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Mystery
at Cattle Skull Crossing
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25-50 Players, $75.00 + s/h
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Story Summary
This game is set in the exciting West during the 1880s.
The banker (Major Dan Dupont) was found dead at the mouth
of an old abandoned mine. Could this be the fabled lost
"Silver Slipper" silver mine?
If you become a Sheriff, a Farmer's daughter, School Marm,
Indian, Outlaw, drifting cowboy, Lawyer, rancher's widow,
miner, or banker's assistant, you'll be one of the 10 main
characters, and one of you committed this terrible crime.
This is the group version of the
Silver Slipper game.
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Major Dan Dupont was with General Sherman in his march to the sea. The Major
considered this one of the high points of his life. He had official permission
to loot and destroy what ever he wanted and the Major managed to confiscate
several valuable articles during the march. He sent these up North to his home
with wounded men who were being evacuated. Many men were willing to carry things
back to safety for him, if he would make sure that they got on the wagon train
going back home. If he did not get word in a month that the items had arrived
safely, he simply declared the soldier a deserter and the man was then arrested
and jailed, or shot as the Major saw fit.
Dupont had moved to Cattle Skull 4 years after the war, and using his funds from
the sale of many of the liberated Southern items, had started up the bank.
Dupont was quite proud of his Civil War record and kept his saber hanging on the
wall of his office. He was quite careful to keep things honest and slowly grew
in power and wealth. He is now one of the leading citizens of the area, and most
of the town folks ignore the rumblings from the little farmers and ranchers
about unfair rates and terms for loans.
The Major wanted to become a State Senator, so he wants to move in loftier
circles. He realizes that he would need real money to play in those circles. He
is well to do, but not rich.
Two years ago, he fell in love with Stella Hooper, daughter of Harv Hooper. In a
short sighted move, he had foreclosed on the Hooper Ranch, thinking that Stella
would marry him to save the
ranch. Harv not only would not hear of it, but threatened to kill the Major if
he ever tried to marry Stella.
There were some questions about the terms of the loan on the Hooper Ranch, but
Harv had tragically been killed in a fall from his horse in a rock slide within
a month of losing the ranch. To the surprise of all, Stella moved to town and
went to work for the bank.
The Hooper Ranch was the second ranch in as many years to be foreclosed on by
Dupont. The other was also a small ranch and very marginal in its operations.
Dupont would like to get his hands on the Lazy J but was very careful. Widow
Hoskins ran a crew that included six Texans that had accounted for 23 "scalps"
in past disagreements. They weren't known for their patience with skullduggery,
and the fact that they weren't welcome back in Texas spoke volumes for their
character.
Three weeks ago, the Major's stately manor on the hill over looking town, caught
fire and burned to the ground. The Major's hound must have interrupted the
thieves as the dog's body was found shot in the front yard.
Wednesday Dupont's body was found at the mouth of an old abandoned and worthless
mine. He had been shot in the back.
Which of the mean minded, buzzard breath, slimy snakes in this gathering killed
poor old Dan Dupont.
We must resolve that question while the tombstone carver engraves Dan's epitaph:
WREST FROM THIS MORTAL LIFE TO RETURN TO HIS MAKER, THERE TO SERVE MANKIND IN
OTHER WAYS. |
| Sheriff
Lon Jones |
Sheriff of Cattle
Skull. A fast man with a gun. Keeps a peaceful town. No one
knows much about his past. They don't ask--that's the Code of
the West. |
| Hope Clifton |
Farmer's daughter. Very public
spirited young lady. Knows what she wants and it's not a farm. |
| Sabrina
Belle Griffin |
The school Marm.
A Southern damsel searching for something. A husband? Silver?
Better deal on the Teacher’s retirement program? |
| Ace Smith |
Drifts like the sage brush and
fights Evil. Best friend is his horse. Rides a white horse and
wears a white hat. |
| He
Who Runs When Sky Is Angry |
Indian tracker.
Not too fond of White Eyes. President of the local archery club
which meets every year on June 23rd. |
| Slash Jackson |
An outlaw. He knows more about
what is going on than most folks think. He knows who’s Blue
Barney. If Blue Barney knows this, maybe the cast will be one
short. |
| Clive
Adams |
Lawyer. Every
western story needs one so we will have someone else to hate.
He knows Mrs. Goodboy! |
| Bea Hoskins |
The widow ranch owner of the Lazy
J that just happens to have the best grazing in the valley.
