Domino Maze (MIT Mystery Hunt 2020)
| Domino Maze | |
|---|---|
| MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | |
| Big Top Carnival | |
| Author(s) | Wei-Hwa Huang |
| Answer | Click to revealMAJESTIC PLURAL |
| Links | |
| Puzzle | Link |
| Solution | Link |
Domino Maze is a Click to revealcollaborated Physical Puzzle from the Big Top Carnival round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt. It [INSERT BRIEF DESCRIPTION]
Guide before solving
Token
- Dominoes: Start is always green one, and arrow points where to fall. Diagonally positioned dominoes can make turn and split path in 2 directions.
- Rotated ones are counted as repositioned too.
- Targets: Flip requires to be hit by dominoes or pivot. Also can continue the chain reaction.
- Must be flipped in order. Usually it means ascending order (I, II, then III).
- Blocker: Prevents other tokens from being placed in diagonal slots. May stops pivot.
- Pivots: Spins to add u-turn way in the opposite position. Must be hit by closest slot parallel to a Pivot Wing.
- Always start at its highest point, with its wings over diagonal slots.
- Doesn't need to hit others.
- Wall: Prevents Domino from being placed in a since vertical or horizontal slot. Can also be used to prevent diagonal dominoes accidentally hitting others in an adjacent row.
- Top Grid, 4 grid legs, and Staircase: Each are separated when counting repositioned.
- Each staircase holds 3 dominoes and continues chain up or down to the other grid.
- Anything on Top layer will be repositioned if moving Top grid itself.
Solve Path
Puzzle Elements
- Physical Puzzle - The puzzle asks solvers to visit HQ with a code to obtain a Click to revealDomino Maze and new challenge cards.
- Synonyms - Received puzzle's instruction mentioned that 7-letter phrase is synonym of the 14-letter answer.
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