Story
Major Dan Dupont was with General Sherman in his march to the sea. The Major considered this one of the high points
of his life, since he had official permission to loot and destroy whatever he wanted. The Major managed to confiscate several
valuable articles during the march which he sent back North to his home with wounded men who were being evacuated. Many men were
willing to carry things back to safety for him, if he would make sure that they got on the wagon train going back home. If he
did not get word in a month that the items had arrived safely, he simply declared the soldier a deserter and the man was then
arrested and jailed, or shot as the Major saw fit.
Major Dupont moved to Cattle Skull 4 years after the war, and using his funds from the sale of many of the liberated Southern
items, he started up a bank. He was quite careful to keep things honest and slowly grew in power and wealth. He is now one of
the leading citizens of the area, and most of the town folks ignore the rumblings from the little farmers and ranchers about unfair
rates and terms for loans.
Three weeks ago, the Major's stately manor on the hill over looking town caught fire and burned to the ground. The Major's hound
must have interrupted the thieves as the dog's body was found shot in the front yard. On Wednesday Dupont's body was found at
the mouth of an old abandoned and worthless mine. He had been shot in the back.
Which of the mean-minded, buzzard-breath, slimy snakes in this gathering killed poor old Dan Dupont? Strap on your guns and join
in to find the killer of Major DuPont. If he did find the lost silver mine “The Silver Slipper”, it may be up for grabs if the
Major didn't file a claim.
Cast
10 player game
This game requires 5 males and 5 females. It has a fast man with a gun, a Farmer’s daughter, the school Marm, a man who rides
a white horse and wears a white hat, an Indian Tracker, an outlaw, a lawyer, a widowed ranch owner, a miner searching for the
Silver Slipper Mine, and the Banker’s assistant.
20 player game
The Drummer, the Newspaper Editor, a snoopy boarder, a thrifty Scots lady, a lady on her way west, a preacher, a man with
bullet scars in his back, an Indian Barber, an orphan from a wagon train massacre, and a lady who is fed up with the West and
headed back East.
A larger group version of this game is available as Mystery at Cattle Skull Crossing.
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