Orbit

I was fortunate to get to play with the prototype of this cute little satellite on our visit to Doog’s in the Alps over the summer, so I knew that wanted a copy.

Radek finished off the manufacturing and put them up for sale while I was travelling so I had to sit on my hands for a while before I ordered my copy.  It duly arrived a couple of days after I’d ordered it and Radek’s done a stunning job on the final puzzle and on the packaging: it arrives wrapped in some leather armour inside a sealed can. (The solar panels slide out easily for travel and there are a pair of slots in the leather pouch for them.)

The guys have chosen copper for the main body specifically so that it will form a patina when played with and make it even more satellite-y. Mine’s definitely heading that way and I think it looks great.

Spend a little while with this guy and once you’ve removed the solar panels you’ll discover there’s a central core that seems to move in a bit of a maze… you’ll spot that not all of the holes are the same size and you’ll definitely see a chunky hex bolt inside there… sadly, you do not have a hex tool, and no, you cannot fashion one from those handy solar panels!

Your goal is to disassemble the satellite and seek to understand the organisation’s mission… trust me, it will become clear, but you are going to need to spend a decent amount of time understanding how to take this chap apart…

Chances are good you’re going to dive in all guns blazing and find yourself very stuck… some Think(c) may help as will a discovery or two, and even then, you’re probably still going to find yourself wandering around in the wilderness for quite a while trying to work where the heck you ought to head toward… somehow even knowing where you want to go, doesn’t make things straight-forward.

Oh yeah, and the reset’s non-trivial if you’re going to get the hex bolt all the way back to the start position indicated by the hexagonal cutout.

Another delightful collaboration from Radek and Doog with a positively sneaky element.