Wood Nuts Master: Screw Puzzle

A small mechanism with a visible consequence

The objective at the top read “Let all the woods fall down.” Beneath it, the first puzzle used a narrow dark wooden bar fixed by a screw at its center. An empty hole sat above the bar. The timer began at 00:55.

We clicked the central screw. Rather than disappearing, the bar rotated from horizontal to diagonal around the same point. The screenshot captures that changed angle with 00:37 remaining.

This observation is more specific than a generic instruction to remove screws. On this board, the first click affected the wood’s orientation without immediately freeing it.

Reading holes as destinations

The empty hole above the bar is the strongest clue in the opening layout. If screws can be moved between holes, the useful question is not merely which fastener to touch, but where support will remain after the move. A rotated bar may create clearance or may simply change which edge is blocked.

Because the timer runs from the start, pause only long enough to identify the load-bearing screw and the available hole. Random tapping wastes both time and the ability to understand which action caused the rotation.

Visible tools, untested effects

Booster controls appeared along the bottom with zero counts in our session. We did not activate them, purchase more, or infer what each icon does. Restart and settings were visible but also unused.

Scope of the run

Confirmed: the wording of the objective, 00:55 start, single central screw, empty upper hole, diagonal rotation after one click and zeroed booster row. Not confirmed: completion order, failure penalties, later materials or screw-transfer behavior.

For a first attempt, the evidence supports one cautious rule: watch the wood after every screw input. A click may change balance before it removes support, and that intermediate state is part of the puzzle.