A Big Murder, at the Manor
A Big Murder, at the Manor
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6-20 players
You’re invited to Heathcliff Manor, where Lord Heathcliff is hosting a dinner party to celebrate his recent marriage. But before anyone can toast his happiness, Lord Heathcliff is killed with the candlestick in the pool room. Host your own party to find out who snuffed out his candle!
**Updated version available - Murder at the Manor (2024) Premium £29.99**
AT A GLANCE
* Flexible - choose any suspects!
* Host can play
* Great with a sit-down meal or mingling
* Optional audio evidence
* Takes 2-3 hours
FEMALE SUSPECTS
EM FATALE - the victim's young, beautiful widow
MRS WITHERING - the silent but deadly housekeeper
MISTY VISIONS - a free-spirited fortune-teller
BLANCHE BATTERS - the cook with a mean left hook
CINDERS - the pretty put-upon maid
DEE MINOR - a world-famous concert violinist
SIERRA TANGO - the only police constable in the village
ANNETTE HITITOVA - the victim’s tennis coach
LADY GARDINER - a slightly batty landscape gardener
GINGER SCHNAPPS - the victim's sister-in-law and wedding photographer
MALE SUSPECTS
BUTLER - the victim's faithful butler
INSPECTOR DENAUX - a bumbling French private detective
PROFESSOR PEACOCK - an eccentric academic and scientist
REVEREND WILL BEEDONE - the mild-mannered local vicar
DOCTOR FUMBLES - the incompetent village doctor
GENERAL CUSTARD - the brash ex-Army General turned security specialist
FORD ESCORT - the handsome chauffeur with a need for speed
BUCK SHOTT - the fiery Scottish gamekeeper
NED SADLER - the kind-hearted but dim stable boy
LORD GARDINER - the pompous life peer and friend of the victim
Visit the Murder Mystery Party website to view character bios, costume suggestions and invite your guests!
CONTENTS
+ How to host guide with rules and evidence (optional audio evidence available online)
+ A pad of whodunit slips to choose the murderer
+ A question menu for seated dinner party style games
+ 20 character sheets with integrated question menus for buffet style parties
+ 20 invitations with costume suggestions, that can also be used as place-settings
AGE RATING
18+ but may be suitable for 14+ at parents discretion. Contains mild sexual innuendo, hints of marital affairs and shady suspects! It's recommended that the character of Sierra Tango is played by an adult.
MURDER MYSTERY FLEXI PARTY ®
Take the stress out of hosting with our bestselling brand!
* Play with ANY combination of 6-20 guests. No-one is 'bolted on', everyone's a suspect.
* The murderer is chosen on the night so the party still goes on if someone can't make it!
* No random guessing! Suspects have different stories if they're guilty, with important clues to help you solve whodunit.
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So flexible that you can play with different numbers of players up to 20, and great that everyone can join in as the murderer is random. I can't wait to play it at my sister's birthday weekend away.
Fantastic game! 13 of us played this and had the best night. None of us had done a murder mystery before so didn't quite know what to expect but it exceeded all expectations! The evidence audios were fantastic and made it really fun. The scripts were so well written and everyone got into character! Will definitely be doing this again with another group.
If Carlsberg did Murder Mystery parties .....
THE BEST NIGHT EVER for my 50th birthday. It was amazing, 18 guests having an awesome time. Everyone took on their characters and played their parts brilliantly. The audio was fab, the character sheets were great, the certificates we're a lovely touch which I enhanced with the plastic gold Oscars statues you can buy and a mini bottle of fizz for the winners. No one guessed the murderer.
We started at 6pm and with a 4 course meal and copious amounts of alcohol, it was midnight before the game ended. Allow time, don't rush it. And most of all take loads of photos.
Anywhere I can share some of mine?
Banging, loved it. however we have questions. (spoilers)
1) what's the deal with the chainsaw? Or hedge trimmer... Lord heathcliff was clubbed to death, what's the craic with a chainsaw?
2) Dee Minor???? Stradivarius??? left in a car???
3) The Maid. many questions there, the big one: what was in the buckets that the carnival troupe used to put out the bearded lady which didn't work?
4) Doctor Fumbles gender, why?
5) Inspector Denaux: the chocolate bomb? really? why was he a perv? what's the situation with the cooks cranberries?
6) what cereal did Dee Minor get won in? also what person who eats cereal is excited by winning a concert violinist?
7) finally and in many ways most importantly: what era were we playing in? there was some confusion on dress.
Overall, such fun, great way to spend the evening, but would appreciate some answers to these very valid questions.
Work on point: give a list of crucial characters, as we didnt have the cook who it turned out was pretty central!
Much Love,
This was such a great game!!
Was very well written and easy for my guests to follow as a lot of them hadn't played a murder mystery game before.
Before purchase and after purchase of this game I had amazing support from this company. No question I had was "too hard" or brushed aside. Amazing and it made the whole experience that much better. Thank you!
Will definitely be buying from here for me next event.
So flexible that you can play with different numbers of players up to 20, and great that everyone can join in as the murderer is random. I can't wait to play it at my sister's birthday weekend away.
Fantastic game! 13 of us played this and had the best night. None of us had done a murder mystery before so didn't quite know what to expect but it exceeded all expectations! The evidence audios were fantastic and made it really fun. The scripts were so well written and everyone got into character! Will definitely be doing this again with another group.
If Carlsberg did Murder Mystery parties .....
THE BEST NIGHT EVER for my 50th birthday. It was amazing, 18 guests having an awesome time. Everyone took on their characters and played their parts brilliantly. The audio was fab, the character sheets were great, the certificates we're a lovely touch which I enhanced with the plastic gold Oscars statues you can buy and a mini bottle of fizz for the winners. No one guessed the murderer.
We started at 6pm and with a 4 course meal and copious amounts of alcohol, it was midnight before the game ended. Allow time, don't rush it. And most of all take loads of photos.
Anywhere I can share some of mine?
Banging, loved it. however we have questions. (spoilers)
1) what's the deal with the chainsaw? Or hedge trimmer... Lord heathcliff was clubbed to death, what's the craic with a chainsaw?
2) Dee Minor???? Stradivarius??? left in a car???
3) The Maid. many questions there, the big one: what was in the buckets that the carnival troupe used to put out the bearded lady which didn't work?
4) Doctor Fumbles gender, why?
5) Inspector Denaux: the chocolate bomb? really? why was he a perv? what's the situation with the cooks cranberries?
6) what cereal did Dee Minor get won in? also what person who eats cereal is excited by winning a concert violinist?
7) finally and in many ways most importantly: what era were we playing in? there was some confusion on dress.
Overall, such fun, great way to spend the evening, but would appreciate some answers to these very valid questions.
Work on point: give a list of crucial characters, as we didnt have the cook who it turned out was pretty central!
Much Love,
This was such a great game!!
Was very well written and easy for my guests to follow as a lot of them hadn't played a murder mystery game before.
Before purchase and after purchase of this game I had amazing support from this company. No question I had was "too hard" or brushed aside. Amazing and it made the whole experience that much better. Thank you!
Will definitely be buying from here for me next event.