BRIEFIING

It’s 1968 and you are Tay Mirez - a high-rolling gambler who has fallen on some bad luck and is hoping to reverse your fortune tonight at the Las Vegas casino La Catedral. At least that’s what you want people to think… 

You are actually Sol Ramon - an undercover FBI agent. You’ve been playing the part of a wealthy person with a gambling problem for the past six months now while working to uncover a Soviet spy ring that operates out of Las Vegas casinos. In order to prevent your cover from being blown, your only point of contact in the FBI is Director Gio Givaldi. All the intelligence you gather goes to him. 

But recently, all of your missions have been failing. Every time you confirm that someone is a spy, that person mysteriously disappears. Next thing you know, you hear that the confirmed spy has made their way back to the Soviet Union safe and sound. Someone must be tipping off the spies that you are onto them. You told Givaldi that you think your mission may have been compromised, but he laughed it off and said you were paranoid from being undercover for too long. You’re good at reading people, and you could tell that Givaldi was nervous beneath his dismissive demeanor. But you don’t think he was worried about the mission being compromised… No, what you saw in his eyes looked more like guilt. Your gut tells you that Givaldi is the one tipping off the Soviets every time you gather intel on them, but you have no concrete evidence.

Givaldi is your superior and you’re afraid to bring accusations against him. He could easily pin the whole mess back on you (after all – you are the one known to have had contact with each Soviet spy that escaped). If it’s between you and Givaldi, you’re pretty sure the FBI will believe him. For now, you just have to keep your head down and do your job. 

You’re going to La Catedral tonight to gamble and see what information you can gather. You know La Catedral is often full of tourists, wealthy businessmen, and spies. You’ve had your eye on one person in particular who has been frequenting the casino for the past several nights - Rye Sanderson. While you can’t be certain, you are pretty sure that Rye Sanderson is actually The Raven - a notorious assassin whose identity has never been confirmed. 

While you’re at the casino chatting with some of the other patrons, Lex Knightley walks in. You know that Knightley is an FBI investigator and personal friend of Givaldi, but Knightley doesn’t know who you are. Your identity as an undercover agent has been kept a secret from everyone. You wonder why someone from the FBI would be at the casino . . .  you’re hoping that nothing happens to blow your cover. Just then, Knightley starts trying to get everyone’s attention to make an announcement . . . 

STOP HERE! 

DON'T READ FURTHER UNTIL KNIGHTLEY’S HAS MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

You’re shocked to learn that Givaldi is dead. What does this mean for you? Surely someone else at the FBI will take over as your main point of contact and when they start looking into your cases, they’ll probably notice the same things you did… Now that Givaldi is dead, you’re more concerned than ever that you’ll be accused of sabotage. People might even want to pin the murder on you. You need to find out who killed Givaldi before the FBI gets suspicious or your cover is blown. You also need to make sure those missiles aren’t launched. The last thing you want is for the Cold War to escalate and the Soviet Union to win ground. You have way more important things on your mind then money, but you’ll have to continue playing the part of a gambler trying to win back a fortune. Maybe you can use your quest for money as a ruse to gather information… 

Your First Moves

1. Go talk to Hollis Johnson - the casino manager - and see if you can learn anything about Rye Sanderson. Pretend that you are just curious and that the main thing you care about is getting money. 

2. Chat with the other guests and see what you can find out. Use this time to gather information or spread rumours. 

Your Goals

1. Find out who killed Givaldi. You'll achieve this if you write down the correct name of the murderer at the end of the game.

2.  Find out who launched the missiles. You'll achieve this if you write down the correct name of the person who launched the missiles at the end of the game.

3.  Stop the missiles from launching. You'll achieve this if the missiles are disabled before the timer goes off in the end of Act IV

4. Get $5,000 by the end of the night. You'll achieve this if ou have at least $5,000 by the end of the night.

How to Win (Optional)

If you’re playing with a competitive group and you want there to be a clear winner at the end of the night, you can tally up the points that players earn when they achieve their goals. Each goal is worth 1 point. Players can also win bonus points in the following ways:

• Get a murder “conviction”.

  • In addition to solving the murder, you’ll want to make sure that the murderer is brought to justice. Convince others that they should vote for the same person as you. 

  • If you selected the murderer correctly AND a simple majority of players also voted for that person, you get one bonus point. 

  • The murderer will get a bonus point if a simple majority of people do NOT select the correct person as the murderer.

• Get the most money. 

  • The player who has the most money at the end of the night will get 1 bonus point. 

  • You can make money by playing casino games (talk to Hollis Johnson about this), placing bets with other players, blackmailing someone, or getting someone to pay you for information. Be creative!