ARTHANOMICS 2021

GET.SET.RESET

Participant Brief Round 1

How to get away with a scam?

Levels of Catastrophe

Time Limit - 1 hour.

Con artists, it's time to make your way to the top to become the leading cartel in the world,
and in this process you will encounter various puzzles, questions and mysteries.

The first step is using the answers discovered and creating your very own Scam Story.
Various restrictions might be imposed on you in the given process. The one who will make
it through despite facing these setbacks will be the true Scammer. The best Scammer being
the one who can abide by the law but at the same time go against it in the most subtle way.

With limited time at your hands, can you come out of the levels of catastrophe with least
damage withstand?

Instructions :
1. Participants have to progress through the 3 floors and reach the top while
completing all the assigned tasks within 1 hour.
2. Story building is to be done on the google form provided.
3. There will be a crossword, from which a certain few elements are to be taken up and
used in the story building process which will be provided to the participants on the
whatsapp group chat.
4. These PDFs will be provided at time intervals during the hour so remember to stay
active.
5. There is a theme for each floor and elements provided all fall under that category.
6. If an element is used which does not follow the theme allotted, it will lead to
deduction of points.
 7. The participants are to make one scam story.
8. Make sure that the story isn’t far-fetched. It should be in the realms of the law of
land and science.
9. There is no word limit, stick to the time allotted for the submission.
10. Late submissions won’t be accepted.

Judging Criteria :
- Creativity of the story
- Usage of elements provided
- Viability of the story
- Flow of the storyline
- Essence of the story

Disclaimer -

Qualification to the next round is up to the judge’s discretion and whether or not the participant code of conduct is followed.

Contact-
Vasudha Lakhotia - 8473036192
Pregya Vijayakumar - 7021248683