SPACE-B
The Great Launch Disaster
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SPACE-B is a 1,000-piece printed puzzle set in a large space research and rocket launch facility. A chain of misunderstandings that starts with a faulty experiment ends with the wrong part fitted to the rocket and chaos on the launch pad.
In the making
The concept and the story are finished; next comes the blocking drawing of the single main floor and mezzanine. The price and release date will be announced here and on the mailing list once they are set.
Product details
- Pieces
- 1,000
- Target finished size
- About 68 × 48 cm
- Made for
- Adults and families
- Characters
- 60 original characters
- Micro-stories
- 36 and counting
Size and material values are targets; they are finalised against the manufacturer's template.
The main story: the great launch disaster
The departments work in isolation and incomplete information gets a little worse every time it is passed on. The chain starts in the laboratory and ends on the launch pad.
- SedaLaboratoryThe sample labels get mixed up.
- MahirAlarm consoleThe alarm from the lab is forwarded to the wrong station.
- SibelData analysisThe symbols are misread.
- TunaCommunicationsAn incomplete, garbled instruction is passed on.
- Rauf BeyManagementOrders go out by megaphone on half the facts.
- OrhanLogisticsThe blue gear is delivered instead of the blue valve.
- TarıkRocket hangarThe wrong part is fitted to the rocket.
- GünerLaunchThe countdown starts on the assumption that everything is ready.
- FarukOutsideThe fuel hose is still connected to the tanker.
- Naciye HanımEverywhereEveryone carries on with their day while the crisis grows.
The finale
As the rocket is prepared for launch, the fuel hose is still connected to the tanker. And the investor still wants to press the red button.
Pass it on
What one message turns into after passing through four pairs of hands:
- Operator: "Blue, three marks, left."
- Analyst: "Blue valve, three turns to the right."
- Runner: "The blue part is here. It needs turning three times."
- Technician: Fits the wrong blue part and turns it three times.
One puzzle, three looks
- First look
The big event
One disaster that carries the whole scene: the rocket is about to launch and there is movement and panic everywhere.
- Second look
Connected events
Piece by piece you see how the wrong label, the mistaken alarm, the garbled message and the wrong part connect.
- Third look
Small discoveries
A sleeping worker, the wrong map, the right part under a desk: jokes you do not notice at first.
The regions of the facility
A single main working floor, a partial mezzanine overlooking the hangar, and a rocket hangar with a very high ceiling. The front walls are removed, so the inside reads like a scale model.
Laboratory and research
Back left and centre left, where the experiments happen.
Glass test tubes, sample cabinets, workbenches and test chambers.
Management office
The mezzanine at top centre, overlooking the hangar.
A glass front, a big desk, monitors, files and a window that opens.
Operations and control
The middle of the main floor.
Consoles, alarm panels, big screens and comms desks.
Rocket hangar
The right-hand side: the tall main volume.
The rocket, service platforms, scaffolding, a crane, cables and fuel lines.
Logistics and warehouse
Bottom centre and centre right, connected to the hangar.
Shelves, labelled crates, a forklift, hand trucks and a loading door.
Maintenance workshop
Below and to the right of the hangar.
Tool benches, spare parts and a robot service bay.
Cafeteria and common area
Bottom left or bottom centre.
Tables, a coffee machine, a serving counter and a seating area.
Restrooms and cleaning area
Back left and along the side.
A cleaning cart, a mop and a warning sign.
Outside the building
Partly visible in front of and behind the building.
Antennas, a guard booth, service vehicles, a fuel tank and barriers.
More
60 characters
The whole cast in seven teams, from the general manager to the cleaner.
Characters →36 micro-stories
The list of small events to look for while you build the puzzle.
Micro-stories →Try it digitally
The concept drawings play as puzzles in your browser.
Digital puzzles →Store
Once sales open, this is where you will order.
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