The observatory has a near-match star label, two different chart copies and a telescope keeper list. Restore the reading order for tonight’s imaginary sky. 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. Label
Hint 1
Start at S and check every letter.
Hint 2
The exact word starts in row 3, column 1. Check its letters against the target.
Hint 3
In that row, copy column 5, the cell immediately after the complete word.
Reveal host answer
6
Only row 3 has STAR followed immediately by 6. Other rows have changed or reversed letters.
2. Chart
Hint 1
Compare position 1 with position 1, not with a nearby matching shape.
Hint 2
Position 1 is one difference: hexagon in A, square 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
5
Different positions are 1, 3, 4, 6, 8. There are 5 differences.
3. Keeper
Hint 1
No item can belong to two people. Cross out each forbidden pairing.
Hint 2
Rigel cannot have two items, so Rigel must have Pen.
Hint 3
Cross Pen off for the other two people. Apply the last NOT rule, then find Rigel's item.
Reveal host answer
9
Vega has Scope; Rigel has Pen; Deneb has Chart. Rigel's item gives 9.
4. Read
Hint 1
The printed cards are deliberately out of order.
Hint 2
Open roof must come first. Work out which action comes directly after it.
Hint 3
The first two actions are Open roof, then Set scope. Finish the chain and read position 4.
Reveal host answer
2
The only order is Open roof > Set scope > Read chart > Record sky. Position 4 carries 2.
5. Point
Hint 1
Move one square for each arrow. A revisit still counts as a move.
Hint 2
After the first 3 arrows, you are at row 2, column 3. Continue from there.
Hint 3
From that checkpoint follow up, right, down, down. Copy the last cell.
Reveal host answer
9
The route ends at row 3, column 4. That cell gives 9.
6. Final
Hint 1
Keep all five named badge results beside this sheet.
Hint 2
Begin with Label, then Keeper.
Hint 3
Copy one digit per printed badge box from left to right. Do not sort by clue number; zero remains a digit.
Reveal host answer
69259
Label > Keeper > Read > Chart > Point
Suggested timeline
3 minutes: Read the story, show the badge record and choose roles.
undefined minutes: Solve Label. Offer one hint level at a time if wanted.
3 minutes: Solve Chart. Offer one hint level at a time if wanted.
6 minutes: Solve Keeper. Offer one hint level at a time if wanted.
5 minutes: Solve Read. Offer one hint level at a time if wanted.
4 minutes: Solve Point. Offer one hint level at a time if wanted.
5 minutes: Use the five results on the final sheet.
2 minutes: Read the ending and thank each teammate.
Pause whenever the group needs a break. This is a planning estimate.