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Skull Manor Costume Ball: Murder Mystery Party Game
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Regular price
$43.95
A spooky Halloween costume-ball murder mystery party game. This atmospheric costume-ball mystery is packed with eccentric Spider City residents, outrageous costumes, blackmail rumors, theft, scandalous secrets, bitter rivalries, suspicious histories, festive challenges, and murder inside the mysterious halls of Skull Manor.
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Main-game players can get started before the party with costume suggestions, character information, details about Spider City, and the Skull Manor mystery premise.
The host character lists for this main game and expansion packs (sold separately), the printable invitations, and the sample game materials are at the bottom of this page.
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Expansion Pack #1: Adds 12 Characters and an Expandable Team
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Expansion Pack #2: Adds 12 Characters and an Expandable Team
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Expansion Pack #3: Adds 9 Characters and Nine Expandable Teams
Sold separately.
Halloween Murder Mystery Party Game Synopsis:
It is time once again for the annual Skull Manor Costume Ball. Located in the heart of Spider City, the historic estate is renowned for its captivating architecture, mysterious atmosphere, and unspeakable history. The townspeople are preparing their most outrageous costumes for an evening filled with delicious food, entertaining conversations, festive challenges, and enough gossip to keep the Spider City rumor mill spinning long after midnight.
Unfortunately, the past year has been filled with dissension and discord among many of the invited guests. Rumors of blackmail, theft, sabotage, and scandal have spread throughout town, while old grudges, bruised egos, suspicious histories, and carefully guarded secrets have created tension between several residents. Everyone hopes the guests can set aside their differences long enough to enjoy the celebration, but gathering so many unpredictable personalities beneath the roof of Skull Manor may invite disaster.
You have received an invitation to Skull Manor, your costume is ready, and this is where your story begins.
Host a Large-Group Halloween Murder Mystery Party:
- Main Game: 12 unique suspect characters
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Main-Game Expandable Team:
- Darby Yontz may lead a Viking Tough Run staff team.
- The additional Vikings are non-suspect, duplicated team roles.
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Expansion Pack #1: 12 additional suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Includes an optional team of duplicate contortionists led by Mo Plinker.
- Purchase this pack before Expansion Pack #2.
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Expansion Pack #2: 12 additional suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Includes an optional Citizens on Patrol superhero team led by Bruce Kent.
- Designed to be added after Expansion Pack #1.
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Expansion Pack #3: 9 additional suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Each of the 9 characters may lead an expandable team.
- Designed to be added after Expansion Packs #1 and #2.
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Expansion Pack #3 Expandable Teams:
- Bonnie Capone’s 1920s mob.
- Jess Bigsby’s telemarketing colleagues.
- Micki Fish’s monster castmates.
- Vic Beeber’s reality-show castmates.
- Kris Nance’s cyborg engineers.
- Stevie Jett’s world travelers.
- Theo Wimbly’s artifact dealers and mummies.
- Heather Bank’s security entourage.
- Ash Spinx’s witch and wizard managers.
The main game and all three expansion packs provide 45 unique suspect roles. Additional team members are duplicate, non-suspect roles designed for very large groups.
The expansion packs should be added in numerical order. The larger invitations and pre-game websites include characters from the preceding packs, so hosts should assign only the roles included with the materials they have purchased.
This is the murder version of the Pumpkin Palooza Costume Ball mystery. The two games share the Skull Manor setting, characters, and some story elements, so customers who have played Pumpkin Palooza should select a different mystery.
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