The Last EncorePrintable murder mystery case file · Frenchmen Street, New Orleans · March 1994

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The Last Encore — printable murder mystery case file cover$7.99
1–6 players2–3 hours36 documents39 pages3 sealed envelopes

A jazz legend is shot in the office of his own club and police blame a stranger from the alley. You get the tape of the band’s last set, the bar receipts and every statement that survives.

  • Two editions: full colour and printer-friendly
  • Language: English
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What is in the PDF

36 documents from a 1994 New Orleans file: a transcript of the band’s last set with tape-counter times, the bar register tape, a floor plan of the club, a pawn ticket, a Polaroid, a newspaper clipping and statements from the band, the family and the staff. Two sealed envelopes add further evidence, and the third holds the solution.

How to play

  1. Print the case file single-sided. Print envelopes A, B and C without reading them and seal each one.
  2. Spread out the documents marked D and build your own timeline on the worksheet.
  3. Agree on the answer to question A, open Envelope A to check and collect the new evidence. Repeat for B.
  4. Fill in the accusation card, then open Envelope C for the full solution.

Good for

Jazz and noir fans, groups who like to argue over who was where at one exact minute.

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