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Darlene Hickle, a matchmaker; has mysteriously disappeared.
The mystery with a romantic outcome for everyone!
The meet and mingle versions include a matching game. Not suitable for young teens.
Note: The “meet and mingle” versions for larger parties include optional “murder mystery” versions. The standard version is a “mystery not a murder.” The mystery versions have it as a disappearance only.
Versions and samples:
Standard for 8, 9 (5f4m), 10, 11 (6f5m), 12 guests or 13 to 16 guests ($29.95):
Meet and mingle for 17-30 guests ($39.95):
Meet and mingle for 17-50 guests ($49.95):
Overview of the Valentine’s day game
Darlene Hickle has gone missing. The fact that she rarely listened to what anyone told her did nothing to improve her matchmaking business. Her success at mis-matching people reached its greatest height when her computer database crashed. Darlene saw no need to tell anyone of this. Instead she randomly matched couples based on a printout she had of their names and addresses.
And now – it has been discovered that she has mysteriously disappeared. She had her company insured and the insurance company has sent Eileen Evensong – a private eye – to investigate.
Excerpt
Sadie:“You can imagine how disappointed I felt when I discovered after we had been going out for a while that Gary shares his bath with ten rubber ducks and has the mental age of a two year old.”
Additional information
Number Of Guests:
8 to 16 guests (standard format), 17 to 30 guests (meet & mingle format), 17 to 50 guests (meet & mingle format)
What They've Said
Chris R. (verified) – March 2, 2018
Chris gave this kit a 5 star rating.
Laura Thorp
“We enjoyed it! The night was a great success. Everyone really portrayed their personas well and got into the spirit of it. One guy arrived and was so in-character that we had a struggle to tell him that he was early and that no-one else was there yet as we were laughing so hard!”
Jayna Rone
“Yes! Everyone (even the naysayers) had a terrific time and we want to do it again in February. Thank you for supplying such good & safe fun!!”
Characters
The people present are:
Eileen Evensong – A private eye (not a suspect)
Although divorce snooping is my specialty, I have also been employed in a number of other cases involving missing persons. Because of my rather unusual career, I am still single. Men don’t like the idea that I might find out everything about them.
Benson Hickle – Brother of Darlene
With six university degrees, not under my belt (as I dropped out of all of them), I can’t get a job in any field of any significance and my life has not been very successful so far. I’m certainly not dumb. I just haven’t found my true direction yet.
Melinda Muscat – Trainee nun
I am marrying God and I’m wracked with pre-marital doubt. I’m worried I’ve got too many bad habits to wear this one.
Clarence Kane – A park-bench hobo
I used to collect trash. Now I sleep in it – that is when I’m not sleeping on a park bench in the middle of the city and earning my living from collecting cans. I’m fond of singing the blues. They suit my mood.
Suzie Bamberger – A psychologist – new wife of Steve
I’m a very good psychologist. I can calm down a stressed city worker faster than you can boil water. Counseling is my thing and I’m up on all the latest methods. I’m also mad about cats.
Steve Bamberger – A sports instructor – husband of Suzie
I’m a very good Sports Instructor. I teach young boys basketball, which is very healthy. I love children and in my spare time I help out at an orphanage.
Jasmine Reid – Music teacher – girlfriend of Shaun
Although I work in a conservative school teaching bored girls how to blow into recorders, at the weekends I play jazz rock violin in a band with Shaun and we’re hoping to release a CD later in the year. I also teach private students.
Shaun Goller – A music bookshop assistant – boyfriend of Jasmine
I can make my synthesizer wail like a whale and I also like singing with my band. I work at a specialist music bookshop. I’m classically trained.
Sadie Southport – A reporter for a local TV station – girlfriend of Gary
I’m a very ambitious local TV reporter. I’m constantly networking as I intend to have my own TV show and really do something good for the world. I love reading philosophy. I also enjoy playing the flute.
Gary Balana – A computer programmer – boyfriend of Sadie
My natural talent for numbers and programming landed me a well paid job as an IT computer programmer and my career is going well. But I’m not very socially adept, so I don’t have many friends, or to be honest any friends at all. I love watching sport on TV and taking very long baths.
Judi Wurtzel – Director of a baby equipment hire center – new wife of Ian
I run my own baby equipment hire business and I’m extremely conscious of my role in the community and on the power of word of mouth recommendations. I love making my place look homely. I also enjoy cooking.
