© 2005 James Soliman
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Nightmare Troubadour Puzzle Answers
-----------------------------------
Beginner #01 What to Do and How to Do It
Beginner #02 You Called, Sir?
Beginner #03 I'll Take That!
Beginner #04 Winner Takes All
Beginner #05 You're Not Alone
Beginner #06 Too Close to Call
Beginner #07 The Penguin's Revenge
Beginner #08 Attack is the Best Defense?
Beginner #09 Be My Guest
Beginner #10 The Koala Brothers
Beginner #11 Blueprint For Revenge
Beginner #12 Fusion Combinations

Intermediate #01 The Stealth Squad
Intermediate #02 Break the Spell
Intermediate #03 Just My Type?
Intermediate #04 Enter the Abyss
Intermediate #05 Absorbathon
Intermediate #06 Absorbathon II
Intermediate #07 The Phantom
Intermediate #08 Sol e Luna
Intermediate #09 Grudge Match
Intermediate #10 Tribute to the Stars
Intermediate #11 Dual Hero
Intermediate #12 Extra Large

Advanced #01 Super Size
Advanced #02 Sharpen Your Sword
Advanced #03 Valley of the Amoebas
Advanced #04 Master of Arms
Advanced #05 The Samurai
Advanced #06 Is That Your Necklace?
Advanced #07 Run For Your Life
Advanced #08 Whose Move?
Advanced #09 The dying apes
Advanced #10 The Three Graverobbers
Advanced #11 Legend of Fusion
Advanced #12 Never Underestimate Shinato

There may be more than one way to do each puzzle.
The numbers in parenthises refer to life points.
(Your life points/Opponent's life points)
When asked to select Attack or Defense Position, always select Attack Position,
 except in Advanced #12 Never Underestimate Shinato.

Beginner #01 What to Do and How to Do It
---------------------------------------- (8000/700)
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Giant Soldier of Stone with Ryu-Ran.
Attack the defensive Rogue Doll with Illusionist Faceless Mage.
Attack the offensive Rogue Doll with Beautiful Headhuntress.
Attack the opponent's life points with Mystical Elf. (8000/0)

Beginner #02 You Called, Sir?
----------------------------- (8000/2100)
Summon La Jinn the Mysical Genie of the Lamp.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack the opponent's life points with La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp.
 (8000/300)
Attack the opponent's life points with Kuriboh. (8000/0)

Beginner #03 I'll Take That!
---------------------------- (200/1800)
Activate Mooyan Curry. (400/1800)
Activate Mooyan Curry. (600/1800)
Activate Ookazi. (600/1000)
Activate Tremendous Fire. (100/0)

Beginner #04 Winner Takes All
----------------------------- (8000/8000)
Summon The Bistro Butcher.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack opponent's life points with The Bistro Butcher. (8000/6200)
Opponent runs out of cards to draw from their deck.

Beginner #05 You're Not Alone
----------------------------- (8000/2300)
Activate Raigeki.
Summon Panther Warrior.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack opponent's life points with Kuriboh. (8000/2000)
Attack opponent's life points with Panther Warrior by tributing Kuriboh.
 (8000/0)

Beginner #06 Too Close to Call
------------------------------ (2000/2000)
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Panther Warrior with Zombyra the Dark. (2000/1900)
Activate Ring of Destruction and destroy your Zombyra the Dark. (100/0)

Beginner #07 The Penguin's Revenge
---------------------------------- (8000/2300)
Flip summon Penguin Soldier and return two Gemini Elves to the opponent's hand.
Summon Steel Ogre Grotto #2 using Penguin Soldier as tribute.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Wall of Illusion with Steel Ogre Grotto #2.
Attack opponent's life points directly with Mushroom Man. (8000/1500)
Attack opponent's life points directly with Muka Muka. (8000/0)

Beginner #08 Attack is the Best Defense?
---------------------------------------- (8000/1050)
Switch Mystical Elf to attack position.
Switch Toon Alligator to attack position.
Activate Shield and Sword.
Summon Star Boy.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Giant Soldier of Stone with Mystical Elf.
Attack King of Yamimakai with Toon Alligator.
Attack Dark Rabbit with Ryu-Kishin Powered.
Attack opponent's life points with Star Boy. (8000/0)

