Player Count - Full Evening Murder Mysteries

 

In a Full Evening Murder Mystery you will have the following characters:

 

• Chief Investigator. This will normally be the host of the party. They will have a named character and will be running the game. Their character may have questions to ask the suspects and information to reveal when question by members of the investigation panel.

 

• Suspects. It is from these named characters that the murder/murderers will be found. Each suspect has their own character booklet. They will be providing answers when quizzed by members of the investigation panel.

 

• Panel of Investigators. These players will be discovering the clues and asking the questions. They will be given investigation question cards that they will share out amongst themselves. They will be using these to question the suspects and possibly the chief investigator. They may also be asked to portray "mystery witnesses". These named characters appear for one round only and, when questioned by the chief investigator, provide unexpected and surprise information.

 

Example

 

Slaughter at the Circus is a murder mystery game suitable for between 13 and 18 players.

 

• One player, normally the party host. will be playing Sam Slaughter, the circus ringmaster. Sam is the chief investigator in the game.

 

• Ten players will be portraying the circus starts who make up the ten suspects for the game.

 

• The remaining players (between two to seven depending on your number of guests) will make up the investigation panel. They will be asking the 41 investigator questions and discovering the eight clue objects that turn up during the game. Some of the panel will also be portraying the three mystery witnesses who turn up unexpectedly to offer vital (and often damaging) information.