Cabin Fever – A Lockdown Mystery
Welcome onboard your cruise!
A luxury liner departs Southampton docks for a fabulous trip around France, Guernsey and Spain. On day three, some of the guests become unwell and it is later confirmed that they have tested positive for Covid 19. Everybody is sent into lockdown and cabin crew monitor the stairs and lifts to ensure no-one leaves their cabin or moves in-between decks.
Six days into the trip, a woman is found stabbed to death in her cabin on Deck 12. The police are called and take scene of crime photos. The body is taken for a post-mortem and the police interview the other seven remaining guests on Deck 12, one of which is DI Marple – a private investigator.
Naturally, finding out that there is a seriously disturbed psychopath on board, DI Marple decides to investigate the murder!
A minimum of 7 players are required to solve the brutal death of Ann Becket, owner of PLUSH Ltd – a natural cosmetics company.
Examine the evidence, solve the clues and discover which of the suspects committed the murder.
How to play
No-one knows who the killer is (not even the murderer), although all six suspects have a motive. Only by solving the clues, will the motives be unravelled and the killer revealed. Some clues can be solved individually, some will need to be researched on-line, and others will need to be solved together as a team.
You will receive plenty of information to download with instructions on what to do during each meeting. To solve the crime, you will need a pdf reader, access to a virtual meeting platform, such as Skype or Zoom, be able to open Word and Excel documents.
Invite six friends or family to play the role of the suspects.
Additional players can participate and solve the clues, but will not be one of the main suspects.
Simply connect via your favourite platform and start to unravel the mystery.
Your Adventure Begins
Meet your follow passengers
Di Marple
Private investigator
Di Marple knows that the killer is still on board an in lockdown due to the Covid19 virus outbreak. DI Marple is not the killer and acquires some of the police records and evidence to solve the case. Some of the files are password protected and cannot be opened, other evidence appears cryptic and may need further investigation.
The remaining six passages on Deck 12 are the prime suspects!
(Please remember the players do not need to look like the avatars)
Holly Burton
Cabin No. 1203Holly Burton
Tom recently married Holly after a six-year relationship, and the pair are inseparable. Tom decided to book this cruise as a belated honeymoon as the couple did not go away after their wedding.
Tom Burton
Cabin No. 1203Tom Burton
Tom recently married Holly after a six-year relationship, and the pair are inseparable. Tom decided to book this cruise as a belated honeymoon as the couple did not go away after their wedding.
Alex Umpleby
Cabin No. 1211Alex Umpleby
Alex works in the accounts department for ECOvery Beauty Components which supply ingredients for beauty products which are sustainable and environmentally friendly. Ann Beckett owns the company, PLUSH Ltd, that makes beauty products using ECOvery materials. Alex’s best friend is Laura Cooper, Ann’s PA.
Laura Cooper
Cabin No. 1215Laura Cooper
Laura is best friends with Alex Umpleby and works as a PA to Ann Beckett. Laura was arrested 10yrs ago on a drugs charge at a party which Ann was also attending, but Ann knew Laura was a great PA and took her on after she lost her job. Laura has not touched drugs since her arrest but knows Ann has photos of her taking cocaine on the night of the party.
James Holloway
Cabin No. 1207James Holloway
James is the younger brother of Ann Beckett, and a skilled graphic designer. He currently works for himself but has been struggling financially since he and his wife Sophie paid for several treatments of IVF. They now have a son, Reggie.
Sophie Holloway
Cabin No. 1207Sophie Holloway
Sophie is married to Ann Beckett’s younger brother, James. The pair have been married for just over 5yrs but have been having financial difficulties. They have paid privately for several IVF attempts, the last being a success. Their young son, Reggie, will be 2yrs old this year..
What do you get to help solve the mystery
You definitely get a lot!
We provided as much information as possible to help solve the crime. This includes character information on each of the suspects as well as a host of information about the victim, the layout of the cabins and the cruise ship.
Di-Marple has managed to get confidential police files which include scene of crime photos taken on board. As the mystery unravels you be able to supply the suspects with lots of info to quiz over and solve. The mystery includes visual puzzles, cyphers and digital movies to download and distribute. There are no lines to be learned so players can enjoy getting stuck in and solving clues together.
You’ll be able to send new clues to the suspects over three periods which narrows down the suspects. As Di-Marple, you’ll be able to gauge how well each player is progressing and provided extra time or hints to help move the mystery along. We are also on hand if you need advice or help via email. We can host the mystery and play the role of DI-Marple if you prefer – just get in contact if you want us to do so.
Cabin Fever – Content files
To run the the mystery you will need the below mystery packs and files – After purchase you will be able to download the first mystery pack named Di Marple. The pack will contain all the files you need to get things started. The first pack ‘Di Marple’, will have all the links to the files you need, these can then be distributed to the players. They can view some of the files on-line or download them for themselves, when you send a link to the hidden pages on our website.
A great way to run the adventure is for you to post the clues and puzzles to players directly. That way your players will receive an exciting package in the post each week and it relatively easy to do if you can print the information on your own printer. Alternatively you can screen share your desktop with most video platforms like Zoom or Facebook messinger but we would recommend that your players have a printed copy of their own character sheet and Truth & Lies sheet, as they will need to refer to these when they are being cross examined by the rest of the players or passengers.
Below is a visual guide of what is in contained in each pack.
You Can Still Dress To Impress
Dressing-up is all part of the fun. Once you know your assigned character, you may want to dress up for your cruise, pick a theme, or bring some props to support your role. Just like physical parties, the more you put in, the more you get out of it!
