A Raid-Rescue Scenario. . .

The tranquil village in question. . .

Young Master Paul and I took a few minutes this afternoon to set the table for our forthcoming raid-rescue. He will lead a small band of soldiers, who have been tasked with finding and rescuing the gouty General von Bauchschmerzen from the nefarious Zichenauers, under the command of that most notorious cad and bounder General Phillipe de Latte.

What my son does not know is that there will be a logic and deduction component to the game. Before he can rescue von Bauchschmerzen, he must work out in which of the six buildings the good general is held. I also plan to throw in a wandering sentry or two just to keep the Young Master on his toes. Play is slated to begin following school tomorrow (Monday) afternoon.

-- Stokes

Comments

tradgardmastare said…

Sounds great fun, can’t wait for pictures and AAR...

1:28 AM

Neil said…

Yikes! Sounds like a dangerous mission.
Neil

2:52 PM

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