Ian Wurtzel – Architect – new husband of Judi
I’m a well-respected architect – the best in town. I love classical music and relaxing in the fabulous hot tub I designed.
Reading Level
Reading level: 8
3 reviews for The Case Of The Missing Matchmaker – Valentine’s Day Game
Rated 5 out of 5
Jayna Rone (verified owner)–
Yes! Everyone (even the naysayers) had a terrific time and we want to do it again in February. Thank you for supplying such good & safe fun!!
Rated 4 out of 5
Brandi S. (verified owner)–
We had a great time. One one person chose the right killer! We had 35 people taking part in the game.
I added a few little games to our night… a “Mystery Phrase” people had to find the letters and figure out the phrase. I also added a scavenger hunt for our location…all about the place and its owners. It was fun and helped people talk.
Rated 4 out of 5
Anonymous (verified owner)–
We had a great time and lots of laughs. We had 13 people. The one extra part was a bit challenging. Dividing up the extra lines and knowing when to say them in the timeline was especially tricky. Some lines didn’t make any sense and probably should have been assigned to specific people…but we didn’t know that ahead of time. Still, in the end, it didn’t break the game and we were were really thankful to have a “non-murder” mystery game.
Stephanie Chambers (store manager)–
I see you ordered the 8 to 16 guest standard version. I am gradually redoing all our games to be a play format for small groups and I will take your comments into account when I redo it. The play format makes the order in which lines are said be clearer. I am sorry you found this format more difficult.
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We had a great time and lots of laughs. We had 13 people. The one extra part was a bit challenging. Dividing up the extra lines and knowing when to say them in the timeline was especially tricky. Some lines didn’t make any sense and probably should have been assigned to specific people…but we didn’t know that ahead of time. Still, in the end, it didn’t break the game and we were were really thankful to have a “non-murder” mystery game.
Stephanie Chambers
Store manager
I see you ordered the 8 to 16 guest standard version. I am gradually redoing all our games to be a play format for small groups and I will take your comments into account when I redo it. The play format makes the order in which lines are said be clearer. I am sorry you found this format more difficult.
We had a great time. One one person chose the right killer! We had 35 people taking part in the game.
I added a few little games to our night… a “Mystery Phrase” people had to find the letters and figure out the phrase. I also added a scavenger hunt for our location…all about the place and its owners. It was fun and helped people talk.
Yes! Everyone (even the naysayers) had a terrific time and we want to do it again in February. Thank you for supplying such good & safe fun!!
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Could this be used with a group of 60?River asked on December 12, 2023
The largest version is for 50 guests. You could invent a few more characters to use it for 60, but there are only really enough clues for 56 people so you would also have to make up 4 more clues or have a few people have the same clue to talk about.
Stephanie Chambers answered on December 12, 2023store manager
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Is this a murder or non-murder version? Unclear from the description, although it appears to be more of a disappearance!Tim Ritter asked on February 7, 2023
Sorry I will edit this to make it more clear. The "meet and mingle" versions for larger parties include optional "murder mystery" versions. The standard version is a "mystery not a murder." The mystery versions have it as a disappearance only. Thanks! Stephanie
Stephanie Chambers answered on February 7, 2023store manager
The mystery with a romantic outcome for everyone!
Jayna Rone (verified owner) –
Yes! Everyone (even the naysayers) had a terrific time and we want to do it again in February. Thank you for supplying such good & safe fun!!
Brandi S. (verified owner) –
We had a great time. One one person chose the right killer! We had 35 people taking part in the game.
I added a few little games to our night… a “Mystery Phrase” people had to find the letters and figure out the phrase. I also added a scavenger hunt for our location…all about the place and its owners. It was fun and helped people talk.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
We had a great time and lots of laughs. We had 13 people. The one extra part was a bit challenging. Dividing up the extra lines and knowing when to say them in the timeline was especially tricky. Some lines didn’t make any sense and probably should have been assigned to specific people…but we didn’t know that ahead of time. Still, in the end, it didn’t break the game and we were were really thankful to have a “non-murder” mystery game.
Stephanie Chambers (store manager) –
I see you ordered the 8 to 16 guest standard version. I am gradually redoing all our games to be a play format for small groups and I will take your comments into account when I redo it. The play format makes the order in which lines are said be clearer. I am sorry you found this format more difficult.