Gatsby's Gold II: The Locked Pass

It's the tenth-anniversary dinner at Gatsby's Gold, Woodstock's most famous halaal kitchen. At 20:00, Stage 6 load-shedding plunges the pass into darkness. Two minutes later, chef-owner Fai Daniels takes his ritual first taste of the house Gold Sauce by torchlight. By 20:04 he's on the floor, and his adrenaline pen is nowhere to be found.

Nobody at your table knows who did it. You start with only what the first responders had: a crime scene, a lab report, a family WhatsApp group and five suspects who all had a reason. Work out a code from the evidence to open the right envelope and unlock the next packet. Wrong codes open envelopes that tell you exactly what you missed, and cost you points.

It's a proper puzzle with a properly South African sense of humour, and it's fair-play from start to finish. Every answer can be reasoned from the documents.

What you get

• Packet 1 · Start Here (20 pages): Briefing, scene, lab, Stage 1 evidence, suspect files Part A, worksheet, accusation form
• Packet 2 · Stage 2 (sealed) (9 pages): Second interviews, digital logs, suspect files Part B
• Packet 3 · Stage 3 (sealed) (10 pages): The victim's safe, deep records, suspect files Part C
• Packet 4 · Final Evidence (sealed) (3 pages): The last forensic results
• Packet 5 · Gate Envelopes (sealed) (21 pages): 17 code envelopes plus 3 hint envelopes
• Packet 6 · Solution (sealed) (4 pages): The truth, the confession, and your score
• Screen Edition · Play on screen (88 pages): The whole case in one PDF, with a clickable Gate Envelope Index so you never scroll past an answer

Highlights

• 3 locked Gates, each unlocking a sealed packet of new evidence
• Suspect files that grow as you progress (Parts A, B and C)
• 20 code envelopes with feedback on every wrong answer
• Built-in scoring from Chief Inspector down to Mall Security
• Assembly is spoiler-proof, so whoever prints it can still play
• Original photo evidence, handwriting samples, phone logs and lab reports
• Includes a Screen Edition: the whole case in one clickable PDF for tablet or laptop

Players: 2–4 (best with 2) · Time: 2–2.5 hours · Ages: 16+

Instant PDF download. Best printed, but fully playable on a tablet or laptop. Licensed for personal household use only.