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As the Ball Drops: New Year's Murder Mystery Party Game
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$43.95
A glamorous New Year’s Eve murder mystery party game for at least 8 players, ages 14 and up, with mostly gender-flexible character roles.
The main game includes 12 unique suspect roles. Two expansion packs, sold separately, add 6 characters each and expand the game to 24 unique suspects, plus three optional teams of duplicate non-suspect roles for larger groups.
This festive Times Square mystery is packed with New York high society, celebrity drama, outrageous personalities, glamorous scandals, daring party games, hidden motives, and danger at an exclusive New Year’s Eve gala.
This is the instant download version, so there is nothing to ship and no shipping fee. Simply download, print, prepare, and play!
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Main-game players can get started before the party with costume suggestions, character information, the game premise, and more.
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Expansion Pack #1: Adds 6 Characters
Sold separately. Adds 2 female, 2 male, and 2 gender-flexible suspect roles and expands the game to 18 unique suspects. All 6 roles are optional and may be added in any combination with the optional main-game characters. -
Expansion Pack #2: Adds 6 Characters and Two Expandable Teams
Sold separately. Designed to be added after Expansion Pack #1. Adds 6 gender-flexible suspect roles, including 3 required and 3 optional characters, and expands the game to 24 unique suspects. This pack also includes two optional teams of duplicate non-suspect roles.
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 hotel’s exclusive doors, this legendary New York landmark is rolling out the red carpet for an evening of high style, 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 will arrive in their finest attire, savor decadent bites, mingle beneath the dazzling lights, and take part in party games with unexpected twists.
Unfortunately, many of the invited guests share simmering rivalries, scandalous histories, hidden motives, and secrets that could shatter carefully polished reputations.
As midnight races closer, tensions inside the Broadway Plaza Hotel continue to rise.
With so many unpredictable personalities gathered beneath one roof, the evening could become far more explosive than the fireworks outside.
You have secured VIP access to the most exclusive New Year’s Eve gala in Times Square.
When the final countdown begins, will everyone live to see the ball drop?
This is where your story begins.
Host a Large-Group Murder Mystery Party Game:
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Main Game: 12 unique suspect characters
- Designed for 8–12 players.
- Includes 8 required and 4 optional roles.
- Most character roles are gender-flexible.
- Includes an optional team of duplicate, non-suspect moochers led by Takey Takerton.
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Expansion Pack #1: 6 additional suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Includes 2 female, 2 male, and 2 gender-flexible roles.
- All 6 characters are optional.
- Expands the game to 18 unique suspects.
- Must be purchased before Expansion Pack #2.
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Expansion Pack #2: 6 additional suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Includes 6 gender-flexible roles.
- Three characters are required when this pack is used, and three are optional.
- Designed to be added after Expansion Pack #1.
- Expands the game to 24 unique suspects.
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Duplicate, Non-Suspect Team Roles:
- The main game includes an optional team of fellow moochers led by Takey Takerton.
- Expansion Pack #2 includes an optional team of experimental sous chefs led by Dakota Wren.
- Expansion Pack #2 also includes an optional entertainment crew led by Marley Larkspur.
- Each expandable team may include up to 25 or more duplicate players.
- With both expansion packs and all three teams, the game can accommodate 100 or more players.
The minimum number of required suspects increases from 8 to 11 when Expansion Pack #2 is added because three characters in that pack are required.
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