Murder in an Hour with Santa's Reindeer - 4 to 12 players

Please note that this is a digital product. Your game is delivered as a PDF file which you can download. No physical product is delivered.

Crime Background

Poor old Rudolph reindeer has had an unlucky December. After breaking his ankle he was unable to lead the sleigh on Christmas Eve. And now he can only hobble around Santa's toy factory on a pair of crutches. So to cheer him up, his reindeer chums are putting on a variety concert. Acts will include Scottish country dancing, knife throwing, opera and a poetry recital. But during rehearsals tragedy strikes. Donner reindeer is found murdered. And Santa Claus and his Elf Investigators need to work out which reindeer is the killer!

Suspects

• Rudolph - the red nosed reindeer
• Blitzen - the bleary eyed reindeer
• Comet - the astrologist reindeer
• Dasher - the speedy reindeer
• Prancer - the simple reindeer
• Dancer - the protective reindeer
• Vixen - the coquettish reindeer
• Cupid - the poet reindeer

Game Stages

• Crime Background
• Character Introductions
• Round 1
• Round 2
• Round 3
• Accusations
• Deduction Poem
• Murderer's Confession

Game Components

• Crime Background
• 12 Place Markers
• 8 Character Booklets
• 16 Double Sided Question Cards
• 9 Double Sided Clue Object Cards
• Deduction Poem
• Murderer's Confession
• Colour Coded Round Flowcharts

Zoom Version

The Zoom Version of this game allows you to play over Zoom/Microsoft Teams etc and is therefore ideal if your players cannot meet in person. Each person has their own PDF file which contains their character's questions and responses. Each file also contains all the clues. When it is time to view a particular clue a link in their booklet will take them to the clue. Once they have viewed it a link beside the clue will take them back to the question/answer page they were originally on.