Solution: Measuring Kurrent

Answer: CIRCUIT DESIGN

Written by maxwheel

We can calculate the current flowing through each Circuit using the equation V/R = I. Converting the numbers received to letters using A=1,..Z = 26, we see the intermediate message “GROUP IS A RETRO CUP.” The Retro Cup appears across the 4 clued Mario Kart games (DS, Wii, 7, and 8) and includes 4 “sub-cups” (Shell, Banana, Leaf and Lightning). Each sub-cup contains 4 race tracks that appeared in a previous Mario Kart game.

Each of the top 16 circuits represent a specific sub-cup with each of the 4 resistors representing its 4 tracks in the order they appear in the sub-cup (clockwise around the circuit). For example, the top-left circuit represents the Shell Cup for Mario Kart DS with the tracks Mario Circuit 1, Moo Moo Farm, Peach Circuit, and Luigi Circuit.

Solvers should realize the 3 bands on each resistor represent 3 facts about its respective track’s original debut appearance:
1. Its Mario Kart game
2. Its original cup
3. Its original track number (i.e., was it the first track of its cup, second track, etc.)

Once solvers realize this, they can create the table for encoding Mario Kart tracks.

Finally, solvers should calculate the currents of the bottom 13 circuits and use the above table to translate the bottom 13 resistors into Mario Kart tracks.

We can then use the currents to index into their names to get the final answer: CIRCUIT DESIGN.