Can you solve the secret assassin society riddle? - Alex Rosenthal
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Your agent has infiltrated a life or death poker game in a hidden back room of a grand casino. Your team is on the trail of an elite society of assassins, each of whom carries a signature playing card corresponding to their role— everyone at the table is either an assassin or a potential victim. Can you identify the assassins and save the victims? Alex Rosenthal shows how.
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If this particular puzzle happened to pique your interest in the history of poker chicanery, scroll through this retrospective on some of the most famous poker cheating scandals. You can also learn more about the art of sleight of hand with this video here.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Alex Rosenthal
- Director
- Igor Coric, Artrake Studio
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
- Music
- Cem Misirlioglu, Brooks Ball
- Sound Designer
- Cem Misirlioglu