MURDER AT THE
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(written from a personalised book perspective)
The giver of the book has kindly commissioned a Surprise Birthday Party to be arranged for the recipient of the book. No expense has been spared! The venue is a top class luxury hotel and there will be fireworks, flowers, entertainment, a big band, an oral tribute, fantastic food and a shotgun salute! There will even be a special celebrity (clothed or unclothed) jumping out of the birthday cake! Party Arranger Extraordinaire Pericles Pinchshoe has been given the task of arranging the party. And he has engaged the talents of ten celebrity artistes to ensure the celebration is an event to be remembered!
But just before the Birthday Boy/Girl arrives, Pericles is found murdered. Killed by one of the artistes he has employed. And it is up to the Birthday Boy/Girl to wade into the party events and work out:
The giver of the book has kindly commissioned a Surprise Birthday Party to be arranged for the recipient of the book. No expense has been spared! The venue is a top class luxury hotel and there will be fireworks, flowers, entertainment, a big band, an oral tribute, fantastic food and a shotgun salute! There will even be a special celebrity (clothed or unclothed) jumping out of the birthday cake! Party Arranger Extraordinaire Pericles Pinchshoe has been given the task of arranging the party. And he has engaged the talents of ten celebrity artistes to ensure the celebration is an event to be remembered!
But just before the Birthday Boy/Girl arrives, Pericles is found murdered. Killed by one of the artistes he has employed. And it is up to the Birthday Boy/Girl to wade into the party events and work out:
- Which artiste committed the murder.
- Which weapon they used.
- Where in the hotel the crime took place.
- What the motive for the crime was.
THE SUSPECTS, WEAPONS AND LOCATIONS
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SUSPECTS
WEAPONS
LOCATIONS
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THE BIRTHDAY THEMED PUZZLES
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Solving the puzzles will allow the investigator to eliminate suspects, weapons and locations until only the guilty items remain.
However the ten underlined puzzles are the suspects' own personal puzzles. The investigator will need to be on their guard, as the suspect who actually murdered Pericles will be deliberately providing a puzzle where the solution provides misinformation. After all, they don't want to be caught!
There is also one red herring puzzles lurking within the book. The information provided by this puzzle cannot be trusted. Other puzzles will reveal which puzzle it is.
However the ten underlined puzzles are the suspects' own personal puzzles. The investigator will need to be on their guard, as the suspect who actually murdered Pericles will be deliberately providing a puzzle where the solution provides misinformation. After all, they don't want to be caught!
There is also one red herring puzzles lurking within the book. The information provided by this puzzle cannot be trusted. Other puzzles will reveal which puzzle it is.
OTHER ITEMS TO DISCOVER
As well as solving the murder, the puzzle book recipient will need to try and answer the following six questions:
- What birthday gift they would have received, if money had been no object?
- What Madam Petulengro's personal starchart forecasts for the twelve months ahead?
- What the name is of the brand new cocktail that Chuck Highball has created especially in their honour?
- Who is the celebrity who jumps out (clothed or otherwise) from their birthday cake!
- Why it has been decided that they deserve a surprise birthday party?
- What phrase is the combination of the hotel safe where their presents have been stored?
MERRYMURDER SWEEPSTAKE
There is also provision in the book to have a merrymurder sweepstake. Before puzzling commences, interested parties can draw suspects, weapons, and locations from a hat. When the solution is discovered, those people who drew the guilty suspect, weapon, and location can each claim a small prize.