A storm rages outside and the Halloween midnight buffet at the Castle Von Morgue is about to commence. Your host Neville Aster-Night is nowhere to be seen. As you all gather in the mourning room, the head servant apprises everyone of her master's murder. As you assume the role of one of these ghoulish characters and solve the mystery, you and your seven...
THE GRAPES OF FRATH Motor Yacht Le Voyeur: As Archibald Frath's guest aboard Le Voyeur, you will be interested to know some of the details of the yacht and the cruise you will be making aboard her. Le Voyeur is 142 feet in length, with modern facilities and luxuriously appointed throughout. She has eight guest staterooms, four to port and four to...
HOO HUNG WU China, Eighth-Century: The Autumn Moon Festival in eighth-century China is a time of relaxation and rejoicing. The frantic activities of the harvest have drawn to a close; crops are no longer at risk to weather and calamity; the peace of winter is about to descend. It is a time of transition. In the Chinese district of Chi-Ka and in its...
THE MAIMING OF THE SHREW My dearest fellows: When frosty winter shall besiege thy brow, come ye, my friends, to Twelfth Night at the Glib. Such revelry the gods may still allow for foodstuffs sticking tightly to the rib. Her Royal Highness Queen Illicibeth shall with her presence deign us at our spree. With recipes of our Lady MacDeth, O verily what foods...
Having mentioned your name in his Roman epic, the renowned poet, Flabbius Corpus, invites you to a banquet for the premier recitation of his historical work. When you arrive, you discover there's been a murder in the garden and a priceless statue is missing. You assume the role of one of these great Roman characters and solve the mystery. Like a history...
SATURDAY NIGHT CLEAVER Dear Dancin' Fools: You are cordially invited to shake your fool thing at a special party at the one and only Flunkytown Disco, the hottest dance club in da' Bronx. As owner of Flunkytown, you can bet I'll be your boogie man on the dance floor all night long, as I always am. With that bodacious DJ Wolfman Bob crankin' the discs it...
THE CHICAGO CAPER Philadelphia, September 26, 1928 Coppone Released From Prison!! Chicago gang leader Harold "Hal" Coppone was released today from Awsume State Penitentiary near Philadelphia after serving a six-month term. Coppone, who was jailed for carrying an unlicensed weapon, was met by a group of his men - among them was Chicago gangster Joey "The...
THE CLASS OF '54 Roley City Times August 5, 1959 Roley High Reunion To Feature Rock N. Roley Roley City High School Class of 1954 celebrates its fifth reunion this month with a weekend of activities highlighted by a rock & roll concert featuring the class' most illustrious graduate, Rock N. Roley. The two-and-a-half-hour performance will begin at 3:00...
THE DUKE'S DESCENT London Times June 11, 1931 "Lofty" Aires, Duke of Airesborne, Killed In "Attack" Balloon Crash Lofton "Lofty" Aires, twelfth Duke of Airesborne, and his son, Lord Lightern Aires, were killed yesterday while testing the duke's prototype "attack" balloon. Observers report that the balloon plummeted out of a cloudy sky into thick woods...
THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE GUILTY June 19, 1881 My Dearest Friends, In my tireless attempts to rid the town of Roadkill of the villainous scum that is corrupting our citizens, I take pride in announcing the capture of the Malevolent Seven-a dastardly conspiracy of criminals that has secretly victimized our fair territory for far too many years. To celebrate...
You and the other guests are gathered -- in the glare of the spotlights at Powars Oriental Gardens Theater for the premiere of Powar Film Studios' newest release, "Powar and Greede." A small, private party for the cast is being held in the Banquet Room adjoining the theatre, while outside, Hollywood's elite mills about, breathlessly anticipating the 8:30...
It is June 1940 aboard a train leaving Paris. German troops are about to enter the city. Roads are a hopeless snarl; the trains are full with little space aboard them. Yet, to remain in the city will not be pleasant. Aboard a government train heading for the safety of southern France, a murder is discovered. The passengers (your guests) must decide who...