Welcome to the observatory garden. Observers must choose a quiet garden shelter using the night chart and field records. Your team has the original records on the table. First recover five pieces of information, then use the final plan to design the observatory moth shelter. Keep every result beside its badge so another teammate can check your reasoning.
Start with the available-food line, not with the visitor names.
Hint 2
AND needs both foods. OR needs either food. A circular pair still needs an outside starting food.
Hint 3
Mark each creature whose food is already available; repeat until no new creature can be marked. Then compare only the listed visitors.
Reveal host answer
MOTH
Propagate food availability from the printed starting food. The OR visitor has a supported food chain; the AND visitor lacks one food and the circular pair never gets started. Result: MOTH.
2. Habitat
Hint 1
Place a finger on the same feature in each field card.
Hint 2
A "must not" rule removes a match; it does not ask you to look for that feature.
Hint 3
Test every remaining card against all requirements. Explain the particular requirement each rejected card fails.
Reveal host answer
REED
Compare feature values across all field cards. Apply positive and negative requirements together; only one complete feature set remains. Result: REED.
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
9
Vega has Scope; Rigel has Pen; Deneb has Chart. Rigel's item gives 9. Result: 9.
4. Read
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
2
The only order is Open roof > Set scope > Read chart > Record sky. Position 4 carries 2. Result: 2.
5. Point
Hint 1
Find the starting square and read the full move list.
Hint 2
Each move changes just one square. Keep track of row and column after each move.
Hint 3
Trace the moves one at a time, then retrace them to check the final square before recording its value.
Reveal host answer
9
The route ends at row 3, column 4. That cell gives 9. Result: 9.
6. Final
Needs: Food, Habitat, Keeper, Read, Point
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
R2-F1-W2-D1-E2
Each recovered field result sets one separate habitat requirement. Match all five layers; a complete plan must include suitable cover, ground, water, food and access. Checked result: R2-F1-W2-D1-E2.
Suggested timeline
3 minutes: Read the opening. Show the evidence record and choose starting roles.
5 minutes: Solve Food. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
5 minutes: Solve Habitat. 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 Read. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
5 minutes: Solve Point. Offer one hint at a time and rotate roles after checking.
7 minutes: Build the five-part habitat design 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.