Hercule Poirot and the search for Perilous Island Game 1

 Hercule Poirot gravely read the telegram Miss Lemon had just set before him.  "This is from the solicitor of the Lord Darrow.  He has been missing for 3 months and he begs us to locate Lord Darrow's daughter, Lady Elaine, and see if she can assist in finding him.  She was last seen excavating mysterious ruins in the Central African region of Zamunda.  Hastings, pack your bags!  You too Miss Lemon, I will have need of you as well.  Let us see if the little grey cells are up to the task, mes amies!"

And thus began the curious adventure of Hercule Poirot and the search for Perilous Island. Click photos to enlarge

I have introduced my wife to Puly Alley and must say it was quite the hit.  She really liked the cards and is planning on doing a little write up for my fellow gamers on how to lure your spouse into playing with you.

Lady Elaine is deep in the jungles of Zamunda, excavating a set of ruins that have no known connection to any other civilizations.  Poirot must travel ("oh the accursed sea"), find Lady Elaine and convince her to help find her father.  Unbeknownst to Poirot, The German Institute of Theosophical Studies (G.I.T.S.) has also sent its most ruthless officer, Major Klink, to find Lady Elaine and locat Lord Darrow my any means necessary for their own nefarious ends.

Here is an overview of the dig site:

Lady Elaine, the major plot point, at her dig site:

The radio set, minor plot point.  Will the logs give a clue as to Lord Darrow's whereabouts?

The mysterious artifact, minor plot point.  What can it tell us about Perilous Island?

The traitorous expedition member, minor plot point.  What information does he have?

And Lady Elaine's luggage, minor plot point (not pictured) Will the letters contained therein from Lord Darrow shed some light on the mystery?

The action was fast and furious, as Miss Lemon showed her worth outside of her filing cabinets, dispatching 2 Nazis over the course fo the game.

One made it to the radio set, only to be shot down by the redoubtable Miss Lemon

Hastings failed to break into Lady Elaine's luggage but Poirot was.  Hastings pent the rest of the game taking potshots with his large-bore hunting rifle.  Did he ever tell you about that time in the Amazon?....

Despite Major Klink's efforts to wrangle Lady Elaine, he was foiled by Poirot (and riddled with bullets by Captain Hastings and Miss Lemon, but only after he unchivalrously shot Miss Lemon in the shoulder. 

Here we see the GITS high command in Berlin reacting to the news of what happened.

While Poirot and company are pleased with their performance.

Poirot reaped a nice stack of rewards, having gotten the major and 2 minor plot points.  Let's see what happens in the next exciting episode... THE LAST PLANE OUT!!!!