Murder at the Buxton

Description

October 1856, Buxton Inn in Granville, Ohio — the town’s bustling hub where farmers and bankers mingle, East meets West, and gossip travels fast. One year after becoming proprietress, Mrs. Abigail Morris celebrates with a weekend-long Spiritual Event, featuring a tarot reader, spirit mistress, and traveling haunted doll museum.

Mrs. Beverly McNamara, owner of the mercantile, insists on joining, eager to contact her recently deceased husband, Freddy. The grand séance is scheduled for tonight, but the festivities take a grim turn. That morning, Beverly is found dead in her room, stabbed twice in the heart by a small blade. Her body is taken away by the sheriff, but her spirit lingers.

Unsettling events ripple through the inn — unexplained knocks, doors slamming, a phantom touch. Spirit Mistress Emily Rose attempts to communicate and confirms the presence is indeed Beverly. She is furious and demands her killer be found, threatening to haunt the Buxton forever if denied justice.

The sheriff gathers a group of suspects and spiritualists — those who may have wanted Beverly dead, or who can speak with her restless ghost. Trapped together in the historic inn, they must uncover the truth before the night ends… or join Beverly among the spirits.

This Mystery Game Comes Equipped With:

• Story of the crime and circumstances for the party/gathering
• List of cast members
• Individual character packets
• “Rules” for playing the game
• Hosting Packet, which includes:
  • Step-by-step instructions on how to prepare the escape room portion of the game.
  • Detailed instructions on how to play the game
  • Timing and organization tips for the host
  • How to plan the party and select player parts, etc.
• A summary of who, how, and why the crime was done
• Performance and dressing tips

This is a clearance game:

What this means is that while the game is still G-rated and humorous like all of our Whodunnit Mystery Games, the aesthetics have not been updated. The graphics and formatting will be an older style. If that’s not a deal breaker to you, then buy away, with the added bonus that the games are 50% off!