Can you solve the seven planets riddle? - Edwin F. Meyer
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Your interstellar police squad has tracked a group of criminals to a cluster of seven planets. Now you must apprehend them before their reinforcements arrive. Of course, the fugitives won’t just stay put – they’ll try to dodge you by moving from planet to planet. Can you devise a sequence for searching the planets that’s guaranteed to catch them in ten warps or less? Edwin F. Meyer shows how.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Edwin F. Meyer
- Director Franz Palomares
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Lead Designer Barbara Bakos
- Riddle designer Tara Sunil Thomas
- Composer Cem Misirlioglu
- Sound Designer Cem Misirlioglu
- Associate Producer Elizabeth Cox, Jessica Ruby
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Addison Anderson
