The inspector/facilitator role is essential for the game to work. He/she facilitates the entire evening.
The other characters can be taken from the audience and briefed before game play starts, OR you can select a group to play your suspects in advance of the night and give them time to get fluent in their roles and answers.
The rest of the guests are fully included in the game as they’ll be asking questions throughout the night.
Essential Cast:
Herr Shave – Lawyer tasked with solving the crime.
Efficient in his own peculiar way, Herr Shave has an unusual method of solving crimes – he involves everyone!
Rich Bustard – Son of Earl Ed Bustard.
An aristocratic country gentleman who enjoys the outdoor life. Fishing, hunting and horse riding are just some of the fine pursuits he enjoys.
Snoop Hedgehogg – Rapper.
Self-styled gangsta-poet, giving a voice to the homeys on the street.
François Hollandaise – The distinguished French chef and gastronome.
A servant in Earl Ed Bustard’s house but a master in the kitchen.
Mike Rochip – Computer nerd.
Dresses informally in a geeky T-shirt. To him formal wear means a long-sleeved and short-sleeved T-shirt at the same time!
Gary Vinegar – Bitter ex-footballer.
Unlike Mr. Lineker, he does not have a spotless reputation.
Ben Lomond – Scottish outdoor adventurer and TV personality.
Enjoys a hard man image as a survival expert. Dresses practically with lots of pockets for head torches and flares etc.
Carey Tray – Elderly housekeeper.
A distinguished servant to the household. Standards are very important to him and his collar is always crisp and perfectly white.
Don Calzone – Italian Mobster.
A man of mystery. Devilishly handsome, he could kill someone with his looks, or with the stiletto hidden in his moleskin coat.
Reverend Brin Stone – Welsh Priest.
A traditional man of the cloth, Reverend Brin Stone preaches fire and brimstone to one and all.
Doug Oles – An eminent archaeologist.
A veteran scientist and academic well respected in his field.
Reggie Krayfish – Cockney used car salesman.
Bit of a dodgy geezer. He’ll do you a good price on a new motor, or if you fancy a genuine Rolex he’s got a box of 40 in the van outside.
Val Halla – Nordic ski-instructor.
Here tonight straight from the slopes.
These games require 7-13 cast and involve the rest of the audience by getting them to ask pre-set questions – which are provided to them on paper by the inspector at the start of each round.
They run in a similar way to a dinner party, so are an ideal first choice for novice hosts and acing teams with little or no experience running large scale events.
These games work best as a sit down event with 6-12 tables of guests, with a suspect on each table.
As a rough guide these mysteries take approximately 2-3 hours to complete with a three course meal.
During the game the audience will listen to five short sets of dialogue from the cast and pose pre-scripted questions (which the cast answer with pre-scripted answers). There are three rounds which can be evenly spread throughout the night or, if preferred, the question and answer rounds can be bunched together into one large round.
At the end of the final round the guests are given time to decide who is the murderer, and once the guests have decided who did it, how and why (i.e. the murderer and motive) they will complete the answer sheet and hand it in.
How these games usually run.
Introductory Round: Introductions by the cast and the facilitator “inspector character”.
Rounds 1, 2 and 3: Scripted dialogue from the cast, followed by pre-set questions and answers.
Concluding Statements and solution: conclusions by the cast and denouement from the inspector.
There is one “inspector character” who acts as facilitator during the event and is essential to the cast.
Reducing the cast size will reduce the length of time required to solve the mystery.
We can customise this game. However, sadly we do have to charge for this service as even minor customisations take between 1-2 hours to process in the office and we need to buy toilet roll and biscuits as much as the next person…
It’s hard to give “ball park” figures for what different customisations would cost however we’ve attempted to HERE.
Remember… if you just need 1 extra person, or 1 less person, why not add in the inspector as your extra guest. The inspector can usually be male or female as the “for real” inspector can simply invent a new name for themselves.
Some hosts prefer to play the inspector role as it means they can work on the catering while the round plays out amongst their guests.
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