A unique Murder Mystery Party that you can play at home with your favourite people. Impress your friends with a party to die for
Game Geeks News is proud to bring you another great gaming project currently running on Kickstarter. Chelsea Opfer, San Diego, CA, is the owner of Murders Incorporated – Murder Mystery Parties to Die For! and they are no stranger to creating easy-to-host murder mystery parties that you can play at home with your closest friends… well, friends you don’t mind “murdering” of course!
Their 1920s theme is a best-seller on Etsy and is the primary inspiration for their newest project – Murder at the Speakeasy. By taking this popular story and creating a professional box kit that has everything you need to host your next party, Murders Inc is sure that you’ll throw a party to die for!
Murder at the Speakeasy is an interactive Murder Mystery Party that you can play at home with friends. With this game, there’s no need to go to a theatre to watch actors have all of the fun because you and your guests will actually get to be the murder victims and the suspects!
The box comes with everything you need to assign your guests to “murder” them off throughout the evening, and then have everyone attempt to solve the whodunnit by analyzing realistic evidence left behind after the murders and attempting to learn each other’s secrets. The game is best played with anywhere between 8-20 players and can be enjoyed over dinner or while mingling. It comes with everything you need to host a successful party including detailed instructions, twenty character booklets, two different sets of evidence, two conclusions, voting cards, action cards, three awards, and three murder weapon cut-outs.
Gameplay is easy. As the host, you simply read through the instructions and assign your guests to whichever character you believe fits them best. It’s best to send out the character information before the party, giving guests adequate time to get costumes and get into character. During the night of the party, the host will simply follow their timeline, “murder” three of their guests, present evidence after each murder, and then read the conclusion at the end of the evening. The host can also choose not to know who the murderer is and assign themselves a character, this way they can play too.
Guests will have plenty of information about their characters, such as a detailed biography, things they may want to share, secrets they’ll certainly want to hide, important relationships, and prop/costume suggestions. You’ll be surprised to see how much fun your friends will have getting into their assigned characters!
This game is perfect for birthdays, themed parties, wedding activities, corporate mixers, holiday parties, game nights, and any other event where you want to mix it up and have guests mingle as corrupt characters from the roaring 20s!
Murders Inc has currently sold over 8,000 murder mystery parties and earned 700 5-Star Reviews. Currently, Murders Inc sells primarily PDF downloadable files and is excited to break into stores everywhere with their new high-quality manufactured box kit.
Can the Host play?
Yes! As the host, you can choose any character who isn’t set to “die”, you can also choose not to read the conclusion until the very end.
Can we play this over dinner?
While this can certainly be played over dinner, you’ll also want to make sure that guests have room to mix, mingle, and talk to each other! One of the murders is poisoning so it’s fun to have that specific murder take place over dinner and then have the rest of the party while mingling!
Are there extra resources?
Yes! Murders Inc will be releasing plenty of extras on their website to supplement the party. They’re currently working on creating video walkthroughs, party posters, name tags, invitations, and more!
What if I don’t have 20 guests exactly?
That’s perfectly fine! This party will work perfectly with anywhere between 8-20 guests due to the use of Primary and Secondary Characters.
Primary Characters are essential to the storyline, they may be the murderer, a murder victim, or misdirect and are needed for gameplay. Secondary Characters still have a fun, detailed, and involved role to play but are nonessential to the storyline. This way, if the character cannot be in play, there’s no harm no foul!
Secondary characters are also not aware that they’re secondary so that way, no one feels left out!
How does this differ from what Murders Inc currently sells?
Murders Inc currently sells immediately downloadable PDFs which you can print at home or handmade box kits. This new Kickstarter Campaign will finally create a professional box that resembles a board game and comes with everything you need, already printed, for a much lower price point than a handmade box kit.
What are the risks with Kickstarter?
Kickstarter is a crowdfunding site where people who believe in a project can back it before it’s created to help fund the project getting produced. If this project is not funded, the money will be returned to any backers and you will not receive the product, if the project is funded, then you will receive your murder mystery party to die for!
How long will it take to receive my copy of Murder at the Speakeasy?
The Kickstarter is projected to launch on April 19th, 2022, and run for 30 days. Once funded, it will take around 30 days to place the finishing touches on everything and an additional 45-60 days to get the units delivered from the manufacturer. We are hoping for delivery to our customers between August and September of 2022.
Will there be specials?
Yes! During the first three days of the Kickstarter launch, there will be an early-bird special of $10 off (what a killer deal!). The Kickstart is also planning on selling the games for cheaper than when they hit big-box retailers so, by snagging one now, you’ll be locking in a lower price.
For more information, and to back this project. Visit their Kickstarter page. Pledges start from as little as a few dollars, but to get your very own copy of Murder at the Speakeasy at an Early Bird special price will set you back just $25 (limited to the first 75 backers) so be sure to order right now!.
