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Ages 8–10 · Est. 35–50 minutes · 2–6 players

Snow Train Celebration

The banner poles are too bulky for some passages between the train carriages. Work together to route the banner delivery.

6 clues, gradual hints and a complete paper finish. Choose a reader, a recorder and a checker, then work through the mission together.

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Snow Train Celebration: 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.

Your mission

Work together to route the banner delivery.

Welcome to the snow train station. The banner poles are too bulky for some passages between the train carriages. Your team has the original records on the table. First recover five pieces of information, then use the final plan to route the banner delivery. Keep every result beside its badge so another teammate can check your reasoning.

How your team will think

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.

Set up in one room

  1. Print the six player sheets and two record sheets for each team. Keep answers and hints with the host.
  2. Lay out Travel map (one way), Carriage orders, the remaining clue sheets and the final plan. All task records are printed inside the sheets; no extra prop is needed.
  3. 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.

Bring to the table

  • One complete player set and record set per team
  • One pencil per child
  • One adult host with the answer and hint pages

Print and sorting checklist · Plan the player roles

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

Path

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.

Snow Train Celebration: 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.
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Travel map (one way) S > A: 2 units S > B: 1 units A > C: 2 units B > C: 2 units C > F: 2 units B > F: 2 units A > F: 7 units Journey rules Start S; finish F; limit 7 units. Visit A. Use the least total cost. Write every stop in order, with hyphens.

Clue 2 of 6

Record

Use the carriage orders and platform book to follow the completed record. Match printed keys, then report the requested field. A planned or cancelled entry cannot prove a move.

Snow Train Celebration: Use the carriage orders and platform 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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Carriage orders item: Tunnel | tag: PINE | status: cancelled item: Ramp | tag: WAVE | status: draft item: Deck | tag: STAR | status: checked Platform 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 3 of 6

Luggage

Luggage desk: Every parcel has the same whole-number weight. Remove loose units, find ONE parcel and check the second rule.

Snow Train Celebration: Luggage desk: Every parcel has the same whole-number weight. Remove loose units, find ONE parcel and check the second rule.
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4 parcels + 3 loose units = 39 units 2 parcels + 3 loose units = 21 units One parcel = ? units. Whole numbers 1–9. All parcels have equal weight.

Clue 4 of 6

Staff

Staff desk: Each person has ONE different item. Use all four NOT rules. Find Max's item and copy its digit.

Snow Train Celebration: Staff desk: Each person has ONE different item. Use all four NOT rules. Find Max's item and copy its digit.
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Flag digit 3 Bell digit 6 Lamp digit 9 People: Ana, Eli, Max Ana does NOT have Lamp. Eli does NOT have Flag. Eli does NOT have Bell. Max does NOT have Flag. Find Max's item. Each item is used once.

Clue 5 of 6

Signal

Signal desk: Decode all shapes in message order. Repeated shapes repeat their letter. Convert the full word using the table.

Snow Train Celebration: Signal desk: Decode all shapes in message order. Repeated shapes repeat their letter. Convert the full word using the table.
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Key: star means R; diamond means A; heart means I; cross means L. Message: star, diamond, heart, cross. Conversion: RAIL means 6; GEAR means 9; TICK means 2.

Clue 6 of 6

Final

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.

Snow Train Celebration: 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.
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Cargo key, one leg at a time Leg 1 (Path): S-A-F=2; S-A-C-F=4 Leg 2 (Record): NORTH=2; EAST=4 Leg 3 (Luggage): 1=2; 9=4 Leg 4 (Staff): 3=4; 6=2 Leg 5 (Signal): 6=4; 9=2 Roads: load capacity / travel cost 1: B 6/4 | A 3/2 2: C 3/2 | D 6/4 3: F 6/4 | E 3/2 4: G 3/2 | H 6/4 5: K 6/4 | J 3/2 Route rule Choose the cheapest road carrying each load. Report the five road IDs in leg order, with hyphens.

Start after: Path, Record, Luggage, Staff, Signal

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