The sample cards must pass a checking station and stay within every carrier load limit. Work together to route the amber sample delivery.
6 clues, gradual hints and a complete paper finish. Choose a reader, a recorder and a checker, then work through the mission together.
Your mission
Welcome to the amber laboratory. The sample cards must pass a checking station and stay within every carrier load limit. Your team has the original records on the table. First recover five pieces of information, then use the final plan to route the amber sample delivery. Keep every result beside its badge so another teammate can check your reasoning.
Compare path costs, capacity and required stops before choosing a journey.
Read the route’s start, destination and rules together. Trace one complete option at a time and keep its resource checks beside it, rather than mixing pieces of different routes.
Look before you print
These are the actual figures and instructions from the player pack. Read the final page’s rule along with the earlier clues.
Clue 1 of 6
Trace a legal supply journey from S to F. The map's arrows are one-way roads. Visit every required stop, stay inside the travel budget and use the cheapest complete journey. Report all stop letters.
Travel map (one way) S > A: 2 units S > B: 1 units A > C: 2 units B > C: 2 units CLOSED C > F: 2 units B > F: 2 units A > F: 7 units Journey rules Start S; finish F; limit 7 units. Visit C. Use the least total cost. Write every stop in order, with hyphens.
Clue 2 of 6
Pack a kit that supplies all three needs. One card may cover two needs, but its weight is counted once. Choose the lightest complete kit within the carrier limit. Report its card letters alphabetically.
Supply cards A: weight 3; gives tie+light B: weight 2; gives mark C: weight 2; gives tie D: weight 4; gives light+mark E: weight 4; gives tie+light+mark Packing order Capacity 7; must cover tie, light, mark. Use the lightest complete kit. Each card once. Write chosen card IDs alphabetically, with hyphens.
Clue 3 of 6
Courier desk: Each person has ONE different item. Use all four NOT rules. Find Otto's item and copy its digit.
Case digit 3 Tray digit 6 Box digit 9 People: Nell, Otto, Tia Nell does NOT have Box. Otto does NOT have Case. Otto does NOT have Tray. Tia does NOT have Case. Find Otto's item. Each item is used once.
Clue 4 of 6
Drawer desk: Read the letter at each coordinate, in order. Letter = column; number = row. Convert the complete word using the printed table.
Columns: A, B, C, D. Rows: 1, 2, 3. 1 J M Q T 2 R S B Y 3 A X A E AMBER = 6 EGGS = 9 BONE = 2 READ COORDINATES IN ORDER: A3 > B1 > C2 > D3 > A2
Clue 5 of 6
Order desk: Combine every BEFORE rule to order the four actions. Write positions on the whole-sheet cards. Read position 4.
Cards: Seal case [3]; Read sample [9]; Send case [5]; Check stock [1]. Rules: Read sample BEFORE Seal case; Check stock BEFORE Send case; Seal case BEFORE Send case; Read sample BEFORE Check stock; Check stock BEFORE Seal case. Read card position 4.
Clue 6 of 6
Use each result to recover the load for its leg. At each leg choose the cheapest road that can carry that load. A road with too little capacity is closed to this cargo. Report the five road IDs in journey order.
Cargo key, one leg at a time Leg 1 (Path): S-A-C-F=2; S-A-F=4 Leg 2 (Kit): A-B=2; E=4 Leg 3 (Courier): 3=4; 9=2 Leg 4 (Drawer): 6=4; 9=2 Leg 5 (Order): 3=4; 5=2 Roads: load capacity / travel cost 1: A 3/2 | B 6/4 2: D 6/4 | C 3/2 3: E 3/2 | F 6/4 4: H 6/4 | G 3/2 5: J 3/2 | K 6/4 Route rule Choose the cheapest road carrying each load. Report the five road IDs in leg order, with hyphens.
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