Missiles Solution
How It Works
Teams worked to earn materials to construct their rocket. They were allowed to field a 4 person (exactly) net crew to catch the missile, inside or outside of the 20' radius target circle. The net crew had to start with one foot inside a hula-hoop placed at the back of the circle. This allowed teams to both soften the landing and extend the target area, but only if they worked together.
Stages
This clue has four stages, which may be (and often were) repeated.
- Earn materials
- Teams solve wordsearches to get materials
- Each wordsearch has several items on it
- Teams circle one item on each wordsearch and turn it in for that item
- Teams receive 12 wordsearches
- Rent tools
- Tools may be borrowed from the staff
- Teams may only borrow one tool at a time
- Teams must return tools before launching their missile
- Construct missile
- Teams may only use earned materials
- Some of the available materials are silly, but they will be available even if not useful
- Teams may use their own tools
- Fire missile
Teams must deliver payload (unbroken egg) to target
After one launch, they go to the end of the line
Water jugs will be provided, but teams must get the water
Target area is about 20' in diameter, centered about 100' from the launcher
Teams may man a net (4 people) to catch the missile
Net team must each have one foot in starting ring when missile is launched
Missiles landing in the target area with a plastic egg earn an additional requisition form
Teams circle one item on each wordsearch and turn it in for that item
Teams receive 12 wordsearches
Teams must return tools before launching their missile
Construct missile
- Teams may only use earned materials
- Some of the available materials are silly, but they will be available even if not useful
- Teams may use their own tools
Teams may use their own tools
Fire missile
- Teams must deliver payload (unbroken egg) to target
- After one launch, they go to the end of the line
- Water jugs will be provided, but teams must get the water
- Target area is about 20' in diameter, centered about 100' from the launcher
- Teams may man a net (4 people) to catch the missile
- Net team must each have one foot in starting ring when missile is launched
- Missiles landing in the target area with a plastic egg earn an additional requisition form
Water jugs will be provided, but teams must get the water
Target area is about 20' in diameter, centered about 100' from the launcher
Teams may man a net (4 people) to catch the missile
Net team must each have one foot in starting ring when missile is launched
Missiles landing in the target area with a plastic egg earn an additional requisition form
Available Materials (word search answers)
twoliterbottle
thinfoam
garbagesack
clothespins
soldier
latexgloves
onemducttape
shelfliner
balloon
candle
reddixiecup
bungeecord
usedbubblewrap
superglue
newspaper
flatware
toothbrush
mousetrap
rawegg
partyhat
string
aluminumfoil
mothballs
breathmints
plasticegg
filefolder
rubberbands
hanger
smallpopbottle
peeps
cardboard
sponge
twomblacktape
shotglass
sportscar
missileplans
garbagesack
clothespins
soldier
latexgloves
onemducttape
shelfliner
balloon
candle
reddixiecup
bungeecord
usedbubblewrap
superglue
newspaper
flatware
toothbrush
mousetrap
rawegg
partyhat
string
aluminumfoil
mothballs
breathmints
plasticegg
filefolder
rubberbands
hanger
smallpopbottle
peeps
cardboard
sponge
twomblacktape
shotglass
sportscar
missileplans
Rentable Tools
3 sharpies (red, blue, black) and a ruler
scissors
x-acto knife
pliers
hammer
lighter
x-acto knife
pliers
hammer
lighter