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Murder at the Walgrave Astoria Costume Ball
A Costume Ball Murder Mystery for 8-20 guests, ages 14+. Expansion pack (purchased separately) adds 4 unique players that can be expanded into teams. See how to host a large party below. This Costume Ball Murder Mystery Dinner Party Game can be played as CO-ED or all female with the required characters. Great as a Halloween murder mystery party game or host it on any occasion throughout the year!
Your guests can wear any costume that they wish, as it's a costume ball! This is the instant download upon purchase version of the game - no waiting, no shipping fees, as nothing needs to be shipped! You'll have everything needed to play with the game file. Easy to host, easy to prepare.
You will receive a host instruction file, a printable file and a solution file. The free invitation and pre-game website link are both below, under 'helpful links.'
*Note: this game was updated on 09/09/21
Helpful Links:
Click here to view the character list!- Click here for the free, printable invitation!
- Click here for the 4+ character expansion pack.
- Click here to view sample game materials.
- Click here to have My Mystery Party staff prepare your game kit!
- Direct your guests to the corresponding invitation site at 'Your Mystery Party'
Mystery synopsis:
It’s time again for the annual Walgrave Astoria Costume Ball. The who’s who of the town are preparing their most fabulous costumes for the exclusive event. The Walgrave Astoria, founded in 1907, has been cited as the grandest hotel experience in the world! It is a preeminent luxury hotel for kings, presidents, ambassadors, stars of stage and jetsetters from around the world.
Excitement is buzzing in the air as Nicole Wilton, Toyoka, and Zangelina Holie are rumored to be on the VIP guest list this year! You were fortunate enough to purchase a ticket to this esteemed event. This is where your story begins.
How to host a large party with this costume ball:
20 unique players from the main game (this game)
4 unique players from Expansion Pack #1 (purchased separately)
20 players as Gloria Garcia’s assistants from Expansion Pack #1 (purchased separately)
20 players as Patricia Praper’s assistants from Expansion Pack #1 (purchased separately)
20 players as Colleagues of Binko Bonko (clowns) from Expansion Pack #1 (purchased separately)
20 players as Donnie Jepp’s Entourage from Expansion Pack #1 (purchased separately)
104 players total. *You could stretch the expandable teams a bit more if you needed to.
If you are playing this in a public forum, advertising online/in-print, hosting for profit or as a benefit to your business, you'll need a commercial license.
- Minimum age:
- 14 years
- # of players:
- 8-20 players
- Expansion pack:
- 4 players
- Expandable?:
- Expandable to over 100 with teams (including the expansion pack)
- Gender of players:
- Co-ed, All Female with required players (note: there are 5 optional male players in the kit.)
Reviews
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Splendid Time
We did this for the ladies at my church! The second one we've done with this company, third in all. We had a GREAT time! We had all the main characters needed, plus one optional, and I also made up an additional character, a hotel clerk/detective. The hotel clerk took the ladies entry tickets to free me to do other things and to add to the "room" look, then she changed into detective clothes when we needed the detective. We even had a bell on the "counter." We had 23 "other" guests, ladies of the church who came to try and solve the mystery. We transformed our smaller hall into a hotel lobby with couches, cushioned chairs, etc. Our food was appetizers and drinks were sparking cider, 7-up, and Vernors - bubbly type of drinks in plastic champaign glasses to add to the glamour of the early 1900s. Everyone wants to know when we'll do this again!
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Awesome night for the whole family
We were away for the weekend with 4 families. 8 kids 10-17yrs plus 6 adults. It was very last minute, we bought the kit online the night prior to the party and handed out the characters the morning of. The kids were so excited, practicing their characters during the day before we started. It was so much fun and was talked about for days. We peeked at the round 1 clues and picked an easy character for the 10year old and she really surprised us, she didn’t need any help and got right into it. Great fun for the whole family.
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Such a fun night
This was our first time hosting a mystery party so we weren't sure how it would go. It was the first time for most of our guests to be involved in something like this also. There were a couple of hiccups, but we just rolled with it, we had 22 people in attendance and everyone had a great time. The host directions were very clear and easy to understand. With the feedback from our guests we will now be making this an annual affair, can't wait to find out which one of our friends is murdered next!
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Halloween Murder Mystery at Walgrave Astoria
The download files offer simplicity to planning your party. Looking forward to the experience.
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Really Fun!
I was worried not everyone would play along, but they really did! Everyone got into character and had fun making accusations. Now we have to throw a mystery party every year!
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Great fun was had by all
My daughter and 13of her friends enjoyed the game very much. Tiring for the mum though.
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So much fun!!
This was the first Murder Mystery party I have planned , it Was very easy orchestrate the party with the PDF instructions provided. The characters were so much fun and everyone had a great night!! When it was time for the victim to die it was a little confusing , with the north, south directions and no one knew to turn out the lights until after the victim died in front of everyone, then people moved in the dark, but it was just a little hiccup and the game was still great fun!! I would definitely purchase again! ------------------------------------------------------- From MMP Staff: The lights on/off is just in the story - there was no need to recreate anything involving the crime (that's why we don't tell you to do it in the host instructions) - but we're glad you had fun! Can't wait for you to try another game!