Murder mystery game for couples · 2–4 players · about 75 minutes
The Last Dance at the Hotel Mirabelle
Monte Carlo, 1958. Sylvie Laurent, the most famous face in French cinema, dances at the Hotel Mirabelle's summer gala and is found dead in her suite at ten past one. The hotel doctor says her heart gave out. You two are not so sure. A detective case for two, about 75 minutes: each of you holds different evidence, so you only solve it by talking.
- ✓ You are the detectives. Each of you holds different evidence, so you solve it by talking
- ✓ 5 suspects to question: 2 questions each per chapter, and only the one who asks hears the answer
- ✓ Three chapters of about 20 minutes, then you agree on who did it, why, and how
- ✓ Scored out of three, from “Back to traffic duty” to “Inspector-General”
- ✓ Each player on their own phone: at the table or over a video call
- ✓ Nothing to print. A print view with interview cards is there if you want paper
How a case works
1. Split the evidence
Open a chapter and each phone shows different evidence. Read yours aloud; your partner reads theirs. Neither half solves it alone.
2. Question the suspects
Pick 2 questions each per chapter from the suspects' list. Plan who asks what: the answer only appears on the phone that asked.
3. Make the accusation
After Chapter 3, agree on who, why and how, and submit it from one phone. The solution plays out, and you see how many of the three you got.
The victim
Sylvie Laurent, film star. Found dead in bed in Suite 12 at 1:10 am by her husband. On the night table: a glass of cognac and the bottle of heart drops she took every night at eleven. The hotel doctor says her heart simply stopped.
The suspects
Nobody has to play them. They answer your questions on your phones.
Raymond Laurent
Her husband and manager
Married her, manages her, spends her money.
Marco Bellini
Her co-star
Her leading man on screen, and off it, until tonight.
Odile Marchand
Her maid
Dismissed this afternoon. Leaving on the first train.
Gloria Fontaine
The rival actress
Lost the part of the decade to Sylvie. Has not stopped saying so.
Dr. Félix Aubert
The hotel doctor
The Mirabelle's physician. Kind, discreet, always there.
The detectives
Two of you play the first two. A third and fourth can join, and the evidence is shared out between everyone. Anyone can play any detective.
Always in
Inspector Remy Brassard
The inspector
On holiday from the Sûreté. Not on holiday any more.
Always in
Jules Carrow
The columnist
Writes "La Vie en Rose" for Paris Soir. Knows everyone's secrets, prints half of them.
Optional
Kit Lassiter
The photographer
Shot every couple on the dance floor tonight. The negatives are still wet.
Optional
Dominique Vail
The house detective
Keeps the Mirabelle's secrets for a living. Has never had a body before.