Everyone's a suspect when murder is on the menu. And with Murder a la Carte you have everything you need to serve up the perfect murder dinner party. First the invites, you choose which of your friends play which devious suspect and invite them to come along as that character. Then the shopping list, menu suggestions and recipes. Plus of course...a really tasty murder to solve. It will be drop dead fun, and by the end of the evening, one (or more) of the suspects, your 'friends', will be caught out as the murderer!
The night of 21 March 1905 saw a full moon rise over the remote Hampshire village of Thor Bridge. Here there are still some prepared to celebrate the coincidence of the old pre-Christian festivals of Eostara and Lady Day. For weeks the village has been rife with rumours of pagan rituals, tales of the spirits and demons that would stalk the Earth.
But even on this haunted and mysterious night, no one could have predicted the form that evil was to take. Until the body of Maria Gibson was discovered. The Brazilian wife of the millionaire who lives in the big house, she has been shot dead with a single silver bullet. Only one man can solve this bizarre case that seems shrouded in the folklore of three continents. And now Sherlock Holmes has gathered the supects together to uncover the truth of what happened that terrible night.
The suspects are:
J NEIL GIBSON - The American gold-mining tycoon who moved into Thor Place five years ago with his exotic wife.
MARY-LOU GIBSON - J Neil's daughter from his first marriage.
REV MARLOW BATES - The vicar of Thor Bridge, an authority on the Old Religion and its most implacable foe.
GRACE DUNBAR - The beautiful young governess who looks after the two children of the Gibsons.
CHASTITY DARLING - A childhood friend of Grace who has come to visit her in the old manor house.
JUAN PINTO - The younger brother of the murdered woman, he is visiting England from his home in Brazil.
COUNTESS VON ORLOCK - A Hungarian noblewoman who has known J Neil Gibson for many years.
JACK E JACKSON - A South African gold miner who has made and lost his fortune many times over.
Contents
Party planner with game rules, recipes, music and decorating tips
Character booklets, including their roles, background information and a few tasty secrets
Place cards for each character
DVD with an introduction scene setter, summary of events, clues and solution to the crime.
This set has everything listed above; I removed invitations for each character from the contents list because I do not have them. However, there is an invitation left over that did not get sent out so it could be used to photocopy, or provide a basic template for new ones.
The game box is in fairly good condition, and all the booklets, the DVD, the clues and the name plates are in great condition (No pizza stains or pop stains, greasy fingerprints etc).
Unfortunately, the makers of the game itself are out of business; and even though it is used, this brings the price up, because we cannot buy it anymore. It is available for 34.95 + gst + shipping.
