U'Donnawannagothaire
It's a Jungle Out There

Black Bart's Gang

By Jim Morgan

Having acquired your nefarious reputations in America, you still thirst for adventure and profit and Darkest Africa seems to be the land of promise. Pillow talk: you learned from your ex-girlfriend, a wealthy English lass touring the American West (who recently dumped you!), about her plans to go with her friends and visit a sorority sister living in Donnawannagothaire, who claimed to know the location of an elephant graveyard, rich in ivory, as well as the long lost Twilight Temple, which might have even more valuable artifacts--and even the Fountain of Youth. So, not being one to take no for an answer, you've dragged along an old professor who should be able to help you discern which items might have the most cash value.

Along the way you might be able to reclaim your rich girlfriend (or, if not, at least be revenged upon her). You learned from Trader Vic, that several good-looking British gals passed up river just a couple of days ago. With any luck, you might catch up with them. As a final bonus, an agent for an ill-tempered British lord, named Greedieswyne caught up with you shortly after you disembarked in Africa, and offered a tidy sum if you were able to discretely do away with an annoying investigator named Sherlock Holmes who is reportedly going your way.

In fact, Holmes boarded the same river steamer as you, and you already have a private grudge against him, for assisting the Pinkertons in foiling some bank robberies you had meticulously planned, but consequently were unable to carry out! Hungry crocodiles might do the job if Holmes just happened to slip overboard, but you have to provide some evidence of his death. Witnesses? The steamer may be a bit too public. And he does seem fairly well-protected.

Starting Position(s)

On board the Zimbabwe Bob

U'Donnawannagothaire It's a Jungle Out There

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