn many players to scout the lands of Runescape for that hidden casket containing untold wealth.
Deciding to embark upon a Treasure trail clue can take you minutes or hours to finish depending on the type of clue you get and your own abilities. Some will require you to venture into the Wilderness, so be prepared! Some will require you to search out specific items to equip. In the end, the lure of rare treasure has drawn many players to scout the lands of Runescape for that hidden casket containing untold wealth.
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The goal of the Lockbox puzzle is to change all of the squares to the same logo. It does not matter what symbol you choose, any will work.
This puzzle can be quick and easy to finish if you follow the steps below. In the below example the magic symbol was chosen as the symbol to work towards since it
is the symbol that is the most different due to the blue background.
To begin with your puzzle should look something like this:
The first step is to start at the top left corner and turn each square into the magic symbol. After the first row move to the left side of the second row and continue the same process until the first 4 rows are all the magic symbols. The last row will not be all magic symbols, if it is you got really lucky. Below is a GIF of this step:
This is what it will look like after step 1:
In the next step, you will need to click on the top square in each column that has a non-magic symbol in the bottom row. For this specific puzzle, each column has a non-magic symbol so you will click on each of the top squares once.
Now you do the same thing you did in step 1. Start at the top left corner and make each square a magic symbol. Again move left to right and top to bottom. It is the same process as below and again likely the bottom row will not be all magic symbols, if it is you are done. If not move on to the next step.
The below GIF will show the previous step.
This is what it will look like after step 2:
Now you will do the same thing you just did again, you will click on the top square of each column that is not a magic symbol. In this particular instance there is only 2 columns to change. Then go back through and make each square the magic symbol starting at the top. Again, if you finish the puzzle you are done, if not continue.
Here is a GIF showing that step:
This is what it will look like after step 3:
In this specific puzzle, the process has to be done a 3rd time and in the end, it is solved. Each puzzle can be a little different, so it may take multiple times of this process or just once or twice. Follow the same process until the puzzle is solved, the number of times depends on the specific puzzle.
Below is the final GIF showing how to finish the process:
To begin with your puzzle should look something like this:
Image last updated: Jun 28, 2025
The first step is to start at the top left corner and turn each square into the magic symbol. After the first row move to the left side of the second row and continue the same process until the first 4 rows are all the magic symbols. The last row will not be all magic symbols, if it is you got really lucky. Below is a GIF of this step:
Image last updated: Jun 28, 2025
This is what it will look like after step 1:
Image last updated: Jun 28, 2025
In the next step, you will need to click on the top square in each column that has a non-magic symbol in the bottom row. For this specific puzzle, each column has a non-magic symbol so you will click on each of the top squares once.
Now you do the same thing you did in step 1. Start at the top left corner and make each square a magic symbol. Again move left to right and top to bottom. It is the same process as below and again likely the bottom row will not be all magic symbols, if it is you are done. If not move on to the next step.
The below GIF will show the previous step.
Image last updated: Jun 28, 2025
This is what it will look like after step 2:
Image last updated: Jun 28, 2025
Now you will do the same thing you just did again, you will click on the top square of each column that is not a magic symbol. In this particular instance there is only 2 columns to change. Then go back through and make each square the magic symbol starting at the top. Again, if you finish the puzzle you are done, if not continue.
Here is a GIF showing that step:
Image last updated: Jun 28, 2025
This is what it will look like after step 3:
Image last updated: Jun 28, 2025
In this specific puzzle, the process has to be done a 3rd time and in the end, it is solved. Each puzzle can be a little different, so it may take multiple times of this process or just once or twice. Follow the same process until the puzzle is solved, the number of times depends on the specific puzzle.
Below is the final GIF showing how to finish the process:
Image last updated: Jun 28, 2025
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