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- Type Download
- SKU CINCO14
- Age Range 14 to Adult
- Minimum # of players 8 Suspects
- Max Players (Main Game) 14 Suspects
- Max players available 20 Suspects (Expansion Packs Sold Separately)
- Difficulty rating Moderate, 6/10
- Character roles Co-Ed or All-Female
- Game Duration 2 to 4 Hours Average (Flexible Timeline)
- Game format Murder | Guided Clue Mingling | 4 Rounds
- Vibe and Content Notes Clean Fiesta Madness * Home Party Fun * Don't Invite Foes to the Same Party Energy
- Date of publication 2014. Last Revised: 2018
A festive Cinco de Mayo murder mystery party game for at least 8 players, ages 14 and up, with all-female and co-ed casting options.
The main game includes 14 unique suspect roles. One expansion pack, sold separately, adds 6 optional characters and expands the game to 20 unique suspects.
This lively neighborhood mystery is packed with colorful Palo Verde personalities, social rivalries, scandalous secrets, unfortunate histories, suspicious behavior, fiesta games, hidden motives, and murder at an annual Cinco de Mayo celebration in Del Rio West.
This is the instant download version, so there is nothing to ship and no shipping fee. Simply download, print, prepare, and play!
Prefer a professionally prepared game? Choose the Boxed Kit version, and our staff will professionally print and prepare the game materials for you.
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Main-game players can get started before the party with costume suggestions, character information, details about Del Rio West, and the Cinco de Mayo mystery premise.
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Expansion Pack #1: Adds 6 Characters
Sold separately. - Adds 3 female and 3 gender-flexible optional suspect roles and expands the game to 20 unique suspects.
- The expansion characters may be added in any number and combination with the optional roles from the main game.
Cinco de Mayo Murder Mystery Party Game Synopsis:
Isadora Frankston is a distinguished socialite living in Del Rio West, an upscale neighborhood in the bustling city of Palo Verde. Determined to become the town’s premier party host, Isadora is preparing her annual Cinco de Mayo fiesta with chips and salsa, festive decorations, lively music, a mariachi band, and plenty of room for her guests to show off their dance-floor moves.
This year, Isadora has expanded the guest list and invited nearly everyone she hopes to impress. Unfortunately, many of her friends and neighbors are tangled in a web of scandals, grudges, embarrassing misfortunes, questionable decisions, and strained relationships. Isadora may believe she understands the social currents of Palo Verde, but several guests are hiding secrets she never saw coming.
When the celebration takes a deadly turn, the surviving guests must examine the evidence, question one another, expose hidden motives, and determine who committed the crime. You have received your invitation, chosen your most festive attire, and are hoping your enemies were left off the guest list. This is where your story begins.
Expand the Cinco de Mayo Murder Mystery Party:
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Main Game: 14 unique suspect characters
- Designed for 8–14 players.
- Includes 8 required and 6 optional roles.
- The required cast includes 4 female and 4 gender-flexible characters.
- The optional cast includes 3 female and 3 gender-flexible characters.
- The game may be played with an all-female group by assigning the gender-flexible characters as female.
- The game may also be played with a co-ed group.
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Expansion Pack #1: 6 additional suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Includes 3 female and 3 gender-flexible roles.
- All 6 expansion characters are optional.
- The characters may be added in any number and combination with the optional main-game roles.
- Expands the game to 20 unique suspects.
All 20 available roles are unique suspect characters. This game does not use duplicate team roles.
This is the instant download version of the game. Simply download, print, and prepare everything you need to play, with no shipping fees or delivery wait.
PDF files included:
- Host Instructions
- Printable Game Materials
- Solution
- Optional Extras, such as the free invitation
For the boxed kit, also called the Party Pack, use the link provided on the product page.
Printing Tips
For the best results, open and print the files using Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free from Adobe.com. Other PDF viewers may alter fonts, spacing, colors, page sizing, or interactive features.
- Download the PDF files to your computer and note where you save them before opening or printing.
- Select Actual Size or 100% Scale unless the instructions specify otherwise.
- Do not select Fit to Page, as this may resize cards, labels, or other game materials.
- Confirm that the paper size is set to US Letter, 8.5 × 11 inches.
- Print one test page before printing the complete game.
- Use standard printer paper for any worksheets or investigation sheets.
- Use heavier paper for invitations, clue cards, and other materials that will be handled during the game.
- Print in color when possible for the intended appearance.
- Do not select double-sided printing.
- Allow ink to dry completely before cutting, folding, or assembling the materials.
Printer settings and results may vary by printer.
What i liked most about this game is even though we had a few people that aren't big on playing games they were still able to play as much as they were comfortable with and the story still progressed. You could also take as long as you like or speed it up if needed. Would definitely recommend.
I would like to say that we really enjoyed the full product. We were able to use it in a mixed group of teens ( ages 16-18) and adults. I really loved the preview video that we were able to send to the participants to get them hyped up for the event. I had several of our participants come in character and had made up accents. The extra games and ideas were helpful and if it had been a party at my home I would have used the recipes however we had it catered so it was already handled for me. Thank you for making it easy to do for a group of 18.
Our group had such a blast doing this murder mystery! The characters were super fun to play, so everyone loved staying in character throughout the evening - even all through dinner! We will definitely do another one sometime soon!
We paid for our game and never received it. please help us with this
We really had a lot of fun playing this game. My only negative was the way the info has to be cut apart for separate people. Maybe it could be one page per person. I tried so very hard NOT to see who the victim or the murderer were prior to the party, but in cutting apart the different parts I ended up seeing both. I still had a lot of fun with the party and I was the only one that knew ahead of time. I'm sure we'll do another one again soon -- I'll just have to work that much harder to make sure I don't accidentally see what I shouldn't see!