Difference between revisions of "3.11 TRASH"

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==Status==
 
==Status==
  ::UNCLAIMED::
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  ::MOCKUP::
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
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==Plot Setup==
 
==Plot Setup==
The players have used the time machine to visit the high school itself in 1986. They are following instructions from a mysterious benefactor to tamper with the envelope Doctor When planted in the locker. After Act II's Chronus removes it from the locker, they must retrieve it from the rubbish bin (or wherever it ends up).
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Players have travelled to 1986 only to find the locker and the nearby trash can empty. The trash can has a sign on it directing players to another location at the school, where they find a complicated set of instructions dictating how trash gets moved around by Tiresias.  They must figure out Tiresias' system to discover where the envelope currently is.
  
 
==Props==
 
==Props==
The envelope, the locker, the bin. Markers for writing on the letter.
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The envelope, locker hallway garbage can with sign, poster with TRASH rules, whiteboard with the TRASH daily log, pile of blank paper, magnets or other 1"-diameter round objects in sets of 4, principal's office garbage can (with basketball hoop and some garbage inside), 1986-appropriate basketball poster for principal's office.
  
 
==Plot Point to Convey==
 
==Plot Point to Convey==
The players are taking independent action to break the infinite ping-pong loop set up by Doctor When and Prof. Chronus. Only by disobeying them can they make things truly right.
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The players need to find the envelope so they can break the infinite time loop in which they're caught.
  
 
==Short Description==
 
==Short Description==
Locate the letter after Chronus discards it. Physical challenge?
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Locate the letter after Chronos discards it.
  
 
==Detailed Description==
 
==Detailed Description==
Ty is present as the school janitor to monitor and guide the players. He may have just emptied all the wastebaskets, or otherwise knows how to steer players towards the letter's location. Finding the letter might require digging through trash or gaining access to the trash area.
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==Puzzle Answer==
 
==Puzzle Answer==
 
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The envelope is inside the garbage can in the principal's office.  The players will also need to know that the locker hallway can is empty, the principal's office can contains garbage and recyclables, and the two other cans contain garbage only.
  
 
==Puzzle Solution==
 
==Puzzle Solution==
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==Budget==
 
==Budget==
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See props, above - probably about $100.
  
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==Credits==
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Erik Stuart
  
==Credits==
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==Manager==
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Erik
  
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==Hints==
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- This may be a fairly hard puzzle for many teams, so hints have been built in to the structure of the puzzle.  Every 15 minutes, the assistant janitor will hand them a clue.
  
==Manager==
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- The first clue is the assistant janitor's business card, which says "TRASH is AMAZING!" - a semi-subtle hint that the TRASH system is a (4-dimensional) maze.
  
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- The second clue is Tiresias' business card, which lists as interests "The Fourth Dimension" and "Mazes", a strong hint that the system is a 4-D maze.
  
==Hints==
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- The third clue is a flyer/brochure on how 4-D mazes work, and gives a strong example of how to represent the TRASH system as a maze.
  
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- The assistant janitor will be able to provide further guidance for struggling teams.
  
 
==Response to Correct Answer==
 
==Response to Correct Answer==
 
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"Yes, you can look in this trash can". (The players will find the envelope, at which point they can change the writing on the newspaper and place the envelope in Wesley's locker.)
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==To Do==
 
==To Do==
 
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Create poster, get props
  
 
==Other Notes==
 
==Other Notes==

Revision as of 18:36, 10 December 2011

Order

3.08

Status

::MOCKUP::

Location

High School, 1986.

Type

Mandatory Puzzle

Plot Setup

Players have travelled to 1986 only to find the locker and the nearby trash can empty. The trash can has a sign on it directing players to another location at the school, where they find a complicated set of instructions dictating how trash gets moved around by Tiresias. They must figure out Tiresias' system to discover where the envelope currently is.

Props

The envelope, locker hallway garbage can with sign, poster with TRASH rules, whiteboard with the TRASH daily log, pile of blank paper, magnets or other 1"-diameter round objects in sets of 4, principal's office garbage can (with basketball hoop and some garbage inside), 1986-appropriate basketball poster for principal's office.

Plot Point to Convey

The players need to find the envelope so they can break the infinite time loop in which they're caught.

Short Description

Locate the letter after Chronos discards it.

Detailed Description

Puzzle Answer

The envelope is inside the garbage can in the principal's office. The players will also need to know that the locker hallway can is empty, the principal's office can contains garbage and recyclables, and the two other cans contain garbage only.

Puzzle Solution

Budget

See props, above - probably about $100.

Credits

Erik Stuart

Manager

Erik

Hints

- This may be a fairly hard puzzle for many teams, so hints have been built in to the structure of the puzzle. Every 15 minutes, the assistant janitor will hand them a clue.

- The first clue is the assistant janitor's business card, which says "TRASH is AMAZING!" - a semi-subtle hint that the TRASH system is a (4-dimensional) maze.

- The second clue is Tiresias' business card, which lists as interests "The Fourth Dimension" and "Mazes", a strong hint that the system is a 4-D maze.

- The third clue is a flyer/brochure on how 4-D mazes work, and gives a strong example of how to represent the TRASH system as a maze.

- The assistant janitor will be able to provide further guidance for struggling teams.

Response to Correct Answer

"Yes, you can look in this trash can". (The players will find the envelope, at which point they can change the writing on the newspaper and place the envelope in Wesley's locker.)

To Do

Create poster, get props

Other Notes