MYS 03
Murder Mystery Parties
The Nutcracker Affair — A 24-day Advent Calendar Murder Mystery
A printable Advent calendar whodunit: London, 1893 — the theatre owner is dead on opening night of The Nutcracker and the jewelled Nutcracker has vanished; one piece of evidence per day until Christmas Eve.
- Players and time
- 1–6 detectives; ages 12+; 5–15 minutes a day, 1–24 December; prep ~45 minutes once; difficulty medium
- Pages
- 23
- Format
- A4 and US Letter
- Language
- English, Italian (Il Caso dello Schiaccianoci)
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What's in the download
- Case File with eight people of the story (6 suspects, victim, Inspector)
- 24 illustrated days of evidence: statements, letters, plans, a cipher, a newspaper, a prompt-book page
- 24 numbered seals and setup guide (print, cut, fold, seal)
- Detective's Notebook with suspect grid and timeline
- Weekly hint pages, gentle to strong
- Accusation sheet (23 Dec) + Inspector's final letter (24 Dec)
- Detective of the Year certificate
This page is safe to share with your players or guests: it does not reveal the culprit, the solution or any answer.
Inside pages
Lines from the book
Open one day per day. No peeking ahead: the Inspector will know.
Six people had a reason to want Augustus Pell dead. One of them killed him.
Read them with care. Mark the times. Trust nothing that cannot be proved. By the eve of Christmas I expect a name.
