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

Snow Train Celebration

Deliver the paper train banners to the correct carriage.

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

Snow Train Celebration: Stops desk: Combine every BEFORE rule to order the four actions. Write positions on the whole-sheet cards. Read position 4.

Your mission

The snow train dispatch board has lost its final banner code. Put the stops in order, check the luggage weight and decode the carriage message. 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

Print one player pack and two record sheets per team. Keep the host answers and all three hint levels with the adult.
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.
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. Stops

Stops desk: Combine every BEFORE rule to order the four actions. Write positions on the whole-sheet cards. Read position 4.

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Cards: Check track [5]; Reach stop [9]; Board train [7]; Pack flags [3]. Rules: Pack flags BEFORE Board train; Check track BEFORE Reach stop; Board train BEFORE Reach stop; Pack flags BEFORE Check track; Check track BEFORE Board train. Read card position 4.

2. Track

Track desk: Start at S. Follow EVERY arrow one square, including revisited cells. Record only the endpoint digit.

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Grid rows: 2, 4, 6, 8 / 5, 7, 9, 1 / 8, 0, 2, 4. Start row 1, column 1. Moves: right, right, down, left, down, right, up; one square per move.

3. Luggage

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

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4 parcels + 3 loose units = 39 units 2 parcels + 3 loose units = 21 units One parcel = ? units. Whole numbers 1–9. All parcels have equal weight.

4. Staff

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

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Flag digit 3 Bell digit 6 Lamp digit 9 People: Ana, Eli, Max Ana does NOT have Lamp. Eli does NOT have Flag. Eli does NOT have Bell. Max does NOT have Flag. Find Max's item. Each item is used once.

5. Signal

Signal desk: Decode all shapes in message order. Repeated shapes repeat their letter. Convert the full word using the table.

Snow Train Celebration: Signal desk: Decode all shapes in message order. Repeated shapes repeat their letter. Convert the full word using the table.

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Key: star means R; diamond means A; heart means I; cross means L. Message: star, diamond, heart, cross. Conversion: RAIL means 6; GEAR means 9; TICK means 2.

6. Final

Find the route from Start to Finish visiting Stop 1–5. Reject branches that cannot finish. Join the badge digits in route order.

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Start goes to Stop 1 or Dead end. Stop 1 (Staff) goes to Stop 2. Stop 2 (Stops) goes to Stop 3 or Dead end. Stop 3 (Track) goes to Stop 4. Stop 4 (Signal) goes to Stop 5. Stop 5 (Luggage) goes to Finish. Finish goes to no further stop. Dead end goes to no further stop. Required stops: Stop 1, Stop 2, Stop 3, Stop 4, Stop 5.