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Stardew Valley Mermaid Boat Puzzle Solution: Shell Order and Pearl

Watch the Night Market Mermaid Show, then click the shells left to right in the order 1-5-4-2-3 to earn the Mermaid Boat’s Pearl.
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At the Night Market, watch the Mermaid Show in the Mermaid Boat, then click the five shells from left to right in this order: 1-5-4-2-3. The reward is one Pearl per player per save. You do not need Secret Note #15 to solve it.

How to solve the Mermaid Boat shell puzzle

  1. Visit the Night Market on Winter 15, 16, or 17, and enter the Mermaid Boat on the right side of the festival.

  2. Watch the Mermaid Show until it ends. It lasts 1 hour and 40 minutes in game.

  3. Count the five clam shells from left to right and click shells 1, 5, 4, 2, 3, in that order.

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Completing the sequence awards a Pearl. The Mermaid Boat is open from 5 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., while the Night Market itself runs until 2 a.m. Time passes during the festival, so allow enough time for the show before the boat closes. Stardew Valley Wiki: Night Market · Stardew Valley Wiki: Night Market schedule

Do you need Secret Note #15?

No. Secret Note #15 reveals the shell order, but finding it is optional. The show’s tune also points to the sequence; you can simply enter the code after the performance without having the note. Stardew Valley Wiki: Secret Notes

How many Pearls can the Mermaid Boat give?

The boat awards one Pearl per player per save. You can watch the show again, but replaying it does not give you another Mermaid Boat Pearl. Stardew Valley Wiki: Night Market

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Is this the Ginger Island Mermaid puzzle?

No. Stardew Valley has a separate Mermaid puzzle on Ginger Island. It appears on rainy days and involves tuning Flute Blocks to match groups of stones; solving it rewards five Golden Walnuts. That puzzle does not use the Night Market shell sequence.

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Mermaid Boat Night Market, Winter 15–17 After the show, click shells 1-5-4-2-3 One Pearl per player per save
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