Get useful upgrade charms with these Nursery Rhyme puzzle solutions in Alan Wake 2. Earlyin the adventure, new character Saga Anderson will encounter strange test sites placed by the mysterious FBC agency — each one has multiple chalk drawings and dolls that can be placed.
The rhyme is your only clue on how to solve these weird problems. And they’re totally optional. You’ll have multiple chances to encounter these puzzles, but they become available as early as Return 2 — or Chapter 2. Before leaving the Cauldron Lake map, here’s where to find and how to solve all the Nursery Rhyme puzzles.
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There’s are several optional puzzles located in Cauldron Lake that you’ll first find in Streamside — the northwest area of Cauldron Lake. You can access this area during Return 2 before leaving the lake area with Alan Wake.
Near the bridge entrance, there’s a small picnic area with a drawing in the center. Read the note for a clue. Surrounding the note, there are five chalk drawings. We need to explore the area and collect items to place on these spots. This is one of three test sites. Each test site has certain arrangements.
With the dolls, we can now begin solving the nursery rhymes by placing dolls on certain chalk drawings. Here’s where to find each Test Site and how to solve them.
Located just outside the Witchfinder’s Station in the northeast.
The first site you’ll encounter when exploring Streamside in the northeast of the Cauldron Lake map.
A crow will appear and drop off the Hammer Charm. This causes attacks to stagger enemies more often.
Located near the stream in the Streamside area. The test site is next to the locked cabin.
Solve the puzzle, then go to the small pond
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