Stage cards contain both immediate handoffs and longer before-and-after relationships. Work together to reconstruct the lantern rehearsal.
6 clues, gradual hints and a complete paper finish. Choose a reader, a recorder and a checker, then work through the mission together.
Your mission
Welcome to the lantern theatre. Stage cards contain both immediate handoffs and longer before-and-after relationships. Your team has the original records on the table. First recover five pieces of information, then use the final plan to reconstruct the lantern rehearsal. Keep every result beside its badge so another teammate can check your reasoning.
Combine before/after reports and work-and-travel windows.
Keep event names, times and badge labels together. Test the printed before, after and availability rules before accepting a schedule.
Look before you print
These are the actual figures and instructions from the player pack. Read the final page’s rule along with the earlier clues.
Clue 1 of 6
Arrange the four event cards using every witness note. "Immediately before" means there is no event between them. Report the requested position after the whole order has been checked.
Event cards A: Place lantern B: Hang screen C: Open curtain D: Test shadow Witness notes B is immediately before A. D is immediately before C. A is before D. Report the event ID in position 2.
Clue 2 of 6
The team needs time for both the job and the journey. It cannot start before the earliest time, leave a window unfinished, or arrive after the deadline. Which departure window works? Times are minutes after opening.
Departure windows (minutes after opening) STAGE-A: start 10; window ends 21 STAGE-B: start 16; window ends 34 STAGE-C: start 30; window ends 49 Work and travel Earliest start 12; job 10 min. Travel 6 min; arrival deadline 40. Job + travel must both fit inside one window. Report the only possible window ID.
Clue 3 of 6
Recover the complete desk-signal legend from the training cards. Compare which signals and words appear together across the cards; word order on a card is not a clue. Decode the received message in order. The desk uses this message when handling the stage rehearsal.
Unlabelled legend Signals: DOT, BAR, ARC, RING, CROSS. Words: WAIT, SEND, TURN, REST, CHECK. Each signal has one word; each word is used once. Training messages DOT+BAR means SEND+TURN (any order) BAR+ARC means TURN+REST (any order) ARC+RING means REST+CHECK (any order) RING+CROSS means CHECK+WAIT (any order) Received message CROSS > BAR Report decoded words in order, with hyphens.
Clue 4 of 6
Follow the checked cue through the stage book to its signed notice. A draft notice can share the same bay, so both the joins and the copy status matter.
Cue sheets item: Screen | tag: PINE | status: cancelled item: Lamp | tag: WAVE | status: draft item: Curtain | tag: STAR | status: checked Stage book tag: STAR | bay: NORTH tag: PINE | bay: EAST tag: WAVE | bay: WEST Director note bay: WEST | seal: RING | copy: signed bay: NORTH | seal: KITE | copy: signed bay: EAST | seal: LEAF | copy: signed bay: WEST | seal: KITE | copy: draft Cross-check Match A.tag to B.tag. Match B.bay to C.bay. A.status is checked. C.copy is signed. Report C.seal.
Clue 5 of 6
The shadow rehearsal needs screen, light and stage-mark cards. Pack the lightest complete kit within the carrier limit. A combined card can cover two requirements.
Supply cards A: weight 2; gives screen B: weight 4; gives light+mark C: weight 3; gives screen+light D: weight 2; gives mark E: weight 7; gives screen+light+mark Packing order Capacity 7; must cover screen, light, mark. Use the lightest complete kit. Each card once. Write chosen card IDs alphabetically, with hyphens.
Clue 6 of 6
Each recorded result recovers one order note. Use all five notes to put the six named events in order. A>B means A happens before B. Write all six event IDs from first to last; check that every note is satisfied.
Run sheet A: Place lantern B: Clear stage C: Open curtain D: Hang screen E: Take bow F: Test shadow Recovered order notes Order: A=B>D; B=D>B Window: STAGE-A=A>D; STAGE-B=D>A Signal: WAIT-TURN=A>F; WAIT-SEND=F>A Record: RING=C>F; KITE=F>C Kit: C-D=C>E; A-B=E>C Order rule A>B means A happens before B. Use all five notes. Report all six event IDs in order, with hyphens.
Keep the habit of sharing evidence and try a new reasoning task.
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