Beginner #09 Be My Guest
------------------------ (8000/8000)
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Sinister Serpent with Sasuke Samurai #3. (8000/7300)
Attack opponent's life points with The Bistro Butcher. (8000/5500)
Switch to Main Phase 2.
Flip summon Des Koala. (8000/1900)
Switch to End Phase. (8000/0)

Beginner #10 The Koala Brothers
------------------------------- (4000/4000)
Activate Creature Swap and select your Master of Oz.
Summon Copy Cat and select Master of Oz.
Activate Spell Reproduction by discarding Tribute to the Doomed
 and Shield and Sword and select Opti-Camouflage Armor.
Activate Opti-Camouflage Armor and select Copy Cat.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack opponent's life points with Copy Cat. (4000/0)

Beginner #11 Blueprint For Revenge
---------------------------------- (8000/2000)
Activate Shield and Sword.
Activate Polymerization and select Gaia the Dragon Champion by discarding
 Gaia the Fierce Knight and Curse of Dragon and select attack position.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Gemini Elf. (6400/2000)
Activate Time Machine.
Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Gaia the Dragon Champion. (6400/1900)
Attack opponent's life points with Gemini Elf. (6400/0)

Beginner #12 Fusion Combinations
-------------------------------- (8000/8000)
Activate Polymerization and select B. Skull Dragon by destroying Summoned Skull
 and Red Eyes B. Dragon and select attack position.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack opponent's life points with B. Skull Dragon. (8000/4800)
Activate De-Fusion.
Attack opponent's life points with Summoned Skull. (8000/2300)
Attack opponent's life points with Red Eyes B. Dragon. (8000/0)

Intermediate #01 The Stealth Squad
---------------------------------- (2000/4000)
Flip summon Swarm of Locusts and destroy Stumbling.
Flip summon Stealth Bird. (2000/3000)
Flip summon Stealth Bird. (2000/2000)
Activate Shield and Sword. (1500/2000)
Summon Enraged Battle Ox. (1000/4000)
Flip Summon Swarm of Locusts and destroy Vengeful Bog Spirit.
Activate Block Attack and select Aqua Madoor. (500/2000)
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Garoozis with Enraged Battle Ox. (500/1800)
Attack Giant Soldier of Stone with Stealth Bird. (500/1400)
Attack Aqua Madoor with Stealth Bird. (500/900)
Attack opponent's life points directly with your offensive Swarm of Locusts.
 (500/0)

Intermediate #02 Break the Spell
-------------------------------- (2250/100)
Activate Blue Medicine. (1650/100) [Even though it says
 "both your and your opponent's",it only raises yours; probably a typo]
Activate Blue Medicine. (1050/100)
Activate Mystical Space Typhoon and select Curse of Darkness. (50/100)
Activate Megamorph and select Shadow Ghoul.
Activate Mystic Wok, select The Unhappy Maiden, and select ATK points.
Activate Fairy Meteor Crush and select Shadow Ghoul.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Dark Sage with Shadow Ghoul. (50/0)

Intermediate #03 Just My Type?
------------------------------ (8000/8000)
Activate Mystic Plasma Zone.
Activate Axe of Despair and select Ryu-Kishin Powered.
Activate Tailor of the Fickle and switch the target of Sword of the Deep-Seated
 to Ryu-Kishin Powered.
Activate DNA Surgery and select Machine.
Activate Limiter Removal.
Activate DNA Surgery and select Warrior.
Activate Sogen.
Activate Sword of Dragon's Soul and select Thunder Dragon.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Valkyrion the Magna Warrior with Thunder Dragon.
Activate Tailor of the Fickle and switch the target of Sword of Dragon's Soul
 to Ryu-Kishin Powered.
Attack opponent's life points with Ryu-Kishin Powered. (8000/0)

Intermediate #04 Enter the Abyss
-------------------------------- (8000/6400)
Activate Contract with the Abyss and select Relinquished by discarding
 Dark Magician.
Activate Relinquished and select Labyrinth Wall.
Activate Contract with the Abyss and select The Masked Beast by discarding
 Magician of Black Chaos.
Activate Contract with the Abyss and select Magician of Black Chaos
 by discarding Magician of Black Chaos.
Summon Dark Magician Girl using Magician of Black Chaos as tribute.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Relinquished. (5000/3400)
Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with The Masked Beast. (5000/3200)
Attack opponent's life points with Dark Magician Girl. (5000/0)

