Murder at the Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball game

A Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball–themed murder mystery party for 7–9 players, recommended for ages 14 & up, set inside a grand old mansion in the French Quarter of New Orleans during Carnival Season! 

This is an in-person, traditional-format game designed for live group play. Characters are fully gender-flexible, making it ideal for co-ed, all-female, or all-male groups.

Want to invite more guests? Optional expansion packs allow you to scale the party:

• Expand the suspect list to up to 27 suspects with both expansion packs (sold separately)

• Add 40+ duplicate, non-suspect team players with Expansion Pack #2 (sold separately

Host up to 67+ total players when both expansion packs are used together!

Perfect for Mardi Gras celebrations, birthdays, school events, or any group that loves intrigue, masks, and a little mayhem in a historic mansion setting.

This is the instant download upon purchase version of the game - no waiting, no shipping fees! Easy to host, easy to prepare.  For the boxed version, click on the link under "helpful links" to have our staff prepare a kit for you. 

Helpful Links:

Host character list - main game suspects #1-9

Game Trailer Video - see the premise of the story here. 

Free, printable invitation (9-player game)

Sample game materials - view content, format and example plotlines

Expansion Pack #1 - purchased separately - add the expansion packs in order. 

Expansion Pack #2 - purchase after/with Expansion pack #1

Boxed version - My Mystery Party staff will prepare your kit

Free Player pre-game site at Your Mystery Party. Your players can start investigating today!

Pinterest Board for more DIY hosting tips, tricks, recipes

Mystery Synopsis:

The owners of the old Madison Avenue Mansion are once again hosting their annual Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball, and the city is buzzing with excitement.

Of course, that excitement comes with a touch of dread. Locals know that events held at the historic mansion have a habit of going terribly wrong.

The estate is legendary—built in the mid-1800s and long associated with spectacularly bad luck. Weddings held there famously end in divorce. Visiting travelers have vanished without a trace. Once, during a lavish gala, a mime who had wandered off Bourbon Street gatecrashed the event and promptly choked to death after stealing a bite of the king cake.

Still, despite the occasional… mishap, the Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball sold out in record time.

You’re a thrill-seeker, and this is exactly your kind of risk. Armed with insider knowledge that tickets were limited, you were first in line to secure yours.

You’ve chosen the perfect mask.

This is where your story begins.

How to Host a Large Party: 

• 9 suspect players from the main game (purchased separately)
• 9 suspect players from expansion pack #1 (purchased separately)
• 9 suspect players from expansion pack #2 (purchased separately)
• Up to 20+ players as deputies with Sheriff Nelson as their leader (comes with expansion pack #2)
• Up to 20+ players as the tabloid crew with Poppi Parazi as their leader (comes with expansion pack #2) 

Totals: 27 suspect players and 40+ expandable team players for 67+ players in the game!

If you wish to host this (or any other) game for profit, in public, &/or as a benefit to your brand/organization/business - you will need a commercial license - click here.