Grand Gatsby: 1920s Murder Mystery Party Game

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Regular price $47.95
Product details
  • Type Download
  • SKU 1920GG
  • Age Range 16 to Adult
  • Minimum # of players 8 Suspects
  • Max Players (Main Game) 15 Suspects
  • Max players available 55 Suspects (Expansion Packs Sold Separately)
  • Difficulty rating Moderate, 5/10
  • Character roles Co-Ed (See Host Character List for Ratio)
  • Game Duration 2 to 4 Hours Average (Flexible Timeline)
  • Game format Murder | Guided Clue Mingling | 4 Rounds
  • Vibe and Content Notes Clean Scandalous Speakeasy Fun * Mobster-Flapper Drama * Rival Gang Suspense
  • Date of publication 2006. Last Revised: 2024

A glamorous 1920s murder mystery party game. This Prohibition-era mystery is packed with mobsters, flappers, bootlegging, blackmail, secret relationships, and deadly rivalries at a Chicago speakeasy.

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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The host character lists, free invitations, and sample game materials are at the bottom of this page. 

Murder Mystery Party Game Synopsis:

It is the height of Prohibition in 1920s Chicago, and a mob war is brewing between the South Side Gangsters and the Northern Chicago Mob Outfit. The two ruthless crime bosses, Hal Sapone and Beanie O’Dannon, have finally reached an agreement concerning bootlegging operations in Chicago. They have decided to combine their resources and cooperate in future criminal ventures.

On the surface, this strategy seems a bit like attempting to bail out a sinking ship with tin cups. Gangsters from the north and south have recently been spotted together at speakeasies throughout Chicago, but the tension between the rival organizations remains thick enough to cut with a knife. So far, the fragile alliance has prevented the gratuitous bloodshed of the past.

Part of the truce’s success may be attributed to the fact that both crime bosses have found new dames, intertwining additional relationships between the two factions. The gangs have set an official date to meet at Hal Sapone’s Grand Gatsby Speakeasy and resolve their remaining differences.

Will the two underground organizations finally settle their disputes, or will a massive melee rekindle the fatal flames between them? You have received an invitation to the gathering at the Grand Gatsby Speakeasy. This is where your story begins.

Host a Large-Group Murder Mystery Party Game:

  • Main Game: 15 characters
    • 8 characters are required, and 7 are optional.
  • Expansion Pack #1: 14 additional characters
    • Sold separately.
    • Expands the game to 29 unique characters.
  • Expansion Pack #2: 14 additional characters
    • Sold separately.
    • Designed to be added after Expansion Pack #1.
    • Expands the game to 43 unique characters.
  • Expansion Pack #3: 12 additional characters
    • Sold separately.
    • Designed to be added after Expansion Packs #1 and #2.
    • Expands the game to 55 unique characters.

All 55 available roles are unique suspect characters. This game does not use duplicate team roles.

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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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