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Murder at the
Starlight Circus

August 1905  ·  Ringmaster's Dossier  ·  Dani Dingaling

✦   THE RINGMASTER IS DEAD   ✦   STARLIGHT CIRCUS · AUGUST 1905   ✦   TWELVE SUSPECTS   ✦   THREE POSSIBLE ENDINGS   ✦   WHO KILLED ROLLO UPP?   ✦  
Act I · SetupColour: Blue3 Guests

Act I

Evening Setup

Configure tonight's game. Choose a gameplay colour, assign characters, prepare the room — then generate QR codes for your guests.

Your Role Tonight
🎩

Dani Dingaling

Owner of Starlight Circus

You sing tunelessly during lulls in conversation. You laugh loudly whenever anyone — including yourself — says the word “circus.” You won't know the murderer until the solution is read aloud at the end.

Step 1 · Gameplay Colour

Choose a colour — each leads to a different murderer. You can play up to three times, once per colour. Guests cannot change this.

Use the matching coloured clue cards in Rounds 2 & 3.

Step 2 · Assign Characters

Tap to mark a character as attending. Three are required every game. Invite 4–12 guests.

Bobby Blaze
Fire Eater
⚥ Any
Al Lusion
Illusionist
⚥ Any
Sam O'Salt
Strongperson
⚥ Any
Bertie Bicep
Strongman
♂ Male
Hugh G Shooz
Clown
♂ Male
Juan Wheel
Unicyclist
♂ Male
Ben D Boddy
Contortionist
♂ Male
Sally Swinger
Trapeze Artist
♀ Female
Krystal Ball
Fortune Teller
♀ Female
Barbie Boom
Human Cannonball
♀ Female
Donna Droppitt
Juggler
♀ Female
Vee Sharpe
Knife Thrower
⚥ Any
Encourage guests to dress in 1905 circus theme and bring a prop from their character card.
Step 3 · Room Setup Checklist
Hide all nine murder weapons before guests arrive — in different spots from the crime scene.
Step 4 · Generate Guest QR Codes

Each guest scans their unique QR code to access their character card. Print or display these before the evening begins. Clue QR codes are on the next tab.