Paul Lamond Murder Mystery
We love a good cosy crime in our house and one of our
favourite viewings is settling down to watch a nice Death in Paradise. So when
we offered to review a Paul Lamond Murder
Mystery Game based on Death In Paradise we had to say YES!
The plot line is that this is the first trip the rich Jeremy
Nono has taken to Saint Marie but as of yesterday morning it was also his last
after he was found murdered in a rented apartment, tied to a chair and
strangled. Strange letterings were found painted on the body! And it’s your job
to use the clues and investigating your friends to find out which one of you is
the murderer!
We decided to play this at home but due to illness, we didn’t
get around to dressing up. However, this in no way took the fun out of the
game! Preselected beforehand the invites and character booklets were sent out
with their roles, background info, and a few little secrets! Also in the book,
you have a couple of menu ideas to make the meal authentic and a useful CD to
help set the scene and of course round up in true Humphrey style….
The
Lady & the Lizard murder mystery is for 6-8 players and suitable for
teens up….
We popped on some fun Caribbean music and cooked up some
scrummy food as given in the booklet to help set the scene and started to greet
out guests! The party planner helps you throughout the evening and hints when
to play the CD, what food to serve, decorations ideas etc Each booklet that the
characters had have a start where you discover what you can reveal and what to
reveal when promoted. You can only read up to a certain point though in the
game before you should stop and allow the cd to take on some of the story.
We found that you had to have 8 players as despite the two
characters we had not being used they also held a fair amount of information
and in a couple of places were needed in the scripted conversations which
confused us a little. We did also struggle to figure out how to start but found
a way which worked for us and got stuck in!
It was great fun to play and every person seemed to have a
motive for the murder! We also discovered it was leading us down a couple of
false lines! After everyone has had a go at guessing who the murderer is you
pop on Humphrey for the final revelation and reasoning.
We had great fun and it was a perfect way to spend an early
summer evening! I would recommend giving one of the games ago. Everything you
need to run the game is in the box but why not go the whole hog and dress up!
This is the third Paul Lamond game we’ve done the first I’ve reviewed. They are
such great fun and a fabulous way to spend an evening!
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