The Premise

Four continental blocks assembled, each represented by a team of 6 chosen from among its own master criminals to determine by competition the Underworld Olympic Champions for 1976. Four unmarked envelopes, containing four different assignments, all designed to test the competing teams ability in crime were then divvied up among the teams.

The Teams

The South American Team, adorned in traditional costumes and armed with regional weaponry.

The European Team consisted of Team Leader Paolo from Italy, Cobb from the UK, Helmut from Germany, and Boris from the USSR.

The Afro-Asian Bloc had Calabar of Nigeria, Hartley, Quong of China and Amba Kadiri “The Scourge of Bombay.”

The North American team was made up of Joey One-Eye, Gopher, Duke and two unnamed men.

The Competition

Event 1- The South American Team

Phase 1 Kill J.P. Vandermeer and make it look like an accident

Phase 2 Steal the body from the morgue

Phase 3 Bury the body beneath a stone obelisk in Robinson Park

Event 2- The European Team

Phase 1 Steal a historic cannon

Phase 2 Disassemble and convert the cannon

Phase 3 Firing the cannon to create a distraction while completing a bank robbery.

Event 3- The Afro-Asian Bloc - the treasure hunt

Phase 1 Decipher the first clue from an ancient riddle in the Gotham Library

Phase 2 Decipher the second clue from the Gotham Aquarium

Phase 3 Obtain the treasure

Event 4- The North American Team

Phase 1 Steal the key to Gotham City, a soccer ball, and a plaque from a vintage fire engine.

Phase 2 Hijack a ferry

Phase 3 Blow up the items and the ferry at precisely midnight

Final Score

South America - 20

Europe - 50

The Afro-Asian Bloc - 36.6

North America - undetermined (the event was dissolved before final points could be determined)