This guide shows how to solve the A Star Lights Your Way puzzle in Paper Mario: The Origami King, for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to learn which stakes or pegs you need to hit to solve the puzzle

A Star Lights Your Way Puzzle

Stake Puzzle in Temple of Shrooms

Inside the Temple of Shrooms, you will find a room with stakes in the ground that light up when you hit them with your Hammer. These stakes are a puzzle that release stairs that will allow you to progress through the story.

In the north part of the room, fill the hole on the ground with confetti, and you will find a sign on the floor. This sign is a clue to solve the puzzle. It says A star lights your way, which will make sense when you look at the cracks on the floor. Solve the puzzle to access the next room where you can find DJ Toad and fight Hole Punch!

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A Star Lights Your Way Puzzle Location

You can find the A Star Lights Your Way Puzzle room inside the Temple of Shrooms. You can easily find the entrance to this room once you've survived the room with falling Sarcophagi, it is near the location of the Deep, Deep Vibes disc.

How to Solve A Star Lights Your Way Puzzle

Form a Star Shape

To solve the A Star Lights Your Way Puzzle, you need to form a star shape on the ground, by lighting the stakes. Hit the stakes to light up a star shape on the ground. Don't worry about hitting the wrong stakes. You can use the button on the south side of the room to reset the puzzle. Also, there are three Faceless Toads trapped on the stakes. Don't forget to rescue them!

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Story Walkthrough Related Links

Main Story Walkthrough

Prologue
Peach's Castle
Red Streamer
Whispering Woods	Toad Town
Graffiti Underground	Picnic Road
Overlook Mountain	Earth Vellumental Temple
Overlook Tower	-
Blue Streamer
Autumn Mountain	Chestnut Valley
Water Vellumental Shrine	Eddy River
Shogun Studios	Ninja Attraction
Big Sho' Theater	-
Yellow Streamer
Sweetpaper Valley	The Princess Peach
Breezy Tunnel	Shroom City (Snif City)
Scorching Sandpaper Desert	Fire Vellumental Cave
Scorching Sandpaper West	Scorching Sandpaper Far West
Scorching Sandpaper East	Scorching Sandpaper Far East
Scorching Sandpaper Minor	Temple of Shrooms
Purple Streamer
The Great Sea	Bonehead Island
Crescent/Full Moon Island	Mushroom Island
Heart Island	Spade Island
Club Island	Ice Vellumental Mountain
Diamond Island	Sea Tower
Scuffle Island	? Island (Question Mark Island)
Hammer Island	-
Green Streamer
Shangri-Spa	Spring of Jungle Mist
Spring of Rainbows	Bowser's Castle
Finale
Hotfoot Crater	Origami Castle

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