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Host Meteor Route Control Earlier edition · 1.0.0 Use this edition with the same version of your printed clues. Its saved progress is separate from the current game.
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The route desk has one connected corridor, a fuel record and a coded waypoint. Use all five navigation checks to choose the route through the final stop network. 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.
Rotate player roles · Choose a useful hint · Manage two teams
TeamTeam 1 Team 2 Clue check & hints 1. Corridor Mark this clue completeHint 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 7
The open corridor from S reaches row 5 column 5, exit 7; the other labelled exits are separated by walls.
2. Fuel Mark this clue completeHint 1 The missing amount is a return into stock. The cancelled delivery never happened.
Hint 2 Start with 12. Apply +2 then -2. Ignore the cancelled +7.
Hint 3 The known entries leave 12. How much must return to reach the closing stock of 13?
Reveal host answer 1
Known stock: 12 + 2 - 2 = 12. Closing stock 13 minus 12 gives the missing return 1. Cancelled +7 never arrived.
3. Pilot Mark this clue completeHint 1 No item can belong to two people. Cross out each forbidden pairing.
Hint 2 Kai cannot have two items, so Kai must have Map.
Hint 3 Cross Map off for the other two people. Apply the last NOT rule, then find Uma's item.
Reveal host answer 0
Ari has Radio; Kai has Map; Uma has Log. Uma's item gives 0.
4. Beacon Mark this clue completeHint 1 Use the letter under each named shape.
Hint 2 The first two shapes give S then A. Decode the remaining shapes the same way.
Hint 3 Write SA first, then one letter per remaining shape. Choose the table row matching the whole message.
Reveal host answer 7
The decoded word is SAFE; its row gives 7.
5. Point Mark this clue completeHint 1 Move one square for each arrow. A revisit still counts as a move.
Hint 2 After the first 4 arrows, you are at row 1, column 3. Continue from there.
Hint 3 From that checkpoint follow left, down, right, down. Copy the last cell.
Reveal host answer 8
The route ends at row 3, column 3. That cell gives 8.
6. Final Mark this clue completeNeeds: Corridor, Fuel, Pilot, Beacon, Point
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 17807
Start > Stop 1 > Stop 2 > Stop 3 > Stop 4 > Stop 5 > Finish; Fuel > Beacon > Point > Pilot > Corridor
Suggested timeline 3 minutes: Read the story, show the badge record and choose roles. 4 minutes: Solve Corridor. Offer one hint level at a time if wanted. 5 minutes: Solve Fuel. Offer one hint level at a time if wanted. 6 minutes: Solve Pilot. Offer one hint level at a time if wanted. 4 minutes: Solve Beacon. 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.
Record paper game complete
Finish with a short group review