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Escape from Dregs Island: Murder Mystery Party Game
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$48.95
A thrilling dystopian prison-island murder mystery party game for 7–16 players, ages 16 and up, with co-ed and all-female casting options.
The main game includes 16 unique suspect roles. An expansion pack, sold separately, adds 8 unique suspects, expanding the complete game to 24 unique suspects.
This highly original survival mystery is packed with dangerous criminals, prisoners who maintain their innocence, ruthless faction leaders, bitter enemies, unstable alliances, suspicious histories, carefully guarded secrets, a controversial vote for freedom, and murder on an isolated prison island where nobody can be trusted.
This game is based on the award-winning young adult adventure novel Dregs Island by Dr. Bon Blossman and Zakk Myer.
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Main-game players can get started before the party with costume suggestions, character information, the mystery premise, and videos introducing the dangerous factions and territories of Dregs Island.
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Expansion Pack #1: Adds 8 Unique Suspect Characters
Sold separately. Adds 8 optional flexible-gender suspect roles and expands the game from 16 to 24 unique suspects. The expansion materials should be used with the current edition of the main game.
Dystopian Prison-Island Murder Mystery Party Game Synopsis:
It is six years after President Gray's Prison Reform Act of 2026. Prisons have been shut down across the United States, and all felons must serve life sentences on isolated prison islands where escape is impossible, and rules of civility are obsolete. The prisoners on Dregs Island must rely on sharp intuition to survive, as there is nobody to trust.
Dregs Island has been segregated into four factions after the first prisoners arrived six years ago. The Quay is the northernmost part of the island with the most vegetation and resources. The ruthless leader Tobias and the Junk Rats, who are all confessed murderers, reside there behind a chain-link fence. The Compound is a fortified complex where the white-collar criminals live. The Battlefield is where the worst of the worst reside, along with the island's trash. Finally, Purgatory is the largest sector where the misfits live in a disorganized village of huts and cabins.
Under fire from the American public, President Gray has acknowledged innocent people may have been banished for life to a prison island – especially with the newly-formed expedited trials. In a show of good faith, President Gray has asked the island to select one prisoner who is most worthy of a release. The prisoners will soon gather in Purgatory to vote on who to liberate from the island.
Even though the murderous residents of The Quay are ineligible for release, Tobias has made it mandatory for the Junk Rats to attend the gathering. The murderous faction of the island's population will undoubtedly be a problem, as the Junk Rats only know how to terrorize the other prisoners.
This is where your story begins.
Host an Escape from Dregs Island Murder Mystery Party:
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Main Game: 16 unique suspect characters
- Designed for 7–16 players.
- Includes 7 required and 9 optional suspect roles.
- May be played by a co-ed or all-female group.
- Recommended for players ages 16 and up.
- Features a moderate challenge level of 6 out of 10.
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Expansion Pack #1: 8 additional suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Includes 8 optional flexible-gender roles.
- Expands the game to 24 unique suspects.
- The expansion characters may be added to the main game as needed.
- The expansion pack does not include duplicate team roles.
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Game Format:
- Traditional in-person mingling game.
- Three guided rounds of clue investigation and solution reveals.
- Approximately 2–4 hours with a flexible timeline.
- Includes an optional pre-game task round.
- Includes a detailed map of Dregs Island.
- Includes voting ballots for the prisoner-release election.
- Includes an optional story-ending card.
- Features multiple island factions that may encourage alliances and rivalries between players.
The main game and expansion pack together provide up to 24 unique suspect roles. This game does not currently include duplicate expandable team roles.
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