Difference between revisions of "2.00 Sign In Act 2"

Revision as of 16:34, 13 January 2012

Order

2.00.1

Status

::POLISH-READY::

Location Status

Reserved

GC Point of Contact

Erik & Melissa

Location Notes

Peach Frontier Laboratories

Type

Mandatory Puzzle

Plot Setup

Players have all come to see Doctor When's return from time...but instead will sign in for a presentation by Prof. Chronos. They get a puzzle as part of the sign-in process.

Props

(Players already have badges--got them during Act I signin)
Instruction handouts and forms.
Flyer for reception at art history museum.

Plot Point to Convey

This is a new timeline...none of the actors or GC have any knowledge of what went on in Act I since for them it didn't happen
The players have all been invited to witness the unveiling of Prof. Chronos's life's achievement.

Short Description

Signing in to presentation is a complicated puzzle that requires collaboration between different roles.

Detailed Puzzle Description

"Cross-Referenced Approvals Permit" (or C.R.A.P. for short). This puzzle is isomorphic to the 4-desk version of Robert Abbott's Bureaucratic Maze.

Players navigate the maze by acquiring a sequence of signatures from other players, according to certain restrictions which are different for each role. The roles are color coded as follows:

Journalist = Purple (was Yellow, but the Yellow crayon doesn't show up very well)
Official = Blue
Scientist = Red
Investor = Green

The puzzle is solved when they reach the only dead-end; that is, when no more signatures are possible in compliance with the restrictions.

How To Give To Teams

In person receptionist(s) gives to team with text on pp. 24-25 of script. After intro, teams enter Peach Frontier Laboratories and do puzzle.

Puzzle Answer

A correct answer should end in Red-Blue-Red-Green-Purple.

Puzzle Solution

Budget

Crayons.
Color Printing.

Credits

Author: Wei-Hwa
Flavor: Erik

Manager

Wei-Hwa

Hints

Here are some different points of discovery for the players:

Noticing the implicit hint from the instructions that it is impossible to get two identically-colored signatures in a row.
Noticing that there is one particular set that doesn't seem to have an exit -- Green+Purple.
Finding the way to get to that exit.

Response to Correct Answer

In person lab assistant says words to the effect of:

Your C.R.A.P. looks good. Now we just have to wait for the other visitors to complete their forms.

While you're waiting, here is a preview of the reception we're hosting after the demonstration. The prestigious San Mateo International Museum Of Pretentious Art is letting us in for a private viewing. You're in for the time of your life!

To Do

Other Notes

Second Draft of the puzzle, in DOC form:

First Draft of the puzzle, in DOC form:

This draft was playtested on 9/15. Erik and Sean each took 32 minutes to solve it.

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 ==Status==
-  ::PROTO-READY::
+  ::POLISH-READY::
 ==Location Status==
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 ==Props==
-(Players already have badges--got them during Act I signin)
+* (Players already have badges--got them during Act I signin)
-Instruction handouts and forms.
+* Instruction handouts and forms.
-Flyer for reception at art history museum.
+* Flyer for reception at art history museum.
 ==Plot Point to Convey==
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 ==Detailed Puzzle Description==
+"Cross-Referenced Approvals Permit" (or C.R.A.P. for short).
 This puzzle is isomorphic to [http://www.logicmazes.com/bureau/index.htm the 4-desk version of Robert Abbott's Bureaucratic Maze].
+Players navigate the maze by acquiring a sequence of signatures from other players, according to certain restrictions which are different for each role.  The roles are color coded as follows:
   Journalist = Purple (was Yellow, but the Yellow crayon doesn't show up very well)
@@ Line 40: / Line 43: @@
   Investor = Green
-More description goes here.
+The puzzle is solved when they reach the only dead-end; that is, when no more signatures are possible in compliance with the restrictions.
 ==How To Give To Teams==
@@ Line 52: / Line 56: @@
 ==Puzzle Solution==
-Here are some different points of discovery for the players:
-* Noticing the implicit hint from the instructions that it is impossible to get two identically-colored signatures in a row.
-* Noticing that there is one particular set that doesn't seem to have an exit -- Green+Purple.
-* Finding the way to get to that exit.
 ==Budget==
@@ Line 72: / Line 71: @@
 ==Hints==
+Here are some different points of discovery for the players:
+* Noticing the implicit hint from the instructions that it is impossible to get two identically-colored signatures in a row.
+* Noticing that there is one particular set that doesn't seem to have an exit -- Green+Purple.
+* Finding the way to get to that exit.
 ==Response to Correct Answer==
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 ==To Do==
-* Instructions need to make it clear that the goal is to find the dead end, not to fill out the form.  Recommend the last tip change to something like "When it is no longer legal for any other attendee to sign your form, you are done.  Please bring the completed form to a staff member."
-* Also add "In the unlikely eventuality that you run out of space on this form, please see a staff member for additional pages."
-* Some note that a player may not "un-sign" a form.
-* We expect to give each member on a team a form, and the team is only done when all members have a successful form.  The text should make it clear that each team member can sign separately, but team members may collude and share information with each other.  However, teams may not collude with other teams.
-* Instructions can be printed in color.
-* Make flyer for art museum
 ==Other Notes==