Elements of the Game

I've been thinking some more about how to craft these ideas into something formulatic to develop them further. the basic stucture of an adventure would have the following game elements.

A rich, detailed back story, puzzles/games/missions to complete, and the Big Payoff (the grand prize for completing the adventure)

I'm leaning toward the pirate theme as the first one to develop beacause it is a surefire hit with the 7 and under set.

I'm looking at the Barbary Pirates who were active in the MidAtlantic before and during the revolution. There was even a story that Ben Franklin was captured by them as he was crossing the atlantic on a return trip from Paris. That could be an excellent story to exploit.

Clues could be hidden on the Moshulu...or in the Independence Seaport Museum..

I need to research any barbary pirates known to this area and read more about what they pirated.

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