The last gala at the Hotel Imperial
Madrid, 1929. A shipping magnate dies in his suite in the middle of the party.
- Challenging
- 2–15 players
- 60–80 min
- Ages 18+
The story
A team deduction case for groups of 4 to 15 people. For adults.
31 December 1929. Madrid high society sees out the year at the Hotel Imperial: champagne, a jazz orchestra and the usual host, the shipowner Aurelio Montalbán.
At quarter past twelve, as everyone waits for his toast, a bellboy finds him dead in the fifth-floor suite. No blood, no disorder. The family doctor says it was his heart.
The police don't believe it. They've split you into four teams (forensics, hotel security, press and archives), and each one has papers the others can't see. Talk. Share. And before dawn, name the culprit, how they did it and why.
What awaits you
Mode
Split information
Each player gets a role with their own documents. You win by talking: nobody knows everything.
Goal
Uncover: culprit, method, and motive.
Difficulty
Challenging
- 5 hints per game
- 2 accusation attempts
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Content warnings
- A murder by poisoning, with no explicit violence.
- Blackmail and references to a death in a hospital.
The roles
When you start, the game hands out these roles among the players (in teams if there are many of you).
- Forensics teamBodies, poisons and times of death.
- Hotel securityKeys, lifts and who was where.
- Press and societyPhotos, rumours and alibis from the gala.
- Archives and financeWills, letters and accounts.
Characters
6 suspects. Listen to everyone: not everyone tells the truth.
- Aurelio MontalbánShipowner (the victim)62. A self-made man, generous in public and feared in private.
- Victoria MontalbánWifeTwenty years younger than her husband. Elegant, cold and very observant.
- Julián MontalbánSonA gambler, charming and always broke.
- Inés SarabiaPersonal secretaryFifteen years with Montalbán. She knows everything and says nothing.
- Dr Hugo LevreroFamily doctorA prestigious cardiologist. He has treated Montalbán for years.
- Marcelo RíosPartner in the shipping companyAmbitious, impatient. He wanted to sell half the fleet.
- Clara DuvalSinger with the orchestraThe most fashionable voice in Madrid. Rumour links her with Montalbán.
- Paco GilRoom-service waiterHe took the coffee up to the suite. Nervous, but keen to help.
6 locations
Fifth-floor suite
Concierge desk
Kitchen and pantry
Gaming room
Grand ballroom
Manager's office
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