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'''Food''':
 
'''Food''':
  
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'''GC PoC''': (650) 395-8463, lab@trenchwood.com
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'''GC PoC''': (415) 475-8463, lab@trenchwood.com
  
 
'''Site PoC''': (only to be contacted in emergency or if directed to by GC HQ)
 
'''Site PoC''': (only to be contacted in emergency or if directed to by GC HQ)
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==Plot Setup==
 
==Plot Setup==
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==Props==
  
  
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  FROM: lab@trenchwood.com
 
  FROM: lab@trenchwood.com
  
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Research Project Title: Password
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<poem style="border: 1px dashed #2f6fab; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 1em;">
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Objective: Find password to Doctor When's Brain-O-Matic 9000 supercomputer
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Research Project Title: Password
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Location:  Doctor When's childhood home, 632 Cole Street, San Francisco
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Objective: Find password to Doctor When's Brain-O-Matic 9000 supercomputer
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Upon Completion: Call lab on speakerphone and ask to speak with Prof. Chronos
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Location:  Doctor When's childhood home, 632 Cole Street, San Francisco
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Parking:  Street, some metered; nearby lot at 801 Stanyan Street
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Upon Completion: Call lab on speakerphone and ask to speak with Prof. Chronos
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Need To Park: Yes
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Parking:  Street, some metered; nearby lot at 801 Stanyan Street
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Bathrooms At Location:  One
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Need To Park: Yes
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Food At Location:  Restaurants and cafes around the corner, especially on Haight Street
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Personnel Required: All members of your group should go into Wesley's home--you may need every set of eyes to find clues leading to his password
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Notes:  
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Bathrooms At Location:  One
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* All members of your group should go into Wesley's home--you may need every set of eyes to find clues leading to his password
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Food At Location: Restaurants and cafes around the corner, especially on Haight Street
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  * After you visit Doctor When's home is a good time to have lunch
 
  
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Notes:  <u>After</u> you visit Doctor When's home is a good time to have lunch
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</poem>
  
 
==Props==
 
==Props==
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==Open Time Period==
 
==Open Time Period==
  
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Saturday, 10:20 AM to 15:55 (3:55 PM)
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Saturday, 10:20 AM till all teams (16 for Game 1, 17 for Game 2) have picked up (estimated 3:55 PM)
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==Staff Instructions==
 
==Staff Instructions==
  
 
'''Your Role''':
 
'''Your Role''':
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'''What To Wear''':
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'''What Your Character Knows''':
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'''Puzzles At This Site''':
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'''Where To Get Materials''':
  
 
'''Setup Instructions''':
 
'''Setup Instructions''':
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* Call GC when you are ready for teams
 
* Call GC when you are ready for teams
  
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'''Handout Script''':
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'''Handout Instructions''':
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Discretely keep a running count of the number of teams who have picked up...so that you know when to close down the site.
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When a team arrives say words to the effect of,
  
 
PLAYERS:
 
PLAYERS:
 
{{quote|
 
{{quote|
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Pardon us. We were sent by Doctor When's laboratory. He misplaced some information and they thought perhaps it was here.
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Blah.
 
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}}
  
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'''Hints''': Teams have been instructed to call GC; it would be out of character for Mr. When to give hints (besides, they're unlikely to be solving at the actual location)
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'''Hints''': Teams have been instructed to call GC; if you familiarize yourself with the attached hints feel free to assist
  
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'''Answers''': Teams have been instructed to email their answer to the Institute.
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'''Answers''': Teams have been instructed to phone in their answer to the Institute. If they try to give you the answer, remind them to follow instructions.
  
 
'''Site Close Down''':
 
'''Site Close Down''':
 
* Thank the host
 
* Thank the host
 
* Call GC
 
* Call GC
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* Return your name badge(s) and lanyard to GC HQ at the end of your shift
  
 
'''Other Instructions''':  
 
'''Other Instructions''':  
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==Hints==
 
==Hints==
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Ask teams what they have done, probing details if necessary (often this will get a team unstuck by themselves).
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?
  
 
==Response to Correct Answer==
 
==Response to Correct Answer==
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Team phones Institute. Answer is verified by lab assistant (p. 10 of script)
 
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: LAB ASSISTANT (O.C.)
 
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: Hello.  Trenchwood Institute.  How may I direct your call?
 
