Country House Murder Mystery Kit

October 1934. Ashcombe has forty rooms and a family that uses six of them, and every autumn it fills up for the shooting: guns out at nine, back by four, dressing gong at a quarter past six, dinner at eight. This weekend Sir Ambrose Kell told his wife there would be something said at dinner. He never came down to say it.

🎭 THE TWIST THIS ONE IS BUILT ON

Every alibi in this house is true, and not one of them is any use. The whole table can account for itself from eight o'clock onwards, in detail, with witnesses. Nobody has thought to ask where anyone was at a quarter past six — when the gong went and the house emptied upstairs to dress.

🖼 FULLY ILLUSTRATED — NEW EDITION

• 12 painted character portraits, one on every character sheet

• A "Meet Your Characters" page so your guests can see the whole table at a glance

• A painted cover of the hall as it was found

Nobody hands out a plain sheet of text any more. Your guests get a face to play.

👤 12 CHARACTERS, EACH WITH A REAL SECRET

The 6 at the centre carry the mystery — the widowed sister-in-law who has spent fourteen years here being useful to everybody, the wife with separation papers unsigned in her writing case, the daughter who sent a telegram from the village at five to a man she was forbidden, the family's oldest friend who needs two thousand pounds by Christmas, the secretary whose hand can produce his employer's signature, and the head keeper who has been quietly selling the estate's timber for three years.

6 more of the house party and the household each get a full sheet of their own: a motive, an alibi, something they saw, and a reason to be nervous. Nobody at your table just watches.

📄 WHAT YOU GET — instant download, 23 pages

• Host Guide — how to run all three rounds

• At a Glance — the whole game on one page, safe to read even if you are playing

• The Tangle — who is covering for whom (host only)

• The Story — read aloud to open the night

• Meet Your Characters — the illustrated cast

• 12 Character Sheets — secret, alibi, what you know, and what to say in Round 3

• Clue Cards for all three rounds

• Accusation Sheets and printable invitations

• The Murderer’s Envelope — hand it to one guest, or leave it sealed and play along yourself

• The Solution — sealed at the back, read aloud at the end

🖨 HOW IT WORKS

1. Print. A4 and US Letter are both included — print at 100% on plain paper.

2. Hand out. One character sheet per guest. At 4 players you use the core 6; at 12 you hand out every sheet in the file.

3. Play. Three rounds, roughly 90-120 minutes. Clue cards go out at the top of each round.

4. Accuse. Everyone fills in an Accusation Sheet. Read the Solution page aloud — whoever names the murderer, the method AND the motive wins.

You can host AND play. No character sheet tells its owner they are the killer, so read your own and leave the last two pages — the Murderer’s Envelope and the Solution — in an envelope until the vote.

★ GREAT FOR ★

Dinner parties, game nights, girls’ nights in, birthday celebrations, Halloween gatherings, and evenings when a group of friends wants something to do together — small groups and large.

Teen & Adult · Instant digital download · Nothing is shipped · Print it again for the next party.

★ QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK ★

Q: Is it hard to host?

A: No. The host reads one page aloud and the evening runs itself.

Q: Do guests need to act?

A: Not at all. Everyone reads their own sheet and answers questions.

Q: Can the host play too?

A: Yes. The solution stays sealed until the final reveal.

Q: How many people?

A: Works from 4 to 12. Spare roles simply sit out.

Q: Do I print everything?

A: Only the sheets for your guest count. A4 or US Letter.

Q: What if we get stuck?

A: Every kit includes a host guide and the full solution.

★ PLAYERS, TIME AND HOSTING ★

Players: 4 to 12 — spare roles simply sit out

Length: 90 to 120 minutes

Hosting: easy — the host reads one page aloud, and no guest needs acting experience