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Description:
The year is
1913. Two years ago the Mona Lisa disappeared under a cloud of
mystery from the Louvre in Paris. Now, it is rumored to be in
Florence, Italy - its birthplace - along with several flawless copies.
You and your opponents, all savvy art collectors, each have one in hand.
Which of you owns the true Da Vinci masterpiece?
To solve this
mystery you must acquire the services of the best are experts of
Florence. The competition will be fierce. What's more,
you'll need to protect the value of their ratings against a relentless
effort to discredit them. Play your cards (and gems) wisely and
you'll outwit everyone.
Is your copy the
genuine Mona Lisa? The mystery will soon be solved.
Each time you play
a new "Mona Lisa Mystery" the experience will be amazingly fresh and
unique! You'll want to play time and time again.
The object is to have the real Mona Lisa (the most valuable) at game's
end.
DID YOU KNOW?
Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian patriot, stole the Mona Lisa from the
Louvre
Museum in Paris during August of 1911. Peruggia's motive was misguided:
he thought the French robbed the Mona Lisa from Italy. He didn't know
that Leonardo da Vinci himself sold it to King Francis I of France four
hundred years earlier (for 4,000 francs). Twenty-eight months later,
Peruggia smuggled the Mona Lisa to Florence. There, he offered to sell
it to art dealer Alfredo Geri for 5000,000 lira (about $1000,000). Geri
turned Peruggia over to the police. The Mona Lisa returned to the Louvre
and Peruggia stood trial for theft. The Italian public adored him for
his
patriotism and showered him with gifts. He was convicted but became
a free man before long.
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