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SURVIVAL
Colony One
You are the planning committee for the first permanent human settlement on Mars. Design the first 90 days: shelter, food, governance, morale. You have one cargo ship.
3–6 crew
The Last Lifeboat
A luxury cruise ship is sinking. There is one lifeboat left with room for 20. There are 60 people on the deck. Design the selection process. You have ten minutes.
3–5 crew
Year Zero
Nuclear winter. Your team manages an underground bunker with 200 survivors and 18 months of supplies. A group of 50 strangers arrives at the door. What do you do?
4–6 crew
ENGINEERING
The Last Bridge
A river divides two communities that need each other to survive. Design a bridge that both sides will accept. Budget: minimal. Timeline: before the flood season.
3–5 crew
Tower of Babel
A billionaire wants to build the tallest structure ever constructed. Budget is unlimited. The only constraint: it has to be beautiful AND functional. Design it.
3–6 crew
Blackout
The entire Eastern seaboard just lost power. It's mid-January. You're the emergency response team. You have 72 hours before things get very bad. Prioritize and execute.
4–6 crew
HEIST
Heist of the Century
Plan a heist to steal the Mona Lisa. Nonviolent. No one gets caught. Go.
3–6 crew
The Breakout
You're all wrongfully imprisoned in a maximum security facility. Design an escape plan. No violence. You have access to the prison library, the kitchen, and one corrupt guard.
3–5 crew
House Rules
A corrupt casino is cheating its customers out of millions. Design a plan to beat them at their own game, expose the fraud, and walk away clean.
3–6 crew
POLITICS
Constitution
Draft a constitution for a new digital nation of 10,000 citizens. The nation exists entirely online. You have one session to produce a working draft.
4–6 crew
First Contact
An alien signal has been confirmed. You're the committee that decides humanity's response. What do we say? Who speaks for Earth? Do we respond at all?
4–6 crew
The Petition
An AI has formally petitioned for legal personhood. You're the panel that decides. It can feel pain, create art, and asks not to be turned off. What's your ruling?
4–6 crew
CREATIVE
Museum of Tomorrow
Design a museum exhibit that explains artificial intelligence to visitors in 2040. The exhibit must work for children and experts alike.
3–5 crew
The Album
A legendary musician has died and left behind 40 unreleased tracks. You're curating the posthumous album. Pick 12 tracks, sequence them, name the album, design the cover concept.
3–5 crew
Wonderland
Design a theme park that has never existed before. Not Disney, not Universal — something genuinely new. You have 500 acres and a story to tell.
3–6 crew
The Rebrand
A beloved but failing company needs a complete rebrand. The product is good but the image is stuck in 2005. Reinvent them without losing what made people love them.
3–5 crew
PHILOSOPHY
Time Capsule
You're selecting 10 items to represent all of human civilization in a time capsule that won't be opened for 10,000 years. What goes in and why?
3–6 crew
The Real Trolley Problem
A self-driving car company needs to program its ethics engine. When a crash is unavoidable, how does the car choose? Passengers vs. pedestrians. Old vs. young. One vs. many. Ship the code.
4–6 crew
The Memory Market
Technology now exists to buy, sell, and delete human memories. Design the regulatory framework. What's legal? What's banned? Who enforces it?
4–6 crew
BUSINESS
The Pitch
You have 10 minutes to pitch a startup idea to the world's toughest investor panel. The idea: a subscription service for something that has never been subscription-ified before. What is it? Sell it.
3–5 crew
Opening Night
You're opening a restaurant in a city that already has everything. What makes yours different? Design the concept, menu philosophy, space, and vibe. Opening night is in 3 months.
3–5 crew
WILD CARD
Who Owns the Moon?
Three countries, two corporations, and one eccentric billionaire all claim ownership of the Moon. You're the arbitration panel. Sort it out.
4–6 crew
Help Wanted: God
God is retiring. You're the hiring committee for the replacement. Define the job description, the interview process, and the success metrics. Who (or what) gets the job?
4–6 crew
The Glitch
You've confirmed we're living in a simulation. The developers left a backdoor. You can submit one patch request — one change to the rules of reality. What do you change?
3–6 crew
Animal Congress
Animals can now talk and they're furious. They've called a congress to renegotiate their relationship with humans. You're humanity's delegation. Good luck.
3–6 crew
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