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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Meet The Creators
- Educator Alex Rosenthal
- Director Igor Coric, Artrake Studio
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Music Cem Misirlioglu, Brooks Ball
- Sound Designer Cem Misirlioglu
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Producer Anna Bechtol, Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