Her hard-riding Texas ranch hands ate 15 billiard balls thinking
them hard boiled eggs. |
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Susanna "Bill" Williams |
Looking for the Silver Slipper Mine. Better with mules than
with people. Buy Bill a rose and you have a friend for life.
It may be short, but for life. |
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Stella Hooper |
Banker Dupont's assistant. Like everyone else in this story,
she has an axe to grind with person or persons unknown. Rancher's
daughter. |
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Teams
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The Posse |
The posse, led by Deputy U. S. Marshall Edwin G. Hunsacher,
came to town looking for the notorious outlaw, Blue Barney.
A mean, rough, hungry group, you better stay out of their way.
They are itching to hang someone. |
| Stage Passengers |
They are stuck in town and can’t leave until
Duponts murder is solved. "Lonesome" Ira, the stage driver,
thinks enough is enough. But maybe the passengers would like
a share of the reward money before heading on to Frisco. |
| Lazy J Ranch
Hands |
Curly, the foreman of the
Lazy J, brought some of his toughest ranch hands to Cattle Skull
to settle this uproar once and for all. You better walk soft
around the ranchers. |
| Cavalry Patrol |
Corporal Schmidt brought his patrol to Cattle
Skull because of a false rumor of an Indian uprising. How false
was it? These blue clad heroes of the plains might just stick
around for the fun and the chance of a reward or a treasure. |
| The Indians |
Ma-Pa-Ran-Away, chief of
the local tribe, came to Cattle Skull with some of his most
fierce fighters in response to a smoke signal. Remember Custer?
They do. |
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I recently attended a party centered around your
Mystery at Cattle Skull Crossing game. It was very fun, keep up the
good work! I was Sheriff Jones... Once we found out the killer, all
the pieces fit perfectly (for me at least). I'm looking at doing one
of these mysteries with my actor friends. Once again, great work!
K.D.
We played Mystery at Cattle Skull Crossing at our New Year's Eve party...
and all I can say is that it was the most fun we've ever had at a party.
There were 30 of us, and everyone got into the game. The costumes people
came in were terrific. We had prizes for the best male and female, and
it was really tough deciding who won. The 10 main characters were outstanding.
We couldn't have done a better job of casting. I guess it pays to know
your friends. I worried about this for weeks prior to the party. I wasn't
sure if people would really "get into it". I was afraid I might have
to pull questions out of people. Boy was I wrong. The party went on
for 3 1/2 hours and I had to bring it to a close at 11:40 so we wouldn't
miss New Years!!! Out of 30 people, only 4 guessed whodunnit. Pretty
good, I'd say, Our culprit played the part well, and fooled nearly everyone.
I was the coordinator, but I didn't open anyone's packets. That way
I could play along too. It's the only way to go. Our friends can't wait
for the next party. We're planning a Hawaiian
Holiday for the Fourth of July.
I've already had phone calls this morning raving about the fun everyone
had. Thanks for such a great game. We love the fact that your games
are G-rated. The packets were terrific and packed with clues.
S.S.
We ordered the Mystery at Cattle Skull Crossing for a fund raiser for
our new choir robes. ...Of course, 4 people lost their parts, the buffalo
stew we planned to serve didn't go over well with many of the congregation,
but several people really "got into" the play. Curly's wife (she was
the sheriff) said she didn't know where he picked up his costume, because
he hadn't left the house that way! Clive (who is 6'4" wore a black top
hat and was VERY intimidating. We had a great time, raised enough money
for a few robes and now there are calls for another mystery in the spring.It
was interesting how appropriate some of the parts turned out to be.
Our community is made up of mostly ex-military and current governmental
employees. Jerome (he refused to be called "Slash") works for the FDA.
For such a mild mannered Lutheran he proved to be a surprisingly vehement
outlaw....Marshall Hunsacher is a Battalion chief for the fire department
and really enjoyed making speeches about hanging criminals....and of
course, the school marm teaches Latin. It was fun fitting the startlingly
new personas on old friends.If we do this again, we will 1) give out
parts only 1 week before the play and 2) make it a potluck!
B.W.
Our church went on a week-long camping trip at a group camp in the Cascades
and 50-60 of us played the Whodunnit Mystery at Cattle Skull Crossing.
The rest of the group were spectators. What a blast. It was the premiere
event of the trip. We "milked" the game for 3 nights at one to one and
a half hours per night with the finale around a big campfire. Nobody
correctly picked the murderer ( a good liar). Now git to writin' so's
we cun hav a nu one fer nex yeer. Thanks a million....great, clean,
fun entertainment.
D.R.
Thank you for providing a mystery game appropriate
for our family reunion!
J.J. in Louisiana |
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