It’s time to deploy the hack! You’ve got a detailed set of instructions of how to get from the build site to your final location. However… you realize that the directions might not always work. That’s why you’ve got a BACKUP PLAN
—or really, a series of them. Each time a plan tells you to do something that doesn’t work, you’ve got another plan to fall back on!
- Exit the east parallel of East Campus through the south door. Note the middle letter on the sign above the door.
- Follow the concrete path forwards until you reach a four-way intersection.
- Turn left and walk past a blue light to another four-way.
- Turn right.
- Walk straight until you pass three benches on the left.
- Ignore the path to the right and continue forward, just past the construction.
- Turn towards the art and walk underneath it.
- Turn to face the tall building.
- Rotate counterclockwise 135 degrees.
- Walk straight ahead to the phone.
- Turn slightly left and walk down the stairs.
- Make a slight left turn and walk up the stairs. There are three words in a circle here, and only one letter is shared by all of the words. Note that letter.
- Go through the door.
- Turn left.
- Go through the green door.
- Walk straight through a hallway with glass on both sides.
- Take the next right and walk forward until you reach a water fountain.
- Walk towards a set of double doors and descend one floor.
- Go through the white door and turn left.
- Continue straight until you can’t any more.
- Turn left.
- Walk forward until you find a red door, but don’t enter it. Instead, enter the door on the opposite side of the hallway.
- Descend one floor.
- Turn right and walk forward to a blue light.
- Make a slight right and follow the hallway as it curves slightly, until you find a spot with wooden doors on both sides of the hallway.
- Enter the elevator that you can see from here, and go up two floors.
- Walk forward until a four-way intersection, and turn left.
- Descend one floor and locate the nearest office.
- There are notes to your right and an arrow in front of you. Note the second letter of the second word above the arrow.
- Turn around.
- Walk straight ahead, stopping just before the double doors.
- Turn right and go through the door.
- Descend one floor.
- Descend one floor.
- Exit the stairwell and turn left.
- Walk forward until you reach a water fountain.
- Enter the door opposite the water fountain, and ascend one flight of stairs.
- Exit the stairs and walk towards the closest visible glass.
- Keep walking straight until you find a three-way intersection.
- Take the left path and continue until you find something useful in case of emergency.
- Walk down the slight ramp and pass through the double doors.
- At a four-way intersection, turn right.
- Walk forward and take the next available right turn.
- Walk up one flight of stairs.
- Exit stairs, and walk in the direction with more visible EXIT signs as far as possible.
- Turn right.
- Walk forward underneath four rectangular light fixtures, then turn left.
- Proceed forward to the nearest blue light.
- Turn right and walk forward until the end of the hallway.
- Turn left and walk to the end of the hallway.
- Turn left and walk forward to the intersection.
- Turn right and walk forward until you find an appropriate place to rest.
- In front of you, there are four words in white. Note the fifth letter of the last word.
- Go through the closest door, then turn left.
- Climb the ladder.
- When you reach the top, walk forward until you find a three-way intersection.
- Take the left fork and travel forward until you are at the second set of double doors.
- Enter the door on the left just before the double doors.
- Descend two flights of stairs.
- Walk through the door, turn right, and pass through another door.
- Walk forward and over a bridge.
- Turn right, then immediately turn left.
- Follow the winding pathway forward as it ramps up.
- Enter through a door, and turn left.
- Take either the ramp or stairs down, and turn right at the next opportunity.
- Walk forward as far as possible.
- Turn right, enter a door, and walk up one flight of stairs.
- Exit through the first available door, and turn right.
- Walk forward and up a half flight of stairs.
- Walk through a double door and turn left.
- Enter a door containing a large window.
- Walk down as far as possible.
- Exit through a gray door, and turn left.
- Walk forward, and take the next left into a short hallway.
- Press the button, and enter through the metal door.
- Press the button with the second-largest number.
- Exit, turn right, and walk to the end of the hallway.
- Note the fourth letter of the first word that is painted in all caps on the door in front of you.
- Turn around.
- Walk straight ahead and pass through the double doors.
- Walk forward until you pass five rectangular light fixtures.
- Look at the blue double doors to your left.
- Continue forward without turning. Pass through the double doors.
- Turn right.
- Go to the elevator in front of you.
- Enter the elevator and ride it to the first floor.
- Exit the elevator.
- Walk straight ahead until you reach a set of triangles.
- Turn right.
- Walk straight ahead through the sliding doors.
