Murder at the Manor
Murder at the Manor
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(66) 66 total reviews
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6-14 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)**
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
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
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
+ 14 character sheets with integrated question menus for buffet style parties
+ 14 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®
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* Play with ANY combination of 6-14 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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Having hosted and attended murder mystery parties for over 30 years, we really do know what makes a good format. We always make them work but sometimes it can be a little complicated!
My husbands birthday is on New Year's Eve, so as we have aged, staying in with friends is a perfect option, but as drinks flow, it can get noisy and a little confusing (not that it spoils our fun but .......you know!)
This is our first purchase from Murder Mystery Store and it certainly won't be our last - to a one, everyone agreed it is the best party we've ever had! The scripts were perfect - funny, bombshells duly dropped, easy to ad lib with, and flowed like a dream (we just went round the table so everyone got their questions and answers out-nothing missed!) . Plus we had invited 14 and unfortunately, due to illness, 3 couldn't come, but it didn't matter because "missing characters" will never be the murderer! Such a great touch, takes away the worry that it may "flop" because of no shows!!
Natural breaks between acts, to eat food and socialise, listen to music, dance and sing to Auld Lang Syne at midnight! Plus no one guessed the murderer-that's never happened before!!
We will be recommending your company to everyone, and this one is going over to our friends in the Algarve who actually introduced us to these parties, so they can have fun with their mates. But of course it can be reused with a different murderer - amazing touch!
So many to choose from with themes that will "fit" any group, I can't decide what to get next, but I do think they would make great birthday presents too -for any age group, and just in case you're wondering -our party was from 50-83 year olds, but this would work with 20 year olds just as well. Thank you and a huge WELL DONE - still buzzing at it's success!!
Sue & Alan R.
What a fantastic murder mystery! We rented a manor house and played this and can honestly say it was one of the best night’s entertainment ever. The script was really good, funny, had some very interesting twists and it all flowed really well, When asking the questions we did just go around the table and have one person ask the questions of one character, with everyone else listening - no-one missed anything then. That said, only two of the 11 guessed correctly (but that may have been because we’d had so much fizz!) I’m about to buy the Roaring 20’s and the Pizzeria flexi games and plan more fun for family and friends.
Thank you!
Quick delivery & product looks good but not played it yet so can’t comment on that
6 of us played this and it was the best party I've hosted in a long time. Haven't laughed that hard in a long time. The scripts are great. I can't turn my southwestern home into an English Manor but some candles, roses, linens, a DIY dead body in the hot tub and music from "Murder on the Nile" set the scene. I did end up reading the narration because it was easier for some of the guests to understand. Thank you!
Would highly recommend this. Easy to follow, something new and different. I wanted something for my friends all aged from 20s to 39s that was just sitting around drinking (adults should have fun too). It's so clever, funny and interesting. Loved it so much I got a huge clap from all my friends and ordered the disco version. Thanks so much
Having hosted and attended murder mystery parties for over 30 years, we really do know what makes a good format. We always make them work but sometimes it can be a little complicated!
My husbands birthday is on New Year's Eve, so as we have aged, staying in with friends is a perfect option, but as drinks flow, it can get noisy and a little confusing (not that it spoils our fun but .......you know!)
This is our first purchase from Murder Mystery Store and it certainly won't be our last - to a one, everyone agreed it is the best party we've ever had! The scripts were perfect - funny, bombshells duly dropped, easy to ad lib with, and flowed like a dream (we just went round the table so everyone got their questions and answers out-nothing missed!) . Plus we had invited 14 and unfortunately, due to illness, 3 couldn't come, but it didn't matter because "missing characters" will never be the murderer! Such a great touch, takes away the worry that it may "flop" because of no shows!!
Natural breaks between acts, to eat food and socialise, listen to music, dance and sing to Auld Lang Syne at midnight! Plus no one guessed the murderer-that's never happened before!!
We will be recommending your company to everyone, and this one is going over to our friends in the Algarve who actually introduced us to these parties, so they can have fun with their mates. But of course it can be reused with a different murderer - amazing touch!
So many to choose from with themes that will "fit" any group, I can't decide what to get next, but I do think they would make great birthday presents too -for any age group, and just in case you're wondering -our party was from 50-83 year olds, but this would work with 20 year olds just as well. Thank you and a huge WELL DONE - still buzzing at it's success!!
Sue & Alan R.
What a fantastic murder mystery! We rented a manor house and played this and can honestly say it was one of the best night’s entertainment ever. The script was really good, funny, had some very interesting twists and it all flowed really well, When asking the questions we did just go around the table and have one person ask the questions of one character, with everyone else listening - no-one missed anything then. That said, only two of the 11 guessed correctly (but that may have been because we’d had so much fizz!) I’m about to buy the Roaring 20’s and the Pizzeria flexi games and plan more fun for family and friends.
Thank you!
Quick delivery & product looks good but not played it yet so can’t comment on that
6 of us played this and it was the best party I've hosted in a long time. Haven't laughed that hard in a long time. The scripts are great. I can't turn my southwestern home into an English Manor but some candles, roses, linens, a DIY dead body in the hot tub and music from "Murder on the Nile" set the scene. I did end up reading the narration because it was easier for some of the guests to understand. Thank you!
Would highly recommend this. Easy to follow, something new and different. I wanted something for my friends all aged from 20s to 39s that was just sitting around drinking (adults should have fun too). It's so clever, funny and interesting. Loved it so much I got a huge clap from all my friends and ordered the disco version. Thanks so much