# TWISTCAST / THE LAST TOAST AT BLACKWOOD MANOR

**START HERE — HOST QUICK-START**  
*45 minutes. 6–10 adults. Your friends. The plot.*

## Do this before anyone arrives

1. **Count players.** Use Roles **1–6** for six players; add **7**, **8**, **9**, then **10** as needed.
2. **Keep host pages private.** You need: this sheet, the Host Guide, and the sealed Final Toast page.
3. **Send or hand one private role card to each player.** Never share cards in a group chat or let players swap them.
4. **Place one small object in the center.** A drink, dessert, candle, or any harmless item becomes **The Toast**.
5. **Set one 45-minute timer.** Start it when you give out cards.

## Print / send exactly this

- **Print or keep on one host phone:** `Host Guide` + `Final Toast (sealed until minute 42)`.
- **Print, cut, or privately text:** one `Secret Role Card` for every player.
- **Optional print:** this one-page Start Here sheet.
- **Do not print/send to players:** reveal cards, solution, or final toast.

## 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

| Time | Do this |
| --- | --- |
| 0:00 | Give cards. Read the one-minute rules in the Host Guide. |
| 0:04 | Opening alibis: one sentence each. |
| 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 before each reveal

- **Reveal 1:** STOP until four people have spoken and one direct question was asked. **GO** at 0:12 anyway.
- **Reveal 2:** STOP until the draft, coral pen, or false alibi was mentioned. **GO** at 0:25; if needed, name those three elements yourself.
- **Reveal 3:** STOP until everyone has had a chance to speak or pass. **GO** at 0:35; if time is tight, take a quick suspect vote first.

## Fast fixes

- **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

- [ ] One accusation counted
- [ ] Final Toast read
- [ ] Optional trailer filmed
- [ ] Everyone thanked

*Plot twists. Made personal.*