Murder in Pardise!
The Fairbreeze Hotel caters for the wealthiest tourists visiting Saint Michelle. It has a reputation which is second to none for service, customer care and comfort.
Boasting a fitness suite, casino, entertainment lounge, indoor spa and a palm-fringed outdoor pool, it is situated in prime real estate close to the beach, pier and other tourist attractions.
This morning, the hotel’s guests were shocked and dismayed to find the outdoor pool contained more than the usual leaves.
Rex Marridges, Saint Marie’s favourite gym instructor, was found dead, floating face down in the water and there are rumours it wasn’t natural causes.
With the reputation of the island as a safe paradise and holiday resort at stake, it falls to Inspector Beach to apprehend the killer before the night is through.
Hire an actor to play the detective – prices start at £291 contact us for more information.
This Game is Rated:
Mature
What is included?
Example pre-printed boxed set
Character booklets/scripts
Inspector booklet with QR code for audio
Instruction book
Making the most booklet
Invitations
Character name Labels
Invitation envelopes
Reviews:
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Sample
How it works:
Never hosted a murder mystery before?
Don’t panic! There is no special acting required. Guests do not need to memorise any information, and everything they need to play their parts is provided in a handy booklet. The games are constructed so that everyone has to interact, and scripted dialogues are included to help break the ice and get everyone into character. Even total novices get into the swing of things quite quickly!
The game includes both sound files (MP3 with a download or CD with a boxed set) and a script for the inspector character who provides the setting, clues, and summaries for each round, as well as the final solution. This means as host you too can play and remain completely in the dark as to the culprit, or play the inspector yourself and invite an extra guest to the party!
How does a “download and print at home” kit work?
Each “download and print at home” kit is provided as a zip file containing a set of PDF files for you to print at home, and a selection of MP3 files to use on the night.
Each dinner party game requires use of a printer and A4 paper (approx. 80 sheets for a 6 player kit – 240 sheets for a 20 player kit), envelopes so you can send out your invitations, and either a laptop or MP3 player (e.g. an ipod) to play the inspector MP3s; OR a CD burner so you can burn the MP3s onto a CD to run in an ordinary CD player.
When you order the game you’ll be sent a link to download the files you need. The file will be a zip file. This can be opened with a zip compatible program on your computer. If you struggle to open zip files – we can email you the game directly over several emails instead – just contact us after purchase to arrange this.
You will download the following files:
- How to use this game
- Instructions for running the murder mystery
- Making the most of your theme- ideas for decoration / activities.
- Invitations
- Character Booklets (available in single sided printer and double sided printer format)
- Scripted for the inspector character (available in single sided printer and double sided printer format)
- Solution script for the inspector character (needed when printing from the single sided copy)
- MP3 files for the inspector character (dialogue and solution)
- Hints and tips
- Recipe suggestions
- Money off voucher towards next purchase
How does a “Pre-printed box set” work?
This is the easiest way to play. Everything you need will arrive in a box, pre-printed, directly to your door.
You will receive through the post:
- Instruction booklet (includes hints and tips)
- Invitations and envelopes for all the guests
- Character booklets
- Link to the video files of the inspector – email us if you want MP3 after purchase – at the moment the site breaks the links if we link them on check out. Update pending!
- Inspector script in a sealed envelope so you don’t find out the solution by accident!
- Making the most of your theme and recipe suggestion booklet.
- Money off voucher towards next purchase (printed inside the booklets)
We always ship within 24 hours meaning orders arrive as quickly as possible.
As each game is printed on demand, we can also provide a customisation service on any order. See details further down the page on what we can do to tailor this game to your party.
Characters in the game:
Suspects:
May West – Lifeguard. (Female)
Always in a swimsuit and shorts, May really is a sight for sore eyes.
Mazda Bongo – Glitzy drag queen. (Gender Neutral)
With outrageous hair and trowelled-on make-up, Mazda is dynamite on or off the stage.
Wanda Lust – Beautician. (Female)
Wanda’s uniform dress is more of a tunic really, and shows off her exceptionally long legs to any prospective customers.
Andy Wiccards – Croupier. (Gender Neutral)
Incredibly dapper in a glitzy waistcoat and dark trousers, Andy really gets the bets rolling in at the top tables.
Walter Ski – Water skiing instructor. (Male)
In a wetsuit or lycra, Walter is always a hit with the ladies.
Harvey Wallbanger – Flair bartender. (Male)
Relaxed, with a tropical vibe to his attire, Harvey always makes a lasting impression with the ladies and is never short of company.
Customise this game
This game can be customised to fit your event for an additional fee.
It’s hard to give “ball park” figures for what different customisations would cost however we’ve attempted to HERE. Please do contact us for a free quote if you would like any customisations on your game before purchase.
Remember… if you just need 1 extra person, or 1 less person, why not have someone play the inspector role?
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.
Happy Customer –
Absolutely brilliant – would definitely recommend – Here are my tips / what we did: Send out invitations 4-6 weeks in advance. Decor-ate all rooms to be used and entrance hallway. Ask everyone to help source props to dress the room. As everyone to ask their friends & family to see what nautical items they can borrow – its amazing how much you can get this way. Dress the rooms and table the day before. When hosting such a large party the responsibility of the food is more than enough to worry about on party day. Food: We had Stuffed Mushrooms for starters, Main course Mediterranean Chicken, couscous, Salad, Desert: Pavlova. Choose things you can prepare in advance if you are playing the game too. Drinks: Sangria, wine, Cocktails – we used bottles of already made up ones from supermarket and put in cocktail umbrellas. R-oom decorations: W-e themed an adjoining room “The Flag Bar”. We got hold of lots of flags and draped around the room. We set it up like a bar with all the glasses, drinks, lemons, ice, and anything else associated with the bar. Sylvester was our designated bar man for the evening. Welcome drinks were served in the bar area. Hallwa-y Made a sign and placed at the bottom of the stairs with an arrow saying “Cabins” Mai-n room: Named our restaurant The Rusty Pelican and made a large “restaurant sign” and stuck on a feature mirror. We used royal blue material for tablecloth and scattered poker chips over the table. Silver and crystal creates an expensive look good on royal blue – I borrowed from a neighbour. Bou-ght a fake ship steering wheel on line and hung on a door. Bought a palm tree table decoration. Us-ing lining wallpaper we cut out two huge palm trees which stood floor to ceiling. Used childrens poster paints – brown and green – as cheap. Made pretend portholes with sea views in the middle and stuck on walls. Made pretend red and white life preserver rings and put on walls in dining area, bar and downstairs toilet. Made paper seagulls and hung from ceiling as if in flight. Cut out pictures of cruise boats from newspapers and blue tacked them to the glass of pictures around the room. Our own Captain Birdseye! We used a tailors dummy and put on a table in the corner of the room. We put on him a white roll neck jumper. A friend of mine is ex Navy and lent their jacket and hat. We upturned a pot and secured it to top of dummy and put hat on top. Downloaded a picture of Titanic’s Captain – who looks like Captain Birdseye – enlarged it to A4 size, printed it and attached to the pot. Placed the CD player behind him so when the recording played it seemed like he was speaking – each time it played everyone naturally turned to look at him – it was a real feature to the room and very very funny. Used crime scene tape and put across a door so no one could enter. Above it said “To Swimming Pool” Encour-age characters to develop an accent for their character – its really funny, especially if the wine is flowing. Wel-l I think that’s it. Our night was excellent. We are now planning another and will do a review for that one too. Good luck, plan early and share the preparation!