Work together to reconstruct the paper bakery run.
Welcome to the community paper bakery. The model bakery has cooling and packing steps that must fit between the order checks. Your team has the original records on the table. First recover five pieces of information, then use the final plan to reconstruct the paper bakery run. Keep every result beside its badge so another teammate can check your reasoning.
How your team will think
Combine before/after reports and work-and-travel windows.
Keep event names, times and badge labels together. Test the printed before, after and availability rules before accepting a schedule.
Set up in one room
Print the six player sheets and two record sheets for each team. Keep answers and hints with the host.
Lay out Event cards, Supply cards, the remaining clue sheets and the final plan. All task records are printed inside the sheets; no extra prop is needed.
After each clue, pass roles one seat clockwise. With two players, combine Reader with Recorder and Checker with Builder. With five or six, add a second checker and a source finder; everyone explains one decision.
Ages and durations are design estimates. Choose the pace and reading support that suit your group.
Look before you print
See all 6 player clues
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
Order
Arrange the four event cards using every witness note. "Immediately before" means there is no event between them. Report the requested position after the whole order has been checked.
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Event cards
K: Pack rolls
M: Mix model dough
R: Cool tray
B: Bake model
S: Shape rolls
Witness notes
M is before S.
B is immediately before R.
S is before B.
R is before K.
Report the event ID in position 3.
Clue 2 of 6
Kit
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.
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Supply cards
A: weight 3; gives cover+water
B: weight 2; gives food
C: weight 2; gives cover
D: weight 4; gives water+food
E: weight 4; gives cover+water+food
Packing order
Capacity 7; must cover cover, water, food.
Use the lightest complete kit. Each card once.
Write chosen card IDs alphabetically, with hyphens.
Clue 3 of 6
Window
The team needs time for both the job and the journey. It cannot start before the earliest time, leave a window unfinished, or arrive after the deadline. Which departure window works? Times are minutes after opening.
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Departure windows (minutes after opening)
TRAY-A: start 8; window ends 22
TRAY-B: start 16; window ends 31
TRAY-C: start 24; window ends 44
Work and travel
Earliest start 12; job 8 min.
Travel 6 min; arrival deadline 34.
Job + travel must both fit inside one window.
Report the only possible window ID.
Clue 4 of 6
Record
Use the order slips and tray book to follow the completed record. Match printed keys, then report the requested field. A planned or cancelled entry cannot prove a move.
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Order slips
item: Tray | tag: PINE | status: draft
item: Rack | tag: WAVE | status: checked
item: Box | tag: STAR | status: cancelled
Tray book
tag: STAR | bay: NORTH
tag: PINE | bay: EAST
tag: WAVE | bay: WEST
Cross-check
Match A.tag to B.tag.
A.status is not cancelled.
A.status is not draft.
Report B.bay.
Clue 5 of 6
Habitat
The collection note describes a lid, depth and handle. Find the box profile that meets the full note; do not choose a box by shape alone.
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Order-box profiles
ROUND: lid=round; depth=deep; handle=yes
FLAT: lid=square; depth=shallow; handle=yes
TALL: lid=square; depth=deep; handle=no
CARRY: lid=square; depth=deep; handle=yes
Required features
lid must be square.
depth must not be shallow.
handle must be yes.
Report the one matching card ID.
Clue 6 of 6
Final
Each recorded result recovers one order note. Use all five notes to put the six named events in order. A>B means A happens before B. Write all six event IDs from first to last; check that every note is satisfied.
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Run sheet
A: Mix dough
B: Bake model
C: Read order
D: Pack order
E: Shape rolls
F: Cool tray
Recovered order notes
Order: K=A>C; B=C>A
Kit: E=A>E; A-B=E>A
Window: TRAY-A=B>E; TRAY-B=E>B
Record: WEST=B>F; NORTH=F>B
Habitat: ROUND=D>F; CARRY=F>D
Order rule
A>B means A happens before B. Use all five notes.
Report all six event IDs in order, with hyphens.
Start after: Order, Kit, Window, Record, Habitat
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