suitable for ages :
teenagers and adults females/males :
mixed
format :
download - need to print out, you will NOT receive a boxed product but will get an email with the game attached or details on how to access the download
Scenario :
Contestants in a TV reality programme are baffled when top judge, Simeon Lewok is found dead in a locked room - the key still on the inside of the door. There are plenty of suspects - could it be Bendy Bess the contortionist? Hypno Bob the Hypnotist? Or was Slithery Sam's snake somehow involved? Other contestants are also put in the frame - could their special talents have been used to lethal effect?
Suspects :
This game requires 10 or 11 players, the host may play any of the characters. You need at least 5 females and 4 males. The required 10th guest and optional 11th guest can be played by either a male/female.
Female characters : Angelina Gonini - Magician Bendy Bess - Contortionist Clarissa Cool - Singer/Judge Rose Miller - Monkey Trainer PC Coulston - Police Constable
Female or Male characters : Karel Kline - Tightrope Walker Slithery Sam - Snake Charmer
Male characters : Ventriloquist Vic - Entertainer Dextor Dark - Singer/Judge Hypno Bob - Hypnotist Memory Man - Recollection Act
Game Play Format :
Converted with the author who runs event days/weekends in the United Kingdom. Please note that the murder mystery is the same story, if you have already attended this event.
Apart from the introductory round, the game consists of question and answer rounds. The whole game is scripted, but you may ask questions beyond those found in your booklet at certain times. There are also some clue hunting phases, where the players hunt for clues to the crime. A crossword about the game is provided, for players to solve to find an additonal clue (this is optional), which may be tackled individually or as a team. The murderer(s) find out who they are after everyone has handed in their accusation. All is revealed once the solution is read at the end of the game.
Contents :
Detailed hosts guide, invitations, top secret information leaflet for each character, character booklets, alibi sheet, clues, optional crossword, solution
