Rocket Works

1. Rocket Works The objective is to win fame, fortune, power and love running a smoking hot Rocket Works company. You earn or lose money based on the choices you make running your company. Founder, CEO, & Chief Dude Bank Galaxy Investors pledge $1M to Rocket Works. (your starting capital) www.build-it-yourself.com Press SPACE BAR

2. Launch Pad Junk Yard Rocket Works c c c Bank Rocket Works Use the ARROW KEYS to move your character around the game maps. www.build-it-yourself.com Press SPACE BAR

3. Build-It-Yourself Rocket Works Rocket Works Game Specs To start, you choose a mission, ticket price, promotion budget, astronaut crew, food, entertainment and fuel.. www.build-it-yourself.com Press SPACE BAR

4. c c c Rocket Works On launch day you find out how many people sign up for your expedition and therefore what your ticket revenue, expenses and profit / loss are. (High ticket price means more profit/fewer customers. High promo budget means more expense but more customers. The astronaut crew determines how successful you’ll be at random mission challenges.) Build-It-Yourself Launch Pad www.build-it-yourself.com Press SPACE BAR

5. Rocket Works When you launch the rocket, many things can happen to increase or decrease your profit. On your way to your destination and back, you must navigate through various game environments where: • You can navigate badly and crash. • You can take much longer than planned burning extra fuel and supplies. • You can run into aliens and get blasted. • Your customers can have a bad experience and sue you. • You can bring back exotic treasures, minerals, and spices of great value • You can stop at a casino and win or lose money. • You can claim new territory and expand your empire. • You can solve an important problem and earn money. • You can ??? www.build-it-yourself.com Press SPACE BAR

6. Bank Galaxy $56,735,000 Rocket Works When you return to earth, all your earnings and loses are calculated. You continue to run missions until you become the richest, smartest, most Mission Report Balance Statement famous, most powerful dude in the universe Or You run out of money. Financial History www.build-it-yourself.com Press SPACE BAR

7. Rocket Works Your partners in the rocket company … Callum, 11 & Ben, 11 Chenery School Belmont, MA Saul, 10 Concord Academy Summer Camp Concord, MA Chloe, 9 BB&N Cambridge, MA Erica, 9 BB&N Cambridge, MA We invite you to help us create more storylines and graphics. Join the Build-It-Yourself crew. Email john@build-it-yourself.com. www.build-it-yourself.com Press SPACE BAR

8. Rocket Works In your travels, you’ll have to deal with these aliens! Chloe, 9 Park School Cambridge, MA Kelly, 10 Concord Academy Summer Camp Concord, MA Jonathan, 10 Open Window School Bellevue, WA We invite you to help us create more storylines and graphics. Join the Build-It-Yourself crew. Email john@build-it-yourself.com. www.build-it-yourself.com Press SPACE BAR

9. Rocket Works And you may encounter these space ships. Matthew, Ryan & Ellis Concord Academy Summer Camp Concord, MA Mark, Noah, Andrew Concord Academy Summer Camp Concord, MA Edward & Kelly Concord Academy Summer Camp Concord, MA Callum, 11 & Ben, 11 Chenery School Belmont, MA We invite you to help us create more storylines and graphics. Join the Build-It-Yourself crew. Email john@build-it-yourself.com. www.build-it-yourself.com Press SPACE BAR

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12. Rocket Works Mission Control Marketing Finance

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14. Bank Galaxy $56,735,000 Profit / Loss From Last Mission $1,250,000 Mission Report Balance Statement Bank Balance $56,735,000 Financial History

15. Bank Galaxy $56,735,000 $ Ticket Price # Customers $ Cost Promotion $ Cost Configuration $ Ticket P&L $ Trip P&L $ Balance Sheet Mission Report Balance Statement Financial History

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20. $100,000 15% of prospects can afford. Ticket Price $50,000 25% of prospects can afford. $10,000 50% of prospects can afford. $2,000 75% of prospects can afford.

21. It can cost between $20 and $500 to find customers. $200,000 Advertisement on the Super Bowl Sales and Marketing Budget $100,000 Advertise on Google $50,000 Set up billboards $0.00 Used blogs and word of mouth

22. Kitchen $10/day/customer 25% of prospects like the food. $25/day/customer 50% of prospects like the food. $50/day/customer 100% of prospects like the food.

23. Entertainment $0/day/customer Only 25% of prospects will buy tickets if you have no entertainment. Zippo $10/day/customer 50% of prospects like the entertainment. $25/day/customer 100% of prospects like the entertainment.

24. Living Accommodations $25/day/customer Only 25% of prospects like sleeping in hammocks. $100/day/customer 50% of prospects like the cabin rooms. $250/day/customer 100% of prospects like the cabin rooms.

25. Fuel Cow Dung $75/barrel Rocket requires 50 barrels per day Gasoline $1,000/barrel Rocket requires 10 barrels per day Nuclear $10,000/barrel Rocket requires 1 barrel per day

26. Astronaut Crew MIT Student Astronaut $2000/day Can solve all technical problems. Wellesley Student Astronaut $500/day Excellent negotiator Harvard Student Astronaut $1000/day Can sell.

27. Astronaut Crew ??? Political Scientist Doctor Lawyer You design your own astronaut. High School Drop Out Astronaut $10/day Follows instructions and keeps it simple. Doesn’t get bogged down with philosophy or politics. BU Stud Astronaut $400/day Computer game champ

28. c c c $50,000 Breaks down On 50% of missions. 50% of population are cheap. $100,000 Breaks down On 20% of missions. 25% of population like moderation. $200,000 Breaks down On 5% of missions. 10% of population can afford luxury. Build-It-Yourself Launch Pad

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40. Just Good Enough Works 75% of the time

41. Way Cool Works 95% of the time

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