Murder Mystery Game: Vintage Murder
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| An historical winery is forced to go up for sale (due to the
death of the owner) and 6 people - some wine lovers, some not - would kill
to get their hands on it. |
There are
2 versions of this game available to you with purchase!
Version
1 is the Know It All version wherein the prime
suspects get the script/sequence of actions ahead of time and know whodunit.
Version 2 is the Narrator version where they'll
just get their character descriptions ahead of time and you'll add a
narrator to tell the story while your prime suspects act out what he/she
is saying. In this version they won't need to know whodunit. YOU
WILL RECEIVE BOTH VERSIONS WHEN YOU PURCHASE THIS GAME. **Not
available on all games, only where noted.
How Our Large Group Mystery Games Work: Our
games are designed for parties with 20 or more guests. You'll need to select
people willing to take part in the mystery as the primary suspects (including
victim(s), detective and killer). They'll have full
knowledge of the script, which means they'll know whodunit*. The
rest of your guests will take on the role of detective and it will be their
job to actively solve the case (by examining the evidence and questioning,
eavesdropping on and following the suspects for example). Essentially,
everyone will have a crucial part in the mystery.
For ALL the details on how our games work (including
number of players, length of mystery and pre-event prep time) and answers
to your most frequently asked questions, please go to How
Our Games Are Played.
What's
included with our mystery games.
Download a script
sample.
THE STORY AND THE CHARACTERS:
THE YEAR: Any. We’ve set it in modern day.
STORY: You’re invited to the last wine auction the Tortellini
Brothers Winery will ever hold. The historical winery, known for it’s rare
but excellent cabernets, is being sold due to the death of its owner, Georgio
Tortellini. And it’s
such a crime! Literally. *We’ve made it a winery; you can make it whatever
you want (an historical building, an estate, etc.)
SIX PRIMARY SUSPECTS:
- Olive Tortellini: Georgio’s eldest daughter. She wants to sell the winery and its acreage to Joe Bob Biggs, her new boyfriend. Only she can’t seem to convince Carmine that her plan is a better one than selling to Gertrude Tuesday. And she can’t contest the will because she’ll be disinherited! So, what’s
a desperate girl to do?
- Toni (Antoinette) Tortellini: Georgio’s youngest daughter.
She’ll do anything to hold onto the winery and carry on her great-grandfather’s
legacy. She does have a plan to make that happen — a plan she’s
already put into action.
- Jessie Jones: The local law (and FBI reject). She lays claim to the Tortellini Winery on behalf of her father who Georgio unjustly fired shortly before his death. She feels her father is due some sort of severance compensation after 25 years on the job and she feels he was unjustly fired. So far, Carmine, as executor, is rejecting her claim.
- Carmine Blanca: He
became Georgio’s driver after giving him a ride when his car broke down in the Nevada desert. Everyone but Carmine(??) was surprised when Georgio made Carmine executor of his estate and thus a millionaire (due to the 5% executor’s
fee).
- Joe Bob Biggs: He’s a land developer who owns the acreage
neighboring the winery and wants the winery’s land to build a large (and need
we say garish?) strip mall. He was hoping Olive would be his ace in
the hole but she’s
proving otherwise.
- Nigel Tuesday: A
lily-livered mama’s boy who’s often taken advantage of because of his wealth
tied with his inability to say no. He’s gotten himself into quite a dilemma
and needs the sage of advice of his mother. Unfortunately, Gertrude is gambling
in Reno right now and not answering her pages. It’s
making him frantic.
SECONDARY SUSPECTS (optional). EVERYONE
will be actively involved in this mystery because it will be their job to solve
the case and because you’ll
be encouraging them to come in costume and in character. Use any or all of these
secondary suspects
if you have "extra" cast members you want to use or if you have some
guests who want to take on a character but not take on the full responsibility
of a primary suspect. You will NOT give them a script but you will give them
a description of their character and let them run with it. FOR LARGE
GROUP MYSTERIES
(75 OR MORE): I’d definitely suggest you cast your secondary suspects
and give them a script - just like you’ll do with your primary suspects. During
the mystery
it will be the secondary suspects’ "job" to act as general support
for the primary suspects. They’ll roam the room "gossiping" about
the goings-in, quiet the audience down during a main action, answer questions,
bring primary suspects to tables for questioning and make sure your guests
have seen the physical clues that have been revealed.
- Rocco Rosetti: Carmine’s
tough guy crony who is clearly “connected”.
- Dr. Jacobi: Olive’s
shrink who advises her and talks her through her “stressful” situations.
- Barney Schneckel: Jessie’s new and
enthusiastic trainee who is too much of a newbie to see that Jessie is out
of line by raiding the party to investigate a murder that hasn’t even
happened yet. He’s
like a puppy dog who only wants to please. Think Barney Fife from The Andy
Griffith Show.
- Zach Henry: The winery’s sexy gardener and Toni’s
boy toy. They clearly lust after each other but do their best to keep their
relationship under wraps. He is her staunchest defender.
- Dr. Jerri: Nigel’s doctor
and substitute mother.
