This is my sketch for the globe from Storyboard II. The globe fits well with the Victorian- style mystery manor from Storyboard II and will also be a great way to provide the explorers with visual feedback.
I imagine the globe being made as a Gear Ball. A 'Gear Ball' is basically a spherical rubik's cube. 'Fast- forward through a youtube video of people solving a gear ball'. Having motor embedded within the globe can be used to twist it. The motors can either be receptive to bust motions as shown in Storyboard II, or be used as a scrambling mechanism and the adventurers have to solve the Ball as part of a puzzle. The level of difficulty can be accounted for by preallocating number of moves required to solve the puzzle. Visual clues can be provided to show progress or hints. The clocks can also be used to indicate clues.
