In Val-d’Oise, visitors can play the real version of Cluedo. The game takes place in a castle and you have to find the killer, just like in this board game. These are “Murder parties”: they attract a lot of people, especially on Halloween.
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Does dressing up or hunting for candy seem overrated to you? Try the “Murder parties”. If you are a fan of Cluedo, you should find what you are looking for here.
The aim of this board game : solve an investigation and find a killer. This is the principle that this animation follows. They are flowering more and more, as is the case at the Château de Maffliers (Val-d’Oise).
Meet at the Château de Maffliers, in Val-d’Oise, for what looks like a game of Cluedo in real life.
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© Gaëlle Darengosse / France 3 PIDF
Dive with us into a moment of thrills but also reflections, during an evening and for a limited time.
Mission for these one-night investigators : find the murderer of the Marquis de Briqueville. He was murdered in his home, and this group of visitors is motivated to find the clues. They are quickly immersed in the atmosphere, from the moment they are welcomed. “The killer is among the children, I’m counting on you to put pressure on them. I’m counting on you to ask them embarrassing questions, I’m counting on you to try to shed some light this evening“, shouts their host.
They press questions on the witnesses, all having to be very attentive to fight against traps. The people present can in fact direct investigators towards false leads, for more suspense. “There are some very written things. We have a plot and things to convey to our audience when we meet them. Then there is improvisation with people. Sometimes they are the ones who lead us and we have to understand what they have in mind, to try to distract them a little from the end goal“, explains Clémentine Verdier, actress and assistant to the Marquis de Briqueville.
The Halloween session is sold out for this “Murder party”.
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© Gaëlle Darengosse / France 3 PIDF
A word of advice : sharpen your senses and explore each of the rooms of the castle in detail. Clues are hidden everywhere. “Finding the right photo will allow us to eliminate the heir who allegedly killed the marquis“, assures Émilie, one of this evening’s investigators.
The investigators’ quest finally yielded good results, after two hours of searching. The killer is unmasked, not without some difficulty. “Assembling the photos and the code was a bit difficult. We didn’t find it on our own, and it wasn’t that simple. But it was very nice to struggle with the enigma“, adds Zachari, another one-night detective.
For the rest, we’ll let you discover the identity of the killer yourself. If you want to preserve the suspense, don’t watch the video and go directly to Maffliers Castle. Please note that it costs 85 euros per person to carry out this survey, with friends, family or whatever you want.
