1.03 Tachyon Midi Ether Co-Keypad 1
Contents
- 1 Order
- 2 Status
- 3 Location Status
- 4 GC Point of Contact
- 5 Location Notes
- 6 Type
- 7 Plot Setup
- 8 Props
- 9 Plot Point to Convey
- 10 Short Description
- 11 Detailed Description
- 12 Puzzle Answer
- 13 Puzzle Solution
- 14 Budget
- 15 Credits
- 16 Manager
- 17 Hints
- 18 Response to Correct Answer
- 19 To Do
- 20 Other Notes
Order
1.04
Status
::PROTO::
Location Status
Foo
GC Point of Contact
Bar
Location Notes
Teams will probably have to leave the lab to find midi ring components or old midi rings. Geeky places like the Computer History Museum, Exploratorium, or the clock-fixing shop in SF seem like appropriate locations. Note that those repaired/replaced rings have to get back to the time machine somehow. So plot continuity may require the teams to return to the lab to hand over the rings. Or maybe the teams could hand off their handiwork to designated couriers (GC in disguise). Or maybe they only need to send information back to Prof. Chronus. Or maybe there's some sort of remote scanner/duplicater out in the field. (Erik's opinion: better to not have them return to lab; handing to "courier" (GC) sounds best.)
Type
Mandatory Puzzle
Plot Setup
The solution to the previous puzzle tells Prof. Chronus to examine the machine's Midi Ether Co-Keypad Ring(s), which turn out to be defective. ("Wesley never was any good at midi rings...luckily I did my dissertation on them!") She needs 20 replacements...and luckily there are 20 teams! (Or maybe she needs 100 replacements and all the teams need to work together to collectively get that many done, though some teams may be faster than others.)
Catherine Chronos had a science fair project in high school that was based on "Diet Coke", and after years of research invented a device called the "Midi-ether Co-Keypad Ring". Wesley When used many copies of this device as part of his time machine, but since he was not an expert on Co-Keypad Rings, one of the Co-Keypad Rings in the time machine broke, and the team now needs to fix it. The team is not given a "real" Co-Keypad Ring, but rather a kit of dummy Co-Keypad Ring components and instructions for assembly. When they have figured out the correct assembly, they show it to a lab assistant, and the plot continues.
Props
The physical ring puzzles.
Plot Point to Convey
The machine is partially fixed after rings are installed.
Short Description
Collect parts replacements around town. Play up aspects of "ring" and/or "midi" (digital music).
Detailed Description
Puzzle Answer
May simply be the correctle assembled device, images of the correct configurations, or something similar.
Puzzle Solution
Budget
A set of three keypads is $4.75 from Electronic Surplus. Wei-Hwa bought 34 sets (in case some get destroyed during prototyping). Total price, $181.50 (including $20 shipping).
More will be needed for the cases.
Credits
Manager
Wei-Hwa
Hints
Response to Correct Answer
?
To Do
Other Notes
Though the "there are 100 configurations and we need all of them" has the benefit of teams feeling like they're collaborating, this is actually a place where we may need to _spread_ the teams (since we've got them going to outside locations. In particular, if the next location is Dr. When's childhood bedroom, having all 20 teams go there at once is logistically bad. Perhaps there should be a "spreading" puzzle in between Midi Ring A and Midi Ring B.
