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'''Parking''': Best parking is free lot whose entrance is on Oreilly just south of Gorgas; street parking on Gorgas, too; do not use the parking spaces underneath the buildings.
 
'''Parking''': Best parking is free lot whose entrance is on Oreilly just south of Gorgas; street parking on Gorgas, too; do not use the parking spaces underneath the buildings.
 
'''Notes''': : Speak with the lab assistant onsite
 
  
 
'''Bathrooms At Location''': In the nearby Starbucks
 
'''Bathrooms At Location''': In the nearby Starbucks
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'''Food At Location''': Nearby Starbucks and other restaurants in the Presidio
 
'''Food At Location''': Nearby Starbucks and other restaurants in the Presidio
  
'''GC PoC''': Allen, (650) 395-8463, lab@trenchwood.com
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'''GC PoC''': Allen, (415) 475-8463, lab@trenchwood.com
  
 
'''Site PoC''': Property Manager Cathy Frazier 415-746-5268
 
'''Site PoC''': Property Manager Cathy Frazier 415-746-5268
  
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==Type==
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Location With Multiple Puzzles
  
 
==Plot Setup==
 
==Plot Setup==
 
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* Iconoclast scientist Doctor When has attempted to demonstrate his time machine before an audience of VIPs.
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* But it malfunctioned due to a faulty key component.  The players have helped fix that.
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* The malfunction is causing the Doctor to bounce around randomly in time from era to era, facing untold dangers!
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* Repairs also required access to the Doctor's supercomputer, but the team successfully hacked the password.
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* Along the way they learned someone named "Buffy" was important to him back in high school.
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* The players found a strange pattern in the eras that Doctor When has bounced to...which indicates that the next place he'll materialize is the Big Bang!
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* With that information the Institute can lock onto the Doctor and stop him from bouncing through time
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* The player are coming to this location to watch the Doctor at the Big Bang (since this is one of the few places where the temporal fault lines will allow the time machine's View-O-Scope to pick up a strong enough signal).
  
 
==Props==
 
==Props==
 
* Puzzle instructions for Send Me Back (Mandatory)
 
* Puzzle instructions for Send Me Back (Mandatory)
 
* Puzzle instructions for Fabric Of Time (Optional)
 
* Puzzle instructions for Fabric Of Time (Optional)
* 16 or 17 copies of Fabric of Time
 
* Puzzle instructions for Find The Letter (Mandatory)
 
 
* Lab coat (should have from previous site)
 
* Lab coat (should have from previous site)
 
* Trenchwood Institute name badge and lanyard (should have from previous site)
 
* Trenchwood Institute name badge and lanyard (should have from previous site)
 
==Props==
 
 
 
 
  
 
==Short Description==
 
==Short Description==
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==Open Time Period==
 
==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)
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Saturday, 3:40 PM till last team has had the 2nd "Send Me Back" interaction (estimated 6:30 PM)
  
 
==Staff Instructions==
 
==Staff Instructions==
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* <u>Trenchwood Institute</u> name badge
 
* <u>Trenchwood Institute</u> name badge
  
'''What Your Character Knows''':
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'''What Your Character Knows''': Everything in the Plot Setup section above.
  
 
'''Puzzles At This Site''':
 
'''Puzzles At This Site''':
 
* Send Me Back (Mandatory)
 
* Send Me Back (Mandatory)
 
* Fabric Of Time (Optional)
 
* Fabric Of Time (Optional)
* Find The Letter (Mandatory)
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* Find The Letter (Mandatory, but no interactions with you, so no instructions attached)
  
 
'''Where To Get Materials''':  GC HQ
 
'''Where To Get Materials''':  GC HQ
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'''Handout Instructions''':
 
'''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.
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Each team interacts with you two or three time in this order:
 
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# Send Me Back Part 1: Initial greeting and giving View-O-Scope access code for Act I, Scene 1
When a team arrives say words to the effect of,
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# Send Me Back Part 2: Giving View-O-Scope access code for puzzle component
 
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# Fabric Of Time (but only for rabbit teams that GC tells to ask you for it)
PLAYERS:
 
{{quote|
 
Blah.
 
