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The Wake for Humpty Dumpty - 12 to 16 players

The Wake for Humpty Dumpty - 12 to 16 players

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12 to 16 players. Full Evening's Entertainment. Definitely Risqué.

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

Humpty Dumpty, corrupt Mayor of Nursery Rhyme Town, has been found with his skull crushed in at the foot of the castle wall. Did he fall? Or was he pushed! Several of Nursery Rhyme Town's leading residents are failing to shed any tears over his death...

  • Old Mother Hubbard, 65, - Impoverished, Charring, Chain Smoking Pensioner
  • Georgie Porgie, Pudding & Pie, 44, - Drinking, Gambling, Philandering Wastrel
  • Old MacDonald, 63, - Wealthy, Political, Cantankerous Farmer
  • Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, 35, - Elegant, Green-Fingered Nurse
  • Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son, 16, - Schoolboy Tearaway, Pig Thieving Delinquent
  • Polly Flinders, 17, - Beautiful, Amnesia Suffering, Trauma Victim
  • The Old Woman in a Shoe, 52, - Strict, Whip-Happy Schoolmistress
  • Ol' "King" Cole, 39, - Jovial, Wealthy, Antique Collecting Gambler

One or more of the above eight suspects murdered Humpty.  An investigation panel of Nursery Rhyme Town residents have been invited to help:

Tommy Tucker, 46, - Nursery Rhyme Town Coroner

Discover Whodunit!

Game Stages
  • Character Introductions
  • Round 1
  • Round 2
  • Round 3
  • Round 4
  • Protestations of Innocence
  • Accusations
  • Denouement Speech
  • Murderer's Confession

Game Components

  • Invitation & Background to Crime
  • 10 "You are Invited to Play" Sheets
  • 9 Character Booklets
  • 21 Investigation Panel Questions
  • 8 Clue Object Cards
  • 7 Mystery Witness Roles
  • 1 Denouement Speech
  • Murderer's Confession
  • Colour Coded Round Flowcharts

The Round Flowcharts help the host to ensure that the game stays on track and that nobody misses their cue.

You can see the game components here at my merrymurder website.

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