About

As you might have guessed, “Stake & Chips” is a murder mystery film – with a difference. You will be able to question the suspects and help Ivor Notion, the on-line detective, solve the mystery, or even beat him to the solution. The exact format of this film may be difficult to understand since it is believed to be totally unique.

Once the game is underway, by logging on to this website, you will be able to watch the introduction to the film at any time. This will contain important facts about the murder, and several important clues to the identity of the culprit. All of the suspects will have profile pages and you will be able to read about the background to each character. Towards the end of August, Ivor will then start his investigation and will cross-question the suspects. Each interview will be added to the web-site almost immediately. Forthcoming interviews will depend upon YOU, your questions for the suspects, and your suggestions to Ivor. Other videoclips showing forensic reports, etc will join in as evidence is discovered.

By clicking around the web-site, the viewer can start to form opinions about who the murderer is, how they were murdered and the motive for the crime, similar to watching any TV programme with a similar theme. But the internet is a two-way process, the viewers can leave messages for the detective, question the suspects and there will also be a chat forum for everyone to pool their thoughts. Since this is being filmed and transmitted simultaneously, the general public will be able to interact with the characters and change how the film develops.

Although there is a sinister theme, “Stake & Chips” is a comedy, and contains enough variety and humour to entertain from the very beginning, and can therefore be enjoyed by casual viewers as well as the serious game players. – so you don’t have to be clever or observant to enjoy this film. However, the clues are all there, and although the filming is being improvised and scripts re-written almost daily depending upon the chat forums, the story will remain the same. The crime, identity of the murderer and the motive has already been decided. Now it’s up to you to solve it. With so much going on in the casino, Ivor is going to need all the help he can get.

VideoMajic is not profit-making and this site is completely free of charge, thanks to sponsorship from Paddles Nightclub for the use of their club, Millennium Casinos for supplying the casino props, Completely PC for the website, and The Music Bakery for the background music