Three Really Good Boys
by Bella (Songshan) Guo, Paul Melamud, and RJ Antonello
Answer: GO BAR HOPPING
This meta uses the following answers:
| Puzzle | Feeder |
|---|---|
| Annual International Fictionary Night | PJ MASKS |
| Boosted | THE CABALLEROS |
| Corporate Change | CHEMICAL X |
| Deep Conspiracy | DAVE SEVILLE |
| Extreme Hiking | PROFESSOR OAK |
| Family Tree | WARRIORS THREE |
Additionally, solving a feeder puzzle reveals an image (click to open in a new tab):
| Annual International Fictionary Night |  |
| Boosted |  |
| Corporate Change |  |
| Deep Conspiracy |  |
| Extreme Hiking |  |
| Family Tree |  |
Each answer clues a group of 3 characters. Each dot around the images stands for a unique letter, which is the same across all images. The paw paths show 2 sequences of letters per image, for 2 of the characters in their group of 3. We can solve this as a logic puzzle to determine which nodes correspond to which letters. Ordering by puzzle title (A–F), indexing into the missing character's name based on the judge's scores, reading Judge 1's letters and Judge 2's letters tells us that to find the missing person, we need to GO BAR HOPPING.
| Answer | Characters | Missing | Judge 1 | Judge 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ MASKS | Owlette, Catboy | GEKKO | G | O |
| THE CABALLEROS | Jose, Donald | PANCHITO | O | P |
| CHEMICAL X | Blossom, Bubbles | BUTTERCUP | B | P |
| DAVE SEVILLE | Theodore, Simon | ALVIN | A | I |
| PROFESSOR OAK | Squirtle, Bulbasaur | CHARMANDER | R | N |
| WARRIORS THREE | Volstagg, Fandral | HOGUN | H | G |
The letters around the circle are:
