1986: 1980s Murder Mystery Party Game

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Product details
  • Type Download
  • SKU 1986
  • Age Range 15 to Adult
  • Minimum # of Players 12 Suspects
  • Max Players (Main Game) 16 Suspects
  • Max # Available (Sold Separately) 152: 32 Suspects, Up to 120 Team Roles (4 Teams, Expansion Packs Sold Separately)
  • Difficulty Rating Moderate, 6/10
  • Roles Flex-Gender
  • Interactive Extras Videos & Group Challenges
  • Game Duration 2 to 4 Hours Average (Flexible Timeline)
  • Setting At the ominous Craven Gray Manor, Flamebury Falls’ elite gather for an exclusive 1986 VIP bash.
  • Game Format Murder | Guided Clue Mingling | 4 Rounds
  • Vibe & Content Notes Dark 1980s * Shadowy Illuminati Vibes * Clean Cult Energy
  • Publication Date 2020. Last Revised: 2021

A sinister 1980s murder mystery party game filled with dark secrets, suspicious characters, shadowy organizations, and wicked happenings at the historic Craven Gray Manor. This mystery uses video components, with transcripts included as backups.

Murder Mystery Party Game Synopsis:

In Flamebury Falls, a historic estate known as Craven Gray Manor stands at the edge of town. Wicked events have unfolded at the manor over the years, leading some to believe the property is cursed. Others claim the owners encourage the rumors to attract thrill-seekers willing to visit the town and brave a stay at the estate. Who knows the truth?

Ridley Barnabet recently inherited the family fortune and plans to transform the manor into a popular local attraction and travel destination. Ridley has sent exclusive invitations to a VIP bash, and the town gossips are buzzing with rumors about what may happen when Flamebury Falls’ most prominent residents gather beneath one roof.

There are also whispers that a mysterious society known as The Clear may be involved with the event. The Clear is a top-secret social order that no one can confirm exists, yet everyone shares stories about how its members control the world and manipulate the headlines. Could The Clear be behind this gathering? Only time will tell, assuming time is willing to reveal the secret. You have received an invitation to the gathering at Craven Gray Manor.

This is where your story begins.

Host a Large Group Game:
  • Main Game: 16 unique suspect characters
    • 12 characters are required, and 4 are optional.
  • Expansion Pack #1: 16 additional unique suspect characters
    • Sold separately.
    • A minimum of 4 Expansion Pack #1 characters must be assigned when adding this pack.
    • Expands the game to 32 unique suspect characters.
  • Duplicate, Non-Suspect Team Roles:
    • Up to 30 nurses teamed with Alby Dahmer, an Expansion Pack #1 character.
    • Up to 30 film developers teamed with Bernie Cullen, an Expansion Pack #1 character.
    • Up to 30 assistant butchers teamed with Marion Holmes, an Expansion Pack #1 character.
    • Up to 30 Blockbuster employees teamed with Randy Fish, an Expansion Pack #1 character.

All 32 suspect roles are unique characters. The four expandable teams use duplicate, non-suspect roles and allow the complete game to accommodate up to 152 players.

Host Character List, Game Preview & Free Resources

This game is licensed for personal, private use only. If you plan to use it for any commercial purpose, public event, business, organization, school, fundraiser, church, promotional activity, paid event, or any use that generates revenue or provides a commercial benefit, you must purchase a Commercial License.

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  • 5 stars: 3 (60%)
  • 4 stars: 2 (40%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
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Pam
Pretty fun game

While the game had very little to do with the 80's. We still had a good time playing and dressing up. The game was of decent difficulty. Most of us guessed the killer versus the time we did a 8/10 difficulty, where no one guessed the killer.

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Brandon
1986 Murder Mystery

I've purchased 4 of these kits over the years and I think this is the best one of the group. Also, while there is a lot of setup with a downloadable kit if you follow the instructions properly they work great.

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Nina
Amazing!

This went over so well and we all had a blast! Definitely doing more!

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Elle
Fun but Easy

Hosted this party with 14 people and everyone had a blast. This was my third murder mystery with this company and I thought the included videos, bonus clues and riddles were a nice touch. I'd recommend splitting up your guests into teams and offering bonus clues as incentives for solving the riddles because some people were not into it at all. Personally I felt that the forensic report was overly complicated, and that because of it it was obvious who the killer was. Few plot holes confused some people though (i.e employees of the mansion having a tour as an alibi, someone supposedly went outside during the murder but the Clear supposedly locked everyone inside.) Fun time for sure but not quite 5 stars for those reasons.

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Anonymous
Entertaining Evening!

We hosted this party on Saturday night. Our guests had a blast and already have asked if we would host another murder mystery party. I will say that the setup is time-consuming so consider the boxed set.