"The Lost Colony of Roanoke— Map Reveals a Clue!" Topic

Seems that the map Sir Walter Raliegh used to gain investors, recruit colonists and gain the charter for the Roanoke colony had a hidden clue which might point to the colony's fate: a patch that covered a symbol of a fort.

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My guess is that the original drawing was in error— no fort had been built or the plan was altered, so the map was "corrected" with a patch (and, quite possibly, in terms of the actual fate it means nothing. One would think Sir Walter and crew would say, "Hey— maybe they went to the spot where we were gonna built that fort. Let's check there."). But it's still an intriguing and fun discovery.

And, for the gaming tie in, one can create a scenario of a last stand at the new fort against hostile natives… or vice versa (natives fighting off hostile invaders (the colonists)).

"Nice map, Walt."
"Thanks! As you can see, this is quite the investment opportun—"
"What's that patch bit there, Walt?"
"What patch?"
"That one."
"Oh! That. Um. It's nothing. Just a trick of the light."
"It looks like you've glued a scrap of paper on top of the map."
"OH, that patch. Yeah. Had an accident with my pipe. Dang thing puffs out embers sometimes. Who knew?"
"Doesn't smell burnt. And there's no hole in the back."
"Well, it wasn't really a burn. More of a scorch."
"You're saying a live ember fell on a piece of parchment and it didn't go up in flames?"
"Did I say 'live?' Silly me. It was really just ash."
"Ash 'scorched' your map."
"Well, not so much 'scorched' as 'stained.' More of a smudge, really. So we just slapped that little patch on top of that completely insignificant bit of land of no importance at all just to cover things and keep it all neat and tidy."
"Uh huh."
"Honest truth or I'm a Spaniard."
"Hmmmmm…."
"Did I mention there's a city made entirely of gold, ripe for the taking? It's all on page six of the brochure. And I'm offering a ten percent return on your investment!"
"Ooo… shiny!"

Good one Parzival! Worked in Florida and on the Brooklyn Bridge.

I think Parzival has given us a clue to his REAL line of work.

That was good Pazival!

The Colonists certainly didn't see THAT brochure,and once they found out what the timeshare condos were *really* like,they all skipped out to Panama.The word "Croatoan" was just to throw everybody off. I've camped on Roanoke Island,and it isnt that great.

If you're interested in another "mystery",google Oak Island,Nova Scotia about pirate treasure (another favorite of mine).