There are a lot of secrets and puzzles that players must solve to beat Blue Prince, and one of the first puzzles that can be encountered in the manor is the Parlor Game. Found exclusively in the Parlor, the Parlor Game features three boxes that each have a statement.

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To find the Parlor Game puzzle solution, you must discern the true and false statements on each box and figure out which one contains the puzzle reward. This guide explains how to solve the Parlor Game, offers tips for Blue Prince players to correctly identify the true and false boxes, and lists every puzzle combination and solution we have discovered.

Blue Prince Parlor Game, Explained

How The Three Boxes Puzzle Works

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In the Parlor room, you will always find three boxes sitting on three pedestals, each a different color. The blue box is always on the left, the white box is always in the middle, and the black box is always on the right. On the desk, you will find a note that explains the basic rules of the game, as well as a Wind-Up Key that will unlock the box you choose. A regular Key will not work on these boxes.

The foundational rules of the Three Boxes Puzzle are:

  • There will always be at least one box which displays only true statements.
  • There will always be at least one box which displays only false statements.
  • Only one box has a prize within. The other 2 are always empty.

Your goal in the Blue Prince Parlor Game is to figure out which box contains the Gems, not which box is true – there can be more than one box that is telling the truth. Each box displays a short message that is either true or false, which you must carefully consider before making your choice. Ultimately, you must use your lateral thinking skills and powers of deduction to determine which box contains the Gems and which two are empty.

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What Do You Get For Solving The Parlor Game Puzzle?

If you are able to determine the correct solution to the Parlor Game, Blue Prince players will always receive 2x Gems as a reward for the base version of the Parlor.

Upgraded versions of this room may reward you more Gems, or change which reward you get entirely, though we have not been able to verify if this is the case.

How To Solve The Parlor Game In Blue Prince

Three Boxes Puzzle Solution Tips

To solve the Three Box puzzle in Blue Prince, you must consider the truth of the statements on each box to lead you to the Parlor Game solution and get some more Gems as a reward. Every time you draft the Parlor, the Parlor Game will be different.

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There are dozens and dozens of different combinations, but all Box puzzles can be solved with the information provided in the statements on each box.

  • To start, try to determine which boxes are true and which boxes are obviously false
    • For example, if the note on the Blue box says something like "this box is white", you know that box is a false box.
    • If the White box says, "this box is black," you know that the Black box is the only true box, because the blue and White box display false statements.
    • Thus, whatever the Black box says in this example must be true, and in most cases, this will lead you to find out which box actually contains the Gems.
  • If the true and false boxes aren't clear, hypothetically assume one statement is true and follow the threads to see how the others would change.
    • For example, imagine the Blue box says, "The gems are not in the white box", the White box says, "the Gems are not in this box", and the Black box says, "the Gems are in this box".
    • If we assume the Blue box is true, it means the Gems could not be in the White box, and that the White box is also true. This makes the Black box false, meaning the Gems are not within.
    • Because this fits the requirement of least 1 of each true and false (two true, one false), and because we know both the White box and Black box do not have the Gems, the Blue box is the correct choice.
  • Remember that there is no second wind-up key, there are no extra Gems in the room, the game will only ever reward Gems and not other resources like Gold and the Parlor Game reward will only ever be contained in a single box, not on the floor nor spread between multiple boxes.
  • The color of the box (not the trim color) is the only thing that matters when it comes to each box's appearance. The Blue Box is a Blue Box even though it has gold trim, for example.

If you cannot figure out the correct answer, come back to the Parlor once you've explored the manor more and have had a chance to reset your brain. Like returning to a difficult boss fight the day after, you might be surprised how much better you understand each Parlor Game riddle if you take a quick break before your next attempt.

All Parlor Game Solutions – One Statement

Blue Box

White Box

Black Box

Solution

The statement on the white box is true

There is a second wind-up key in this room

This box and the white box are both empty

BLUE

This box is the middle box

The gems are in the middle box

This box is the middle box

WHITE

You are in the parlor

This box is empty

The blue box is true

WHITE

The gems are in a box with a statement containing the letter "B"

The blue box is true

The gems are in a box with a statement containing the letter "U"

BLUE

The other two boxes are true

The other two boxes are blue

The other two boxes are empty

BLACK

There are three boxes in this room

Two boxes in this room are empty

This box is one of the two empty boxes

BLACK

This is the blue box

The blue box is true

The blue box is empty

BLUE

The gems are not in the white box

The gems are not in this box

The gems are in this box

BLUE

This box is the white box

This box is the black box

The blue box contains the gems

BLUE

Every box is black

Every box contains gems

The statement on one of the other two boxes would be true if you replaced the word 'every' with the word 'this'

WHITE

The black box contains the gems

This box and the blue box are empty

All three boxes are empty

BLACK

This box is the black box

This box is the blue box

The box that claims to be black has the gems

BLUE

The gems are on the desk

The gems are in this box

The gems are on the floor

WHITE

This is the black box

This is the black box

The black box is not empty

BLACK

This statement appears on another box

The blue box is empty

This statement appears on another box

BLUE

The black box is black

The black box is true.