- Walk onto the skybridge.
- Take your assigned seat.
- Wait six hours.
- Head to baggage claim 3.
- To your left, on the second triangle from the right, is a three word heading. Note the third letter of the second word of that heading.
- Walk straight briefly, then enter the first door on your right.
- Go down one floor.
- Walk through the door.
- Turn right and go as straight as possible, until you are standing on MIT.
- Turn right and buy a Pepsi.
- Turn right and walk as straight as possible.
- Enter through a red door and walk up two flights of stairs.
- Pass through a door on your right.
- Follow the hallway to the end.
- Pass through a door in front of you, turn right, and take the path leading up.
- Pass through the next available door.
- Walk in the direction with the greatest number of EXIT signs, but do not pass through any doors.
- Pass through a light green door. Walk downwards as far as possible.
- Walk through the door in front of you, turn right, and walk until you are surrounded on both sides by electrical devices.
- Turn right.
- Walk forward to the wall, squeezing as necessary to fit.
- Turn left, and walk as far as possible.
- Turn right at your first possibility, then take an immediate left.
- Walk to the end of the hallway, then enter a door with EXIT sign above it.
- Go in the only available direction, and exit as soon as possible.
- Turn right, walk to the lounge, turn right and exit through two sets of double doors.
- Walk halfway and turn right.
- On the left wall is a sign with red text. Note the seventh letter on the second line.
- Pass through the double doors until you reach a 4-way intersection.
- Choose the path forward and follow it until you reach gold.
- Go up one floor.
- Turn left.
- Proceed forward, then turn left at the next intersection.
- Proceed forward, then turn right at the next intersection.
- Continue straight ahead until you can’t anymore.
- Turn left.
- Continue straight ahead until you can’t anymore.
- Go up one floor.
- Continue straight ahead until you can’t anymore.
- Take the first available left, and continue until a three-way intersection.
- Take the right path and proceed forward until you can’t any more.
- Exit and walk north.
- From here you can see a vehicle. Walk in that direction until you are in between two television screens.
- Walk towards the nearest exit but do not pass through it.
- Turn left, and walk forward.
- At a cosmic disturbance, continue forward and pass through a wooden door.
- Turn right and walk as far as possible without passing through any doors.
- On the wall in front of you is an arrow. Note the seventh letter in the longest word on the arrow.
- Turn left.
- Go straight ahead as far as you can.
- Turn left and go through the red door.
- Walk up two flights of stairs.
- Exit and go towards the visible red light.
- Walk up a half flight of stairs and straight until a four way intersection.
- At the intersection, turn right.
- Walk to the nearest stairwell, and head downstairs.
- Walk towards the nearest phone booth.
- Turn left and walk until the hallway ends.
- Enter the stairwell and go up five floors.
- Exit to the right out of the stairwell, and walk as far as possible without turning.
- Walk to the nearest three-way intersection visible from here.
- Take the left path.
- Turn right when next possible and go down 1 floor.
- Turn right.
- Walk forward until you can see strange artwork to your left.
- Turn around, and walk to the green door.
- Go through the door and turn south.
- Walk to the elevators, and go down three floors.
- Exit the elevator and make a right followed by another right.
- Walk as far as possible and turn left.
- Press the button.
- Note the middle letter of the hazard ahead of you.
- Turn right and pass through the double doors.
- Pass through the double doors.
- Follow the corridor until you reach a stairway.
- Continue through the double doors, then walk past nine overhead light fixtures.
- Turn right and take the stairs up.
- Continue forward.
- Turn left.
- Continue forward as far as possible.
- Exit through the automatic doors.
- Walk down the stairs.
- Cross the street.
- Walk forward, passing a map on your right.
- Turn 45 degrees to the right.
- Walk up the stairs and enter the nearest building.
- Walk down a ramp, exiting to the right.
- Walk to the nearest elevator and go down to the bottom-most floor.
- Exit the elevator and go up 2 flights of stairs, taking the north staircase where possible.
- Turn right.
- Walk straight as far as possible.
- Turn left.
- Walk straight as far as possible.
- Walk down a short ramp.
- Turn right and walk towards the lights.
- There are four names on the door to the left of you. Note the first initial of the first person on that door.
- Continue down the hallways just past the next exit sign and through the double doors.
- Turn left and ascend two floors.
- Turn right and take the elevator to the third floor.
- Exit the elevator and continue straight until you are under a blue light.
