2.00 Sign In Act 2
Contents
- 1 Order
- 2 Status
- 3 Location
- 4 Type
- 5 Plot Setup
- 6 Props
- 7 Plot Point to Convey
- 8 Short Description
- 9 Open Time Period
- 10 Staff Instructions
- 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
2.00.1
Status
::POLISH-READY::
Location
Status: Peach Frontier Laboratories, actually Highlands Elementary School, 2320 Newport St, San Mateo, CA 94402
GC PoC: Erik, on-site
Parking: School lot or street parking
Notes: Reserved location
Type
Mandatory Puzzle
Plot Setup
Players have all come to see Doctor When's return from time...but instead will sign in for a presentation by Prof. Chronos. They get a puzzle as part of the sign-in process.
Props
- (Players already have badges--got them during Act I signin)
- Instruction handouts and forms.
- Flyer for reception at art history museum.
- 80 registration packs (one for each player), each including instructions and forms
- Enough crayons for everyone
- 16 sets of security badge inserts
- 16 pamphlets for the International Museum Of Pretentious Art
- Lab coat for each registrar
- Peach Frontier name badge and lanyard for each registrar
- Table (may be in school's storage area)
- 4 chairs (may be in school's storage area)
- Peach Frontier badge inserts for all players
Plot Point to Convey
- This is a new timeline...none of the actors or GC have any knowledge of what went on in Act I since for them it didn't happen
- The players have all been invited to witness the unveiling of Prof. Chronos's life's achievement.
Short Description
Signing in to presentation is a complicated puzzle that requires collaboration between different roles.
Open Time Period
When?
Staff Instructions
Your Role: Lab Assistant.
Handout Instructions: Do something.
Site Close Down: Clean up.
Other Instructions:
- Stay in character.
- Except ... if a team says "time out," break character and help them.
Detailed Description
"Cross-Referenced Approvals Permit" (or C.R.A.P. for short). This puzzle is isomorphic to the 4-desk version of Robert Abbott's Bureaucratic Maze.
Players navigate the maze by acquiring a sequence of signatures from other players, according to certain restrictions which are different for each role. The roles are color coded as follows:
Journalist = Purple (was Yellow, but the Yellow crayon doesn't show up very well) Official = Blue Scientist = Red Investor = Green
The puzzle is solved when they reach the only dead-end; that is, when no more signatures are possible in compliance with the restrictions.
How To Give To Teams
In person receptionist(s) gives to team with text on pp. 25-26 of script. After intro, teams enter Peach Frontier Laboratories and do puzzle.
Puzzle Answer
A correct answer should end in Red-Blue-Red-Green-Purple.
Puzzle Solution
Budget
- Crayons.
- Color Printing.
Credits
- Author: Wei-Hwa
- Flavor: Erik
Manager
Wei-Hwa
Hints
Here are some different points of discovery for the players:
- Noticing the implicit hint from the instructions that it is impossible to get two identically-colored signatures in a row.
- Noticing that there is one particular set that doesn't seem to have an exit -- Green+Purple.
- Finding the way to get to that exit.
Response to Correct Answer
In person lab assistant says words to the effect of:
- Your C.R.A.P. looks good. Now we just have to wait for the other visitors to complete their forms.
- While you're waiting, here is a preview of the reception we're hosting after the demonstration. The prestigious San Mateo International Museum Of Pretentious Art is letting us in for a private viewing. You're in for the time of your life!
To Do
Other Notes
Second Draft of the puzzle, in DOC form:
First Draft of the puzzle, in DOC form:
This draft was playtested on 9/15. Erik and Sean each took 32 minutes to solve it.
