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Penalty Box Poison

The star center of a small-town amateur hockey team is found dead.

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Genre · Sports, ThrillerDifficulty · MediumTier · Free
The case

The brief

The star center of a small-town amateur hockey team is found dead in the penalty box, leaving behind a trail of broken hearts and spiked cider.

Setting

Sports, Thriller. The star center of a small-town amateur hockey team is found dead.

How it plays

You text a number. The cast texts back in real time. Read between the lines, push the right person, and call it before the trail goes cold.

Your job

Interrogate 4+ suspects. Cross-check alibis, catch the contradiction, name the killer.

What you'll need

A phone and a steady nerve.

The suspects

4 people. One of them is lying.

Chloe Sparks
The Official Girlfriend
Chloe Sparks

A bubbly local bakery owner who knits team scarves and organizes the booster club.

Barnaby Plumb
The Rink Manager
Barnaby Plumb

A gruff, bearded Zamboni driver who practically lives at the arena.

Toby Baxter
The Best Friend
Toby Baxter

The loyal, broad-shouldered defenseman for the Yetis, always living in Jules' shadow.

Tilly Winters
The Figure Skating Coach
Tilly Winters

An elegant, icy former competitive skater who teaches the local youth.

The map

Where it happens. No clues — just the lay of the land.

Penalty Box

A scuffed, plexiglass-enclosed box smelling of sweat and old tape. The site of the murder.

Zamboni Garage

A damp, concrete room housing the massive ice resurfacer, smelling strongly of exhaust and machine oil.

Skate Rental Desk

A cozy, chaotic room lined with hundreds of orange rental skates. The air is thick with the smell of wet wool and hot cocoa.

Free to play

Create a free account to start the thread

Takes 30 seconds. No card, no subscription — just your number so the cast can text you back.