Intermediate #05 Absorbathon
---------------------------- (8000/1000)
Activate Thousand-Eyes Restrict and select Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Summon Tsukuyomi and select Thousand-Eyes Restrict.
Flip summon Thousand-Eyes Restrict.
Activate Thousand-Eyes Restrict and select Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
 [This move is illegal since Thousand-Eyes Restrict can only activate
 once per turn, but it's the only way to win]
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Thousand-Eyes Restrict.
Activate Book of Moon and select Thousand-Eyes Restrict.
Attack opponent's life points with Tsukuyomi. (8000/0)

Intermediate #06 Absorbathon II
------------------------------- (8000/3000)
Activate Book of Moon and select Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Activate Relinquished and select opponent's face-down monster.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Relinquished. (5000/0)

Intermediate #07 The Phantom
---------------------------- (100/500)
Activate A Legendary Ocean.
Summon Suijin using Mushroom Man as tribute.
Activate Metamorphosis and summon Mokey Mokey King by tributing Suijin.
Flip summon Hane-Hane, select Mokey Mokey King, then select one Mokey Mokey.
Activate Metamorphosis and summon Thousand-Eyes Restrict by tributing
 Mokey Mokey.
Activate Thousand-Eyes Restrict and select Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
Activate Mystic Plasma Zone.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Master of Oz with Thousand-Eyes Restrict. (100/0)

Intermediate #08 Sol e Luna
--------------------------- (2100/3800)
Activate Book of Moon and select the Blue-Eyes White Dragon equipped with your
 Black Pendant. (2100/3300)
Set Toon Gemini Elf.
Activate Book of Taiyou and select Toon Gemini Elf.
Activate Toon World. (1100/3300)
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack opponent's life points with Toon Gemini Elf. (1100/1400) [Toon Gemini Elf
 was flipped face-up, not flip summoned; therefore this attack is legal]
Switch to Main Phase 2.
Activate Ultimate Offering and summon Magician of Faith. (600/1400)
Activate Ultimate Offering and summon Catapult Turtle using
 Magician of Faith as tribute. (100/1400)
Activate Catapult Turtle and select Toon Gemini Elf. (100/450)
Activate Catapult Turtle and select Catapult Turtle. (100/0)

Intermediate #09 Grudge Match
----------------------------- (8000/2500)
Summon Yata-Garasu.
Activate Mystic Box, select Timeeater, and select Yata-Garasu.
Activate Sword of the Deep-Seated and select Celtic Guardian.
Activate Sword of the Deep-Seated and select Celtic Guardian.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Gradius with Celtic Guardian. (8000/1300)
Activate Book of Moon and select Celtic Guardian.
Activate Corpse of Yata-Garasu and draw two cards.
Attack Yata-Garasu with Muka Muka. (8000/0)

Intermediate #10 Tribute to the Stars
------------------------------------- (1000/4500)
Summon Slot Machine using Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Blue-Eyes White Dragon
 as tribute. (1000/5000)
Activate Butterfly Dagger - Elma and select Gearfried the Iron Knight.
Activate Gust and select Spell Absorption.
Activate Butterfly Dagger - Elma and select Gearfried the Iron Knight.
Activate Gust and select Mirror Wall.
Activate Premature Burial and select Blue-Eyes White Dragon. (200/5000)
Activate Butterfly Dagger - Elma and select Zolga.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Gearfried the Iron Knight with Slot Machine. (200/4800)
Attack opponent's life points with Zolga. (200/2800)
Attack opponent's life points with Blue-Eyes White Dragon. (200/0)

Intermediate #11 Dual Hero
-------------------------- (8000/6000)
Summon Gravekeeper's Assailant.
Activate Spell Reproduction and select Heart of Clear Water by discarding
 Banner of Courage and Tailor of the Fickle.
Activate Ojama Trio.
Activate Heart of Clear Water and select Ojama Token.
Activate Necrovalley.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack the equipped Ojama Token with Gravekeeper's Assailant and
 switch it to attack posistion. (8000/4000)
Attack the equipped Ojama Token with Zombyra the Dark. (8000/1900)
Attack the equipped Ojama Token with Zombyra the Dark. (8000/0)

Intermediate #12 Extra Large
---------------------------- (3000/2000)
Activate Megamorph and select your Giant Red Seasnake.
Activate Megamorph and select Great White.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Mystical Elf. (800/2000)
Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with your Giant Red Seasnake. (800/1400)
Attack opponent's Giant Red Seasnake with Great White. (800/0)

