Ash Wednesday
Caravaca, 1934. On Carnival night the True Cross disappears. The town already has a culprit… and it's the wrong one.
- Master
- 1–12 players
- 60–90 min
- Ages 16+
- ★ 5.0 (1 rating)
The story
A demanding deduction case, inspired by the real theft of the True Cross of Caravaca in 1934. The characters and the solution are fiction.
Caravaca de la Cruz, Ash Wednesday 1934. Last night, Shrove Tuesday, half the town danced in masks at the Casino until dawn.
At eight in the morning, the sacristan opened the sanctuary in the castle and found the tabernacle open and empty. The True Cross, the double-armed relic that tradition says two angels brought down in 1231, is gone. All that remains, carefully left on the altar, is its 14th-century case.
By nine the news is running through the streets. A crowd surrounds the house of the chaplain, who had a key to the tabernacle. The Assault Guards have come to protect him… and to take him under arrest to Murcia tonight. The court has put you in charge of the investigation. You have until nine tonight.
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: culprit, how they opened the tabernacle, where the cross is, and why.
Difficulty
Master
- A single hint per game
- A single accusation
On Enigma Oculto
1 game played · 100% solved · 52 min on average
Content warnings
- A theft from a place of worship, treated with respect.
- Political and social tension of 1934.
Characters
6 suspects. Listen to everyone: not everyone tells the truth.
- Don Patricio GómezChaplain of the sanctuary71 years old. Forty years in the service of the Cross. Walks with a cane. Has one of the two keys to the tabernacle. The crowd has already judged him.
- Matías LópezSacristan55 years old. Keeps the other key. He found the tabernacle empty this morning.
- Gregorio MoyaHead of the brotherhood63 years old. Devout, wealthy and fearful of the times. Last night he was at the Casino ball, like half of Caravaca.
- Luis MarínRepublican councillor34 years old. He has asked the council not to pay for the May festivals with public money. For many, the perfect suspect.
- Ricardo AlcarazAntique dealer from Madrid47 years old. He's been at the inn for a week buying old furniture. He has asked too many questions about the sanctuary.
- Esteban VidalSilversmith from Murcia40 years old. He cleaned the reliquary last week and knows the tabernacle lock.
- Pepe RoblesCasino doorman60 years old. Last night he noted in his book who came in and out of the ball, mask by mask.
- Dolores SánchezThe Moyas' maid48 years old. Twenty years in the house of the head of the brotherhood. This morning she found something she doesn't understand.
6 locations
Castle esplanade
The chapel of the Cross
The sacristy
The Casino
The Moya house
The inn
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