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Revision as of 12:01, 18 January 2012
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
1.05.03
Status
::BUILD-READY::
Location Status
Foo
GC Point of Contact
Bar
Location Notes
Anywhere
Type
Optional Puzzle (INVESTOR)
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 To Teams
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.
If the puzzle is being given in the Role 1 slot, lab assistant then says
- Please go to the Noisebridge Laboratory at 2169 Mission Street in San Francisco. As the lab assistant for the "Balance Sheet" research project. There is metered street parking nearby as well as the garage on Hoff Street between 16th and 17th, and the Mission Bartlett Garage at 3255 21st Street.
If the puzzle is being given in the Role 2 or 3 slot, lab assistant then says
- Please go to the lab assistant at your current location and ask for the "Balance Sheet" research project.
If the puzzle is being given in the Role 4 slot, lab assistant then says
- Please go to the steps of the California Academy of Sciences San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. As the lab assistant for the "Balance Sheet" research project. There is some street parking on John F. Kennedy Drive as well as the Golden Gate Park Garange, one entrance of which is at 800 10th Avenue.
SUPPLEMENTAL EMAIL ROLE 1
- Research Project Title: Balance Sheet
- Objective: Help Institute keep operating long enough to rescue Doctor When by avoiding bankruptcy
- Location: Noisebridge, 2169 Mission Street in San Francisco; entrance is through a nondescript metal gate; there's a red graphic on black vinyl above the gate; the gate is just to the left of the Mi Ranchero produce market; walk up to the third floor
- Upon Completion: Call the Institute and speak with any lab assistant
- Parking: Metered street parking nearby as well as the garage on Hoff Street between 16th and 17th, and the Mission Bartlett Garage at 3255 21st Street
- Bathrooms At Location: Yes
- Food At Location: Numerous stores, restaurants, and cafes on Mission and Valencia Streets, as well as every side street
SUPPLEMENTAL EMAIL ROLES 2 OR 3
- Research Project Title: Balance Sheet
- Objective: Help Institute keep operating long enough to rescue Doctor When by avoiding bankruptcy
- Location: current
- Upon Completion: Call the Institute and speak with any lab assistant
SUPPLEMENTAL EMAIL ROLE 4
- Research Project Title: Balance Sheet
- Objective: Help Institute keep operating long enough to rescue Doctor When by avoiding bankruptcy
- Location: Front steps of California Academy Of Sciences in San Francisco
- Upon Completion: Call the Institute and speak with any lab assistant
- Parking: Some street parking on John F. Kennedy Drive as well as the Golden Gate Park Garange, one entrance of which is at 800 10th Avenue
- Bathrooms At Location: No
- Food At Location: No
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
Puzzle Solution
Budget
Credits
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.
Since this is an optional puzzle, the next step can vary. Check the timing. It will most likely be the Income Statement puzzle, but could be just sending them to the next mandatory puzzle.
To Do
Find location, upload hints Word document into Hint section.