- Turn left, and walk straight.
- Make a quick right turn followed by a left turn.
- Walk down a short ramp until a three-way intersection.
- Turn right and walk as far as possible.
- Turn left.
- Walk straight as far as possible.
- Enter the red door.
- Go down 1 flight of stairs.
- Exit through the white door.
- Walk straight as far as possible, and turn left.
- Walk forward, and take the next right.
- Walk forward down a ramp.
- Turn right and walk forward.
- At the four-way intersection, walk straight.
- Locate the nearest vending machines and walk in that direction.
- At the next intersection turn right.
- Walk up one flight of stairs.
- Turn left and enter the elevator.
- Above the double doors to your right are metallic letters. Note the first one.
- Turn left.
- Walk straight ahead, then turn right when you can.
- Continue straight ahead until you see glass double doors on the right.
- Turn left.
- Walk straight ahead through two pairs of double doors.
- Follow the corridor as it bends until you pass a whiteboard.
- Take the next right.
- Walk straight ahead until you reach a break room across from the elevators.
- Continue straight ahead, passing one chalkboard on the left and five on the right.
- Go up six floors.
- Turn to the west.
- Walk straight ahead as far as you can.
- Turn left.
- Go forward, passing two stars on your right.
- Take the next available right.
- Walk straight as far as possible.
- Enter the elevator and go to the top floor.
- Exit and turn left.
- To your left, there is a yellow sign. Note the first letter of the second word in smallest type.
- Continue straight ahead and stop at the double doors.
- Continue straight ahead into the next building.
- Head down the stairs one floor.
- Head down the stairs another floor.
- Take the elevator down to the first floor.
- Walk east until you reach a revolving door.
- Go through the non-revolving door.
- Cross the street.
- Walk up the stairs.
- Walk straight ahead until you reach a glass wall.
- Go through the revolving door.
- Go down the stairs.
- Purchase a snack.
- Walk down the west corridor.
- Turn right.
- On your left, there is a black and white sign. Take the second letter of the word before 3.
- Go through the door to your left.
- Descend two floors.
- Go through the door.
- Turn left.
- Continue straight ahead until you come to a set of couches.
- Sit on the red couch. Admire the blue and orange couches from a distance.
- Go to the nearby elevator.
- Take the elevator down three floors.
- Exit the elevator.
- Go straight ahead down the hallway directly in front of you.
- Enter the stairway.
- Go down one floor.
- In front of you, there is a letter written once in purple and once in orange. Note that letter.
- Turn left about 135 degrees.
- Walk down the hallway until you are underneath a square of lights.
- Turn left about 135 degrees.
- Walk straight ahead about ten feet.
- Turn left.
- Take a drink of water.
- Turn left.
- Walk straight ahead about ten feet to rejoin the main corridor.
- Turn left about 45 degrees.
- Walk straight ahead until you are underneath the next square of lights.
- Turn left about 135 degrees.
- Walk straight ahead about ten feet and take a drink.
- On the wall behind you is a bulletin board. Look at the top left sign, and note the first letter of the second word printed in gold.
- Turn counterclockwise 225 degrees.
- Walk straight ahead until you are under the third square of lights.
- Walk straight ahead through the double doors.
- Go down the stairs.
- Walk west down the corridor until you come to a stairway.
- Turn right, go straight ahead, then turn left.
- Walk straight ahead into a corridor with glass on both sides.
- Exit through the right door.
- Walk as straight as you can until you reach a bunch of concentric arcs.
- Turn left and enter the arcs.
- Climb to the top.
- Follow the brick road.
- Go down the stairs.
- Turn right.
- When you reach construction, turn right and go through the next door.
- Turn left and go through the door.
- Ascend two floors.
- Open the door.
- Get on the floor.
- Walk the dinosaur.
- Head north down the corridor until you reach a laser sign.
- Note the name on the door to your right.
- Ahead of you, there is a printed sign hanging from the ceiling. Note the last letter of the word nearest to the arrow.
- Descend to the bottom.
- Turn left.
- Go through the double doors.
- Walk straight ahead until you reach the vending machines.
- Turn left.
- Take the elevator to the eighth floor.
- Turn right.
- Walk straight ahead until you can’t go any further.
- Turn right and go through the door.
- Descend four floors.
- Turn left.
- Walk straight ahead through two sets of double doors.
- Continue up the ramp until you reach the T intersection.
- Turn right and continue to the instructions.
- Follow the pointing finger.