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The Messenger

Automatic translation. This text has not been verified by a person.
Translation detailsModel: mistral-large-2512.

A scout is sent to find a designated location, such as a post office in a nearby village or a little-frequented district of a large city. Upon arrival, he mails a registered postcard containing details of the post office building’s appearance, addressed to the scoutmaster. After completing this task, he attempts to return to his starting point. However, all routes leading back are already occupied by scouts whom the [patrol leaders] position to cut off the messenger’s return. Individual sentries must not approach closer than 200 meters to the post office building. The fugitive, meanwhile, is entitled to use any ruse, even disguises, to slip through the sentry line.


Transcription note: The word “patrol leaders” was reconstructed in square brackets, as it is partially obscured by a library stamp.

Scan source: Wielkopolska Digital Library, marked “public domain”. View PDF — page 70.

  • Type: game
  • Traits: Not stated in the source
  • Source: Mieczysław Schreiber i Eugeniusz Piasecki, Harce młodzieży polskiej (1917)
  • Printed pages: 55–56 / PDF 70–71
  • Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
  • Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 55
  • Read the source text: hmp-005