Murder in Dreary Hollow | Virtual Murder Mystery
$49.95
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Murder in Dreary Hollow | Virtual Murder Mystery
An intriguing murder mystery game for 4-10 players, ages 13+ to be played at home or in a virtual setting. This game takes about two hours to play. This is an instant download version of a virtual format game - no waiting, no shipping fees - download and play - no printing is needed. This murder mystery game was formatted to play on Zoom or other video chat - you send each player a PDF file before the game and meet up virtually to play! (This game does not have required video content as some of the other virtual games.)
Helpful Links:
Host character list- Free, printable invitation
- Murder Mystery Prop Emporium
- Direct your guests here - the corresponding pre-game site at Your Mystery Party
Mystery Synopsis:
Leota Xavier was the most despised lady in the town of Dreary Hollow. With a sharp tongue and scowls galore, this spinster managed to make more enemies than friends during her miserable lifetime. A five-time widow with more money than good sense, she had retired from being the headmistress at Dark Harbor Preparatory School long ago. She lived alone in a mansion on the outer edge of town with nine cats and terrorized the townsfolk when her butler drove her into town.
To nobody’s surprise, Leota’s body was discovered in her front yard early this morning. The Dreary Hollow Police have summoned you. You either have the missing pieces of the puzzle needed to solve the case, or you are a prime suspect. This is where your story begins.
YOU WILL RECEIVE: (There are no videos with this game like the others in this virtual catalog).
- Host instruction file - including bonus games to play virtually, player instructions, and a timeline sheet (abbreviated instructions) for your event.
- 10 character packets (PDF files) to send to your players in advance of the party. They include instructions, a character bio, suspect list, and three rounds of game play (optional pre-game, round one materials, round two materials).
- Solution keys for the game and game challenge - host can play along without spoiling the game.
- Editable text field player contact sheet for pre-game
- Free invitation (optional to use)
- Free pre-game website (optional, but suggested)
- Spectator file - if you wish to add non-suspect/non-character players to play along.
- Optional host list for 4 required players - only open if you intend on hosting with 4 or 5 players.
If you wish to host this (or any other) game for profit, you will need a commercial license - click here.
- Minimum Age:
- 13 due to difficulty
- Difficulty rating:
- Moderate, 4/10
- Gender of players:
- Flexible
- Number of Players:
- 4-10 unique suspect roles in the main game.
- Expansion pack/ expandable?:
- No. 10 is the max of character roles. However, you can have spectators play along. There is an optional PDF file to download for these spectators - add up to 100+ players.
- Date of publication:
- September 2020
Reviews
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Great murder mystery game
Used Google hangout to play with 8 friends. Instructions were easy to understand and worked well as a virtual game. Didn’t take too long either - lasted for two hours. Enjoyable game.
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Fun family activity
I played it with my family of five and we all had a lot of fun. Highly recommended
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They had fun but nobody got close of the solution
Used this game for my daughter who turned 13. This was may be a little bit too difficult for a group of 12-13 yo girls playing this type of game for the first time. They still enjoyed it and had fun.
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Super fun!!
My friends and I had a blast doing this murder mystery party! We did it virtually, using Zoom, and it was nice that our friends in another country were able to play with us. Everyone got really into character and played it up. Only two of the nine playing were able to figure out who the murderer was. Great mystery! As a reference, because I wasn't sure what age was the target audience for these when looking through previous reviews...we're all in our early 30's and everyone had a great time.
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Absolutely ripper
We played Murder in Dreary Hollow over zoom with each character played by a pair. Everyone had a blast and we even had 3 groups guess the murderer correctly in the end. Really fun night and worked fine playing virtually. We have also played a different murder mystery off the site in person and felt that the experience was still there for the virtual version. Get way to spend my iso birthday.
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Great Fun During Quarantine!
A group of friends who usually gather for board games and breakout rooms opted for this virtual murder mystery party over Zoom. The instructions are SO thorough and I felt very comfortable as "host" leading the group through the mystery. The tips from previous hosts were very helpful as well. This was our first time using My Mystery Party, but won't be our last!
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Big hit for my 13 year old son and his friends
Our 13 year old son REALLY wanted to see his friends during the stay at home orders. This was the perfect way for them to get together, see each other and have fun without video games. The game requires some prep work and the boys sometimes got a little off track because the game is not scripted, but it was a LOT of fun for them. All of the other parents said their boys enjoyed it, too. This game is a download, so it can be played again by our other son or my husband may set it up for his family to do over Zoom. As long as you don't know who the murderer is, you can use the game.
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Enjoyed it!
I really enjoyed the product. We had 9 participants. We did the mystery virtually. Knowing my friends. I opted not to be a character until the reveal, otherwise there would be too many sidebar conversation that would disrupt the whole game. That being said I never looked to see who the murderer was until the reveal. At that time I assumed the role of Detective Justin Case. The directions were pretty clear ( the was a little confusion about the cryptic note—. But we worked out way through it. We all really enjoyed it and. Everyone wanted to know where I got it . Even-though we used Zoom for the party I posted all shared info, character list and contact info on my Facebook private event post. I also sent the character packets to everyone via Facebook messenger. I would absolutely do this again.
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GREAT BIRTHDAY PARTY
We did this virtual mystery using Zoom for my son's 12th birthday party and had a blast. Half the kids dressed up and many changed their backgrounds. They worked together to solve clues and had fun trying out the riddles at the end of the game. Perfect way to celebrate a virtual party and he just loved it.