The birthday team has arrived, but one important part of the celebration is missing. Rebuild the paper bakery order for a birthday picnic. 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
Clue check & hints
1. Recipe
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
5
The rules form one chain: Wrap the gift → Write the label → Carry the gift → Deliver the gift. Read card 3.
2. Trays
Hint 1
Every step adds 2.
Hint 2
Start with the last number, not the first.
Hint 3
Add once more; do not skip a step.
Reveal host answer
7
Add 2 to the final printed number. The allowed rule is stated on the sheet.
3. Weights
Hint 1
All parcels have the same weight.
Hint 2
Remove the loose weight from the total first.
Hint 3
Share the remaining weight equally among the parcels.
Reveal host answer
1
Subtract 0 from 2, then divide by 2. Check the result in the balance rule.
4. Menu
Hint 1
Read rows from left to right; look for B.
Hint 2
Do not search diagonally or backwards.
Hint 3
Once the whole word matches, read the very next cell.
Reveal host answer
4
Locate the single BOOK occurrence. The next cell contains the badge digit; other letters are filler.
5. Napkin
Hint 1
The middle dashed line is the fold.
Hint 2
The outside right square meets the outside left square.
Hint 3
Find the mirror partner of the marked square and add their two printed values.
Reveal host answer
3
Reflection pairs column 1 with 4 and column 2 with 3. Add the marked left cell and its reflected right cell.
6. Final
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 Weights badge, then follow the printed rule.
Reveal host answer
13547
badge-order: Weights → Napkin → Recipe → Menu → Trays. Keep leading zeroes.
Suggested timeline
3 minutes: Read the opening story and explain the badges.
5 minutes: Solve Recipe; offer one hint at a time.
5 minutes: Solve Trays; offer one hint at a time.
5 minutes: Solve Weights; offer one hint at a time.
5 minutes: Solve Menu; offer one hint at a time.
5 minutes: Solve Napkin; 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.