Bruffey Manor

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Bruffey Manor

This is an all girl party, ages 10-14 years, and a “Choose your Own Ending” style game.

Story Summary

The fearless young women gathered tonight at Bruffey Manor are all here for a variety of personal reasons. Some know each other, others just want a cheap thrill.

The house has long been deserted but not abandoned. Someone (or something) keeps the taxes paid so it can not be torn down. Is the manor haunted? Why would ghosts haunt this place? Cheap rent? Hidden treasure they guard? Or just took a wrong turn while looking for Liverpool in the fog?

Bring a flashlight as the ghosts haven’t paid the electricity bill recently. Bring your wits because you will help determine the outcome of the game.

Full Story

The old Bruffey Manor sits on a hill outside of town. For years the local people have been divided in their opinion as to whether or not it is haunted. On windy, stormy nights, lights are sometimes seen flashing in the windows and strange sounds come from the building.

The Manor is not really abandoned, just deserted, so the police have hesitated to enter and to try and prove anything. Besides, it’s technically out of the city limits.

The Bruffey’s were a well-to-do manufacturing family in the late 1890’s and were said to have made several million dollars selling canned stew to the Army during the 1898 Spanish-American War. Local jokers claim that since Luke Bruffey was the town dog catcher, much of the meat in the stew was dog meat (with a little cat meat thrown in occasionally).

People claim that the spirits of the troops which died after eating the stew, came back and drove the Bruffey’s insane. It is said dogs bark when strangers are in the house. Are there such things as ghost dogs? No one has even seen a dog anywhere near the Manor.

The local Rotary club has offered a ski trip to North Dakota to anyone who can prove that the house either is or is not haunted. Edie Parker has volunteered to do this for them, taking her sister Connie along.

County Sheriff deputies have received several reports of strange cars and flashing lights at the Manor. “Irish” Swenson is convinced that something is going on at the Manor and next week will get a warrant to investigate, so time is short for amateur investigators.

Not everyone here is what they claim to be. One of the challenges is to discover who has a sinister reason for being here. For an abandoned house, there certainly seems to be a bunch of people here!

10 Character Cast List

Bobbie Gubanski – Radio Announcer. She’s looking for an opportunity to move into the big time. The wrong decision may get her a big time funeral.

Ann Franklin – A scientist with good credentials. Well maybe pretty good. Well, at least she graduated from some place.

Edie Parker – Sister of Connie Parker. Very tough, roller derby heroine, and out to prove something. We aren’t sure she knows what yet.

Connie Parker – Edie’s sister. She goes where Edie goes. Very loyal, but now beginning to realize the difference between loyalty and stupidity. This may be the last shared experience if Edie doesn’t use good sense.

Mary Lou Desmond – UPS driver. We don’t know what she is doing in the game. Neither does she, but we needed another player to even things out.

Robin Dixon – She just wants a good night’s sleep. Not all the hassle she is going to get when this group invades the scene.

Becca Bruffey – Her name appears to be remarkably similar to Bruffey Manor. Could there be a connection or is this a coincidence?

Susan Folsom – She hopes to be able to gain from this night’s activity. She knows what FBI means. It is interesting that her name is the same as a large prison in California. Maybe she doesn’t have much imagination in her choice of an alias.

Scooter – A pizza delivery gal who wants to make something more of herself than a cheese slicer.

Winkie – Scooter’s friend and companion for this delivery. Not afraid of dark places! She believes Scooter who has said before that there is something strange about the Manor.

11-20 Character Cast List

Jeannie Fambnnie – Deals in tickets. She can fix yours if you pay her. Deals in death.

Trixie Wintrop – Very nice person except for her pet likes. One of those people you enjoy as a stranger.

Elizabeth Yancy – Very slight law enforcement record. Family problems over the normal reason—money.

Edith Zenith – Had an abnormal childhood. Worth staying on the other side of the party in case she wants to talk with you.

Ferny Reer – One of the highlights of her night is to find a “Queen Frilly”. Is there a fungus among us?

Eniale – Poor Peru, they really miss you. They need you there. Your family does know how to spell their name.

Irene Ansin – Loves to play games. The Manor may not be as much fun as she thinks. Some of the inhabitants don’t like to be bothered.

Ruthie Rogers – You are tired of jokes being played on you. You are going to stop this tonight at the Manor. Be advised, enough is enough!

Karin Oliver – Life has been dull so far. We hope you don’t find more excitement than you want at the Manor.

Tig – You really don’t belong here. Maybe you should not be here! Is it too late to excuse yourself from the party?