Treasure Box

Governor Morgan thinks the people of Port Royal need cheering up. He decided to organize a special feast. Morgan hid tickets for the feast in 200 treasure boxes, hidden in places around Port Royal. [[next]] {(set: $bottle to true) (set: $rope to true) (set: $stick to true) (set: $first to true) (set: $second to true) (set: $third to true) (set: $fourth to true) (set: $combo to "") (set: $hours to 1) (set: $minutes to 0)}

You turn to the chapter called "Prime Numbers." "One is a special number, also called the unit. It is neither prime nor composite." <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Pictogram_voting_number_one.svg/249px-Pictogram_voting_number_one.svg.png" title="number 1" height="180" width="180"> [[keep reading|book2]] [[stop reading|Choices]]

The time is [$hours]:(if: $minutes is 0)[00](else:)[$minutes] pm. The feast is at 6:00 pm. <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Emblem-question_red.png" title="3 digits" height="140" width="140"> [[set the combination|try]] [[think about your choices|Choices]]

You find where you think the first X on the map is. There's a tall tree with a monkey in it. The monkey seems to be holding something shiny, a brass plate. <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Emojione_BW_1F412.svg" title="monkeys hate snakes" height="180" width="180"> (if: $bottle is true)[[* throw the bottle at the monkey|bottle1]] (if: $stick is true)[[* throw the stick at the monkey|stick1]] (if: $rope is true)[[* throw the rope close to the monkey|rope1]] [[* wait for the monkey to drop the brass plate|wait1]]

"Two is the first positive even number. It's also the first prime number." "Prime numbers have exactly two factors: themselves and 1." <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Circle_sign_2.svg/192px-Circle_sign_2.svg.png"> [[keep reading|book3]] [[stop reading|Choices]]

The time is [$hours]:(if: $minutes is 0)[00](else:)[$minutes] pm. The feast is at 6:00 pm. Items available for your use: (if: $stick is true)[a stick, a bit longer than your arm] (if: $rope is true)[a 6-foot length of thin rope] (if: $bottle is true)[a glass bottle] <hr>//-- your options --// [[Look in the math book|book1]] [[Look at the box again|next]] (if: $first is true)[[Look for the first X|first]] (if: $second is true)[[Look for the second X|second]] (if: $third is true)[[Look for the third X|third]] (if: $fourth is true)[[Look for the fourth X|fourth]] [[Try to open the box|open]]

"Three is an odd number and a prime number. All prime numbers after two are odd numbers." <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/3NumberThreeInCircle.svg/240px-3NumberThreeInCircle.svg.png" height="180" width="180"> [[keep reading|book4]] [[stop reading|Choices]]

"Four is the first composite number. It has three factors: 1, 2, and 4." <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Number_4_in_red_rounded_square.svg/240px-Number_4_in_red_rounded_square.svg.png" height="180" width="180"> [[keep reading|book5]] [[stop reading|Choices]]

"Five is a prime number." <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/NYCS-bull-trans-5-red.svg"> "Six is a composite number." "Seven is a prime number." "Eight is a composite number." "Nine is the first odd composite number. It has three factors: 1, 3, and 9." [[go back to the begining of the chapter|book1]] [[stop reading|Choices]]

You missed the monkey and the bottle falls and breaks into tiny pieces. [[try something else|first]] {(set: $minutes to $minutes + 15) (set: $bottle to false) (if: $minutes is 60)[(set: $hours to $hours + 1, $minutes to 0)]}

You missed the monkey and recover the stick. [[try something else|first]] {(set: $minutes to $minutes + 15) (if: $minutes is 60)[(set: $hours to $hours + 1, $minutes to 0)]}

The monkey sees the rope and thinks it's a snake. It runs away, hops to another tree and drops the brass plate! You pick it up and notice writing on it. [[read the plate|plate1]] (set: $rope to false) {(set: $minutes to $minutes + 15) (if: $minutes is 60)[(set: $hours to $hours + 1, $minutes to 0)]}

An hour passes as you wait patiently. Finally, the monkey drops the brass plate and you pick it up. You see writing on it. [[read the writing|plate1]] {(set: $hours to $hours +1)}

"The second digit is less than the first." (set: $first to false) [[think about your choices|Choices]] [[find the second X|second]] [[try to open the box|open]]

You find a house. There's a parrot on the roof and it's also holding a brass plate. You can't seem to get very close to the parrot. <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Creative-Tail-Animal-parrot.svg" title="what ya got?"> (if: $bottle is true)[[tap on the bottle to lure the parrot down|bottle2]] (if: $stick is true)[[spear a piece of fruit on the stick and offer it to the parrot|stick2]] (if: $rope is true)[[make a lasso out of the rope, hook it on a pipe and climb up to the parrot|rope2]] [[wait patiently|wait2]]

The parrot squawks but doesn't move closer. [[try something else|second]] {(set: $minutes to $minutes + 15) (if: $minutes is 60)[(set: $hours to $hours + 1, $minutes to 0)]}

Tempted by the fruit, the parrot comes closer, eats the fruit and drops the brass plate. [[read the plate|plate2]] {(set: $minutes to $minutes + 15) (if: $minutes is 60)[(set: $hours to $hours + 1, $minutes to 0)]}

