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I am setting up a Kickstarter campaign to finance the printing and distribution of the first five Murder Happens party dinner kit games. Keep checking here for a direct link the the campaign and to prepare to click on it the first day it begins.
Decide to host your own murder mystery game soon, choose a crazy theme, and don’t be afraid to dress your whole body as your character.
Haunted Asylum Mystery
Saint Dymphna Asylum:
No Refuge
Isolated in a wood surrounded by dead bushes and patches of crabby grass are the tarnished bones of a once vibrant estate, the Saint Dymphna Asylum. Gradually the patients have been transferred out and only a few remain.
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This Prom’s Killer
A senior prom that goes horribly wrong, then murder happens.
Pirate Island Castaways:
No place to hide
Natural enemies find themselves together on a deserted island. Who will survive?
Isolated on Danger Lake
A celebrity finds herself trapped by a blizzard in a small mountain town. But, they are not all strangers.
The Lilly Hotel:
A Steampunk Seance
Strangers all meet up in this strange hotel, with a wild seance in session. It gets scarier.
Get used to hosting a murder mystery party, team building, ice breaker game that has lots of lying, nervous suspects, and bodies that squirm and sweat with excitement to solve the crime.
Murder Happens mystery party games are different from the others. We think the writing is important. The stories are not just slap stick comedy. The relations between characters have depth and are intriguing. Murder Happens games do not have scenes, or scripts you have to follow. These stories are a puzzle where you analyze evidence and question the suspects. There are no awkward rules that restrict lying. The suspects tell lies because they have secrets to hide. The murderer will be lying all the time. The real fun is catching them out in their lies. What is satisfying is that the mystery is logical and solvable. The games don’t play hide-and-seek with the clues. You might figure out “who done it”, or you will feel you came close to solving it. It all depends on how clever the murderer is.
Details:
6-12 (or more players)
There are eight characters plus a general ad-on character that can be played by several players. The ad-on characters are not suspects but have access to all the clues and can question all the character players and can guess the murderer just like everyone else. Up to two characters can be eliminated if you have fewer players.
Players have a timed 2.25 hours to detect the murderer, otherwise, the murderer wins.
Guests can dress up like their character, or they can just play the game as they are in the theater of the mind. It is a lot of fun either way.
There are only two rules, the game is simple to host, and easy to learn with rich detail and colorful playing pieces.
It is not necessary to be good at role playing. Each player can do as much or as little as they like. The way the narratives are written will cause a fun level of role playing to just automatically happen.
How they work
No preparation time for the host, the game is ready to go with easy set up and simple rules so that your guests can get right into the story. The character stories, police report, crime scene photos, area map and gossipy clues will draw you into the vivid world of the mystery. You can explore any of the evidence and you can cross examine the suspects, then share your suspicions and deductions with others. The immersive characters and story will evoke emotions and also bring up feelings. You will learn a lot about the characters and the players. Everyone has a fun and rich experience.
Video of group playing
“This Prom’s Killer”
This group is having way too much fun.
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You want your murder mystery party, team building, ice breaker to be fun, but also engaging, interesting, titillating, and even a little embarrassing. Murder Happens mystery party games are just like that.
Mark Sylvester
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Murder Mystery party games that you can play at home. For 6-12 players who can dress up as their characters, or just play in theater of the mind. One of players is the murderer and the others must figure out who it is. A great icebreaker that you can play with your friends over dinner, or snacks.
Not just funny, but intriguing stories
These mysteries, written with care, are fun to play. As the drama unfolds you study the clues and question the other characters. The players end up acting their parts without even trying. There are romances, skeletons in closets and shady goings-on. Everyone will laugh as the human comedy plays out. You will follow the clues where they lead, make accusations, and tell lies.
A natural flow
There are no awkward game breaks or game reveals. The rules are easy, there are only two of them. Your friends will have a blast. In the end you will either solve the mystery, or feel like you came close. Either way you will enjoy the story and the hunt. Your party will be popular success because this game is so easy to host.