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Host Museum Shadow Case

Welcome to the shadow puppet museum. A frame was moved during a projection test; the first room note describes the rehearsal, not the later move. Your team has the original records on the table. First recover five pieces of information, then use the final plan to locate the puppet frame. Keep every result beside its badge so another teammate can check your reasoning.

Before you start

Rotate player roles · Choose a useful hint · Manage two teams

Clue check & hints

1. Record

Hint 1

Start with the status field in Projection notes.

Hint 2

The tag links an item to a bay; rows in separate records need not line up.

Hint 3

Keep only entries meeting every status test. Follow each printed join to the report field; do not guess from row position.

Reveal host answer

NORTH

Check source status first, then join the matching tag. The useful information comes from separate records, not their printed row order. Result: NORTH.

2. Order

Hint 1

Read the event letters and all three witness notes.

Hint 2

Join immediately-before pairs as a block; other before notes set the direction between blocks.

Hint 3

Try the remaining positions, then check every note against your full order before reading the requested position.

Reveal host answer

E

The before relationships connect all four events. Place linked cards, check any immediate handoff and then read the specified position. Result: E.

3. Signal

Hint 1

Look at the training cards that share one signal.

Hint 2

In an unordered pair, a word cannot be assigned by its left/right position. Use the overlap with another pair.

Hint 3

Give each signal a different word, check every training example and only then decode the received message in its printed order.

Reveal host answer

REST-OPEN

A consistent one-to-one mapping satisfies every training example. Use the complete mapping to read the two-signal message in order. Result: REST-OPEN.

4. Kit

Hint 1

Read each supply card and the three required needs.

Hint 2

A light card alone may leave a need uncovered; a shared supply counts for both needs.

Hint 3

Compare complete combinations, adding each chosen card weight once. Reject any combination over the limit before choosing the lightest.

Reveal host answer

E

Compare coverage before weight. Only complete kits qualify; minimize their combined weight and report the selected cards in alphabetical order. Result: E.

5. Habitat

Hint 1

Read the frame silhouettes and the requirements.

Hint 2

Compare the same named feature across cards; check negative requirements as carefully as positive ones.

Hint 3

Keep a card only if it passes every requirement. Point to the failing feature before crossing out each alternative.

Reveal host answer

BOAT

Compare all printed features with every positive and negative requirement. Reject each near match using the particular requirement it fails. Result: BOAT.

6. Final

Needs: Record, Order, Signal, Kit, Habitat

Hint 1

Keep the five named results beside the final plan and find the key for each badge.

Hint 2

Each badge controls a different fact, road leg, order note, pulse or habitat layer. Use the matching key exactly once.

Hint 3

Check the completed product against all five recovered facts. If two answers remain, locate the fact that distinguishes them rather than guessing.

Reveal host answer

BAY-A

Translate each recovered result through its named evidence key. Each location must match all five recovered features. Both values occur equally often in each column, so the location plan alone cannot identify the answer. Checked result: BAY-A.

Suggested timeline

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

Finish with a short group review