Casefile: The Mystery of the Star-Eaters is a live, choose your own adventure game where you play as a ‘consulting detective’ for the local Constabulary.

For the weekend of Saturday 30-31 July, a dozen secret locations around Buxton town centre, at least one usually off-limits to the public, will be taking part in the game.

Detective Inspector Ranney of the Buxton Constabulary has asked for your expertise with a difficult case. The disappearance of Professor Macclesbury, a University Professor who was researching Buxton’s ancient burial sites. He was a well-connected man. With pressure coming down on the Inspector from the University and Town Hall and a pile of unsolved cases backlogged he’s brought you in to lend a hand. He’ll give you everything he’s got on the Professor in his case file but the rest is up to you. Out of time and out of luck, he’s counting on you to help solve this mystery - but everything isn’t quite as it seems and a dark cloud of conspiracy hangs over the town. With twists and turns that include a thousand year-old legend and a mythical ancient treasure this is one adventure that you’ll never forget.

Players will be able to collect their manilla case files at any time in the morning (from our registration desk in the conservatory porch next to the Opera House) and begin their adventure by following the threads of information - wherever they may take them. Piece together the trail left behind by the Professor, question witnesses and solve the puzzles as the incredible story is slowly revealed to you.

The game will take approximately 2-3 hours to play with players free to complete it at any time from 10am until 4:00pm on either day.

A free mini-mystery sheet will be provided to accompanied under 12 year-olds so that they can play concurrently with main game.