Host Birthday Starship

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.

Before you start

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.

Team

Clue check & hints

1. Stars

Mark this clue complete

Hint 1

Look for the word star.

Hint 2

Point to one star at a time.

Hint 3

Mark the star shapes as you count, then check again.

Reveal host answer

Count each star once; ignore the other shapes.

2. Navigation

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Hint 1

Begin at S, not at an exit.

Hint 2

Move one square up, down, left or right. Walls cannot be crossed.

Hint 3

Follow the open corridor and check each junction. Only one exit connects to S.

Reveal host answer

Trace the orthogonal path from S; the other exits are separated by walls.

3. Log

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Hint 1

Use the written rules rather than the printed card order.

Hint 2

Find the card that has no earlier card.

Hint 3

Place each card immediately after its predecessor; count positions from one.

Reveal host answer

Pack bags, Board ship, Lift off, Land on moon. The third card, Lift off, carries 7.

4. Rocket

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Hint 1

The same symbol always means the same letter.

Hint 2

Write one letter under every symbol.

Hint 3

Read the letters from left to right and use the printed number table.

Reveal host answer

Replace every symbol with its letter, including repeated symbols. Convert the decoded word using the printed table.

5. Moon

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Hint 1

A card must satisfy both rules.

Hint 2

Cross out any card that fails one condition.

Hint 3

Check the remaining card against both properties before copying its digit.

Reveal host answer

Only one card has craters=yes and tail=no.

6. Final

Mark this clue complete

Hint 1

Keep the five badge results visible. Every number has a badge name.

Hint 2

Use the order, slots, route or matching columns printed on this page.

Hint 3

Start with the Rocket badge, then follow the printed rule.

Reveal host answer

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badge-order: Rocket → Stars → Moon → Navigation → Log. Keep leading zeroes.

Suggested timeline

3 minutes: Read the opening story and explain the badges.
5 minutes: Solve Stars; offer one hint at a time.
5 minutes: Solve Navigation; offer one hint at a time.
5 minutes: Solve Log; offer one hint at a time.
5 minutes: Solve Rocket; offer one hint at a time.
5 minutes: Solve Moon; offer one hint at a time.
5 minutes: Combine the badges on the final sheet.
2 minutes: Read the ending and award certificates.

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