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Ages 8–10 · Est. 30–45 minutes · 2–6 players

Lunar Cargo Manifest

Rebuild the moon-base cargo release code.

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

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Lunar Cargo Manifest: Stock desk: A return entry lost its amount. Use the opening and closing stock to find the missing return. Apply DONE entries; ignore the CANCELLED plan.

Your mission

The cargo desk has a corrected stock ledger and out-of-order unloading steps. Match the crew to their containers, then place the five checks in the manifest slots. Collect five named badge digits and use the final sheet. Every clue is on the table; ask the host for one hint at a time.

Set up in one room

  1. Print one player pack and two record sheets per team. Keep the host answers and all three hint levels with the adult.
  2. Keep every clue as a full sheet at one table. Put the final sheet face down until all five results are recorded. Nothing needs cutting, folding or hiding.
  3. Give each child a pencil. Choose a reader, recorder and checker, and swap jobs after each clue. Use one team for 2–4 children or two teams for 5–6.

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.

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These are the actual figures from the printable player pack.

1. Stock

Stock desk: A return entry lost its amount. Use the opening and closing stock to find the missing return. Apply DONE entries; ignore the CANCELLED plan.

Lunar Cargo Manifest: Stock desk: A return entry lost its amount. Use the opening and closing stock to find the missing return. Apply DONE entries; ignore the CANCELLED plan.
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Opening stock: 10. Closing stock: 18. Received: +4 DONE Planned: +7 CANCELLED Issued: -1 DONE Returned: ? DONE Missing return = ? units. Ignore cancelled plans.

2. Crew

Crew desk: Each person has ONE different item. Use all four NOT rules. Find Bo's item and copy its digit.

Lunar Cargo Manifest: Crew desk: Each person has ONE different item. Use all four NOT rules. Find Bo's item and copy its digit.
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Food digit 8 Tools digit 1 Seeds digit 4 People: Ali, Ren, Bo Ali does NOT have Tools. Ren does NOT have Seeds. Ren does NOT have Food. Bo does NOT have Seeds. Find Bo's item. Each item is used once.

3. Unload

Unload desk: Combine every BEFORE rule to order the four actions. Write positions on the whole-sheet cards. Read position 3.

Lunar Cargo Manifest: Unload desk: Combine every BEFORE rule to order the four actions. Write positions on the whole-sheet cards. Read position 3.
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Cards: Scan cargo [2]; Open dock [6]; Weigh crate [4]; Unload box [8]. Rules: Scan cargo BEFORE Open dock; Weigh crate BEFORE Unload box; Open dock BEFORE Unload box; Scan cargo BEFORE Weigh crate; Weigh crate BEFORE Open dock. Read card position 3.

4. Mass

Mass desk: Every parcel has the same whole-number weight. Remove loose units, find ONE parcel and check the second rule.

Lunar Cargo Manifest: Mass desk: Every parcel has the same whole-number weight. Remove loose units, find ONE parcel and check the second rule.
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3 parcels + 4 loose units = 19 units 2 parcels + 3 loose units = 13 units One parcel = ? units. Whole numbers 1–9. All parcels have equal weight.

5. Slot

Slot desk: Read the letter at each coordinate, in order. Letter = column; number = row. Convert the complete word using the printed table.

Lunar Cargo Manifest: Slot desk: Read the letter at each coordinate, in order. Letter = column; number = row. Convert the complete word using the printed table.
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Columns: A, B, C, D. Rows: 1, 2, 3. 1 Y K E O 2 D G K N 3 C M D T DOCK = 8 BEAM = 1 STAR = 4 READ COORDINATES IN ORDER: C3 > D1 > A3 > B1

6. Final

Copy each badge digit into its named slot. Read the slots in the printed order; join all five digits.

Lunar Cargo Manifest: Copy each badge digit into its named slot. Read the slots in the printed order; join all five digits.
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Slots: A2 holds Stock; B2 holds Crew; C2 holds Unload; D2 holds Mass; E2 holds Slot. Read E2, B2, C2, A2, D2.

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