Establish the lift before cutting overhead paper
Use partner support to reach the high purple paper, then remove the regions within your cutting reach. Stabilize the supported character before making the cut. Repeated floor-level snips will not clear a piece above your body’s reach.
High Cut asks you to lift each other while clearing paper. Check the separated purple blocks at different heights, including narrow strips around the upper pieces. Watch the remaining-paper display to see whether you still have pieces to clear.
First get the cutter to the right height, then cut the paper. Reset the support position before moving on to another region.
Choose a base and a cutter
Assign one player to hold the support position and the other to reach the next piece. Before moving upward, inspect where the supported character will stand and whether its cutting edge can actually overlap the target.
Keep the base still while the cutter adjusts. If both partners move or rotate at once, the upper character’s position becomes harder to judge.
A full body can offer useful reach and coverage. Do not trim the lifting character into a tiny fragment simply because a previous puzzle needed precision. Shape for the current support job, then test it before removing more material.
Clear one reachable region at a time
- Identify the next purple piece above floor level.
- Prepare the supporting position beneath its working area.
- Bring the cutter to a useful height.
- Stabilize both characters and inspect the overlap.
- Cut the accessible paper.
- Separate or reposition enough to check what remains.
Start with a region your current arrangement can reach cleanly. After testing that position, move the support toward the next piece instead of stretching the same awkward arrangement across the whole board.
If paper forms part of the surface beneath your feet, inspect what will happen before removing it. Prepare another standing or support position so clearing one piece does not leave you without a useful base for the next.
Inspect upper strips separately
Broad blocks are easy to notice. Narrow strips beside or above a character are easier to miss, especially when a body covers them.
After a broad cut, check the top and both sides of the remaining piece. Rotate or shift the cutter only as much as needed to expose the next strip. Use slow movement for a small final alignment.
| Remaining problem | First check |
|---|---|
| Upper block is untouched | Supported height and cutting reach |
| Only a side strip remains | Horizontal alignment of the cutting edge |
| Thin top strip remains | Reach above the previous cut |
| Lift moves during the attempt | Which player is acting as the stationary base |
| Paper display remains incomplete | Every separated region, including pieces below the current position |
Preserve the support that works
Do not reform both characters after one missed cut. First determine whether the base is stable and whether only the cutter’s position needs adjustment.
If the cutter cannot reach a piece because of its geometry, rebuild that body while preserving the partner’s useful setup. If the base itself is wrong, move to a safe standing position before preparing another lift.
Reaching the top does not finish the paper-clearing objective. Check the remaining-paper display and every purple region before leaving a working arrangement.
The High Cut chapter starts at 06:07. Paper Shutters develops overhead cutting with a different arrangement. Clean Sweep explains the broader coverage habit.
FAQ
What is different about High Cut?
The purple paper is placed above ordinary floor-level reach. Partner lifting and support are part of the displayed task.
Who should hold still?
Assign a base while the other character positions for the cut. Keeping one role stationary makes alignment easier to inspect.
Why is a floor-level cut not clearing the top piece?
Check whether your body overlaps the high paper. Prepare a supported position that gives the cutter useful reach.
What should I inspect near the end?
Look for narrow upper strips, side strips and other separated pieces, then compare them with the remaining-paper display.
Should I reshape both characters after a miss?
First diagnose the failed part. Preserve a working base while correcting the cutter, or prepare a new base only when support is the problem.