Advanced #01 Super Size
----------------------- (2200/3200)
Activate Megamorph and select your Giant Red Seasnake.
Activate Megamorph and select Harpie Lady.
Activate Megamorph and select Robotic Knight.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack opponent's Giant Red Seasnake with Harpie Lady. (2200/2400)
Attack opponent's Celtic Guardian with your Giant Red Seasnake. (2200/200)
Attack opponent's Robotic Knight with Ryu-Kishin. (2200/0)

Advanced #02 Sharpen Your Sword
------------------------------- (8000/2900)
Activate Big Bang Shot and select Mystical Elf.
Activate Giant Trunade.
Activate Big Bang Shot and select Dimensional Warrior.
Attack Spirit Reaper with Dimensional Warrior. (8000/1500)
Attack opponent's life points with Maha Vailo. (8000/0)

Advanced #03 Valley of the Amoebas
---------------------------------- (8000/5000)
Activate Cathedral of Nobles.
Set Divine Wrath.
Flip summon Ameba.
Activate Mystic Box, select Wall of Illusion, then select Ameba.
Activate Divine Wrath by discarding Creature Swap.
Activate Autonomous Action Unit and select Wall of Illusion. (6500/5000)
Activate Monster Reincarnation and select Ameba by discarding Reinforcements.
Activate Abyss Soldier and select Messenger of Peace by discarding Ameba.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack opponent's life points with Abyss Soldier. (6500/3200)
Attack opponent's life points with Wall of Illusion. (6500/2200)
Attack opponent's life points with The Fiend Megacyber. (6500/0)

Advanced #04 Master of Arms
--------------------------- (8000/2000)
Activate Twin Swords of Flashing Light - Tryce and select Oscillo Hero #2 by
 discarding Rod of Silence - Kay'est.
Activate Shooting Star Bow - Ceal and select Slate Warrior.
Activate Wicked-Breaking Flamberge - Baou and select Oscillo Hero #2 by
 discarding Butterfly Dagger - Elma.
Activate Gravity Axe - Grarl and select Oscillo Hero #2.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Slate Warrior with Oscillo Hero #2. (8000/1400)
Attack opponent's life points with Oscillo Hero #2. (8000/0)

Advanced #05 The Samurai
------------------------ (8000/5000)
Summon Panther Warrior.
Activate Block Attack and select Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Activate Darkness Approaches and select Blue-Eyes White Dragon by discarding
 Summoned Skull and Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Activate Dark Room of Nightmare.
Activate Black Pendant and equip Sasuke Samurai.
Activate Black Pendant and equip your stronger Sasuke Samurai.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon with your weaker Sasuke Samurai.
Attack opponent's life points with your stronger Sasuke Samurai. (8000/3500)
Attack opponent's life points with Panther Warrior using your stronger
 Sasuke Samurai as tribute. (8000/0)

Advanced #06 Is That Your Necklace?
----------------------------------- (8000/6600)
Activate Dark Room of Nightmare.
Activate Book of Moon and select Summoned Skull.
Summon Great White.
Activate Black Pendant and select Great White.
Activate Black Pendant and select Great White.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Summoned Skull with Cannon Soldier.
Attack opponent's life points with Magician of Faith. (8000/6300)
Attack opponent's life point with Great White. (8000/3700)
Switch to Main Phase 2.
Activate Cannon Soldier and select Magician of Faith. (8000/2900)
Activate Cannon Soldier and select Great White. (8000/500)
Activate Cannon Soldier and select Cannon Soldier. (8000/0)

Advanced #07 Run For Your Life
------------------------------- (1000/3500)
Summon Executor - Makyura.
Set Call of the Haunted.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Beautiful Headhuntress with Executor - Makyura.
Attack Beautiful Headhuntress with Byser Shock.
Activate Rope of Life.
Attack Beautiful Headhuntress with Byer Shock.
Activate Call of the Haunted and select Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow.
Attack opponent's life points with Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow, and return
 Call of the Haunted to your hand. (1000/2500)
Activate Call of the Haunted and select Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow.
Attack opponent's life points with Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow, and return
 Call of the Haunted to your hand. (1000/1500)
Activate Call of the Haunted and select Executor - Makyura.
Attack opponent's life points with Executor - Makyura. (1000/0)

