Welcome to the station ticket office. The first ticket record was cancelled; a later checked record tells the useful story. Your team has the original records on the table. First recover five pieces of information, then use the final plan to locate the lost ticket. Keep every result beside its badge so another teammate can check your reasoning.
How your team will think
Join records, check source status and explain why a near match fails.
Keep the badge results beside the candidate sheet. For each candidate, point to the evidence that supports or rejects it; the final choice must pass every printed check.
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 Ticket slips, 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
Record
Use the ticket slips and journey ledger 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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Ticket slips
item: Locker | tag: PINE | status: draft
item: Counter | tag: WAVE | status: checked
item: Drawer | tag: STAR | status: cancelled
Journey ledger
tag: STAR | bay: NORTH
tag: PINE | bay: EAST
tag: WAVE | bay: WEST
Station note
bay: WEST | seal: RING
bay: NORTH | seal: KITE
bay: EAST | seal: LEAF
Cross-check
Match A.tag to B.tag.
Match B.bay to C.bay.
A.status is checked.
Report C.seal.
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 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
Print
Print desk: Compare the two records at matching numbered positions. Count different pairs once each; ignore box outlines.
Fare desk: A return entry lost its amount. Use the opening and closing stock to find the missing return. Apply DONE entries; ignore the CANCELLED plan.
Platform desk: Read the letter at each coordinate, in order. Letter = column; number = row. Convert the complete word using the printed table.
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Columns: A, B, C, D. Rows: 1, 2, 3.
1
S
F
P
M
2
H
L
P
A
3
N
R
U
X
PASS = 3
CASE = 6
VASE = 9
READ COORDINATES IN ORDER:
C1 > D2 > A1 > A1
Clue 6 of 6
Final
Use each recorded result in the evidence key to learn one feature. Compare all five features with the location plan. Report the one location ID supported by every source, then explain why a nearby alternative fails.
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Location plan
BAY-K: leaf / south / stone / lower / square
BAY-L: leaf / south / wood / upper / round
BAY-A: ring / south / stone / upper / square
BAY-B: leaf / north / wood / upper / square
BAY-C: leaf / north / wood / upper / round
BAY-D: ring / south / wood / lower / square
BAY-E: leaf / north / stone / upper / round
BAY-F: ring / south / stone / lower / round
BAY-G: ring / north / wood / upper / round
BAY-H: ring / south / stone / lower / square
BAY-I: leaf / north / wood / lower / round
BAY-J: ring / north / stone / lower / square
Column order and evidence key
Stamp (Record): RING=leaf; KITE=ring
Door (Kit): A-B=south; E=north
Surface (Print): 0=stone; 4=wood
Level (Fare): 9=upper; 16=lower
Seal (Platform): 3=round; 6=square
Start after: Record, Kit, Print, Fare, Platform
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