Mali Mystery

Mali Mystery is one out of three Rank 2 Expeditions. It focuses on Gold, but can still offer some benefits to players seeking other benefits. The crew is sent here for a unique chance to explore the inland in search for a mysterious witch doctor.

Layout
The area is medium-sized, containing around 25 event nodes with little to no 2-cost routes.

Nodes

 * The map will always contain exactly one out of three major Treasure locations: Elephant Graveyard, Crystal Mountain, or Ancient Mud City.
 * If the chosen major treasure is the Elephant Graveyard, the map will always contain the Small Elephant encounter.
 * If the chosen major treasure is the Crystal Mountain, the map will always contain the Miner cultural challenge.
 * If the chosen major treasure is the Ancient Mud City, the map will always contain the Virginia James encounter.
 * The map will always contain the Audit Committee encounter and the Lonely Lady nature challenge.

Finale
The expedition is over when the crew reaches the Witch Doctor Village. They need to impress the Witch Doctor here enough to have him hear them out. If all of the below succeed, the crew enters an Encounter with the Witch Doctor himself and is given the Chiwara Treasure when they triumph. If any of the below fail, he decides he is no longer interested in the explorers and the crew enters an Encounter with the Mali Villagers, after which they are given the Seated Couple Treasure instead.
 * First, the crew needs to succeed on a Beguiler + Diplomat challenge.
 * Second, the Witch Doctor consults his Audit Committee. If the player did not encounter them, they will talk bad of the crew, and this step fails. The alternative depends on how the encounter was finished:
 * Friendly: the Audit Committee praises the crew and the Witch Doctor indulges them.
 * Devious: the Audit Committee speaks ill of the crew and this step fails.
 * Aggressive: this step might succeed or fail randomly.
 * Finally, if any crew member is a Pranking Trickster or the crew has succeeded on the Lonely Lady nature challenge, gaining them the Secret Massage Technique, they amuse the Witch Doctor for long enough to convince him to give them the Chiwara after winning the Encounter.