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Balance Boards

Suns and moons on a board — every row and column holds half of each, never three alike in a line, and no two lines the same. 9 cases, rated D 150–1001. Play any of them free.

Balance case Rookie D 150

The Keepers' Roster at Gull Rock

Three keepers share the watches at Gull Rock lighthouse. The roster board in the lamp room has been half rubbed out by a leaky roof, and the relief boat comes…

Worth 15 pts Par 2:54 Play free →
Balance case Rookie D 175

The Harbourmaster's Roster

The harbourmaster keeps the watch roster on a board of suns and moons. A sun means a day watch. A moon means a night watch. Next week's board has been half…

Worth 18 pts Par 3:12 Play free →
Balance case Rookie D 399

The Night Roster at Millbrook

Millbrook station runs through the night, and the staff roster is chalked on a board of suns and moons. Someone has wiped half the board clean the night before…

Worth 40 pts Par 3:30 Play free →
Balance case Sleuth D 400

The Observatory Watch Board

The hill observatory watches the sky in turns, day staff and night staff, and the board that shares the watches has lost half its marks. The winter comet…

Worth 40 pts Par 3:30 Play free →
Balance case Sleuth D 499

The Patrol Roster at Cairn Pass

The ski patrol at Cairn Pass shares dawn and night patrols from a board of suns and moons. Melt water has washed half the board away on the first week of the…

Worth 50 pts Par 3:57 Play free →
Balance case Sleuth D 698

The Trawler Roster

The trawler crews of the fishing village take day tides and night tides in turn, and the roster board hangs in the harbour office. A storm has blown half the…

Worth 70 pts Par 6:30 Play free →
Balance case Inspector D 702

The Bakery Shift Board

The bakery on Lantern Street bakes in two shifts — a day bake and a night bake — and the shift board has been half wiped by steam. The week's orders are…

Worth 70 pts Par 6:30 Play free →
Balance case Inspector D 876

The Bell Watch at the Monastery

The monks of the hill monastery keep the bell watch day and night, and the watch board in the cloister has lost half its marks to the damp. The abbot's rules…

Worth 88 pts Par 6:30 Play free →
Balance case Detective D 1001

The Expedition Watch List

The expedition keeps camp watches day and night on the long walk to the pass, and the watch list is kept on a board of suns and moons. Rain has taken half the…

Worth 100 pts Par 8:27 Play free →

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