D Day-1 = MURDER


1940's Murder Mystery Dinner Party Game for 10-14 players

It's June 4th 1944.  The World is at War. Most of Western Europe is occupied by the German Army. One day to go until the largest invasion force ever amassed sets off for the beaches of French Normandy.  200,000 troops and their equipment are concentrated in the South of England awaiting the word to go. This is the crucial first step to liberate Europe from Nazi tyranny. The German High Command suspect they are coming, they just don't know where, or when.  The Allied battle plans have been kept secret - until now.  Just before the green light is given for the invasion to proceed, news reaches the Supreme Commander at SHAEF that General Sir Claude Cadaver, one of the British D-Day planners, has been found murdered in a Whitehall doorway. Worse, he was found clutching one half of a top secret map detailing the D-Day battle plan.

Picture of D-Day warships at sea

D-Day is immediately put on hold. The murder must be solved and the security breach assessed before the invasion can be allowed to continue. Who murdered General Sir Claude Cadaver, and why? It must have been one of the guests he had recently entertained at luncheon. MI5, the British Secret Service, invites you and your guests to attend a Murder Mystery Game dinner to solve the murder. 


This is an original murder mystery game supplied by email as ready to print Microsoft Word pdf files.  The immersive game has interesting plot lines to keep players guessing 'whodunit' right until the very end.  Running time is 1½ - 2 hours. 


The files supplied will print character scripts for your guests, invitations, setup instructions, name tags, documents, various evidence, extras to turn your venue into the murder scene, and a choice of two murder confessions.


You will need 60-70 sheets of printer paper and a stapler.


The characters:

Vicky Chaney (F):

Recalled from occupied France, you're a British secret agent with a few scores to settle. And not just with the Germans.

Kitty Foxglove (F): 

A gal from the London stage, due to the War, you are delivering one of the best performances of your life. 

Zaza  Bestovspy (F): 

With your native Leningrad overrun by the German Army, you don't have to decide where your loyalties lie - they lie with Zaza. 

Julia Goodcatch (F): 

Life can murderous during the dark days of World War Two, especially if things don't turn out the way you plan them.

Lady Daphne Cadaver (F): 

Sir Claude could always rely on you, his 'little lady back home,' to keep the home fires burning for him. You wouldn't be tempted to double-cross him, surely?

Johnny Ace (M): 

A Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot, you've got lots to be proud of, and also a few achievements you're not so proud of.

Timmy Cadaver (M): 

Now your father is dead, it seems you have inherited the Cadaver family estate and Sir Claude's Knighthood. Surely you're not happy Father was murdered?

Arthur Underhand (M): 

Making a fast buck in wartime London, even with its shortages and rationing, hasn't been too difficult for you. You can lay your hands on just about anything, for the right price.

Bertie Burrell (M): 

A loyal Personal Secretary to Sir Claude Cadaver, you have followed him through two world wars. He could always count on you to watch his back, couldn't he?

Phillipe de Pimpernell (M): 

A stranger in a strange land, you miss your occupied French homeland with a vengeance. A wrong word, a wrong decision, can mean capture and death.

Milly Michigan (F): 

12-14 players

Working in the shadowy world of spy and counter-spy, sometimes the wafer thin line between right and wrong just doesn't exist at all.

Joe Blade (M): 

12-14 players

A career Army man, with a tough negotiating job to do. You will do anything to keep your up to now exemplary service record squeaky clean.

Two extra characters:

William Hammer (M): 

Before the War, you were a well respected film maker, but wartime is no time for sticking to your artistic principles. A man's got to do what a man's got to do......

Verity Lushous (F): 

You thought your highest achievement was landing your waitressing job at the top London Dorchester Hotel. But then you met Sir Claude Cadaver and life suddenly became a whole lot more interesting....

D Day -1 = MURDER


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There are two versions of this game:

10-12 players:

£9.70

12-14 players:

£9.70

This game is an original work by the author. All rights reserved.  The game is not for resale.

Any resemblance to real people, places, characters or events is purely co-incidental. ©Neil Faiman.