Reveal 1
Stop: Wait until four people have spoken and one direct question was asked. Go at 0:12 anyway.
Start here · Host quick-start
The Last Toast at Blackwood Manor
45 minutes · 6–10 adults · Your friends. The plot.
Everything you need on one phone-friendly page. Keep this open, hand out the private cards, and follow the clock.
Prefer paper? The optional download opens the original one-page sheet.
Cast size
6–10 adults
Run time
45 minutes
Keep private
Host pages
Before the cast arrives
Set the table. Keep the secret.
- 01
Count players. Use roles 1–6 for six players, then add 7, 8, 9, and 10 as needed.
- 02
Keep the Host Guide and sealed Final Toast private.
- 03
Send or hand one secret role card to each player. Never share cards in the group chat.
- 04
Put a harmless object in the center of the room. A drink, dessert, or candle becomes The Toast.
- 05
Set one 45-minute timer. Start it when you hand out the cards.
Say this at the start
“Welcome to [PARTY NAME] at Blackwood Manor. A final toast for [THE TOASTEE] vanished during an eight-second blackout. Keep your role private, share only what your card allows, and keep it fictional. We'll follow three reveals, make one accusation, then film one ten-second trailer moment.”
Run this clock
No improv required.
Set one timer and move when it tells you to. The room does not have to solve anything perfectly.
0:00
Give out the cards. Read the one-minute rules in the Host Guide.
0:04
Opening alibis: one sentence from each player.
0:08
Read Turn 1: The Flicker.
0:12
Read Reveal 1: The Torn Edge.
0:25
Read Reveal 2: The Coral Correction.
0:35
Read Reveal 3: The Lights.
0:40
Count one final accusation.
0:42
Read the sealed Final Toast.
0:43
Film the optional 10-second trailer moment.
0:45
End. Thank the cast. Return to the party.
Stop / Go
Give the room a beat. Then move it on.
Reveal 2
Stop: Wait until the draft, coral pen, or false alibi was mentioned. Go at 0:25; name those three elements yourself if needed.
Reveal 3
Stop: Wait until everyone has had a chance to speak or pass. Go at 0:35; take a quick suspect vote first if time is tight.
Fast fixes
Every party wanders. You have the line.
Off-script
“Great tangent. Back to the missing page: what did you see, hold, or hear?”
Late guest
“Before Reveal 2, give them a private card. After it, let them ask questions and vote. After Reveal 3, make them the manor press for the trailer.”
Missed clue
“Here is the board: a draft moved, a coral edit improved the ending, and someone staged eight seconds of darkness.”
Too quiet
“Who had access to a page, a pen, or the lights?”
Finish line
End on the reaction.
One accusation counted
Final Toast read
Optional trailer filmed
Everyone thanked