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In the game, all of Minitex's blue tubs have been kidnapped, and Minitex needs your help to find the villain.

A ransom note was found, but it is missing several words. Can you put the pieces together to solve the mystery?

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In the game, all of Minitex's blue tubs have been kidnapped, and Minitex needs your help to find the villain.

A ransom note was found, but it is missing several words. Can you put the pieces together to solve the mystery?

Your first step is to find the missing letters from the ransom note by searching the ELM databases. Then compile and unscramble those letters to read the note and find a clue to identify the crook.

Can you figure out who kidnapped Minitex's blue resource sharing tubs? Play Ransom! to find out.

Get started at z.umn.edu/ransom.

Written by

Zach Miller
Head of Communications
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