Printable murder mystery party6 to 8 guests, recommended for ages 16 and upA4 and US Letter PDF, right after payment
Chicago, October 1927. At Club Juniper, a speakeasy hidden behind a flower shop, the owner lies dead in his office. The police arrive at midnight. Until then, you and your guests, each playing a role, have three rounds over dinner to work out who did it.
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A murder mystery dinner at home in four steps: three rounds over dinner, the host plays along, and nobody has to act.
Whoever hosts plays a role too and does not know the solution beforehand. If the table gets stuck, three hints wait in the “Help” envelope; you open them one at a time, in order.
Six roles are always in play; with fewer than six people the game does not work. Roles 7 and 8 are extras: they join only when that many guests are at the table.
The six main roles play. Leave out the role booklets and cards marked “only with 7 or 8 guests” or “only with 8 guests”; nothing else changes. A character nobody plays simply did not come tonight.
Constance Whitlock joins, with her own motive, her own secret and her own clue cards (marked “only with 7 or 8 guests”). Anything marked “only with 8 guests” stays out.
Constance Whitlock and Otis Blackwood join, each with their own motive, secret and clue cards (marked “only with 7 or 8 guests” and “only with 8 guests”).
Anyone can play any role, whatever their gender; the character stays as written. If you like, use the second name from the role booklet, for example Henry instead of Henrietta.
What everyone knows about the characters is here. What each one hides is only in their own booklet. The mob stays in the background of the story: there is no gangster role; you play the people of the club and its guests.
The soul of the club: knows every guest by name and never forgets a debt.
Costume: a black dress with glass beads, a man’s jacket over the shoulders.
Plays faster than he talks, and he talks a lot.
Costume: a striped suit, a bow tie, a straw boater, sheet music under the arm.
The voice that made it impossible to get a table on Saturdays.
Costume: a silver sequined dress, a headband with feathers, long gloves.
Takes a picture of anyone who doesn’t hide in time.
Costume: a vest with sleeve garters, a newsboy cap, a camera or a cardboard box as a camera.
Knows who smokes how much and who goes home with whom.
Costume: a short dress, a cigarette tray on a strap, a little pillbox cap.
A quiet man whose books are in the black and whose sleeve protectors are white.
Costume: a gray three-piece suit, glasses, sleeve protectors, a thick ledger.
A lady who came in pearls that are no longer real.
Costume: a pearl necklace (costume jewelry is fine), a faux fur stole, fine gloves.
Sells refrigerators and knows a suspicious amount about gin.
Costume: a fedora, an overcoat, a sample case with a catalog.
Everything for one evening in one PDF, in two paper sizes: A4 and US Letter. You print at home; black and white is fine.
Role booklets and cards that only join with more guests are marked “only with 7 or 8 guests” or “only with 8 guests”; with fewer guests, you do not print them.
You get both files with the same content. Print the one that fits the paper in your printer.
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A few pages from the real PDF, with no sign-up and no e-mail address: the cover, the contents with the content note and the imprint, the rules “How to Play,” the first page of the host guide, the general invitation, “Who’s Who,” the plan of the club with its key and a page of decoration tips. Nothing from the rounds, no clue cards and no solution.
At Club Juniper the police arrive at midnight, which suits New Year’s Eve: by our estimate of 3 to 3.5 hours, if you start around 8:30 p.m., you reach the solution between about 11:30 p.m. and midnight. A meal that keeps everyone at the table works best, such as a fondue or a buffet set out before the first round.
Dress code: 1920s evening wear, so sequins, bow ties and feathers. For the toast, the PDF also has an alcohol-free “Juniper Fizz.”
A holiday dinner often has three courses, and the game has three rounds: with the appetizer, the main course and dessert. That makes it a fit for an evening between Christmas and New Year’s with friends or family, recommended for ages 16 and up.
As a gift: buy the PDF, print the general invitation and put it under the tree. The game is not made for an office party of 20 or more; it is for 6 to 8 people.
About 3 to 3.5 hours with dinner, our estimate. The number comes from our schedule for the evening (introduction, three rounds over three courses, accusation and solution), not from a timed game: the game is new, and your table may be faster or slower. For preparation with printing, allow about 1 to 2 hours, also an estimate.
Print the PDF on A4 or US Letter paper; black and white is fine. Print the beginning of each role booklet double-sided, each round single-sided so you can fold and seal it, and the cards single-sided to cut out. The cards for each round go into an envelope, the three hints into the “Help” envelope and the solution into one of its own; templates for the envelopes are included. Send the general invitation as soon as the date is set, and the role invitations about a week before. The menu suggestions can be prepared the day before or in the afternoon, so on the night all that is left is plating, warming up and pouring. Nobody has to memorize anything.
Both are included in the price, with the same content. In the United States and Canada, US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) fits the paper in your printer; most other countries use A4 (210 x 297 mm).
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ARLing s. r. o., a small company in Bratislava, Slovakia. Andrej looks after the products and answers questions at support@arling.sk. The story, roles, clues and all texts were written with AI tools; our own program lays out the pages and draws the cover, the plan and the ornaments. No AI images.
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