The black box is empty

BLACK

There are four boxes in this room

There is only one box in this room

The gems are in the true box

BLACK

A box next to this box contains gems

Both boxes next to this box contain gems

A box next to this box is true

WHITE

The gems are in a box with a statement

(NOTHING)

The white box does not have a statement

WHITE

The gems are in the white box

Statements with the word "white" are always true

The statement on the white box is true

WHITE

This box and the white box are both empty

This box and the blue box are both empty

The other two statements have identical wording

BLACK

The gems are in the black box

(NOTHING)

The gems are in a box with a statement

BLUE

Only one box is true

Only one box contains the gems

The gems are in the white box

WHITE

The statement on this box is true

The statement on this box is true

Boxes that claim to be true contain gems

BLACK

The black box is not empty

The statement on the black box is true

A box with a false statement contains the gems

BLUE

The gems are in the black box

The gems are in the white box

Only one box displays a true statement

BLUE

The gems are in this box

The gems are in a box next to this box

The gems are in the blue box

BLACK

This box is not blue

Every statement with the word blue is false

The black box and the blue box are empty

WHITE

The black box is false

The black box is true

A false box contains the gems

BLUE

The gems are in the false box

The gems are in the false box

Only one of the other boxes is false

BLACK

All three statements are false

Two statements are false

The gems are in a box with a false statement

WHITE

The gems are not in the box with a unique statement

This statement is unique

The gems are not in the box with a unique statement

WHITE

The gems are in the white box

A box with a false statement contains the gems

The statement on the white box is true

BLUE

The gems are in another box

The truth is on another box

The words "another box" are on another box

BLUE

The gems are not in this box

The blue box is true

The gems are in this box

WHITE

A box with a false statement contains the gems

The statement on the blue box is true

The blue box contains the gems

BLACK

The gems are in the white box

The other two statements are both true

The gems are not in the blue box

BLACK

The gems are in the black box

This statement is of no help at all

This box and the blue box are both false

BLACK

There is only one true statement

A gems are in a box with a false statement

There are two true statements

BLUE

Only one box is true

The black box contains the gems

The blue box contains the gems

WHITE

There are two true boxes

There are two empty boxes

This box is empty

BLACK

A box next to this box contains gems

(NOTHING)

A box next to this box displays a false statement

WHITE

The white box is true

The other two boxes are false

The other two boxes are empty

BLACK

The empty boxes both have true statements

The blue box has a true statement

This box contains the gems

BLACK

The gems are not in a box with a true statement

The statement on the blue box is as true as is this statement

The gems are not in a box with a true statement

WHITE

This is the only true box

The gems are in the other box with a true statement

One of the other boxes is true

BLACK

One of the other boxes is false

You will open this box and find it empty

The blue box is true

WHITE

Gems are in both the black box and the white box

Gems are in both the blue box and the black box

Gems are not in the white box or the blue box

BLACK

The black box is true

The gems are in the true box

The blue box is true

WHITE

The gems are in the box with the word "blue" on it

(NOTHING)

The gems are in a box that is actually blue

BLACK

One of the other two boxes is false

You will open this box and find it empty

The blue box is true

WHITE

The gems are in the only true box

Only one statement is true

The blue box contains the gems

BLUE

The gems are in the only box with a true statement

One of the other boxes is true

The gems are in the only box with a false statement

BLUE

This box is empty

A box with a false statement is empty

There are two false statements

WHITE

This box is empty

This box is empty

This puzzle is harder than it seems

BLACK

Boxes next to this box contain gems

Boxes next to this box contain gems

Boxes next to this box contain gems

WHITE

The gems are in a box with a false statement

The blue box is false

The white box is false

WHITE

The gems are in this box

This statement is of no help at all

The gems are in the blue box

BLUE

There are two false statements

This is the only true statement

The white box is empty

WHITE

Only one statement is false

Only one statement is true

The gems are in a box with a false statement

WHITE

The letter "B" appears twice on the box that contains the gems

All statements that contain more than one "B" are true

The Blue box contains gems

BLACK

This box is blue

The gems are in a true box

This box is black

WHITE

The letter 'B' appears twice on the box that contains the gems

All statements that contain more than one 'B' are true

The blue box contains the gems

BLACK

This box is blue

The gems are in the true box

This box is black

BLACK

A box next to this box contains the gems

(NOTHING)

