A Roaring Twenties murder mystery game for 4-10 players, ages 16+ to be played at home or in a virtual setting. The game has a spectator file to cover as many (non-suspect) players as you wish - up to 100+ The game will take approximately two hours to play. This is the instant download version of the 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!
Synopsis
Hal Sapone, a notorious crime boss from Chicago, has directed his mobsters to meet without delay to find out who whacked the mole in his faction, Jimmy The Legs. Jimmy was squealing to the feds about the inner-workings of Hal’s underground organization, but it’s a sign of disrespect and rebellion to clip someone without an order from the top. Hal wants the disloyal thug found at once.
Furthermore, the crime boss has received puzzling notes from the extortion racket known as The Iron Hand. Hal wants everyone to work together to decipher the messages. You’re in the Chicago Mob Faction. Hal Sapone has summoned you to attend this meeting. This is where your story begins.
If you wish to host this (or any other) game for profit, you will need a commercial license or provide us with your 501C number for a charity fundraiser - click here. Note: we are not issuing waivers between September 2020 and January 2021.
Minimum age of player: | 16 for mobster theme (bootlegging, speakeasies, gambling). There are no affairs/sexual innuendos, foul language, or drug references. |
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Number of players: | 5-10. Albeit, it can be played with 4 - there's a host character list for 4-5 players available for download upon purchase. |
Expansion pack?: | No, but there is a spectator file that you can send to your players (beyond the 10 characters) who are spectators. |
Gender of players?: | Gender flexible. |
It was so fun! I was nervous that people wouldn't get into their characters or the more reserved ones would not enjoy it but everyone loved it. Things to know ahead of time: 1. Read everything first and don't let people choose their own characters. 2. Ad libbing is awesome for those who like to. 3. I chose to lead and not be a character but I could have easily done both with a smaller character. If you choose not to be a character, read a character sheet so you know how it looks to everyone else. A Rydberg on Feb 28th 2021
I was a little overwhelmed with the material and the thought of having to navigate a zoom call with 6 of my siblings but it went great!! A little choppy at first as we all settled into the layout of the game but in the end everyone couldn't stop raving about how fun it was!! Unknown on Jan 25th 2021
My friends and I had a lot of fun with this product for our virtual New Year's Eve party. It was tough to find games that worked for just 5 and this one absolutely fit the bill. It was nice, too, to have the puzzles to solve in the middle of the mystery - made it almost like an escape room which was a fun combination. Our only suggestion was for a bit more character development. The "pre-game" texting was an interesting idea but pretty limited in how much you could interact. The round 1 info was an introduction to the other characters and the plot, and then the round 2 information was trying to wrap everything up. It just felt a little abrupt. Still, we had a lot of fun. Thank you for a memorable night! Unknown on Jan 12th 2021
5 of us played this game for NYE virtually. It was so much fun and easy to follow through the instructions. This was our first time with anything like this. I highly recommend doing the pre-game activities. It was fun to get into character early and build anticipation for the event. Will definitely be playing another one of these! KJ on Jan 6th 2021