You manage to hook the rope and start climbing. But the rope breaks and you fall. [[try something else|second]] (set: $rope to false) {(set: $minutes to $minutes + 15) (if: $minutes is 60)[(set: $hours to $hours + 1, $minutes to 0)]}

An hour passes as you wait patiently. Finally, the parrot flies away and drops the brass plate. [[read the plate|plate2]] {(set: $hours to $hours +1)}

"The third digit is less than the second." (set: $second to false) [[think about your choices|Choices]] [[find the third X|third]] [[try to open the box|open]]

You find a package wrapped in cloth. The cloth is tied together with multiple loops of cord, tied in many difficult knots. You can feel something flat inside, maybe another brass plate? <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/20crossings-four-trefoils-decorative-knot.svg" title="tangle town" height="180" width="180"> (if: $bottle is true)[[break the bottle and use it to cut the cord|bottle3]] (if: $stick is true)[[shove the stick under the cord and then twist it, maybe you can break it|stick3]] (if: $rope is true)[[tie the rope to the package and then drag the package on the ground|rope3]] [[patiently work through the many knots|wait3]]

You carefully cut the cord and unwrap the package. You find another brass plate! [[read the plate|plate3]] {(set: $minutes to $minutes + 15) (set: $bottle to false) (if: $minutes is 60)[(set: $hours to $hours + 1, $minutes to 0)]}

You twist the rope but the stick breaks before the tough cord does. [[try something else|third]] {(set: $minutes to $minutes + 15) (set: $stick to false) (if: $minutes is 60)[(set: $hours to $hours + 1, $minutes to 0)]}

You drag the package along the ground for awhile but it seems to do nothing to the cord. [[try something else|third]] {(set: $minutes to $minutes + 15) (if: $minutes is 60)[(set: $hours to $hours + 1, $minutes to 0)]}

It takes an hour, but you finally undo the knots and unwrap the package. You find another brass plate! [[read the plate|plate3]] {(set: $hours to $hours +1)}

"The first two digits are prime." (set: $third to false) [[think about your choices|Choices]] [[find the fourth X|fourth]] [[try to open the box|open]]

At the docks, you find Marliss, known to be a wise woman. "You are looking for a clue, eh? Why should I give it to you? Can you show me what you have learned?" <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/African_girl_face_icon.svg" title="Marliss" height=180" width="180"> (if: $bottle is true)[[You say "Because glass can bend light, I can focus the sun's rays through the bottom of this bottle and make enough heat to start a fire."|bottle4]] (if: $rope is true)[[You say "With this rope I can tie a square knot, a clove hitch, a bowline, a reef knot, and a sheet bend."|rope4]] (if: $stick is true)[[You say "I can balance this stick on my nose, I can throw it high and catch it, and I can use it to measure the length of this pier."|stick4]] [[You say "I can do a whole sheet of long-division problems."|wait4]]

"The last digit is a composite number." (set: $fourth to false) [[think about your choices|Choices]] [[try to open the box|open]]

It takes an hour to do the long division problems and check them. Marliss is impressed and gives you a brass plate. [[read the plate|plate4]] {(set: $hours to $hours +1)}

Marliss watches as you carefully focus the sun's rays on some wood shavings. They smolder and then catch fire. "Nice demonstration," says Marliss and she hands you a brass plate. [[read the plate|plate4]] {(set: $minutes to $minutes + 15) (if: $minutes is 60)[(set: $hours to $hours + 1, $minutes to 0)]}

You show Marliss each of the knots you know and explain their use. "Informative," says Marliss and she gives you a brass plate. [[read the plate|plate4]] {(set: $minutes to $minutes + 15) (if: $minutes is 60)[(set: $hours to $hours + 1, $minutes to 0)]}

"Show me how you would measure the length of the pier," says Marliss. You know that the stick is about a yard in length. You put it down at the beginning of the pier and then flip it end-over-end, counting as you go. "Seventeen and a half yards, about." Marliss is satisfied and gives you a brass plate. [[read the plate|plate4]] {(set: $minutes to $minutes + 15) (if: $minutes is 60)[(set: $hours to $hours + 1, $minutes to 0)]}

(set: $combo to (prompt: "Enter the 3-digit combination:", "")) (if: $combo is "754")[Huzzah! You opened the box.] (else:)[Sorry, wrong combination. (set: $hours to it + 1)[[try again|open]] ] (if: $combo is "754" and $hours < 6)[Now you should hurry to the feast.<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Noun_Project_Celebration_icon_1857239.svg" height="150" width="150" title="well done">] (if: $hours >= 6)[Too bad, you ran out of time]

Congratulations! You found one of these boxes. Looking closely at the box, you see that it's locked. To open it, it looks like you need to turn three dials with numbers 1 to 9 to the right digits. Probably not "123" you think. You see writing on the box. "Warning! Each time you try to unlock this box with the wrong numbers, the box will not open for one hour. Make //prime// decisions and use //composite// clues." You saw somewhere in a math book the words "prime" and "composite" . <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Noun_Project_Treasure_Map_1460610_cc.svg" title="clues?" style="float: right"> You also see a map on the back of the box with four X's. You think you know where they are. [[Choices]]