Welcome to the forest lantern depot. Two bridges can carry small baskets, while the heavy lantern stand needs another road. Your team has the original records on the table. First recover five pieces of information, then use the final plan to plan the lantern delivery route. Keep every result beside its badge so another teammate can check your reasoning.
Find S, F, the required-stop list and any CLOSED edge.
Hint 2
A cheap shortcut is not a complete journey if it skips a required stop.
Hint 3
List the legal complete paths, add their edge costs and compare only paths that meet every condition.
Reveal host answer
S-A-C-F
Discard closed roads and paths missing C. Add the costs of every remaining edge; the lowest eligible total determines the whole route. Result: S-A-C-F.
2. Kit
Hint 1
Read each supply card and the three required needs.
Hint 2
A light card alone may leave a need uncovered; a shared supply counts for both needs.
Hint 3
Compare complete combinations, adding each chosen card weight once. Reject any combination over the limit before choosing the lightest.
Reveal host answer
A-B
Compare coverage before weight. Only complete kits qualify; minimize their combined weight and report the selected cards in alphabetical order. Result: A-B.
3. Keeper
Hint 1
Find the three people, the three items and the forbidden pairings.
Hint 2
Each item is used once. A person ruled out of two items must have the third.
Hint 3
Place the most restricted person, remove that item from the others, then use the remaining rule. Read the target person only after checking all pairs.
Reveal host answer
0
Owl has Map; Fox has Lamp; Hare has Flag. Hare's item gives 0. Result: 0.
4. Signal
Hint 1
Find the exact target word and the allowed reading direction.
Hint 2
A reversed word or almost-matching spelling does not qualify.
Hint 3
Check every letter of the full word, then read the digit immediately after it in the permitted direction.
Reveal host answer
7
Only row 3 has LAMP followed immediately by 7. Other rows have changed or reversed letters. Result: 7.
5. Order
Hint 1
Find all the event cards and the before notes.
Hint 2
Connect cards linked by the notes; a card position is counted from the beginning of the completed order.
Hint 3
Check every before relationship, then read only the requested position. The printed card arrangement is not the answer order.
Reveal host answer
3
The only order is Read trail > Check lamps > Mark path > Open gate. Position 2 carries 3. Result: 3.
6. Final
Needs: Path, Kit, Keeper, Signal, Order
Hint 1
Keep the five named results beside the final plan and find the key for each badge.
Hint 2
Each badge controls a different fact, road leg, order note, pulse or habitat layer. Use the matching key exactly once.
Hint 3
Check the completed product against all five recovered facts. If two answers remain, locate the fact that distinguishes them rather than guessing.
Reveal host answer
A-D-E-H-J
Recover all five loads. The cheaper road works for a small load; a large load needs the higher-capacity road. The resulting five-leg route records every necessary decision. Checked result: A-D-E-H-J.
Suggested timeline
3 minutes: Read the opening. Show the evidence record and choose starting roles.
5 minutes: Solve Path. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
5 minutes: Solve Kit. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
5 minutes: Solve Keeper. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
5 minutes: Solve Signal. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
5 minutes: Solve Order. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
7 minutes: Build the five-leg delivery route using all five results.
3 minutes: Read the ending. Ask each teammate to explain one rejected alternative.
Pause whenever the group needs a break. This is a planning estimate.