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Host Amber Lab Dispatch

The amber lab has a scrambled sample note, a stock correction and three courier assignments. Match the printed records to the final dispatch route. 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.

Before you start

Clue check & hints

1. Note

Hint 1

Use the letter under each named shape.

Hint 2

The first two shapes give A then M. Decode the remaining shapes the same way.

Hint 3

Write AM first, then one letter per remaining shape. Choose the table row matching the whole message.

Reveal host answer

6

The decoded word is AMBER; its row gives 6.

2. Stock

Hint 1

The missing amount is a return into stock. The cancelled delivery never happened.

Hint 2

Start with 10. Apply +2 then -2. Ignore the cancelled +7.

Hint 3

The known entries leave 10. How much must return to reach the closing stock of 19?

Reveal host answer

9

Known stock: 10 + 2 - 2 = 10. Closing stock 19 minus 10 gives the missing return 9. Cancelled +7 never arrived.

3. Courier

Hint 1

No item can belong to two people. Cross out each forbidden pairing.

Hint 2

Otto cannot have two items, so Otto must have Box.

Hint 3

Cross Box off for the other two people. Apply the last NOT rule, then find Otto's item.

Reveal host answer

9

Nell has Case; Otto has Box; Tia has Tray. Otto's item gives 9.

4. Drawer

Hint 1

Columns A–D run left to right. Rows 1–3 run top to bottom.

Hint 2

The first coordinate A3 means column A, row 3. Its letter is A.

Hint 3

Begin with A, then read B1, C2, D3, A2 in order. Use the complete word's conversion row.

Reveal host answer

6

A3, B1, C2, D3, A2 reads AMBER. The conversion table gives 6.

5. Order

Hint 1

The printed cards are deliberately out of order.

Hint 2

Read sample must come first. Work out which action comes directly after it.

Hint 3

The first two actions are Read sample, then Check stock. Finish the chain and read position 4.

Reveal host answer

5

The only order is Read sample > Check stock > Seal case > Send case. Position 4 carries 5.

6. Final

Hint 1

Keep all five named badge results beside this sheet.

Hint 2

At Start, choose Stop 1. Dead end has no path to Finish.

Hint 3

Follow Stop 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Finish. Copy the badge digit beside each stop in that order.

Reveal host answer

59966

Start > Stop 1 > Stop 2 > Stop 3 > Stop 4 > Stop 5 > Finish; Order > Stock > Courier > Note > Drawer

Suggested timeline

Pause whenever the group needs a break. This is a planning estimate.