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.
- Type Download
- SKU WALGRAVE
- Age Range 14 to Adult
- Minimum # of Players 8 Suspects
- Max Players (Main Game) 40: 20 Suspects and 1 up to 20-Suspect Optional Team (non-suspect, duplicate roles)
- Max # Available (Sold Separately) 174: 24 Suspects, Up to 150 Team Roles (5 Teams)
- Difficulty Rating Moderate, 5/10
- Roles Co-Ed, All-Female with required players and 5 M (Optional)
- Game Duration 2 - 4 Hours Average (Flexible)
- Setting At the legendary Walgrave Astoria Hotel, where the town’s elite gather in elaborate costumes for its glamorous annual Costume Ball.
- Game Format Murder | Guided Clue Mingling | 4 Rounds
- Vibe & Content Notes Eccentric Characters in Costumes * Playful Scandals *Lighthearted, Glitzy Fun
- Publication Date 2007. Last Revised: 2024
A glamorous costume-ball murder mystery party game set inside one of the world’s most luxurious hotels. This high-society mystery is packed with extravagant disguises, celebrities, elite guests, influential socialites, suspicious behavior, guarded secrets, clashing personalities, scandal, intrigue, and murder.
Murder Mystery Party Game Synopsis:
The annual Walgrave Astoria Costume Ball is once again approaching, stirring a whirlwind of anticipation among the town’s elite. Guests are carefully planning their most extravagant disguises for an exclusive evening filled with sophisticated pageantry, influential personalities, and dazzling costumes.
Established in 1907, the Walgrave Astoria has become internationally renowned for luxury, opulence, and exclusivity. The prestigious hotel has welcomed royalty, presidents, ambassadors, theatrical luminaries, celebrities, and prominent members of high society through its grand entrance.
This year, rumors suggest that Nicole Wilton, Toyoka, and Zangelina Holie may be among the VIPs attending the ball. Their possible appearance has added even more excitement to an already glamorous affair, and everyone is eager to see which famous faces will emerge from behind the evening’s mysterious disguises.
Securing a ticket to this exclusive event was no small accomplishment. Now, you must select a costume worthy of the magnificent surroundings and prepare to mingle with the most influential guests in town. An unforgettable evening of elegance, intrigue, and danger awaits you. This is where your story begins.
Host a Large Group Game:
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Main Game: 20 unique suspect characters
- 8 characters are required, and 12 are optional.
- The game may be played with a co-ed group.
- The required characters are compatible with an all-female group (skipping optional males).
- The main game includes 5 optional male roles that may be omitted when hosting an all-female game.
- There is one expandable team of Jamie Bond's Colleagues
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Expansion Pack #1: 4 additional unique suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- All 4 characters are optional.
- Each expansion character leads an optional expandable team.
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Expandable Teams Included with Expansion Pack #1:
- Gloria Garcia’s assistants
- Patricia Praper’s assistants
- Binko Bonko’s clown colleagues
- Donnie Jepp’s entourage
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Expandable Teams Included with Expansion Pack #1:
All 24 suspect roles are unique characters. The five expandable teams use duplicate, non-suspect roles and may include up to 30 players each, allowing the complete game to accommodate up to 174 players.
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.
I played this party pack at my 30th birthday party and it was a huge hit! Everyone had such a fun time and none of us had ever played a murder mystery before. The set up was fun and easy to follow. It set up us for an evening of fun and murder! It was the perfect birthday party event!
The kids (ages 14-19) had a blast! They got to wear whatever costumes they wanted since it was just a costume ball. There were enough characters that we had wiggle room for those last minute people who joined up. They laughed hard, sleuthed harder, and had a great time. .Thank you!!
This was a super fun way for all my son’s friends to get together and hang out Halloween night. I’m so thankful that this pack could expand so far because we had a couple teens we invited that we were hoping would come and that made for a lot more kids than a lot of packs allow
We did this for the ladies at my church! The second one we've done with this company, third in all. We had a GREAT time! We had all the main characters needed, plus one optional, and I also made up an additional character, a hotel clerk/detective. The hotel clerk took the ladies entry tickets to free me to do other things and to add to the "room" look, then she changed into detective clothes when we needed the detective. We even had a bell on the "counter." We had 23 "other" guests, ladies of the church who came to try and solve the mystery. We transformed our smaller hall into a hotel lobby with couches, cushioned chairs, etc. Our food was appetizers and drinks were sparking cider, 7-up, and Vernors - bubbly type of drinks in plastic champaign glasses to add to the glamour of the early 1900s. Everyone wants to know when we'll do this again!
We were away for the weekend with 4 families. 8 kids 10-17yrs plus 6 adults. It was very last minute, we bought the kit online the night prior to the party and handed out the characters the morning of. The kids were so excited, practicing their characters during the day before we started. It was so much fun and was talked about for days. We peeked at the round 1 clues and picked an easy character for the 10year old and she really surprised us, she didn’t need any help and got right into it. Great fun for the whole family.