Advanced #08 Whose Move?
------------------------ (1500/4000)
Activate Premature Burial and select Exiled Force. (700/4000)
Activate Exiled Force and select Dark Magician.
Activate Fairy of the Spring and select Premature Burial.
Activate Miracle Restoring, select Tower of Babel twice, and select
 Dark Magician.
Activate Tower of Babel.
Activate Tribute to the Doomed and select Dark Magician by discarding
 Premature Burial.
Activate Royal Magical Library.
Activate Miracle Restoring, select Tower of Babel and Tower of Babel,
 and select Dark Magician.
Activate Soul Reversal, select Man-Eater Bug, chain Emergency Provisions,
 and select only Soul Reversal. (1700/4000)
Activate Toon World. (700/4000)
Summon Breaker the Magical Warrior.
Activate Mega Ton Magical Cannon and select Royal Magical Library three times,
 Tower of Babel three times, Tower of Babel three times, and
 Breaker the Magical Warrior.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack opponent's life points with Breaker the Magical Warrior. (700/2400)
Attack opponent's life points with Dark Magician. (700/0)

Advanced #09 The dying apes
--------------------------- (1000/1000)
Flip summon Swarm of Locusts and select Begone, Knave!
Flip summon Dark Jeroid and select Swarm of Locusts.
Activate Rush Recklessly and select Swarm of Locusts.
Activate Ring of Destruction and select Swarm of Locusts. (100/100)
Switch to End Phase and select Dark Jeroid. (100/0)
 [Berserk Gorilla only has to attack when possible, and because of Toll and
  the low amount of life points you have, it is impossible to attack]

Advanced #10 The 3 Graverobbers
----------------------------------- (4500/5400)
Summon Archfiend of Gilfer using your Banisher of Light as tribute.
Activate Book of Moon and select Jinzo.
Activate Graverobber and select Invigoration.
Activate Graverobber and select Lightning Vortex.
Activate Graverobber and select Nitro Unit.
Activate Lightning Vortex by discarding Woodland Sprite. (2500/5400)
Activate Dimension Distortion and select Woodland Sprite.
Set The Spell Absorbing Life.
Activate The Spell Absorbing Life. (4100/5400)
Activate Invigoration and select Woodland Sprite. (2100/5400)
Activate Nitro Unit and select Jinzo. (100/5400)
Switch Man-Eater Bug to Attack Position.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Jinzo with Archfiend of Gilfer. (100/3000)
Attack opponent's life points with Woodland Sprite. (100/1700)
Attack opponent's life points with Man-Eater Bug. (100/1250)
Switch to Main Phase 2.
Activate Woodland Sprite and select Invigoration. (100/750)
Set Cemetary Bomb.
Activate Cemetary Bomb. (100/0)

Advanced #11 Legend of Fusion
----------------------------- (8000/10500)
Activate Polymerization, select Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, and select
 Mystical Sheep #1, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Flip summon Magician of Faith and select Polymerization.
Activate Monster Reincarnation and select Mystical Sheep #1 by discarding
 Baby Dragon.
Activate Polymerization, select Dark Paladin, and select Mystical Sheep #1
 and Buster Blader.
Summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon using Magician of Faith and Des Kangaroo
 as tribute.
Activate Stop Defense and select Obnoxious Celtic Guard.
Activate Fairy Meteor Crush and select Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Obnoxious Celtic Guard with Blue-Eyes White Dragon. (8000/8900)
Attack Obnoxious Celtic Guard with Dark Paladin. (8000/4400)
Attack The Unhappy Maiden with Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. (8000/0)

Advanced #12 Never Underestimate Shinato
---------------------------------------- (1500/8000)
Activate Shinato's Ark, select Judge Man and Night Assailant, select
 Defense Position, and select Penguin Soldier.
Summon Penguin Soldier.
Activate The Shallow Grave and select Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer.
Activate Ceasefire. (1500/5000)
Switch to Battle Phase.
Attack Jirai Gumo with Penguin Soldier.
Attack Des Kangaroo with Blue-Eyes White Dragon. (1500/3500)
Activate Zero Gravity.
Attack Reflect Bounder with Shinato, King of a Higher Plane. (1500/1800)
Attack opponent's life points with Kycoo, the Ghost Destroyer. (1500/0)