2.12 Restaurant Coupon

Status

::PROTO::

Location

Paine Memorial High School Gym (see Consolidation 2)

GC Point of Contact

Erik & Melissa

Type

Optional Puzzle

Plot Setup

See Consolidation 2

Props

• 16 or 17 instruction sheets (handwritten to match storyline)
• 16 or 17 copies of restaurant coupon printout (printed on *both* sides)
• 16 or 17 combined order forms?
• Scissors

Plot Point to Convey

None

Short Description

Figure out complex takeout food order to satisfy ravenous lab assistants.

Open Time Period

See Consolidation 2

Staff Instructions

Your Role: Peach Frontier Laboratories Lab Assistant.

Handout Instructions: Do something.

Lab assistant at gym says words to the effect of,

It's been a long night and everyone is starving. All the lab assistants are tied up in calculations.

I hate to ask this of you, but here are some restaurant delivery menus. Would you please order us some food? Just work out an order and give it to one of the lab assistants when you're done.

Oh, but we have some picky eaters, so there are some constraints: we only have $100 with which we have to feed all 20 of us. There have to be at least 5 vegetarian meals and at least 10 non-vegetarian meals. And, oh...we don't want to be bad customers...so we always give each delivery driver a $3 tip.

And hands out puzzle.

Answers: Says words to the effect of

Thank you so much for this. We're starving.

Site Close Down: n/a

Other Instructions:

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

Detailed Description

The set up would be something like, "We hate to ask you to do such a menial thing, but the lab assistants are getting hungry so we need to phone in orders to a few delivery restaurants. We only have 3 $20s, 6 $10s, 3 $5s, (etc.) and can't make change. We need at least n burgers, but no more than m. Monica is a vegetarian so we need to have at least one vegetarian meal. Sam is gluten intolerant. We need both diet cola and regular. (etc.)

"Here's a set of delivery coupons that you can use. Would you please work out an order that will please everyone, write it down on this form, and cut out the appropriate coupons?"

We would make up all sorts of coupons (Sam's Chinese Food, Belmont Burgers, etc.; one or more per establishment). Each coupon would have it's own constraints, such as

• Expiration date (i.e., some coupons that would really help the order...won't be valid)
• Not valid in combination with any other offer (on two coupons from the same establishment)
• Only original coupons accepted--no photocopies

And, most importantly, the coupons would be printed on both sides of the same sheet of paper. That means that cutting out and using certain coupons would prevent using certain other coupons on the reverse side.

The coupons could be for things like,

• 50% off 2nd meal of equal or lesser value
• Free litre of Coke with order of $15 or more

How To Give To Teams

Given in person, see Staff Instructions

Puzzle Answer

This puzzle would not solve to a particular phrase. Rather, the players would have to write down precisely which items should be ordered from each restaurant. They would also have to cut out and hand in the required coupons.

Credits

Allen: concept, prototype Thomas: Revisions & enhancements

Manager

Thomas

Response to Correct Answer

n/a; answer given in person; see Staff Instructions

To Do

Create and playtest version 2.

Other Notes

Version 1 was play tested. Great visual appeal, nice "ah-ha" moment, but may hardly slow down a rabbit team.

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