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: VISITOR 1
 
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: We're the ____ team.  We've cracked the password to the Brain-O-Matic supercomputer.
 
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: LAB ASSISTANT (O.C.)
 
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: Excellent!  What is it?
 
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: VISITOR 1
 
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: It's _____.
 
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Use the following lines for an incorrect answer:
 
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: LAB ASSISTANT (O.C.)
 
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: Oh, that can't be right.  We tried that one already.  Would you keep working on it and call back later?
 
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: VISITOR 1
 
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: Sure thing!
 
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The call ends.
 
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Use the following lines for a correct answer:
 
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: LAB ASSISTANT (O.C.)
 
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: We haven't tried that one yet...let me patch you though to Prof. Chronos.  But first...are you on speakerphone?
 
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: VISITOR 1
 
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: Absolutely.
 
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: LAB ASSISTANT (O.C.)
 
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: Excellent.  I'll connect you.
 
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: PROF. CHRONOS (O.C.)
 
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: Hello!  I hope you have good news--we really need to access his supercomputer!
 
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: VISITOR 1
 
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: The password is "BUFFYROCKS"!
 
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: PROF. CHRONOS (O.C.)
 
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: Buffy?  He can't still be thinking  about that stuck-up, conniving, boy-stealing bimbo of a cheerleader from high school, who right now is probably a waitress at an all-night diner in Reno?  Buffy?  I...
 
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: Keyboard sounds in the background as Prof. Chronos types in the password.
 
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: PROF. CHRONOS (O.C., CONT'D.)
 
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: I can't believe it.  I just typed it in and it works!
 
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: VISITOR 1
 
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: What can we do now?
 
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: PROF. CHRONOS (O.C.)
 
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: Oh, yes, there's so much more we need your help with.  But I have to rush off to an urgent calculation.  I hope you don't mind if I hand you off to one of the lab assistants for your next research assignment.
 
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Lab assistant sends them to either optional, role-oriented puzzle or Calibration puzzle.
 
  
 
==To Do==
 
==To Do==

Latest revision as of 17:17, 29 March 2012

Status

::Revise::

Location

Name and Address:

Parking:

Bathroom:

Food:

GC PoC: (415) 475-8463, lab@trenchwood.com

Site PoC: (only to be contacted in emergency or if directed to by GC HQ)

Type

Mandatory Puzzle

Plot Setup

Props

How To Give To Teams

SUBJECT: Project: Password
FROM: lab@trenchwood.com

Research Project Title: Password
Objective: Find password to Doctor When's Brain-O-Matic 9000 supercomputer
Location: Doctor When's childhood home, 632 Cole Street, San Francisco
Upon Completion: Call lab on speakerphone and ask to speak with Prof. Chronos
Parking: Street, some metered; nearby lot at 801 Stanyan Street
Need To Park: Yes
Personnel Required: All members of your group should go into Wesley's home--you may need every set of eyes to find clues leading to his password
Bathrooms At Location: One
Food At Location: Restaurants and cafes around the corner, especially on Haight Street

Notes: After you visit Doctor When's home is a good time to have lunch

Props

Plot Point to Convey

Short Description

Open Time Period

Saturday, 10:20 AM till all teams (16 for Game 1, 17 for Game 2) have picked up (estimated 3:55 PM)

Staff Instructions

Your Role:

What To Wear:

What Your Character Knows:

Puzzles At This Site:

Where To Get Materials:

Setup Instructions:

  • Call GC when you arrive (so we know you are setting up)
  • Set up props
  • Call GC when you are ready for teams

Handout Instructions:

Discretely keep a running count of the number of teams who have picked up...so that you know when to close down the site.

When a team arrives say words to the effect of,

PLAYERS:

Blah.

Hints: Teams have been instructed to call GC; if you familiarize yourself with the attached hints feel free to assist

Answers: Teams have been instructed to phone in their answer to the Institute. If they try to give you the answer, remind them to follow instructions.

Site Close Down:

  • Thank the host
  • Call GC
  • Return your name badge(s) and lanyard to GC HQ at the end of your shift

Other Instructions:

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

Detailed Description

Puzzle Answer

Puzzle Solution

Budget

Credits

Manager

Trisha and Wei-Hwa

Hints

Ask teams what they have done, probing details if necessary (often this will get a team unstuck by themselves).

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Response to Correct Answer

To Do

Other Notes

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