Hatter's Ball: Murder Mystery Party Game

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Regular price $50.95
Product details
  • Type Download
  • SKU HATTER
  • Age Range 14 to Adult
  • Minimum # of Players 8 Suspects
  • Max Players (Main Game) 18 Suspects
  • Max # Available (Sold Separately) 224: 40 Suspects, Up to 184 Team Roles (6 Teams)
  • Difficulty Rating Moderate, 6/10
  • Roles Flex-Gender with 2 Optional Males (See Host Character List)
  • Game Duration 2 - 4 Hours Average (Flexible)
  • Setting At historic Bloodwood Castle, Bloodworth Falls’ elite gather in a luxurious ballroom wearing extravagant hats for the scandal-filled event of the year.
  • Game Format Murder | Guided Clue Mingling | 4 Rounds
  • Vibe & Content Notes Outrageous Hats & Elite Guests * Glamorous Scandals & Rivalries * Clean, Lighthearted Mystery
  • Publication Date 2017. Last Revised: 2024

A whimsical castle murder mystery party game set during the most extravagant Hatter’s Ball in Bloodworth Falls. This colorful mystery is packed with outrageous hats, elite socialites, political scandals, old rivalries, revenge plots, blackmail, suspicious histories, carefully guarded secrets, eccentric personalities, and murder at the event of the year.

Murder Mystery Party Game Synopsis:

The neighborhood socialites have declared the Hatter’s Ball the event of the year in the isolated town of Bloodworth Falls. Mayor Riley White has organized the extravagant gathering inside the historic Bloodwood Castle as a diversion from the scandals that have plagued the town in recent months. Of course, it is no coincidence that the ball is scheduled immediately before the upcoming mayoral election.

The guest list has been posted online, and your greatest adversaries have already submitted their RSVPs. The opportunity to confront those who have crossed you—and perhaps settle a few old scores—is simply too tempting to ignore.

Bloodwood Castle will soon be filled with elite residents, eccentric personalities, political schemes, concealed grudges, suspicious histories, and carefully guarded secrets. You have decided to attend, but first, you must find the perfect hat. Whether the evening ends in fashionable celebration or calculated murder remains to be seen. This is where your story begins.

Host a Large Group Game:
  • Main Game: 18 unique suspect characters
    • 8 characters are required, and 10 are optional.
    • Includes 2 optional male roles.
    • May be played by co-ed, all-female, or all-male groups.
  • Expansion Pack #1: 6 additional unique suspect characters
    • Sold separately.
    • All 6 unique characters are optional.
    • Each expansion character leads an optional expandable team.
    • Includes Lou Violet’s Magician’s Assistants.
    • Includes Izzy Maroon’s Makeup Artists.
    • Includes Cass Chocolate’s Production Assistants.
    • Includes Bruno Ivory’s Entourage Members.
    • Includes Maria Lime’s Silver Dollar Mobsters.
    • Includes the John and Jane Doe expandable team.
    • Expands the game to 24 unique suspect characters.
  • Expansion Pack #2: 16 additional unique suspect characters
    • Sold separately.
    • All 16 characters are optional and may be added in any combination.
    • Designed to be added after Expansion Pack #1.
    • Expands the game to 40 unique suspect characters.

All 40 suspect roles are unique characters. The six expandable teams use duplicate, non-suspect roles and may include up to 30 players each, allowing the complete game to accommodate up to 224 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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