Ransom for Rufus

Your prized truffle-hunting dog Rufus has been kidnapped during peak harvest season by the Bertolucci family - your biggest rivals in the Alba white truffle market. With each passing hour, the value of unharvested truffles plummets, and your reputation hangs by a thread. They demand your grandmother's secret truffle preservation technique in exchange for Rufus's safe return.

Challenges

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Third-generation truffle hunter from Alba, Italy

Conversation Partner

Marco Bertolucci

Setting

Poorly lit wine cellar beneath an old villa, single hanging bulb, walls lined with dusty bottles and truffle-hunting equipment

Location

Piedmont Region, Northern Italy

Learning Objectives

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Negotiate Rufus's safe return without revealing the complete preservation technique

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Gather evidence of Bertolucci's extortion attempt

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Maintain your family's market position during peak season

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Your dog is quite the specimen... such a shame he's not working the hills tonight. Shall we discuss what it will take to reunite you with Rufus before the Alba White Truffle Fair begins tomorrow?”

This is how Marco Bertolucci's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#294

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