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As the Ball Drops: New Year's Murder Mystery Party Game
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Regular price
$43.95
A glamorous New Year’s Eve murder mystery party game set inside a luxurious Times Square hotel. This festive mystery is packed with New York high society, celebrity drama, outrageous personalities, glittering surprises, daring party games, glamorous scandals, simmering rivalries, hidden motives, carefully guarded secrets, and danger as the final countdown approaches.
Murder Mystery Party Game Synopsis:
The countdown is on, and the Broadway Plaza Hotel is preparing to ignite Times Square with the New Year’s Eve celebration every other party dreams of becoming. Behind the exclusive doors of this legendary New York landmark, the red carpet rolls out for an evening of high fashion, daring games, glittering surprises, and glamorous intrigue.
The guest list includes New York’s elite, outrageous celebrities, ambitious professionals, eccentric personalities, and socialites determined to command the spotlight. Guests arrive in their finest attire, savor decadent bites, mingle beneath dazzling lights, and play party games filled with unexpected twists.
Unfortunately, many of the invited guests share simmering rivalries, scandalous histories, hidden motives, and secrets capable of destroying carefully polished reputations. As midnight races closer, tensions inside the Broadway Plaza Hotel continue to rise. You have secured VIP access to the most exclusive New Year’s Eve gala in Times Square—but when the final countdown begins, will everyone live to see the ball drop? This is where your story begins.
Host a Large Group Game:
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Main Game: 12 unique suspect characters
- 8 characters are required, and 4 are optional.
- Includes the optional Moochers expandable team led by Takey Takerton.
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Expansion Pack #1: 6 additional unique suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Includes 2 female, 2 male, and 2 gender-flexible roles.
- All 6 characters are optional and may be added in any combination.
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Expansion Pack #2: 6 additional unique suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Includes 6 gender-flexible roles.
- 3 characters are required when this expansion pack is used, and 3 are optional.
- Designed to be added after Expansion Pack #1.
- Includes the optional Experimental Sous Chefs expandable team led by Dakota Wren.
- Includes the optional Entertainment Crew expandable team led by Marley Larkspur.
All 24 suspect roles are unique characters. The minimum number of required suspects increases from 8 to 11 when Expansion Pack #2 is added. The three expandable teams use duplicate, non-suspect roles and may include up to 30 players each, allowing the complete game to accommodate up to 114 players.