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
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.
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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.
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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
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Blue Box |
White Box |
Black Box |
Solution |
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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 |
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This box is the middle box |
The gems are in the middle box |
This box is the middle box |
WHITE |
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You are in the parlor |
This box is empty |
The blue box is true |
WHITE |
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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 |
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The other two boxes are true |
The other two boxes are blue |
The other two boxes are empty |
BLACK |
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There are three boxes in this room |
Two boxes in this room are empty |
This box is one of the two empty boxes |
BLACK |
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This is the blue box |
The blue box is true |
The blue box is empty |
BLUE |
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The gems are not in the white box |
The gems are not in this box |
The gems are in this box |
BLUE |
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This box is the white box |
This box is the black box |
The blue box contains the gems |
BLUE |
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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 |
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The black box contains the gems |
This box and the blue box are empty |
All three boxes are empty |
BLACK |
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This box is the black box |
This box is the blue box |
The box that claims to be black has the gems |
BLUE |
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The gems are on the desk |
The gems are in this box |
The gems are on the floor |
WHITE |
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This is the black box |
This is the black box |
The black box is not empty |
BLACK |
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This statement appears on another box |
The blue box is empty |
This statement appears on another box |
BLUE |
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The black box is black |
The black box is true. |
The black box is empty |
BLACK |
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There are four boxes in this room |
There is only one box in this room |
The gems are in the true box |
BLACK |
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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 |
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The gems are in a box with a statement |
(NOTHING) |
The white box does not have a statement |
WHITE |
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The gems are in the white box |
Statements with the word "white" are always true |
The statement on the white box is true |
WHITE |
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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 |
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The gems are in the black box |
(NOTHING) |
The gems are in a box with a statement |
BLUE |
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Only one box is true |
Only one box contains the gems |
The gems are in the white box |
WHITE |
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The statement on this box is true |
The statement on this box is true |
Boxes that claim to be true contain gems |
BLACK |
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The black box is not empty |
The statement on the black box is true |
A box with a false statement contains the gems |
BLUE |
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The gems are in the black box |
The gems are in the white box |
Only one box displays a true statement |
BLUE |
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The gems are in this box |
The gems are in a box next to this box |
The gems are in the blue box |
BLACK |
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This box is not blue |
Every statement with the word blue is false |
The black box and the blue box are empty |
WHITE |
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The black box is false |
The black box is true |
A false box contains the gems |
BLUE |
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The gems are in the false box |
The gems are in the false box |
Only one of the other boxes is false |
BLACK |
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All three statements are false |
Two statements are false |
The gems are in a box with a false statement |
WHITE |
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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 |
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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 |
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The gems are in another box |
The truth is on another box |
The words "another box" are on another box |
BLUE |
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The gems are not in this box |
The blue box is true |
The gems are in this box |
WHITE |
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A box with a false statement contains the gems |
The statement on the blue box is true |
The blue box contains the gems |
BLACK |
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The gems are in the white box |
The other two statements are both true |
The gems are not in the blue box |
BLACK |
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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 |
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There is only one true statement |
A gems are in a box with a false statement |
There are two true statements |
BLUE |
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Only one box is true |
The black box contains the gems |
The blue box contains the gems |
WHITE |
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There are two true boxes |
There are two empty boxes |
This box is empty |
BLACK |
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A box next to this box contains gems |
(NOTHING) |
A box next to this box displays a false statement |
WHITE |
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The white box is true |
The other two boxes are false |
The other two boxes are empty |
BLACK |
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The empty boxes both have true statements |
The blue box has a true statement |
This box contains the gems |
BLACK |
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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 |
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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 |
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One of the other boxes is false |
You will open this box and find it empty |
The blue box is true |
WHITE |
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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 |
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The black box is true |
The gems are in the true box |
The blue box is true |
WHITE |
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The gems are in the box with the word "blue" on it |
(NOTHING) |
The gems are in a box that is actually blue |
BLACK |
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One of the other two boxes is false |
You will open this box and find it empty |
The blue box is true |
WHITE |
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The gems are in the only true box |
Only one statement is true |
The blue box contains the gems |
BLUE |
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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 |
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This box is empty |
A box with a false statement is empty |
There are two false statements |
WHITE |
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This box is empty |
This box is empty |
This puzzle is harder than it seems |
BLACK |
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Boxes next to this box contain gems |
Boxes next to this box contain gems |
Boxes next to this box contain gems |
WHITE |
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The gems are in a box with a false statement |
The blue box is false |
The white box is false |
WHITE |
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The gems are in this box |
This statement is of no help at all |
The gems are in the blue box |
BLUE |
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There are two false statements |
This is the only true statement |
The white box is empty |
WHITE |
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Only one statement is false |
Only one statement is true |
The gems are in a box with a false statement |
WHITE |
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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 |
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This box is blue |
The gems are in a true box |
This box is black |
WHITE |
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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 |
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This box is blue |
The gems are in the true box |
This box is black |
BLACK |
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A box next to this box contains the gems |
(NOTHING) |
A box next to this box displays a false statement |
WHITE |
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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 |
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The gems are in the black box |
The gems are not in this box |
The statements on the other two boxes are true |
BLUE |
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The true boxes are both empty |
The false boxes are both true |
The gems are in the blue box |
BLUE |
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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 |
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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 |
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Only one statement is true |
A box next to this box is true |
A box next to this box contains gems |
WHITE |
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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
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Blue Box |
White Box |
Black Box |
Solution |
|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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Blue Box |
White Box |
Black Box |
Solution |
|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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(More Blue Prince Parlor Game solutions to come) |
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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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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 90 /100 Critics Rec: 95%
- Released
- April 10, 2025
- ESRB
- Everyone 10+ / Alcohol Reference, Simulated Gambling
- Developer(s)
- Dogubomb
- Publisher(s)
- Raw Fury










- Genre(s)
- Puzzle, Adventure, Exploration, Strategy
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC