I believe this "puzzle" that I've seen elsewhere IRL is actually used as a teambuilding exercise. I've tried looking around for it and can't find it anywhere, which is really weird to me because I swear I've seen this a buncha times in different places, but now it's like it never existed. So here's the premise.
Your located at A and need to get across a gap to get to B. Along this gap are a handful (3 to 8) vertical logs sticking out of the ground. On your side of the gap you have a number of wooden planks of varying lengths that you must use in conjunction with the vertical logs to create a path to get across. The trick to the exercise is you must lay the the planks out in a certain order due to their lengths and distance of each vertical log or else come up short.
I think there are some variations to this exercise, but I was trying to look up this version so I could figure out what the numbers should be. IE: Number of vertical logs, number of planks, length of planks, etc.
If you have two logs, each big enough for two players, then you could get the whole party across. It may take some time but it would work. Player one and two get over, then player one goes back and gets player 3 and so on and so on.
What would slightly alter this would be if the logs where too heavy for one player to lift on their own, however, this would just mean multiple people would have to cross back and forth.
Not sure if this was what you wanted but hope it helps.
well you're not going mad, I've seen this sort of thing on tv and stuff. What is it you're looking for, specifically?
To make it for a dnd party, in real life, you could use lollipop sticks (cheap to buy online) to make the planks and glue sticks from the woods to a flat board (don't need to be tall, just half an inch or so sticking up). Then they can use the physical props to define what they're doing.
For the challenge to work, you need the planks to be the exact size to fit where they are supposed to but fall through any gap too large. That way if you use one which is too long for the gap, it'll leave a gap unbridgeable later on.
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@Thorukduckslayer I was basically looking for any existing example of this puzzle so I could use it for reference or knock out any need to homebrew my own version of it. Once I had the example, making a small prop wouldn't be much of an issue.
@Justindarkness First, that is adorable. Second, yes that is the basic idea of what I was looking for. Didn't know they had a little game like that though.
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I believe this "puzzle" that I've seen elsewhere IRL is actually used as a teambuilding exercise. I've tried looking around for it and can't find it anywhere, which is really weird to me because I swear I've seen this a buncha times in different places, but now it's like it never existed. So here's the premise.
Your located at A and need to get across a gap to get to B. Along this gap are a handful (3 to 8) vertical logs sticking out of the ground. On your side of the gap you have a number of wooden planks of varying lengths that you must use in conjunction with the vertical logs to create a path to get across. The trick to the exercise is you must lay the the planks out in a certain order due to their lengths and distance of each vertical log or else come up short.
I think there are some variations to this exercise, but I was trying to look up this version so I could figure out what the numbers should be. IE: Number of vertical logs, number of planks, length of planks, etc.
Any help on this would be appreciated!
If you have two logs, each big enough for two players, then you could get the whole party across. It may take some time but it would work. Player one and two get over, then player one goes back and gets player 3 and so on and so on.
What would slightly alter this would be if the logs where too heavy for one player to lift on their own, however, this would just mean multiple people would have to cross back and forth.
Not sure if this was what you wanted but hope it helps.
well you're not going mad, I've seen this sort of thing on tv and stuff. What is it you're looking for, specifically?
To make it for a dnd party, in real life, you could use lollipop sticks (cheap to buy online) to make the planks and glue sticks from the woods to a flat board (don't need to be tall, just half an inch or so sticking up). Then they can use the physical props to define what they're doing.
For the challenge to work, you need the planks to be the exact size to fit where they are supposed to but fall through any gap too large. That way if you use one which is too long for the gap, it'll leave a gap unbridgeable later on.
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something like this?
“It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt, It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills, It comes first and follows after, Ends life, kills laughter.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
@Thorukduckslayer I was basically looking for any existing example of this puzzle so I could use it for reference or knock out any need to homebrew my own version of it. Once I had the example, making a small prop wouldn't be much of an issue.
@Justindarkness First, that is adorable. Second, yes that is the basic idea of what I was looking for. Didn't know they had a little game like that though.