1.11.02a Balance Sheet Puzzle

Order

1.06.01

Status

::POLISH-READY::

Location Status

Foo

GC Point of Contact

Bar

Location Notes

Anywhere

Type

Optional Puzzle

Plot Setup

None required

Props

Two sheets of paper.

Plot Point to Convey

None

Short Description

An unusual financial balance sheet reveals instructions on how to raise money.

Detailed Description

Trenchwood Labs (or Chronos Labs) has run out of money. The game fairy (Chronos or When) asks the players to fix the errors in the lab's financial balance sheet, which doesn't seem to use the same rules as normal balance sheets. After fixing the errors, they can scrutinize the sheet to uncover hidden instructions on how to solve the lab's financial woes.

How To Give Puzzle

Over the phone a lab assistant tells them words to the effect of,

We seem to have run into a little bump in the road on our way to rescuing Doctor When. It's not a technical problem. Rather (and this is so embarrassing) it seems we've run out of money. Please go to _________________ and the lab assistant at that location will tell you more.

Lab assistant on site merely hands out the puzzle. The puzzle instructions say to call in the solution.

Puzzle Answer

INVEST ONE CENT IN PAST

Manager

Allen

Hints

(waiting for Wei-Hwa to upload Word document)

Response to Correct Answer

Lab assistant on phone says words to the effect of

Why of course! All we have to do is use the time machine to make an investment in the distant past. And then by the miracle of compound interest we'll be swimming in money today! We'll get right on that.

To Do

Find location, upload hints Word document into Hint section.