Pick your character. Do you want to play it safe and easy or risk everything by stretching those brain cells? No two characters’ experience is the same, and you can always come back for more if time permits. Locate your character’s tasks scattered all around the room using the clues here and in your Mystery Machine Owner’s Manual. Record all your answers in your Owner’s Manual. When you have all your clues find the CCTV’s and match up your shapes to the correct screen. Lift the screen to reveal the monster and the real person behind the mask that killed Miner the 69er.
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Ted Difficulty Level 4
Task 1- Jinkies…..The model of the town has been all broken up. Our villain has swapped one building and is most likely hiding out there. Using the map above the model and the legend on the left of the case, see if you can find the missing place. It’s a place you know all too well. Don’t worry. We won’t tell your dirty little secret.
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Task 2—Yo, dude, grab an Ascot from the Cantina. No outfit is complete without it, and all good leaders wear them.
Task 3- You’ve never been one to shy away from picking up chicks. Stroll into the mine and do just that. These mine canaries may need some poking and prodding to give up their secrets. Use the first letter of their names to unscramble your shape.
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Task 4- Let’s blow some shit up. Be careful, though; each crate goes to a specific mineshaft. Pull the plunger up to get it done. Be sure to pull the plunger to the right depth to get the correct charge. Remember, zeros are nill.
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Task 5- These doors look like they could be clues. You should check these room numbers to see if they have keys in the office on the porch. Now, see if those keys are shaping up to tell you anything. Connect the dots for your shape. Click here for a hint.
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Task 6- You’ve been working hard. Go grab a beer or whatever makes those muscles bounce.
Task 7- Off to work with you. These pick axes have seen better days. Their handles are all broken, and no one likes dysfunctional wood. Take a stiff grip(not really) and match the axes with their handles. Find the one with a missing head for your next shape clue. Don’t you just hate when you don’t get the head you need?
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Dalphine- Difficulty Level 3
Task 1- Go be a diva and get a Fashionista from the bar. It sparkles like the diamond you are.
Task 2- You have a keen eye for fashion and some killer footwear to boot. You should have no trouble identifying the tracks of the perp. Walk around the camp and in the mine and match footprints. Each footprint is unique and has a corresponding pair. All except one. Find the odd shoe print and record the shape made by the middle of the tread. Click here for a hint.
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Task 3- Jeepers. You’re going to need your peepers to find this clue. There’s always a reward on one side of a glory hole. For miners, a glory hole means they’ve found a huge load. See what reward(shape) you can uncover at the outhouse glory hole. Everyone loves a good pattern. Click here for a hint.
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Task 4- You’ve been accused of being a gold digger in the past. A pretty girl like you enjoys her bling. Head over to the precious gems storage cabinet and help Miner the 69er identify the most abundant gem type in the mine. Focus on the color.
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Task 5- Wave at the barkeep and order a Scooby Snack. They aren’t just for Shaggy and Scooby, you know.
Task 6- There are natural resources all over this claim. Each has its own unique properties. Sometimes, the miners use old techniques like divining rods, dowsing, and even tuning forks. Miner the 69er has lost one of his resonant tubes to detect his assets. Use your ears and help him identify which pipe is missing. Click here for a hint.
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Task 7- Well, it looks like you are all tangled up. You’ve never had issues being tied up before. It seems like, in every case, you are the one that ends up in bondage. Coincidence? At the end of the workday, all the miners threw down their equipment, and they all got entwined. Help Miner the 69er untangle his equipment and trace his chains to find your next clue.
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Thelma- Difficulty Level 5
Task 1- You are always losing your spectacles. Good thing we have a few extra lenses lying around. Find the printouts of Miner the 69er’s sonar scans to uncover one with the special message you need.
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Task 2- Jinkies! Get one from the cantina.
Task 3- This next clue should be right up your alley. It should give you that comfortable, warm……..moist feeling. You’ve never shied away from petting some fur. Now, it’s time to get your fingers pulsating deep inside some beaver to unscramble your shape word.
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Task 4- Gold is not the only thing found in the mines around here. Using your nerd powers, check out the atomic weights of the locally mined resources. Find the case next to the cantina to get the atomic weights. Using those numbers, determine your elements on the Periodic Table in the office on the porch and decipher your clue. Abbreviations matter. Focus on the first letters. Click here for a hint.
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Task 5- Gone are the days of only pick axes and elbow grease. Modern mines use highly explosive chemicals to excavate…but chemicals need to be mixed correctly. Search the camp for beakers and determine which one we have the most of. Then, use the chart to the right of the cabinet to find your clue.
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Task 6- Shot! Shot! Shot!
Task 7- You are a rules follower. You are also very punctual. Combine your time management skills with your adherence to camp directions. Putting in your hours might just pay off. When punching in, make sure your ring is in the right hand corner lined up correctly. The card is in the right place when all the letters line up. Use the letters to unscramble your next shape. Click here for a hint.
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Shiggy Difficulty Level 1
Task 1- Go get a Ruh Roh so you start in the right frame of mind.
Task 2- You’ve never been the brightest bulb in the group, but let’s test your logic anyway. Mosey over to the porch. The miners have been busy making meals. Find out what healthy snack Miner the 69er had with his sandwich. Click here for a hint.
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Task 3- Whether it’s hash, poppy tears, magic mint, or peyote, you’re always up for a party. Sadly, we don’t have any of those at camp. We do have plenty of mushrooms, though. Tonight, you are going to play Death, Dinner, or Debauchery. Some shrooms you can eat. Some shrooms will kill you. Only one shroom rewards you with that high(and clue) you are seeking.
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Task 4- Zoinks! Watch out for all the spiders in the mine shaft as you reflect on the gang’s past adventures. Click here for a hint.
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Task 5- It’s time to drink a Scaredy Cat for obvious reasons.
Task 6- Miner the 69er and all the others sure were lushes. Figure out which jug has the most moonshine left. Remember, a heavier bottle means more booze.
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Task 7- You and that dog keep getting lost in every case. It turns out Miner the 69er, needs directions too. Trace your finger along Miner the 69er’s shaft, to discover his big load.
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Spooky Doo Difficulty Level 2
Task 1- Sniffin’ butts is one of your favorite pastimes, and now it’s time to get dirty in some dookie. Go inside the outhouse, feel around, and grab some turds. Make sure you watch for corn and clues.
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Task 2- Ask the bartender for a Zoinks! You’re going to need it.
Task 3- Knick knack paddy whack….. get this dog a bone. It’s time to find some buried treasure. Grab a shovel or use your paws and get to diggin’. Be a good boy and bury your bones before you leave for the next puppy to find.
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Task 4- Ever since your balls got a snip snip, you’ve been obsessed with others’ balls. Go fetch some of Miner 69er’s balls over on the porch. Just remember….. no licking. Play fetch and get a Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
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Task 5- Put that red rocket away and check out some of the other hung meats for your next clue. Each piece of meat has been tagged with the brand indicating the farm from which it originated. Identify the missing piece of meat. Look behind you as you are looking at the meat to find all the different farms the mine site buys from. Click here for a hint.
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Task 6- Get a Scooby Snack for yourself or splurge for the whole gang.
Task 7- Your hackles are raised. You looked up and noticed you weren’t the only animal at camp. Since dogs can’t spell, just use the first letter of the animals you spot in the sky to unscramble your shape. Click here for a hint.