Make the divisions and records consistent
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Each subdivision of the gridded gameboard contained one island group and its associated delivery channels, forming a smaller part of the complete transport map. Uniformity in the model boat sizes helped students compare loads without accidentally giving one team a larger vessel. A recorder had to transcribe the captain cards' handwritten instructions into a clean typed log before the next group used the model. The tutor asked the class to preserve meaningful differences among islands while making the components and records consistent enough for the planned comparisons.
A subdivision remained connected to the larger board, so its channels needed to match the routes crossing the boundary into neighboring sections. Uniformity in boat size did not require every island to have the same shape or every route to carry the same load. To transcribe the instructions accurately, the recorder copied their wording and flagged unclear handwriting instead of silently rewriting a rule. The next group checked one typed entry against its card and one boundary against the full map, linking consistent materials with a record that could be traced to its source.
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