You have received an invitation to S.P. Keasy's Place, a private club near the headquarters of notorious gangster "Hal" Coppone. Assume the role of one of these eight worldly characters. Imagine your home a 1920's speakeasy in old Chicago, as you and your dinner guests enjoy hours of suspense and intrigue. All you need is a sense of humor and a willingness to take a lighthearted attitude toward blackmail, sex, larceny, deceit and murder. The game is designed for eight adult players. Solve the mystery - discover the murderer - and prove yourself innocent of the crime. How To Host A Murder is so much fun, it’s almost criminal!
THE SUSPECTS:
Molly M. Awbsterr
A society dame from New York, Molly came to Chicago for the "action" and because, in her own words, "Chicago is a fun town." Molly is a flapper from the top of the feather in her hat to the tip of her satin shoes and maintains an exclusive apartment on the top floor of Chicago's most exclusive apartment hotel. She is vivacious and lively and a consummate shopper, driving herself about town in an elegant and gleaming Packard DeLuxe Eight Sports Phaeton automobile. Friends and acquaintances call her "The Moll".
Earnest ("Bet a Million") G. Ambler
Chicago's most colorful millionaire and inveterate gambler, Ernie actively plays the stock market but his favorite game is poker. He can often be found at a table in the notorious back room of Chicago's "Green Tables" where they play the "richest game in town." Ernie if flamboyant, outspoken, always ostentatiously dressed and never without his diamond stickpin and Havana cigar.
"Silky" M. Adam
Silky is a slinky and shady lady who owns and operates The Everlay Club, Chicago's most prominent private establishment. Silky's father, "Champagne" Charlie McCorker, founded the club years ago and his daughter, christened Penelope McCorker - known to friends as "Poppy" - took over management at about the time she married a prominent Chicago businessman, U. Penn Adam. After her husband's unexpected death, the young and beautiful owner became known as "Silky" for the elegant silk gowns she wore in the evenings.
Eddie ("Socks") R. Gyle
Smooth, fashionable and clever, Eddie is an avid golfer and spends most afternoons on the links at exclusive Lake View Country Club dressed elegantly in Plus Fours and argyle socks. In the evenings he can be found at his exclusive gaming house in the downtown Chicago, known simply as "Green Tables," where the affluent, the trendy and the compulsive citizens of Chicago come to gamble. Eddie is also known as a dealmaker and, in certain circles, as "Fast Deal Eddie," although what he deals in and with whom he deals is not said.
Malissa F. Orrthot ("Scoop")
As a young reporter for the city's leading paper, Chicago's Trumpet, Scoop quickly made a name for herself on the crime beat and, later, covering the political scene. She counts as a close friend and ally the editor-in-chief of the paper, Augustus Kohn - known affectionately to his staff as "Citizen Kohn." Recently though, Scoop has written a series of articles exposing corruption in government. Undaunted by threats against the paper and herself, Scoop has vowed to carry on the crusade "...until I've exposed every crook in Chicago."
S. Treighton Harrow
U.S. District Attorney and chief protagonist to the criminal element in Chicago, Harrow is single handedly responsible for bringing to justice several of crime's most despicable practitioners. Foremost among those convicted through Harrow's efforts are mob hit-man Charlie "Golf Bag" Marconi (who carried a machine gun in his golf bag) and Maximillian Buccher, alias Max the Butcher, alias Max the Knife. Amidst the corruption and complacency that characterize Chicago law enforcement, Harrow stands out as a shining example.
Anna Maria Carlotta Sassine ("Torchy")
Currently the featured singer at Eddie Gyle's Green Tables, Torchy has also appeared in many of the exclusive night clubs of Chicago and has sung with many of the town's top jazz bands. While she brings to the music an exuberance of style enjoyed by fans of the modern sound, it is her rendition of the more traditional blues melodies and so-called "torch songs" that have earned her the nickname "Torchy."
Billy ("The Kid") Thrower
Star pitcher for the Chicago Stock Kings major league baseball team, Billy's grandfather was Bulford "Bull" Thrower, famed for his dreaded "mud-ball". Termed "almost impossible to hit," the pitch suffered the disadvantage of requiring a muddy field, or, in the alternative, a well-endowed cow pasture. Grandson Billy has carried on Bull's tradition and in his first major league game struck out 11 batters. Off the field, Billy is as fun-loving, hard-drinking, warm-hearted, lustful, brawling, and hell-raising as a baseball player can be.
For 8 Adult Players.
Game Includes:
*A CD with period music and details of the murder.
*A host guide with instructions.
*8 guest invitations and envelopes.
*8 player name tags.
*8 individual player manuals.
*Sheet of secret clues with a police report.
*Diagram of the crime scene.
*Optional menu and costume suggestions.
