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MURDER AT THE
SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY

Purchase for £4.95

OVERVIEW

Who killed party arranger extraordinaire Pericles Pinchshoe just moments before the big surprise birthday party? What weapon did they use? Where in the Puzzler's Hotel did the crime take place? And what was the motive for the killing? "Murder at your Surprise Birthday Party" is a level 3 difficulty book.

BACKGROUND

(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:

  •   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

SUSPECTS
  • Elizabeth Beeton, 73 - Celebrity Cake Maker
  • Amy Buckshot, 35, - Sharp Shooter
  • Smithereen Fawkes, 56, - Pyrotechnical Expert
  • Branwell Hamlet, 69, - Shakespearean Actor
  • Chuck Highball, 24, - American Cocktail Barman
  • Jamie Jameson, 33, - Celebrity Cockney Chef
  • Madam Petulengro, 50, - Astrologist and Clairvoyant
  • Sylviana, 38, - Former Eurovision Song Contest Winner
  • Poppy Thorne, 28, - Top London Florist
  • Duke Wellington, 43, - Big Band Leader

WEAPONS
  • Brooch Pin
  • Cake Knife
  • Candlestick
  • Empty Champagne Bottle
  • Florist's Wire
  • Gunpowder
  • Meat Cleaver
  • Shotgun
  • Tomahawk
  • Trombone

LOCATIONS
  • Banqueting Suite
  • Bridal Suite
  • Cellar
  • Cocktail Bar
  • Generator Room
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry
  • Lift
  • Linen Store
  • Marquee
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THE BIRTHDAY THEMED PUZZLES

  1. Bean Feast
  2. Hotel Safe
  3. If money were no object...
  4. Smithereen Fawkes' Fireworks Grid
  5. Happy Birthday to you
  6. Mrs Beeton's Recipe Puzzle
  7. Meet the female suspects
  8. Birthstones
  9. Sylviana's World Tour Puzzle
  10. Starsign Puzzle
  11. The Wrinkle Maze
  12. Lucky Numbers
  13. Poppy Thorne's Birthday Bouquet
  14. Older or Younger
  15. Chuck Highball's Cocktail Puzzle
  16. Meet the male suspects
  17. Amy Buckshot's Dinosaur Shoot
  18. Many Happy Returns
  19. Star Chart Prediction
  20. Jamie Jameson's Cooking Quiz
  21. Ice and a Slice
  22. How Many Candles!!!
  23. Retirement Reads
  24. Age leads to Wisdom
  25. Duke Wellington's Big Band Puzzle
  26. Time Flies
  27. Birthday Announcement
  28. Best Wishes
  29. Branwell Hamlet's Shakespeare Trail
  30. SURPRISE - Birthday Cake Jump Out
  31. Catherine Wheel
  32. Things that get better with age
  33. Madam P's "message from the spirits"
  34. Jewellery Box
  35. Floral Decorations
  36. All the world's a stage
  37. Age is just a number
  38. All suspects together
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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.

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.
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  • Home
  • Zoom Games
  • FREE - No need to print puzzle books
  • All Games at a Glance
  • Games by No. of Players
  • All Party Games
    • The Pungent Pumpkin Poisoner
    • The Merrymurder Wine Tasting Game
    • The Merrymurder Pantocrime
    • Slaughter at the Circus
    • Murder at the North Pole
    • The Murder of Mrs Whyte
    • Eight Deadly Sins BBQ
    • Death by Depreciation
    • Ten Little Vampires
    • An Easter Extravaganza
    • The Wake for Humpty Dumpty
    • The Cutting It Killer
    • Natural Porn Killers
    • Natural Porn Killers II
    • Orgy of Death
    • Randy Butt - RIP
  • All Hour Games
    • Murder in an Hour with the Pungent Pumpkin Poisoner
    • Murder in an Hour at Cloo Hall
    • Murder in an Hour at Monster Mansion
    • Murder in an Hour with Santa's reindeer
    • Murder in an Hour at the Bake Off
    • Murder in an Hour at the BBQ
    • Murder in an Hour at the Psychic Coffee Morning
    • Murder in an Hour in Space
    • Murder in an Hour in Camelot
    • Murder in an Hour with Robin Hood
  • All Puzzle Books
    • FREE - The Pungent Pumpkin Mystery Book
    • Monster Birthday Party
    • Who Stole Santa's Sleigh?
    • The Great Easter Egg Theft
    • Who Flame Grilled Frosty?
    • Who Spooked Spook?
    • Who took the tail off the Easter bunny?
    • Murder at the Seaside
    • Murder at Herbwell Hall
    • The Shakespeare Murder Mystery
    • Murder at Cainem College
    • Surprise Birthday Party
  • Photo Gallery
  • Testimonials
  • FAQs
  • Purchase
  • Contact Me