{"product_id":"murder-at-the-drive-in","title":"Murder at the Drive-In: 1986 Small-Town Sci-Fi Murder Mystery Party Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWitkruis, 1986. A missing boy, a humming mast on the koppie, an eleven-minute blackout and a body behind the ticket booth.\u003c\/strong\u003e Who killed Dr Cronjé?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn 80s small-town sci-fi murder mystery for 8, set in a Highveld dorp where the TVs go to snow every time the mast on the koppie hums. Three weeks ago a boy vanished below the fence of the “weather station”. On Tuesday he walked out of the mealies, shaved and silent. Tonight the whole dorp came to the reopening of the drive-in, and at 9:14 every light went out. When the power came back, the station’s director was dead behind the old ticket booth. Your guests arrive as eight suspects in perms, moustaches and khaki shorts. Over three rounds the evidence comes out, secrets spill and alibis crack. Then everyone makes an accusation, and the murderer confesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside (34 A4 pages)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStep-by-step host guide\u003c\/strong\u003e with a checklist, running order and drive-in kiosk food and decor ideas (plus how to stage your own blackout)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e8 character booklets\u003c\/strong\u003e, each with a secret, an alibi and instructions for every round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA photographed cast list and 8 fill-in invitations\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a 1986 costume for every suspect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA victim file\u003c\/strong\u003e with a portrait of the dearly departed, a one-line send-off and their famous last words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e15 evidence cards\u003c\/strong\u003e in three rounds, with envelope labels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe opening scene to read aloud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eName tags plus 4 detective badges for extra guests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccusation cards and 6 awards, including Best 80s Hair and The Thing in the Mealies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA sealed solution and the murderer's confession\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMeet the suspects\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSergeant Koos, who closed the missing-boy file in nine days. Magda Steyn, whose son came home and hasn’t said a word. Dr Annelie Vos, from the station on the koppie. Mr Malan, whose radio club logs everything. Tannie Sannie, who sells slap chips and everyone’s business. The dominee, whose church roof the station paid for. Oom Faan, the radio ham with three years of tapes. And Lientjie, the guard’s daughter, who knows every hole in the fence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePrefer it printed?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose \u003cstrong\u003ePrinted \u0026amp; delivered\u003c\/strong\u003e and we'll print the whole kit for you in full colour, with the evidence cards, name tags and awards on thick card, and courier it anywhere in South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eR349\u003c\/strong\u003e for the printed kit. Delivery is R100, or free on orders over R1000.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe print and send within 2 working days, and delivery takes 2 to 5 working days, so order at least a week before your party.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCards come printed on sheets, ready for you to cut out along the dashed lines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted kits are posted only, with no PDF. Want to print extra copies yourself too? Add the digital download to your cart as well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 12, made for 8. Have 6 or 7? Use the stand-in statements. More guests? Up to 4 can play detectives from Pretoria.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDifficulty:\u003c\/strong\u003e ●●●●● Expert (5 out of 5). Our trickiest case: a big cast, a tight timeline and a town full of secrets. 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