A box next to this box displays a false statement

WHITE

Two of these statements are true

The statement on the blue box is true

The gems are in a box with a true statement

BLACK

The gems are in the black box

The gems are not in this box

The statements on the other two boxes are true

BLUE

The true boxes are both empty

The false boxes are both true

The gems are in the blue box

BLUE

This statement is as true as the White Box’s statement

The Blue Box contains the gems if its statement is false

This box’s statement is both true and false

BLUE

A box that displays the word true is false

A box that displays the word gems is empty

The white box is true and does not contain gems

WHITE

Only one statement is true

A box next to this box is true

A box next to this box contains gems

WHITE

The gems are not in this box

The gems are in this box

The white box is true

BLACK

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All Parlor Game Solutions – Two Statements

Blue Box

White Box

Black Box

Solution

The gems are on the table behind you

The gems are in this box

Every statement claiming where the gems are is false


The gems are in the blue box

WHITE

There are two statements on this box


They are both false

There are two statements on this box


The gems are in a box with no true statements

There are two statements on this box

BLACK

The gems are not in the black box

The gems are in the blue box

Both of these statements are false


The statement on the white box is false

WHITE

The top statement on the white box is true


The gems are not in this box

Exactly two statements with the word 'true' are false


The gems are not in this box.

Both statements on the white box are true


Both statements on this box are true.

WHITE

Statements containing the word 'statements' are always true

Both statements on the black box are false

The gems are in the box with a true statement


This is the second statement on this box

BLACK

The white box has exactly one true statement


The black box has no true statement

The Gems are not in the black box


The above statement is true

The Blue box has exactly one true statement


The gems are in the blue box

BLUE

The gems are not in this box


The gems are not in the white box.

The gems are not in this box


The gems are in the blue box

The gems are not in this box


The gems are in the blue box

BLACK

The gems are in a box with the longest word


Longest is the longest word on a box

The gems are in a box with the shortest word


A is the shortest word on a box

There are words on the box with the gems


This box does not contain the gems

BLUE

This is not an empty box


The gems are not in the black box

This statement is true


The above statement is false

The gems are in the black box


The gems are in the white box

BLUE

A statement with an odd number of words is always true


The gems are in the box with the most words.

False statements have less than six words


That's not true

This box has gems

BLACK

You will not solve this puzzle

Four statements on boxes in this room are true


A box with one false statement contains gems

A box with a true statement contains gems


This box does not contain gems

BLACK

The white box has a true statement


The black box has a true statement

The black box has a false statement


The gems are not in the box with two false statements

The blue box has two false statements


The box with two true statements has the gems

BLUE

The black box is true and it contains the gems

The black box is false


The above statement is false

The blue box is empty if it is false

WHITE

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All Parlor Game Solutions – Three Statements

Blue Box

White Box

Black Box

Solution

This box has no false statements


The gems are in a box with a six word statement


This statement contains six words

The gems are in a box with a statement containing the word 'six'


There is a box that contains a mix of true and false statements


This statement contains five words

The blue box contains exactly one false statement


The gems are in a box with a five word statement


This box has no true statements

WHITE

The Statement Matching this statement is on an empty box


The gems are in a box with a false Statement


There is at least one true statement on this box

The gems are in a box with a true statement


The gems are in a box with a false statement

The statement matching this statement is on an empty box


The gems are in a box with three statements


There are an equal number of true and false statement

BLACK

This box has at least two true statements


The black box has at least two true statements


The gems are in this box

Every statement on the blue box is false


Every statement on the black box is true


The gems are in this box

This is a true statement


This is a true statement


The gems are in this box

BLUE

Only one of white box's statements is true


The black box contains the gems


The blue box is empty

Only one of blue box's statements is true


The black box is empty


The gems are in a box with a true statement

Only one of this box's statements is true


The blue box contains the gems


The white box is empty

WHITE

Only one of this box's statements is true


The gems are in a box with a true statement


The gems are in a box with two statements

The gems are in a box with a false statement


The gems are in a box next to this box

Only one of this box's statements are false


The gems are in a box with three statements


There are the same number of true and false statements on boxes

BLUE

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This list of every Parlor Game/three-box puzzle will be updated as we continue to cover Blue Prince and discover new combinations and solutions.

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Released
April 10, 2025
ESRB
Everyone 10+ / Alcohol Reference, Simulated Gambling
Developer(s)
Dogubomb
Publisher(s)
Raw Fury
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