The Fifth Envelope presents
A murder mystery at The Aurelia Grand.
Midnight has passed.
At The Aurelia Grand, one guest will never check out.
Everyone else has something to hide.
The Story
The Aurelia Grand has always been a place where appearances matter.
Behind its polished doors, every guest arrives with a story — and some with secrets they would rather leave undiscovered.
Tonight, something has gone terribly wrong.
By midnight, one guest will never check out.
Everyone has something to hide.
Inside the Envelope
Explore a selection of spoiler-safe materials from inside the game.
What’s Included
From assigning characters to revealing the final clues, Checkout at Midnight gives you the materials and structure you need to host the evening with confidence.
Includes both Premium Color and Printer-Friendly editions.
Step-by-step guidance for preparing the game, assigning characters, managing rounds, releasing evidence and leading the evening through to the final reveal.
A clear introduction to the game, printing options and the materials you’ll need before your guests arrive.
Individual confidential character materials for an 8–12 player game, including each guest’s role, personality, private information and round-by-round instructions.
A spoiler-safe planning sheet that lets the host assign guests to roles without opening their confidential character files.
Three rounds of printable evidence, investigative documents, timed reveals, accusation materials and the final solution.
Four immersive audio exhibits accessed by QR code, each with a written transcript backup.
A dedicated map of The Aurelia Grand’s Executive Floor for guests to reference while investigating the crime.
Matching printable invitations and foldable character name cards to help set the scene before the mystery begins.
Coordinated labels for organising the game materials and keeping each stage of the evening easy to manage.
8–12
Players
90–120 Min
Game Time
2–3 Hours
Full Evening
Includes arrival, food/drinks and natural discussion between rounds.
3
Investigation Rounds
How It Works
Checkout at Midnight guides the evening through a clear sequence, while still leaving your guests plenty of room to investigate, bluff and follow their suspicions.
Access your game files, choose your print edition and use the Host Guide to prepare the evening.
Match guests to their characters and, if you choose, send their private introductions before the event.
Play through three structured rounds as secrets emerge, evidence is revealed and the group builds its case.
Guests make their final accusations before the truth is revealed and the evening comes to its conclusion.
Made for the Occasion
Checkout at Midnight is designed for groups who want more than another ordinary night in — something social, immersive and cinematic in feel, turning the evening into an event.
Turn a dinner, celebration or gathering into an evening with a story at its centre.
Ideal for guests who enjoy conversation, secrets, bluffing, investigation and discovering who they can trust.
Bring it out for birthdays, dinner parties, celebrations, weekends away — or simply when an ordinary game night will not do.
Designed for 8–12 players.
FAQ
Everything you need to know before hosting your night at The Aurelia Grand.
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Bring Checkout at Midnight to your next gathering and turn an ordinary evening into a night of secrets, suspicion and murder.
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