Purim 2019 at the Shanie5's

shanie5

Thu, Mar 21 2019, 10:24 pm

A game this year we chose to play.
We’d like you to join us-what do you say?
The first thing that you need to do
Is to name it-do you need a clue?
Well there it is, we couldn’t be more clear.
Now on to the next step-are you ready my dear?
To name who we are is what you must do,
Our costumes are obvious. Or should be to you.

Dad is in green from his toes to his head,
Rina’s wearing scarlet-a distinct shade of red,
Shanie is boring, all dressed in white,
Chaim’s in plum purple-and oh, what a sight!
Tova’s dress is in many a hue
But its design suggests a peacock blue.
That totals five, but there should be one more.
He’s the guilty party-of that we are sure.

Next comes the weapon, which you must figure out.
It’s the one that is missing, without a doubt.
Each one of us has a weapon-just one.
To hold, not to use, it’s only for fun.
The one you don’t see is the one that you need,
It’s the one that was used for the dastardly deed.

Scarlet has the wrench, the leadpipe’s with Green,
The candlesticks with White, for that she must clean.
Plum has the revolver, another word for gun,
Peacock has the knife, now the weapons are done.

There’s just one more question which you must face,
In which room did this very crime take place?
The clues you seek, we placed in your hand,
They are the Mishloach Manos which we planned.
It contains a mustard packet or two,
And a pretzel rope which we made for you.
There’s also a place setting and rolls for dinner,
Figure out Who, What, and Where, and you are a winner.

We hope you enjoyed playing our game,
Whether or not our clues you could name.
And that’s all for now, we hope you had fun,
A Freilichen Purim, and now we are Done

(Names changed to protect the innocent [and the guilty])

amother

Firebrick

Fri, Mar 22 2019, 11:16 am

amother wrote:

This looks adorable!!!
I being slow today -can u share the answer to the riddle??

I Assume it's somethiing with Shabbos as she's dressed up as a woman lighting candles and she's giving challah.

I assume the purple is wine?
I have no clue what the green red and blue is or what the weapons indicate.
I enjoy the depth... you're so refreshing OP!

flapsmom

Fri, Mar 22 2019, 11:17 am

amother wrote:

This looks adorable!!!
I being slow today -can u share the answer to the riddle??

It's the classic game called "clue" you have to figure out WHO committed the murder, which weapon they used and which room the crime was committed.
Shanie5 it's absolutely adorable and brilliant! Thanks for sharing!

seeker

Fri, Mar 22 2019, 11:41 am

amother wrote:

This looks adorable!!!
I being slow today -can u share the answer to the riddle??

As per the very brilliant envelope mm package, it's Colonel Mustard with the rope in the dining room. I inferred the dining room from the MM accessories but not sure if you're supposed to be able to figure that out from the costumes like the other factors.

If you aren't familiar with the game of Clue then you won't fully appreciate, but I thought the poem did a good job of trying to fill you in on the idea. In the game, three cards (a person, a weapon, and a room) are hidden in an envelope and the rest are distributed to the players (iirc?) You need to guess which cards are in the envelope by finding out what nobody has.

Amelia Bedelia

Fri, Mar 22 2019, 12:09 pm

So, so creative.

Pumpkin, the characters in Clue are Mr. Green, Professor Plum, Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlet, Mrs. Peacock, and Mrs. White. The weapons are the lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, knife, and wrench. And there are 9 rooms in the mansion. Clue is one of my favorite board games.

shanie5

Fri, Mar 22 2019, 5:45 pm

seeker wrote:

Your deduction was correct!
Happy to see the packaging was appreciated too.
The clue to the room was the place setting and dinner rolls. We couldn't come up with a way to bring in all the rooms.
What is not so noticeable were my earrings-a pair of handcuffs. And Mrs. peacock had peacock feather earrings.(I collect fun and funky earrings.)

Simple1, it went in the manila envelope with the word 'CONFIDENTIAL" on it. Just like in the game where the 3 cards are put in the small yellow envelope with the word confidential on it.

amother

Pumpkin

Fri, Mar 22 2019, 5:45 pm

Amelia Bedelia wrote:

Ok not familiar with game that’s why I didn’t get it. Truly adorable! Very unique & creative!!