Host Raptor Camp Bridge

The camp desk needs a safe imaginary crossing plan. Find the open corridor, work out equal supply weights and put the bridge checks in order. 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

Print one player pack and two record sheets per team. Keep the host answers and all three hint levels with the adult.Keep every clue as a full sheet at one table. Put the final sheet face down until all five results are recorded. Nothing needs cutting, folding or hiding.Give each child a pencil. Choose a reader, recorder and checker, and swap jobs after each clue. Use one team for 2–4 children or two teams for 5–6.

Team

Clue check & hints

1. Path

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Hint 1

Begin at S and trace only white cells.

Hint 2

The first move from S is right. Follow only edge-connected white cells; a corner touch cannot cross a wall.

Hint 3

The connected corridor reaches row 5, column 5. Copy the exit label printed there.

Reveal host answer

The open corridor from S reaches row 5 column 5, exit 3; the other labelled exits are separated by walls.

2. Load

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Hint 1

Loose units are not parcels. Every parcel has equal weight.

Hint 2

Remove 2 loose units from 26. That leaves 24 for the equal parcels.

Hint 3

Share 24 equally among 4 parcels. Substitute one parcel's weight into the second rule.

Reveal host answer

Remove 2 from 26; share 24 among 4 parcels to get 6. Check 2 x 6 + 3 = 15.

3. Builder

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Hint 1

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

Hint 2

Oli cannot have two items, so Oli must have Map.

Hint 3

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

Reveal host answer

Bex has Beam; Oli has Map; Rae has Rope. Oli's item gives 5.

4. Checks

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Hint 1

The printed cards are deliberately out of order.

Hint 2

Read plan must come first. Work out which action comes directly after it.

Hint 3

The first two actions are Read plan, then Check beam. Finish the chain and read position 4.

Reveal host answer

The only order is Read plan > Check beam > Mark bridge > Cross camp. Position 4 carries 9.

5. Signal

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Hint 1

Use the letter under each named shape.

Hint 2

The first two shapes give C then A. Decode the remaining shapes the same way.

Hint 3

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

Reveal host answer

The decoded word is CAMP; its row gives 6.

6. Final

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Hint 1

Keep all five named badge results beside this sheet.

Hint 2

At Start, choose Stop 1. Dead end has no path to Finish.

Hint 3

Follow Stop 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Finish. Copy the badge digit beside each stop in that order.

Reveal host answer

69653

Start > Stop 1 > Stop 2 > Stop 3 > Stop 4 > Stop 5 > Finish; Load > Checks > Signal > Builder > Path

Suggested timeline

3 minutes: Read the story, show the badge record and choose roles.
4 minutes: Solve Path. Offer one hint level at a time if wanted.
5 minutes: Solve Load. Offer one hint level at a time if wanted.
6 minutes: Solve Builder. Offer one hint level at a time if wanted.
5 minutes: Solve Checks. Offer one hint level at a time if wanted.
4 minutes: Solve Signal. 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.