Dracula Has Risen from the Grave Master Fact Sheet

Master Set of Facts:

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  Count Dracula is a vampire
  
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  Count Dracula sleeps in his tomb
  
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  Count Dracula's tomb is in the crypt of the Castle Dracula *
  
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  There is no direct flight from London to Transylvania
  
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  Today is Monday
  
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  The next flight to Budapest is at 6:00pm tonight **
  
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  The flight from London to Budapest takes five hours *
  
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  Vampires can only be killed by driving an oak stake through their heart
  
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  Oak does not grow in Transylvania *
  
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  Oak stakes can only be bought at the Budapest Airport Shop
  
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  The Budapest Airport Shop is not open this Monday or Tuesday due to a local holiday **
  
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  The plane from Budapest to Transylvania leaves at 2:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and takes one hour.
  
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  The nearest railway station to Castle Dracula is Novahuny Junction
  
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  The train from the Transylvania Airport to Novahuny Junction takes six hours and leaves the airport at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
  
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  The key to the crypt of Castle Dracula is hanging on a nail in the vestry of the Novahuny Parish Church, which is next to the Novahuny Junction railway station.
  
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  Vampires can only be killed during daylight **
  
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  Novahuny Parish Church is open from sunrise to sunset.
  
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  At this time of year, the sun rises in Transylvania at 9:00am and sets at 5:30pm
  
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  The Novahuny Parish Church is 64 miles from Castle Dracula **
  
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  The fastest you can travel to the castle from the church is seven miles per hour because it is a rocky cross-country route and you are carrying a large oak stake *
  

* Not told to group 2
** Not told to group 1
Solution:

The earliest time you can kill Count Dracula is 9:00 AM on Sunday morning. This is the “book” answer; however there is an even earlier time if the teams move from negotiation to collaboration (see below).

Rationale:

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  Flying today (Monday) at 6:00 PM, you will arrive at Budapest at 11:00 PM.
  
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  The oak stake you need to buy at the airport can’t be purchased until Wednesday morning, which means the first flight you can get to Transylvania is the one on Thursday at 2:00pm.
  
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  You will arrive at the Transylvania Airport at 3:00 PM Thursday. The next train is at noon on Friday. You will arrive at Novahuny Junction at 6:00pm, half an hour too late to go to the church. The earliest you can get into the church is 9:00am on Saturday.
  
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  It will take nine hours to complete your walk to the castle, which means you will get there at 6:00pm Saturday night, walking all day. It is after sunset, so you will have to wait until 9:00am Sunday morning to kill Count Dracula
  

De-Briefing:

Lead a general discussion on how the teams arrived at their solution.

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  What was the climate of the negotiation – competitive or collaborative?
  
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  Did the climate change during the negotiation process?
  
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  Did the teams get all the information needed to submit a solution?
  
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  How satisfied did the team members feel with their team’s solution?
  
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  How did the team members who were not the negotiators feel about the negotiations?
  

You can even use this game to explore the dynamics of the teams if you wish by asking about how the teams worked and what roles the team members played.