Christmas Day Night. The big present delivery is finally over, and Father and Mrs Christmas are holding a party to thank all the staff for their hard work. There will be balloons, dancing and an ice sculptored sleigh full of presents for everyone. Guest of honour will be Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, who is celebrating his 5th year of leading Santa's sleigh.
But before the party can begin, a body is found. The Ice Sculptor who made the sleigh is found murdered. His skull smashed in by a brutal blow from behind. And it turns out that one member of Christmas Land is a cold blooded and heartless killer...
But before the party can begin, a body is found. The Ice Sculptor who made the sleigh is found murdered. His skull smashed in by a brutal blow from behind. And it turns out that one member of Christmas Land is a cold blooded and heartless killer...
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Father Christmas
Head of Christmas Land |
Mrs Christmas
The Power behind the Pole |
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Macho puller of Santa's sleigh |
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Blitzen the Brown Nosing Reindeer
Goody goody two shoes snoop |
Tubby the Trainee Reindeer
A greedy new recruit from the Zoo |
Bluddengutz Polar Bear
Head of Christmas Land security |
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Postman Knox
A militant postman from Milton Keynes |
Eskimo Nelly
An environmental protester |
Frosty the Killer Snowman
A magical snowman with built in weapons |
One or more of the above nine suspects murdered the Ice Sculptor. Elves Big Nose and Waggly Ears have been invited to help:
Long Beard the Elf, - Father Christmas's Chief Engineer
Discover Whodunit!
Long Beard the Elf, - Father Christmas's Chief Engineer
Discover Whodunit!
INVITATION
A PDF of the invitation for this game can be downloaded here.
GAME STAGES
- Character Introductions
- Round 1 - includes the Queen's Speech radio broadcast
- Round 2 - includes the "Carols from Kings' College, Cambridge" radio broadcast
- Script 1 - "Turkish Delight"
- Round 3 - includes "The Sound of Music" and "Christmas Book Discussion" radio broadcasts
- Script 2 - "Bianca the Beautiful Reindeer calling"
- Round 4
- Protestations of Innocence
- Accusations
- Denouement Speech
- Murderer's Confession
GAME COMPONENTS
The following components can be created from the PDF files you will receive.
6 Page Invitation
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"How the game will work" Sheet
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This sheet, appended to the invitation as the final page, explains how the table top game has been specially written so as to be suitable for a smaller number of players.
Long Beard Character Booklet
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As Long Beard is in charge of the investigation, his character booklet contains the instructions on how to play the game.
11 Double Sided Introduction Cards
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9 suspects + 2 elf investigators = 11 introductions
36 Double Sided Round Cards for the suspects
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9 suspects x 4 rounds = 36 cards.
46 Double Sided Question Cards
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9 Double Sided Clue Object Cards
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4 Double Sided Christmas Letters
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4 Christmas Radio Broadcast Scripts
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Murderer's Confession
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Round Flowcharts
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These help the host to ensure that the game stays on track and that nobody misses their cue.