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 How To Give To Teams
- 13 Puzzle Answer
- 14 Puzzle Solution
- 15 Budget
- 16 Credits
- 17 Manager
- 18 Hints
- 19 Response to Correct Answer
- 20 To Do
- 21 Other Notes
Order
1.04
Status
::PROTO::
Location Status
Done deal; agreed to by Dorian Claire
GC Point of Contact
Allen
Location Notes
Dorian Claire Antique Clock Repair.
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
How To Give To Teams
After solving Core Dump 1 at the Institute, Prof. Chronos tells them to go to Dorian Claire (see script). Her instructions include an email address to send their co-keypad design to and an Institute phone number to call if they have trouble. These should probably be a handout as well (along with parking & bathroom information).
Puzzle Answer
A series of numbers that define the co-keypad design.
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
Email from Institute
SUB: Co-Keypad Design FROM: Prof. Chronos
That's fantastic! We're so much closer to getting the machine working again and then rescuing Doctor When because of your help.
Next I need to get into the Doctor's Brain-O-Matic 9000 supercomputer. But I don't know the password. He always had a bad memory, so he told me he used an important memory from childhood for a password. Perhaps if you visited his childhood home you could figure it out. He lived at XXX Cole Street in San Francisco. If you need help, please call the lab assistants - but when you figure it out please call me at that same number. I may have follow-up questions so be sure you do it on a speakerphone and have the whole group in on the call.
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.
