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Murder in Fair Play
The French Connection
Coming Soon (Will require 6 participants)
Come to Lucinda's to receive your clues during the casual lunch. Then embark upon solving
the MURDER IN FAIR PLAY (the best murder mystery game ever created).
You will enjoy a scrumpious catered dinner
at Lucinda's Country Inn. For the hospitality hour a local winemaker might surprise everyone with a visit to pour his wines.
The dinner includes a bottle of wine per couple and a glass of port each with dessert.
MURDER IN FAIR PLAY The French Connection Fair Play is a very
small community. Everyone knows everyone. Rumors run rampant and the line between fact
and fiction can be very blurred. The main business of the area is grapes – growing grapes, producing
wine and selling wines to the public. In addition, there are a variety of small businesses in Fair Play,
Somerset, Mt. Aukum and Omo Ranch. These include restaurants, bed and breakfast inns, small grocery/convenience
stores, wineries and alpaca, horse and cattle ranches, etc. There is friendly competition and cooperation
amongst all these businesses.In
the last few months there has been a lot of tension among the wineries/tasting rooms. Each winemaker has
his/her own style of winemaking, producing distinct types and styles of wine. There has been somewhat of
a trend toward Rhone-style wines. Many growers are grafting existing vines over to the Rhone varietals.
Others feel the area should stay with what the region is best known for – hardy red Zinfandel. Complicating
this is the conflicting views over the marketing of the region. The area is on the verge of discovery.
The number of wineries has increased from 6 in the mid-90s to 25+ in 2011 and many on the drawing board for the
next few years. The newer owners and winemakers are anxious to promote the area in order to sell more wine.
Others are not interested in increasing production and do not want more people coming into the area. The
local industry is in flux and emotions run high.A
group of guests are arriving at Lucinda’s Country Inn in the afternoon. They are all here to attend
a winemaker dinner, featuring the area’s newest winemaker and winery. The guests are from all over
the world. During their visit to Fair Play, an important person in the Fair Play community is murdered. It
is possible that one of them has done the dastardly deed. The County Sheriff knows “South County”
very well, and is asking Lucinda's help in trying to solve the murder. It is going to take a
group of concerned (curious, nosey) people to solve this mystery and bring justice to Fair Play. Lucinda
Sullivan, owner of Lucinda’s, has asked her guests to join together in this time of crisis and commit to searching out
all the clues and resolve this case. Each couple has been asked to seek out clues during the day’s
activities. At the end of the day, the guests may want to compare notes, or seek more information about
other guests’ activities, but who dunit? Call 888.245.8246 if you have questions Your "Introducing the Mystery Puzzle Lunch" menu is:
Sean's White Bean & Italian Sausage Minestrone Soup Bread Chocolate-Butterscotch Chip w/Maraschino
Cherry Cookies
Your "Putting the Pieces Together Dinner" menu is (including
wine & port):
Creamy Potato Bisque Field
Greens with Vinaigrette Lobster Morsels over Orzo with Sundried Tomato
Alfredo Sauce Sorbet Mustard Maple Pork Tenderloin Medallions Potatoes w/Wild Mushroom Ragu Vegetable Galette Assorted Tarts &
Truffles
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