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Malachai Stout’s Family Reunion – Free Edition
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Add intrigue to your next party with this murder mystery game, set at a family reunion.
Everyone predicted a bad reunion. Few expected murder…
Background
Your guests are going to be playing the roles of the largely dysfunctional members of the Stout family, who have gathered at their ancestral home for a family reunion, hosted by the elderly Malachai Stout. None of the Stouts have ever gotten along particularly well with each other, but the promise of a substantial inheritance has encouraged them to at least put on their friendly faces and attend Malachai Stout’s occasional gatherings.
Murder!
Now, however, something awful has happened. This morning, when you came downstairs for breakfast, the door to Malachai’s bedroom was ajar, and Malachai’s lifeless body was crumpled upon the bed, his contorted purple features a mute testament to the fact that he had been smothered in his sleep. Further, the wall safe in Malachai’s study has been opened, and the precious Stout family jewels are missing!
Solving the Mystery
The obvious course of action would be to phone the police or travel to the nearest town, but last night’s storm has knocked out the phone lines, and the tremendous rain has washed out the mountain road to town. It appears that it will be up to the guests to solve the mystery of Malachai Stout’s murder!
There are 6 primary characters in this game, which can be played by 6 people or teams of 1-2 people. (When using teams, the players can take turns giving their character's responses.)
* = Optional character
- Grandma Winifred Stout: Stately and stern, Winifred Stout, Malachai's wife, isn't the sort of grandmother who bakes cookies for the little ones; she's more the sort to scream at them to stay off the furniture.
- Penelope Clarington: Icy cold and snobbish, Penelope Clarington, Malachai's daughter, is far more concerned with maintaining proper appearances than anything else.
- Mortimer Stout: Malachai's son and eldest child, Mortimer is stuffy, conservative, and driven primarily by his own financial interests.
- Monica Stout: Mortimer's trophy wife, Monica is a bubbly, talkative, sweet-as-saccharine woman who has always done her best to stay on good terms with all of her in-laws.
- Uncle Edwin Stout: Malachai's brother and the black sheep of the family, Crazy Uncle Eddie was never quite right after the war. He has lived on the Stout estate with Malachai and Winifred for years, keeping almost entirely to himself.
- Sebastian Seward: Malachai's long-suffering and much-maligned butler, Mr. Seward is responsible for keeping the Stout household running smoothly and putting up with nearly endless mistreatment from Malachai and Winifred.
Extra Players
- *Investigator: If you have more than 8 players, additional players have the option of playing the role of "Investigators". In this role the players are not suspects and do not have character backgrounds but can question the suspects and try to solve the mystery along with the other players.
What's Included
Malachai Stout's Family Reunion is a 34-page downloadable PDF file that you print at home. It includes the following features:
- An introduction that explains the basic principles of running a 30-Minute Mystery
- A detailed party guidebook that will walk you through the event in a simple, easy-to-understand format
- Character sheets for each player – the sheets include special goals and information unique to each character
- Step-by-step printing instructions
- And much more!
Fredrine Moore –
Headline It was so much fun!
Nickname Fredrine
Menu Highlights Pulled Pork Smoked Chicken Baked Beans Cole Slaw Hawaiian Rolls Strawberry Short Cake Lemonade, Tea and Water
Theme Highlights It was a Christmas theme but the introduction to the mystery was imagine if you will...that you are invited to the Stout's family reunion...
I used this mystery at our annual Pastor’s Christmas Luncheon, and we had a ball. I was so engrossed in the action that I forgot to tell someone to take pictures. We will be using your Easter mystery in the Spring
Anonymous –
Headline so fun !
it was so much fun tacking on the roles
great party game and suitable for all ages
Anonymous –
Headline a ball of fun
Nickname Anonymous
such fun for all the family. would recommend 🙂
JB –
Headline Family Reunion Dinner
Nickname JB
Menu Highlights Pilfered pasta snd poached salmon in keeping with the crime theme!
Our dinner club had an absolute blast playing the family reunion in between our dinner courses. Everybody dressed to their part and it was easy to follow the script.