Assembly Line

Sam Kendig, Ray Speth

SOLUTION:

This puzzle is essentially a cryptogram done in Lego. Each piece represents a letter. Each step forms a word. The order of letters within each word is given by the colors of the bricks. Since every word length (1-7 letters) is used, the order of the colors is uniquely determined: black, blue, gray, white, red, green, yellow. The correct mapping of letters to pieces may be determined by making an arbitrary guess and then solving it as a cryptogram.

The message spelled out is: Washing a ripped up hint bag. Show up and build it, indicating the word BATHING, and that teams should show up to HQ and build the correct solution (we provide the necessary parts, and some unnecessary ones as well). The correct solution should consist of the following parts, arranged in any orientation:


B - Black Tile 1 x 2 Grille with Groove
A - Blue Wedge 3x4 Plate
T - Gray Cylinder 2 x 2 with Dome Top
H - White Plate 2x3
I - Red Brick 1x4
N - Green Wedge 2x6 Double Left
G - Yellow Plate 3x2 with Hole

When teams build the proper model, they are given the answer word, "SHOWER".

Complete set inventory

Letter Color Part # Description
Step 1
WBlack3934Wing 8 x 4 Right
ABlue4859Wedge 3 x 4 Plate
SGray3933Wing 8 x 4 Left
HWhite3021Plate 2 x 3
IRed3010Brick 1 x 4
NGreen41748Wedge 2 x 6 Double Left
GYellow3176Plate 3 x 2 with Hole
Step 2
ABlack4859Wedge 3 x 4 Plate
Step 3
RBlack3479Tail 4 x 2 x 2
IBlue3010Brick 1 x 4
PGray3298Slope Brick 33 3 x 2
PWhite3298Slope Brick 33 3 x 2
ERed3839BPlate 1 x 2 with Handles Type 2
DGreen41747Wedge 2 x 6 Double Right
Step 4
UBlack4229Plate 2 x 2 with Jet Engine
PBlue3298Slope Brick 33 3 x 2
Step 5
HBlack3021Plate 2 x 3
IBlue3010Brick 1 x 4
NGray41748Wedge 2 x 6 Double Left
TWhite553Cylinder 2 x 2 with Dome Top
Step 6
BBlack2412BTile 1 x 2 Grille with Groove
ABlue4859Wedge 3 x 4 Plate
GGray3176Plate 3 x 2 with Hole
Step 7
SBlack3933Wing 8 x 4 Left
HBlue3021Plate 2 x 3
OGray3022Plate 2 x 2
WWhite3934Wing 8 x 4 Right
Step 8
UBlack4229Plate 2 x 2 with Jet Engine
PBlue3298Slope Brick 33 3 x 2
Step 9
ABlack4859Wedge 3 x 4 Plate
NBlue41748Wedge 2 x 6 Double Left
DGray41747Wedge 2 x 6 Double Right
Step 10
BBlack2412BTile 1 x 2 Grille with Groove
UBlue4229Plate 2 x 2 with Jet Engine
IGray3010Brick 1 x 4
LWhite4858P01Wedge 4 x 4 with Blacktron I Logo
DRed41747Wedge 2 x 6 Double Right
Step 11
IBlack3010Brick 1 x 4
TBlue553Cylinder 2 x 2 with Dome Top

Answer: SHOWER