New Year's Eve Murder Mystery Dinner Party Game | 1920s Speakeasy, 6 to 12 Players

The whole club counts down to 1927, the confetti comes down and Gus Valentine never shows up for the toast.

And he's upstairs behind a locked office door, shot once at his desk.

It's New Year's Eve, 1926, at the Black Orchid, a speakeasy hiding under a flower shop on West 52nd Street. His wife finds him at 12:15. The office clock lies smashed on the floor, stopped at 11:45, which hands a few people a suspiciously tidy alibi.

Your guests play the suspects, starting with his wife and the torch singer he was cheating with. Then there's his piano player, a beat cop who drinks for free and a few more who'd rather you didn't ask.

The three rounds follow a starter, a main and dessert, so the whole thing runs right through a dinner party. Roles are written as women and men, and anyone can play any part. Honestly, it's the best way we know to make it to midnight.

What's included

• 12 characters: 6 core roles plus 6 optional, so it works for 6 to 12 players
• Host guide with the story, cast sizes, a timed plan and the rules
• Opening scene to read aloud
• 12 invitations with a costume idea for every character
• A cast page with every role and costume
• Character dossiers, 2 pages each, with Round 3 folded under
• 10 clue cards across 3 rounds, plus envelope labels
• Accusation slips, 4 per page
• Sealed solution, so the host can play too
• Name tags (12 plus 2 blanks), a supper menu card and 4 signs, including a countdown sign

Format

• 1 PDF, 53 pages
• US Letter size (8.5 x 11 in) only
• Prints in color, or in black and white to save ink
• Plan on about 3 hours

How you'll get it

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