The Lighthouse FerryPrintable murder mystery case file · Tern Island, Maine · October 1979

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1–6 players2–3 hours35 documents37 pages3 sealed envelopes

A lighthouse keeper is found dead at the foot of his stair and the county calls it an accident. The box holds every surviving document: logbooks, tide tables, statements and the ferry schedule. Nothing is highlighted and nothing is in order.

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

35 documents from a 1979 Maine State Police file: the keeper’s log, Coast Guard radio records, tide tables, the ferry schedule, a boatyard fuel ledger, scene photographs, an island map and statements from six people who knew Silas Wren. Two sealed envelopes add the evidence a second look turned up, 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

Game night with friends, couples who like true-crime puzzles, a rainy weekend alone with coffee.

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