Characters in the 6 player game
Blast McGrouse – Game Keeper.
In well worn deer stalker hat and scruffy tweed jacket, Blast McGrouse is lucky never to have been shot himself, he blends so well into the heather.
Misty Harr – Ferry Director.
As director of the ferry company that runs to and from the Far Outer Hebrides, Miss Misty Harr always wears a smart business suit.
Ben Nevis – A key member of the mountain rescue team.
In thermals and waterproof gear, Ben Nevis is never without his crampons, walking stick and faithful rope.
Iona Fiddle – Tour boat operator.
With binoculars, baseball cap and “Loch Mess Monster Tours” emblazoned across her clothing, Iona Fiddle would be easy to pick out in a crowd.
Mac Theknife – Jazz artist.
With or without his saxophone, Mac Theknife is the cool cat of Jazz, dressing totally in black.
Paula Nother – Barmaid.
With a short skirt, high heels, fishnet tights and a low cut top to show off all her assets, Paula works hard to please all her regular punters.
Additional characters for the 8 player game
Duncan McDonut – Policeman.
In or bursting out of his uniform, Duncan likes doing stake outs the best, especially if he’s managed to stop off at the bakers on the way.
Kate Nessglass – Local gift shop owner.
In ethnic clothing and smelling of incense, Kate is a little like the gifts she sells in her shop: interesting, but quite useless.
Additional characters for the 10 player game
Ian McSlurry – Sewerage worker.
As number one in the number two business Ian McSlurry is never far from his oilskins and trusty wrenches.
Eileen Donner – Owner of the local Kebab shop.
With apron and fish slice ever to hand, Eileen is always ready to make really fast food.
Additional characters for the 12 player game
Phil McCavity – Dentist.
In trousers and tunic Phil McCavity takes an interest in everyone’s smiles.
Ena Bannock – Coffee shop owner.
Underneath the apron, Ena always dresses to coordinate with her floral tablecloths.
Additional characters for the 14 player game
Logan Aire – Pilot
Although he looks very smart in his captain’s uniform, Logan is, unfortunately, as unreliable as his island-hopping planes!
May West – Lifeboat coxswain
Ever a welcome sight for ships in distress, May loves her bright Day-Glo colours and is always ready to rescue a situation.
Additional characters for the 16 player game
Donald Farsurtroosers – Ceilidh band leader
Sporting a kilt and full of enthusiasm, Donald is an exceptional crooner and a real ladies man.
Dr. Gaye Gordon – Local doctor.
With a compassionate bedside manner and stunning good looks, it’s hardly surprising Gaye’s asked to make a lot of house calls.
Additional characters for the 18 player game
Pete Bog – Pig farmer.
In wellies and boilersuit, Pete is very strong and always as happy as a pig in the proverbial.
Heather Cladills – Schoolteacher.
Enthusiastic and energetic, Heather loves her striped jumpers and alice bands and always has a turned out bob.
Additional characters for the 20 player game
Glen Morangie – Scientist.
Fond of equations and woollen jumpers, Glen is a stickler for accurate measures when ordering his drams.
Dee Canter – Tour guide on the Glen Frick estate.
Efficient, attractive and carefully groomed, Dee sports plenty of tartan to impress the tourists.
Happy Customer –
We had a full house of 13, a number had not met before, some had played murder mysteries before, others had not. Ages ranged from 30 to 70 yrs old. By the end of the evening we had a marvellous atmosphere, any inhibitions quickly dispelled & all thoroughly engrossed in the murder. Everyone attempted to take their character to heart, some dressing accordingly & everyone attempting a Scottish accent. We finished with two murderers – the actual murderer we had all been searching for & a special murderer awarded to one of the guests of whom it was generally agreed had managed to murder the Scottish accent, her attempts drifting from Newcastle to New Delhi with most of her time settling in Cardiff Bay. The way the mystery was presented enabled the evening to flow far more smoothly than I have experienced before by the purchase of “boxed games” from high street retailers. Well done & thanks Red Herring.
Happy Customer –
I just wanted to say a belated thank you for the help with our NYE for Death at the Distillery. In the end we had 21 people, my daughter and her friend shared a role – one was Dee and the other Canter, we had a real Inspector and overall it was such a great evening. Everyone really enjoyed it, dressed up superbly and really got into the spirit – accents and all! Thought you might like to see some of our props – you might suggest to other clients, supermarkets and wine merchants were very kind in suplying boxes and packing boxes – we used the individual boxes as invitations ( you might see that if you can enlarge the photo) my daughter did wonders with PhotoShop and produced a menu and also did the labels for the boxes. All of that was free! We had a Scottish themed menu and even the odd whisky! Thanks again – I have passed your name on to friends and really appreciated your help. Happy New Year!
Happy Customer –
What larks. I have never heard such an assortment of Pantomime Scots before, and we’re all natives! Great icebreaker at the beginning of a birthday weekend in the middle of nowhere, thoroughly enjoyed by all, even the crusty sceptics. Thanks Jo, for the advice and ‘tweaking’, and I’ll certainly pass the word. Jane Hanley
Happy Customer –
We needed a MM for our family get together (30 people) We used the download kit and that’s where the fun started from putting together the invitations to dreaming up goodie bags for all the guests. We needed a couple of extra parts for two grand children and made up assistants to two characters Paul Ice for UB McKnicked and Nessie Loch for Kate Nessglass. They shared the roles and it gave the children a lot of confidence in performing in front of the assembled company. The event itself was a roaring success and so much ad libbing from the cast made for an enjoyable evening. Great kit, well written and a blast!!
Happy Customer –
This is the second Murder Mystery from Red Herring Games we have hosted and it won’t be the last. This time for 16 people. We all had such fun – the characters must have been written with us all in mind – we were so typecast it was untrue. Everyone entered in to the spirit (literally) of things and we have had such great feedback from our friends since. Excelle-nt game, well written especially in it’s detail. Humour flowed right the way through and the game lasted just the right length of time. Plenty of scope for all character to milk it for all it was worth. Thank you. We look forward to the next one.
Happy Customer –
Fantastic! We did this for my hubby’s birthday and as it falls near Burn’s Night and as we are all whisky drinkers, it had to be Death at the Distillery! We had three guests who had never done a murder mystery before, they totally enjoyed it. Easy to follow (unlike some boxed ones we have done before) A great night was had by all! Thank you!
Happy Customer –
Our party went well & all had a fun time.
I’ve not checked to see if this hint is on your web site, but thought I’d send it on nonetheless: In the past, getting the audio part to the dinner table was a problem for me. This year, though, I came up with an easy solution. I saved the MP3 files to my Dropbox folder on my computer. When it was time for dinner, I opened Dropbox on my iPad, and could play the speeches that way. (I have a small portable speaker I can plug into the iPad, which helped up the volume.) The same strategy should work for people with smart phones.)
I’m not sure re the UK, but Dropbox is very popular here, where one can get a free account. And this tactic should work with other similar services. Much easier than burning CDs and digging out a boom box to play them.
Thanks again for your help. Happy New Year.
Sally
Happy Customer –
Thanks Red Herring Games! The game was fantastic and made a great night for New Year’s Eve, loved all the dressing up that everyone had made the effort with too, and the very dodgy Scottish accents! Going to definitely buy another one soon
Thanks jackie x