SIGNAL Mantic Games • The Merchant - Diagnose

• The Merchant - Diagnose the cause of why a shopkeeper's innocuous stumble led to an unlikely death

The setting is Great Britain

in which we are introduced to the village of Shady Hollow

his own experiences

including excerpts from fairy tales and a lively discussion of each plant’s legendary magical and medicinal properties

SIGNAL Mantic Games • The Merchant - DiagnosePlayers take on the roles of Experts seeking to understand the Alien player, who is seeking to be understood. The Experts will create and transmit signals to the Alien, who has certain rules for how to respond that must be deduced by the Experts. On a turn, the Experts arrange black and white pieces on a mat, discussing and debating how and what to send. Once finished, the Alien then replies by using pre set rules only they can see to add, remove, and