Ages 6–8 · Est. 30–40 minutes · 2–8 players

Birthday Starship

Find the birthday supplies at the moon base.

Six clues, three hint levels each, and a paper-only finish. No locks, apps or cutting required.

Your mission

The birthday team has arrived, but one important part of the celebration is missing. Find the birthday supplies at the moon base. Collect five named badge digits, then use the final sheet to finish your mission. All the clues you need are printed here. Work together and ask for a hint whenever you want.

Set up in one room

Print one player pack and two prop sheets per team. Keep all host and hint pages with an adult.
Put clue pages 1–5 at the table. Place the final sheet face down until the five badges are collected.
Share pencils and choose a reader, recorder and path finder. Swap jobs after each clue.

Materials

6 player sheets and 2 prop sheets per team
One pencil per child
One adult host with the answer and hint pages

Designed ages and estimated time have not yet been calibrated in a live child playtest.

See all six player clues

These are the actual figures from the printable player pack.

1. Stars

Count only the star shapes. Write that number on your Stars badge.

Read this clue in text

Shapes, in reading order: star, circle, star, triangle, star, circle, triangle, star, circle. Target: star.

2. Navigation

Start at S. Follow open squares without moving diagonally. Which numbered exit can you reach? Record its label for Navigation.

Read this clue in text

Grid rows, top to bottom. S means start; dot means open; # means wall. Move one cell up, down, left or right. S.##8 #.### #...# ###.# 7##.E Exits: row 1, column 5: label 8; row 5, column 1: label 7; row 5, column 5: label 2.

3. Log

Use the BEFORE rules to put the four cards in order. Take the number on card 3.

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Cards: Pack bags [9]; Board ship [1]; Lift off [7]; Land on moon [5]. Rules: Pack bags BEFORE Board ship; Board ship BEFORE Lift off; Lift off BEFORE Land on moon. Read card position 3.

4. Rocket

Use the symbol key to decode the message. Use the word-to-number table to turn the word into a digit.

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Key: triangle means T; square means H; circle means R; star means E. Message: triangle, square, circle, star, star. Conversion: THREE means 3.

5. Moon

Choose the card that matches BOTH required properties. Copy its digit.

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Rule: craters = yes Rule: tail = no Moon — digit 6 craters: yes / tail: no Sun — digit 8 craters: no / tail: no Comet — digit 1 craters: yes / tail: yes