Today we join Charles as he hosts Terrible Castle of Baron Castaign whereupon we see costumes, acting, and an escape room!
This murder mystery is one of the coolest ones out there. I feel like it almost deserves to be in a category of its own because it combines the dungeon master narrator and combat elements of D&D, escape the room puzzles, the scares of a haunted house and costume dinner party. This should absolutely be the mystery you choose if you are ready to put in the extensive time and effort necessary to prepare.
Charles read through the reviews and put in 20 hours of preparing over the span of a month to set his event up! His housemate put in 8 hours building catacombs in the basement!
Totally over the top prep but the screams of both guys and girls when they went through was so worth it.
Some of the menu highlights include a Butter Beer cocktail that consisted of apple cider spiked with dark rum, cinnamon schnapps, butterscotch schnapps, and a dash of lemon juice.
*Recipe below*
- ½ gallon apple cider
- 1 cup dark rum
- 1 cup cinnamon schnapps
- ½ cup butterscotch schnapps
- 3 Granny Smith apples, cut into large chunks, threaded onto toothpicks as garnish
- 1 lemon, juiced 2 tbs
The Butter Beer was ladled out of a hollowed out pumpkin and had dry ice in the bottom so fog came billowing out of the top. Charles put in a ton of work to make sure his guests had a great murder and great food and drink!
It was a spectacular centerpiece and tasted delicious!
Other items on the list were: Red Wine, Greek Olives, Grapes, Nuts, Dried Fruits, Flat Bread (focaccia), Cheese, Salad, Vegetable Soup, 3 Rotisserie Chickens, Key-lime Tart, and Stewed Pears. Thank goodness Charles had his guests bring a dish to help out with preparations.
By the end of the party, they had lost all but 3 of the humans! Only Venedict, Constance, and Mitchell were saved by the protection of the Day Chapel.
Everyone absolutely raved about how much fun they had and we stayed up until 4:00AM recounting the night from each of our perspectives. A lasting memory was made!