The syndicate's lottery ticket
22 December. The Christmas jackpot lands on the village bar… and the syndicate's ticket is no longer on the corkboard.
- Easy-going
- 1–10 players
- 40–60 min
- Ages 12+
The story
A case with no deaths, to play as a group in an hour. The village, the bar and the syndicate are made up; the thrill of 22 December isn't.
La Parra bar, 22 December. Since 1987, the bar's syndicate has shared a Christmas Lottery ticket among twenty members, twenty euros each. And since 1987, the ticket spends the morning of the draw pinned with a drawing pin to the corkboard behind the bar, for everyone to see.
At twenty-three minutes past eleven, the TV sings out 47,193. The jackpot. It's the syndicate's number. The whole bar erupts: hugs, tears, bottles of cava, neighbours pouring in from the street.
At twenty-five to twelve, Reme, the owner, goes to take the ticket down to photograph it… and all that's left on the corkboard is the pin with a tiny corner of paper. Nobody has left the village. Reme locks the bar door and looks at you: “You lot are clever. Find it.”
What awaits you
Mode
Deduction
Search places, question the suspects and piece together what happened. The accusation is put to a group vote.
Goal
Uncover: who took it, where it was hidden, and why.
Difficulty
Easy-going
- Unlimited hints (they cost actions)
- 2 accusation attempts
On Enigma Oculto
Just released: no stats yet.
Content warnings
- No deaths or violence: a theft among neighbours.
Characters
5 suspects. Listen to everyone: not everyone tells the truth.
- Remedios “Reme” SánchezOwner of La Parra bar61. Thirty years behind the bar. She keeps the syndicate's list and money in a biscuit tin.
- Lucía SánchezWaitress, Reme's niece27. She's been waiting tables since she was sixteen. The whole village knows she wants to move to Valencia.
- Francisco “Paco the Snub” IbáñezPensioner, the syndicate's treasurer70. King of dominoes. This year he wanted to keep the ticket at his house, “to be safe”.
- Juan Antonio “Juanan” SáezLorry driver44. Twenty years in the syndicate. Lately he plays the fruit machine a lot.
- Begoña RuizBaker from the bakery across the road49. She runs the San Antonio bakery, her father's. She brings the bar its ring biscuits and Christmas cakes.
- Toñi GálvezThe bar's cook55. She won't leave the kitchen even for the draw: “The fritters don't fry themselves.”
5 locations
The bar counter
The lounge
The terrace
The kitchen
The San Antonio bakery
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Hall of fame
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