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Host Clockmaker Birthday Repair

The clock repair sheet has been mixed up with a spare-parts log. Restore the job order, decode the dial, match the repairers and check the remaining parts. 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. Job

Hint 1

The printed cards are deliberately out of order.

Hint 2

Stop clock must come first. Work out which action comes directly after it.

Hint 3

The first two actions are Stop clock, then Inspect gear. Finish the chain and read position 4.

Reveal host answer

5

The only order is Stop clock > Inspect gear > Fit spring > Test hands. Position 4 carries 5.

2. Dial

Hint 1

Use the letter under each named shape.

Hint 2

The first two shapes give T then I. Decode the remaining shapes the same way.

Hint 3

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

Reveal host answer

3

The decoded word is TICK; its row gives 3.

3. Parts

Hint 1

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

Hint 2

Start with 10. Apply +3 then -3. Ignore the cancelled +7.

Hint 3

The known entries leave 10. How much must return to reach the closing stock of 16?

Reveal host answer

6

Known stock: 10 + 3 - 3 = 10. Closing stock 16 minus 10 gives the missing return 6. Cancelled +7 never arrived.

4. Repairer

Hint 1

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

Hint 2

Raj cannot have two items, so Raj must have Hand.

Hint 3

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

Reveal host answer

2

Tess has Gear; Raj has Hand; Kit has Spring. Kit's item gives 2.

5. Face

Hint 1

Compare position 1 with position 1, not with a nearby matching shape.

Hint 2

Position 2 is one difference: circle in A, diamond in B. Mark it once.

Hint 3

Compare the remaining numbered pairs one by one. Add one mark for each unequal pair, then count all your marks.

Reveal host answer

3

Different positions are 2, 5, 8. There are 3 differences.

6. Final

Hint 1

Keep all five named badge results beside this sheet.

Hint 2

E3 is read first; it holds Face.

Hint 3

Read slots E3, B3, C3, A3, D3. Copy every stored digit in that order, including zero.

Reveal host answer

33652

E3 > B3 > C3 > A3 > D3

Suggested timeline

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