Corners (Tables)

Link to Base Game…

The cards are the main form of randomisation in the game of Corners, you will use the suit and the number of each card to determine traits about the room and the inhabitant.

Each table has A-K with aspects you may want to apply. Each aspect is quite broad, so it is down to the suspect to narrow down what the keyword means. For instance, if the rooms has a musical object inside, is it a instrument (and if so, what type) or is the musical object a collection of records.

When setting up as a suspect, throw in a line or two of detail with object you choose.

Suits

Suits will determine the style of the object, and give it theme to work with.

• Hearts – Personal/Love
• Diamonds – Money/Status
• Clubs – Violent/Strategic
• Spades – Inane/Ultra-specific

For instance, if using a diamond for a musical instrument, it could be one of the rarest violins ever made, or was the last violin played by a player before their final and tragic show. You could however use a spade, and it could be a tuning fork to an instrument that only three people in the world know how to play. Each of these will give hints about the person that was murdered, and also give suspects a way to interact with their surroundings and the crime they are being accused of.

You will assign a card to each table:

• Room
• Object
• Suspect Trait
• Relation to deceased
• Motive for murder
• Alibi

You don’t have to assign them in that order, and jokers are wild.

Room

• A – Outdoors
• 2 – Entertaining
• 3 – Bedroom
• 4 – Utility
• 5 – Kitchen/Dining
• 6 – Study/Library
• 7 – Conservatory
• 8 – Servent space
• 9 – Hidden room
• 10 – Dark (Oubliette/Chamber)
• J – Barn/Garage
• Q – Public
• K – Store/Storage

Object

• A – Love
• 2 – Musical
• 3 – Personal
• 4 – Furniture
• 5 – Treasured
• 6 – Entertainment
• 7 – Decadent
• 8 – Broken
• 9 – Sports
• 10 – Unexpectant (for the room)
• J – Outdoor
• Q – Heirloom
• K – Painting

Suspect Trait

• A – Clothes
• 2 – Voice
• 3 – Gesture
• 4 – Tell
• 5 – Physical Anomaly
• 6 – Height
• 7 – Uncanny
• 8 – Attention to Detail/Attention Span
• 9 – Cleanliness/Tidiness
• 10 – Animal Like (Any animal)
• J – Aggressive/Timid
• Q – Cocky/Unsure
• K – Weight/Build

Relation to deceased

• A – Family
• 2 – Friend
• 3 – Love
• 4 – Business
• 5 – Old Time
• 6 – Servent
• 7 – Crime
• 8 – Community
• 9 – In-Law
• 10 – Rival
• J – Ex-Something
• Q – Military
• K – Political

Motive for murder

• A – Love (Lust)
• 2 – Money
• 3 – Revenge
• 4 – Justice
• 5 – Status
• 6 – Final Straw
• 7 – Greater Good
• 8 – Mercy
• 9 – Crime
• 10 – Chaos
• J – Freedom
• Q – History
• K – Political

Alibi

• A – Not at the house
• 2 – Another person (in house or not)
• 3 – Lack of knowledge
• 4 – Working
• 5 – Sickness
• 6 – Holiday
• 7 – Business
• 8 – Only just arrived
• 9 – Redirect
• 10 – Embarrassing
• J – Dangerous
• Q – Uninteresting
• K – Poor

Happy housing, let me know what you think, and remember to check the corners of every room, you never know what you’ll find.