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, with invites provided, 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! Contents : party planner (with game rules, recipes, music and decorating tips), character booklets (including their roles, background information and a few tasty secrets), character place cards, party invitations and envelopes, DVD (with introduction scene setter, summary of events and solution to the crime) Required (but not included): TV and DVD player Choose from the following fantastic titles (select from drop-down menu above): Death by chocolate Players: 6-8 players Age: 13+ It's the 15th of April 1900, Easter Sunday. Paris is the centre of world attention as millions of visitors arrive for the opening this weekend of the International Exposition. Amongst them is an elite but diverse group of individuals staying at the Hotel Paradiso. As they gather for dinner, however the peace of the hotel is rocked by an explosion. Billy Bonka, the foremost chocolate manufacturer in America, is found dead in his room, having apparently been killed by an exploding Easter Egg. Suspicion falls on the people around his table. One - or more - of you is a murderer. Your task is to discover who that killer is. Fortunately the famous amateur detective Hercule McClue is on hand to assist your investigations. ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Champagne murders Players: 8-10 players Age: 13+ It's the Summer of Love, July 1967, and London still swings like a pendulum. In the Chelsea home of Lord Michael Jagged, a select group of fashionable young things have spent the weekend drinking champagne and partying. As the guests gather for dinner on Sunday evening, however, they are met not by their host but by Scotland Yard detective Austin McClue, who brings them shocking news: Lord Jagged has been murdered! And they are the principal suspects in the policeman's enquiries! Your task is to help McClue catch the killer. Or, of course, to avoid being caught... ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Casino Killings Players: 6-8 players Age: 13+ Los Angeles, 1934. In the city of Angels, even the angels have dirty faces. To survive on these mean streets, a guy has to be tough, and a dame has to be tougher. Lou Harger thought he was a tough guy, thought he could handle himself. He was wrong, dead wrong, and now he's just dead... Murdered... and the the $20,000 that he won on the roulette table is missing. Legendary private eye Philip Marlowe has been investigating, and he's summoned together the principal suspects in his enquiries. One, or more, of the guests at dinner is a killer. It's your task to find out who the guilty party is before it's too late. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes and The Case of the Silver Bullet Players: 6-8 players Age: 13+ 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 stalk the Earth. But even on this haunted and mysterious night, no one could have predicted the form evil was to take. Until the body of Maria 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 suspects together to uncover the truth of what happened that terrible night.
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