1.11.02b Income Statement
Contents
- 1 Status
- 2 Location
- 3 GC Point of Contact
- 4 Location Notes
- 5 Type
- 6 Plot Setup
- 7 Props
- 8 Plot Point to Convey
- 9 Short Description
- 10 Open Time Period
- 11 Staff Instructions
- 12 Detailed Description
- 13 How To Give To Teams
- 14 Puzzle Answer
- 15 Puzzle Solution
- 16 Budget
- 17 Credits
- 18 Manager
- 19 Hints
- 20 Response to Correct Answer
- 21 To Do
- 22 Other Notes
Status
::FINAL-READY::
Location
- Act I: Schroeder's Restaurant. (See Consolidator 1)
- Act II: Gym (See Consolidator 2)
GC Point of Contact
Allen
Location Notes
Same as Balance Sheet Puzzle
Type
Optional Puzzle (INVESTOR)
Plot Setup
(See Consolidator 1 or 2)
Props
- Act I: 9 copies of Trenchwood version of Income Statement
- Act II: 16 copies of Peach Frontier version of Income Statement
Plot Point to Convey
None
Short Description
Followup to Balance Sheet; bizarre income statement reveals another message.
Open Time Period
(See Consolidator 1 or 2)
Staff Instructions
(See Consolidator 1 or 2)
Where To Get Materials: GC HQ
Handout Instructions: If a team is directed to this puzzle over the phone, then they will ask the onsite lab assistant for the puzzle by name. Give it to them (and don't forget to enter it in the "Teams Vs. Role Puzzles Grid" online document)
If you're assigning this puzzle to them in person, then say words to the effect of,
- Uh, oh... We seem to have encountered a bit more difficulty with our finances. Please see the lab assistant at your current location and ask for the Income Statement Research Project.
SUPPLEMENTAL EMAIL
- Research Project Title: Income Statement
- Objective: Help Institute keep operating long enough to rescue our leader by avoiding bankruptcy
- Upon Completion: See the lab assistant onsite or call the lab and speak with any lab assistant
Hints: Teams may call in for hints. But if you familiarize yourself with the attached hint document, feel free to give hints.
Answers: Teams may give answers to either onsite staff or GC HQ. Say words to the effect of,
- Why of course! Using other people's money is the successful way to fund any venture! We'll get right on it.
Whenever a team correctly answers a puzzle be sure to replace the slash with an "X" in the "Teams vs. Role Puzzles Grid".
Site Close Down: See Consolidator 1 or 2
Detailed Description
How To Give To Teams
See "Staff Instructions"
Puzzle Answer
OTHER-PEOPLES-MONEY
Puzzle Solution
Triple index the location names: section from am/pm, line from hour, letter from minute.
Budget
Credits
Manager
Allen
Hints
Ask teams what they have done, probing details if necessary (often this will get a team unstuck by themselves).
Intended Solve Process
- Notice all the times are valid non-military times.
- Solve for the one missing number (Rent = 3:02 AM) using standard clock arithmetic
- Notice that the top section corresponds to AM (“Accumulated Monies”) and the bottom section corresponds to PM (“Paid Monies”). Some players may especially clued into this because “Accumulated Monies” and “Paid Monies” are not standard
- Notice that there are exactly 12 words in each section. (“Timeline-Adjustments” and “Timeline-Restoration” each count as one word since they have hyphens.) This should suggest 12 hours.
- Notice that the income statement is printed in a fixed-width font. This suggests that counting characters is important.
- Now the puzzle becomes a simple look up: for example, “m:n AM” means look up the n-th character of the m-th word in the AM section.
Puzzle Data
Revenues (Accumulated Monies) | ||
Sales | 11:14 PM | O |
Service | 6:09 PM | T |
Consulting | 9:13 AM | H |
Fees | 1:02 AM | E |
Interest | 1:01 AM | R |
Tachyonography | 12:09 AM | - |
Fortune Telling | 9:12 AM | P |
Timeline-Adjustments | 1:02 AM | E |
3:02 PM | O | |
Expenses (Paid Monies) | ||
COGS | 9:12 AM | P |
Particles | 2:07 AM | L |
Depreciation | 12:17 AM | E |
Butterflies | 3:06 PM | S |
Dinosaurs | 11:09 PM | - |
Insurance | 2:05 AM | M |
Rent | 3:02 AM | O |
Timeline-Restoration | 1:05 AM | N |
Utilities | 1:02 AM | E |
9:05 AM | Y |
Common Sticking Points
Sticking Point | Suggested Suggestion |
Skipped figuring out the missing number | |
Can’t figure out how to calculate missing number | “The top section seems to add up just like times should.” |
Can’t figure out what to do with the times. | “The hours go from up to 12. Is there 12 of anything else?” Or “It’s interesting that the largest number of minutes is 17.” |
Response to Correct Answer
See Staff Instructions
To Do
Convert and upload Word document hints to Hints section.