}}
 
  
'''Hints''': Teams have been instructed to call GC; if you familiarize yourself with the attached hints feel free to assist
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Note that the Locate The Letter requires no interaction with you.
  
'''Answers''': Teams have been instructed to phone in their answer to the Institute.
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See the attached instruction sheets for the first two puzzles for more instructions.
  
 
'''Site Close Down''':
 
'''Site Close Down''':
* 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''':  
 
* Stay in character.
 
* Stay in character.
 
* Except ... if a team says "time out," break character and help them.
 
* Except ... if a team says "time out," break character and help them.
 
 
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Events]]
 
[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Unplaced]]
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[[Category:Act1]]

Latest revision as of 17:00, 29 March 2012

Status

::Revise::

Location

Name And Address: Letterman Digital Arts Center Park in Presidio, Statue of Eadweard Muybridge within the park containing the Letterman Digital Arts Center Recycled Water Pond, San Francisco; the park is bounded by Gorgas Ave., Lyon Street, Letterman Drive, and Oreilly Ave.; statue is just north of the Starbucks in Building C; probably best to go to intersection of Gorgas and Oreilly Upon Completion

Parking: Best parking is free lot whose entrance is on Oreilly just south of Gorgas; street parking on Gorgas, too; do not use the parking spaces underneath the buildings.

Bathrooms At Location: In the nearby Starbucks

Food At Location: Nearby Starbucks and other restaurants in the Presidio

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

Site PoC: Property Manager Cathy Frazier 415-746-5268

Type

Location With Multiple Puzzles

Plot Setup

  • Iconoclast scientist Doctor When has attempted to demonstrate his time machine before an audience of VIPs.
  • But it malfunctioned due to a faulty key component. The players have helped fix that.
  • The malfunction is causing the Doctor to bounce around randomly in time from era to era, facing untold dangers!
  • Repairs also required access to the Doctor's supercomputer, but the team successfully hacked the password.
  • Along the way they learned someone named "Buffy" was important to him back in high school.
  • The players found a strange pattern in the eras that Doctor When has bounced to...which indicates that the next place he'll materialize is the Big Bang!
  • With that information the Institute can lock onto the Doctor and stop him from bouncing through time
  • The player are coming to this location to watch the Doctor at the Big Bang (since this is one of the few places where the temporal fault lines will allow the time machine's View-O-Scope to pick up a strong enough signal).

Props

  • Puzzle instructions for Send Me Back (Mandatory)
  • Puzzle instructions for Fabric Of Time (Optional)
  • Lab coat (should have from previous site)
  • Trenchwood Institute name badge and lanyard (should have from previous site)

Short Description

Open Time Period

Saturday, 3:40 PM till last team has had the 2nd "Send Me Back" interaction (estimated 6:30 PM)

Staff Instructions

Your Role: Trenchwood Institute Lab Assistant

What To Wear:

  • Lab coat
  • Trenchwood Institute name badge

What Your Character Knows: Everything in the Plot Setup section above.

Puzzles At This Site:

  • Send Me Back (Mandatory)
  • Fabric Of Time (Optional)
  • Find The Letter (Mandatory, but no interactions with you, so no instructions attached)

Where To Get Materials: GC HQ

Setup Instructions:

  • Call GC when you are ready for teams

Handout Instructions:

Each team interacts with you two or three time in this order:

  1. Send Me Back Part 1: Initial greeting and giving View-O-Scope access code for Act I, Scene 1
  2. Send Me Back Part 2: Giving View-O-Scope access code for puzzle component
  3. Fabric Of Time (but only for rabbit teams that GC tells to ask you for it)

Note that the Locate The Letter requires no interaction with you.

See the attached instruction sheets for the first two puzzles for more instructions.

Site Close Down:

  • 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.