Visage Perdu: Solve the Bracken House Mystery in FT Magazine's Games Issue : Illustrated by Lucas Varela.

Aug 6

Engage in a 'Choose Your Path' Mystery in FT Magazine's Games Issue

In "Visage Perdu," featured in the Games Issue of the Financial Times Magazine and illustrated by Lucas Varela, readers embark on a "choose your path" mystery set in London, January 1960.

This interactive game invites players to become detectives, following various leads to solve the case of Winston Churchill's missing face from the astronomical clock at Bracken House.

In a "choose your path" game, readers decide the story's direction by selecting which leads to follow, such as consulting with Miss Webb, the librarian, or questioning C Pringle, the mail clerk. Each decision opens new avenues of investigation, offering clues and uncovering secrets. The goal is to solve the mystery by piecing together information from different paths, challenging players to use no more than three leads to match the detective's progress.

As the story unfolds, participants learn of Pringle's scheme to replace Churchill's face with that of Le Fantôme, exploiting the clock's hidden mechanism. However, the plot thickens when it is revealed that Le Fantôme's face was part of the clock from the start, placed there as part of a diplomatic ruse during the Cold War. With a surprise appearance from Winston Churchill himself, the mystery takes on a deeper layer of intrigue involving espionage and deception.

This engaging and humorous game by Duncan Fyfe and Matt Vella provides a unique and immersive experience, allowing readers to actively participate in solving a tale of conspiracy and clever misdirection in this special magazine issue.

Duncan Fyfe is known for his engaging storytelling in video games, while Matt Vella has a background in journalism and narrative design, making them the perfect duo to create a captivating and interactive mystery.

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