This is an all girl party, ages 10-14 yrs, and a 'Choose
your Own Ending' style game.
Story Summary
The fearless young women gathered tonight at Bruffey Manor
are all here for a variety of personal reasons. Some know
each other, others just want a cheap thrill.
The house has long been deserted but not abandoned. Someone
(or something) keeps the taxes paid so it can not be torn
down. Is the manor haunted? Why would ghosts haunt this
place? Cheap Rent? Hidden treasure they guard? Or just took
a wrong turn while looking for Liverpool in the fog?
Bring a flashlight as the ghosts haven't paid the electric
bill recently. Bring your wits because you will help determine
the outcome of the game.
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The old Bruffey Manor sits on a hill outside of town. For years, the local people have been divided in their opinion as to whether or not it is haunted. On windy, stormy nights, lights are sometimes seen flashing in the windows and strange sounds come from the building.
The Manor is not really abandoned, just deserted, so the police have hesitated to enter and to try and prove anything. Besides, it’s technically out of the city limits.
There is a large iron gate and fence that surrounds the property. The gate is locked so visitors must park their cars and walk up the hill about 200 yards to the manor.
The Bruffeys were a well-to-do manufacturing family in the late 1890's and were said to have made several million dollars selling canned stew to the Army during the 1898 Spanish-American War. Local jokers claim that since Luke Bruffey was the town dog catcher, much of the meat in the stew was dog meat (with a little cat meat thrown in occasionally).
People claim that the spirits of the troops which died after eating the stew, came back and drove the Bruffeys insane. It is said dogs bark when strangers are in the house. Are there such things as ghost dogs? No one has ever even seen a dog anywhere near the Manor.
The local Rotary club has offered a ski trip to North Dakota to anyone who can prove that the house either is or is not haunted. Edie Parker has volunteered to do this for them, taking her sister Connie along.
County Sheriff deputies have received several reports of strange cars and flashing lights at the Manor. “Irish” Swenson is convinced that something is going on at the Manor and next week will get a warrant to investigate, so time is short for amateur investigators.
Not everyone here is what they claim to be. One of the challenges is to discover who has a sinister reason for being here. For an abandoned house, there certainly seems to be a bunch of people here!
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Bobbie Gubanski |
Radio Announcer. She's looking for an opportunity to move
into the big time. The wrong decision may get her a big time
funeral. |
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Ann Franklin |
A scientist with good credentials. Well maybe pretty good.
Well, at least she graduated from some place. |
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Edie Parker |
Sister of Connie Parker. Very tough, roller derby heroine,
and out to prove something. We aren't sure she knows what yet. |
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Connie Parker |
Edie's sister. She goes where Edie goes. Very loyal, but now
beginning to realize the difference between loyalty and
stupidity. This may be the last shared experience if Edie doesn't
use good sense. |
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Mary Lou Desmond |
UPS driver. We don't know what she is doing in the game.
Neither does she, but we needed another player to even
things out. |
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Robin Dixon |
She just wants a good night's sleep. Not all the hassle she
is going to get when this group invades the scene. |
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Becca Bruffey |
Her name appears to be remarkably similar to Bruffey Manor. Could there be a connection or is this a coincidence.
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Susan Folsom |
She hopes to be able to gain from this night's activity. She
knows what FBI means. It is interesting that her name is the
same as a large prison in California. Maybe she doesn't have
much imagination in her choice of an alias. |
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Scooter
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A pizza delivery gal who wants to make something more of
herself than a cheese slicer. |
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Winkie
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Scooter's friend and companion for this delivery. Not afraid
of dark places! She believes Scooter who has said before
that there is something strange about the Manor.
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These characters are in addition to the 10 players. |
| Jeannie Fambrinie |
Deals in tickets. She can
fix yours if you pay her. Deals in death. |
| Trixie Wintrop |
Very nice person except for her pet likes.
One of those people you enjoy as a stranger. |
| Elizabeth Yancy |
Very slight law enforcement
record. Family problems over the normal reason–-money. |
| Edith Zenith |
Had an abnormal childhood. Worth staying
on the other side of the party in case she wants to talk with
you. |
| Ferny Reer |
One of the highlights of
her night is to find a "Queen Frilly". Is there a fungus among
us? |
| Eniale |
Poor Peru, they really miss you. They need
you there. Your family does know how to spell their name. |
| Irene Ansin |
Loves to play games. The
Manor may not be as much fun as she thinks. Some of the inhabitants
don’t like to be bothered. |
| Ruthie Rogers |
You are tired of jokes being played on you.
You are going to stop this tonight at the Manor. Be advised,
enough is enough! |
| Karin Oliver |
Life has been dull so far.
We hope you don’t find more excitement than you want at the
Manor. |
| Tig |
You really don’t belong here. Maybe you should
not be here! Is it too late to excuse yourself from the party? |
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We had
10 participants, all girls, ages 12-14. Game took about 1.5 hours, including
the girls trying out different endings. Everyone had a good time, instructions
worked well. My daughter says she would definitely have another one.
Support from yourselves (the suppliers) when U.S. Post let us down was
excellent, and really helped make the evening a success.
D.K.
Thank you for your understanding and quick
response. My daughter will be so pleased. she has been able to fill
just about every character spot, and her friends are excited to try
out this unique party idea....Thank you too for making available such
a fun and affordable new way to celebrate a wide variety of occasions.
I'm sure we will be ordering again in the future.
T.P.
Can you help out? My 13 year old sent her player packets out to her
friends and the US Post has let us down. The player packet for Robin
Dixon has not been received and appears to have got lost in the post.
Could you email me the page that describes the player character?...The
party is scheduled for next Saturday. Thanks so very much. You are real
heroes! Sunday is a lot happier now!
D.K.
We did purchase Bruffey Manor after speaking with you over the phone.
The girls had a great time, and it was the talk of the town for the
birthday party. I even made t-shirts with character pictures/names/party
name on them for the girls to wear and take home for party favors.
I got all of the scripts back except...Mary Lou Desmond! The mother
accidentally tossed it out after they had read through it! Would it
be possible to e-mail or send me another character sheet on Mary Lou
Desmond so that we can play this mystery again sometime...? Thanks so
much for a fun filled evening! We'll be back to try some of your other
mysteries!
S. M . |
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