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I scanned them all in and printed them out on heavy card stock for the players to look at. We just ran through it last week and it was fun - they got 260 points. They also all paid for the 'raise dead' option
I tried to make props whenever possible, and I think that made it more fun. This is what I did:
Scenario 1: Put the chessboard together, gave them a black bag and a white bag, a mop rod for the immovable rod, and gave them the scenario picture.
Scenario 2: Handout only. They broke the door in and tried using its pieces with the glue to climb out. It didn't work.
Scenario 3: I put them at the corners of the room, gave them actual vials of correctly colored edible liquid taped with their letters, and handed out a length of rope and a mop rod. I showed them all the scenario picture and started the clock as I turned up the TV *real loud* so they couldn't whisper to each other. A Nickelodeon awards show was on with Rosie O'Donnell, so I'm sure it was just as annoying as a gibbering mouther. Three of them got out of this one with a lot of funny hand motions. The Barbarian took less than 60 seconds to shrug and drink his pink potion, immediately disqualifying him.
Scenario 4: Made the cards and cut them out, showed them the picture and handed them a small mirror. The Barbarian (who has been learning literacy the past level) was the one to figure out there were words on the pole.
Scenario 5: Used our normal hex map, wrote the numbers and grubs in, cuts bits of paper for the keys, and put quarters over each hex. I made them keep one hand on their miniature to move it and one hand taking off quarters. It was fun watching 4 people solve the same Minesweeper puzzle at the same time.
Scenario 6: Gave them the handouts and four costume rings. The Barbarian put on all four rings, grabbed two of his teammates in a show of wit, and proceeded to sink directly to the bottom of the river, leaving the last teammate to unsuccessfully stew over the puzzle for the full 15 minutes.
Scenario 7: Put four toys down on the carpet for the stone platforms and gave them two arrow shafts for planks. This one was easy but fun to watch.
Scenario 8: I didn't give them glasses of water, but I should have. Passed out the handout and took it back when they went inside. They actually took the direct way in and succeeded, but they all forgot they could hold their breath and one almost choked to unconsciousness.
Scenario 9: Gave them rope, a mop rod, a costume ring, and the handout. They spent a full 5 minutes discussing whether the spell on the ring worked on dire animals and whether moving silently down there was going to be an issue. They got out of it, though.
Scenario 10: Gave them the handout and their filled out score sheet. I only showed the Tickpole handout to the one person that was on the plank at the time or showed it to them from 10 feet away. It wasn't until 5 minutes left when one actually started reading aloud the scenario names and they successfully rolled for the 'listen check' hint. They were putting it together as the buzzer sounded but hadn't gone to the plank to put the pegs in. They were afraid of the consequences but really wanted to get full points in the last scenario.
Again, a lot of fun. Hope my summary was useful to someone. I should have went to bed 45 minutes ago.
