Difference between revisions of "2.00 Sign In Act 2"

Revision as of 13:25, 15 February 2012

Order

2.00.1

Status

::POLISH-READY::

Location

Status: something

GC PoC: someone

Parking: N/A

Notes: None 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.

Open Time Period

When?

Staff Instructions

Your Role: Lab Assistant.

Handout Instructions: Do something.

Site Close Down: Clean up.

Other Instructions:

Stay in character.
Except ... if a team says "time out," break character and help them.

Detailed 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. 25-26 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.

@@ Line 39: / Line 39: @@
 ==Short Description==
 Signing in to presentation is a complicated puzzle that requires collaboration between different roles.
+==Open Time Period==
+When?
+==Staff Instructions==
+'''Your Role''': Lab Assistant.
+'''Handout Instructions''': Do something.
+'''Site Close Down''': Clean up.
+'''Other Instructions''':
+* Stay in character.
+* Except ... if a team says "time out," break character and help them.
 ==Detailed Description==