Lei'd to Rest -- a Freeform Games murder mystery 
For 6 to 12 guests and a host – costs £20.00 (about 31.28 US dollars)
Lei'd to Rest is a dinner party murder mystery game for 6 to 12 guests and a host -- download the free introductory pdf file.
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Join us in a thrilling evening of sun, sand, legend, lies, treachery and murder. You will be in the middle of the action and it will be up to you to wheel and deal with the other guests. Can you achieve your goals, keep your secrets hidden and survive Lei'd to Rest? It's up to you.
Lei'd to Rest
It's the present day on the island of Hawaii. The local culture, exotic and isolated for centuries, is being eroded by the constant stream of tourists flooding through the airports. All sorts of people rub shoulders at the resorts. Most of them are innocent travellers, but some of them have ulterior motives.
Lokuhai Beach is a small, isolated beach in the loneliest part of Harmony Cove. The beach itself is owned by Harmony Cove Resort, about a half-hour drive through rocky, mountainous countryside. Advertised as the "Last Real Hawaiian Beach", it's gorgeous. Birds of Paradise call to each other past the vibrant orchids -- you could make your own lei in minutes -- and jewel-toned lizards beg for table scraps. The music of the forest harmonizes with a nearby waterfall, cascading down the side of a steep hill through pools and sparkling in the sunset as it runs into the cove.
The luau started badly... the bus broke down on the way to the beach, and everyone had to walk the last fifteen minutes. Everyone's cell phones seem to be unable to reach out of the mountains to the resort (or anywhere else), and the driver has been unable to get the bus running again. One of the guests, Joe Markham, has been trying to help get it started...
Lei'd to Rest lasts for about four hours and is suited to an evening. It is often played over a meal -- a finger buffet if possible to allow guests to circulate and talk in private.
"Just downloaded Lei'd to Rest - first time I have downloaded one of your games. We intend to play the game in May - but I just wanted to say how good the game looks - and so easy to download."
Dave Measey, Leicester, United Kingdom
The free introductory pdf file contains an introduction to the game, a list of all the characters, an invitation to send to your guests, a copy of the Legend of the Red Goddess, the luau holiday brochure -- plus details of how to buy the game.
These are the characters in Lei'd to Rest:
- Anna Nayuki – The pushy local real estate agent
- Annatto – The enigmatic religious enthusiast
- Anson Hardasty – The wealthy elderly businessman
- Elsie Brighton – The naive Midwestern newlywed
- Jack Slack – The local entrepreneur and ne'er-do-well
- Keoni – The tour guide and entertainer, with aspirations
- Max Hartnett – Anson Hardasty's best lawyer
- Mel Squant – The perfect grandparent and tourist
- Mojo Mo – The Hawaiian cook and sometime witch-doctor
- Ned Brighton – Elsie Brighton's sickly other half
- Penny Kingsbury – The cynical local doctor
- Sarafina Chavez – The aspiring actress, and Anson Hardasty's mistress
How Freeform Games Murder Mysteries Work
Lei'd to Rest is unlike many murder mystery games. Although the game starts with a murder, most of the characters have more important things to do than to investigate it. And the killing may not be over – it is unlikely that everyone will survive the remainder of the evening!
Lei'd to Rest is played just like a murder mystery game. You may be trying to solve the murder, but primarily you are (initially at least) concentrating on your own goals and objectives. Unlike most boxed murder mystery games, Lei'd to Rest lets you decide how to achieve your goals and thwart your enemies.
On the evening of the game the guests are met by the organizer, the Bus Driver. They then receive their detailed backgrounds -- including dark secrets, objectives and special items. The players can form alliances, blackmail each other, steal items and decide what they plan to do next season. Along the way they may solve some of Lei'd to Rest's mysteries. Are the locals poisoning people? Who threatened the starlet? How are the wealthy businessman and the victim connected? Is someone threatening the tourists? What makes a smuggler so interested in an innocent-looking Midwestern newlywed? All will be revealed in Lei'd to Rest.
Extra characters
Sometimes you have too many guests and you need more characters. So we've written a free extra character for each of our games that you can add in, and some of our customers have created their own characters for their parties and are kindly willing to share them.
Please note that we haven't tested these and they may not tie in exactly with our games.
IMPORTANT – if you've bought the game, you can download the files for these characters from the download page where you got your main game files. Contact us if you need the link and password to get back to that page.
- 'Ginger' Roberts – freelance reporter in search of the Big Story. (M/F)
(by Freeform Games)
Purchasing Lei'd to Rest
Lei'd to Rest costs £20.00 (GB pounds). That works out at about US$31.28 at today's exchange rate, although the rate charged by your credit card may vary slightly.
To purchase Lei'd to Rest, follow these three steps.
Step 1: Download the free introductory pdf file. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to read this. If you do not already have Acrobat Reader, click here.
Step 2: Read our terms and conditions of purchase. Then come back here and click on the button to buy the game!
Step 3: Our orders are processed by WorldPay -- we don't actually see your credit card details. After you have entered your credit card details you will be emailed the location of the main pdf files, plus the password required to unlock them. You can then download those files and enjoy the game!
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Cards we accept
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Cast Iron Guarantee
We offer a Cast Iron Guarantee on all our murder mystery games. If you're not completely satisfied with Lei'd to Rest then please let us know within 30 days and we will refund you.