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Trouble in Thornwood: Stolen Artifact Mystery Party Game
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$51.95
A thrilling non-murder mystery party game for 8–16 players, ages 14 and up, with entirely flexible-gender casting.
The main game includes 16 unique suspect roles. Three expansion packs, sold separately, add 8 unique suspects each, expanding the complete game to 40 unique suspects. Expansion Pack #3 also includes six optional expandable teams, with up to 30 additional players on each team.
This academic adventure is packed with prestigious university figures, international researchers, eccentric Thornwood residents, archaeological intrigue, suspicious motives, hidden agendas, interactive evidence, side quests, required videos, and the theft of a priceless ancient artifact.
This is a non-murder mystery. The guests will investigate the disappearance of an ancient crown rather than a fictional murder.
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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Main-game players can get started before the party with character information, costume suggestions, details about Thornwood and Hartford University, and the events leading to the artifact gala.
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Expansion Pack #1: Adds 8 Unique Suspect Characters
Sold separately. Adds 8 unique suspect roles and expands the game from 16 to 24 unique suspects. Characters #17–22 are designed to be added together, while characters #23–24 are optional. -
Expansion Pack #2: Adds 8 Unique Suspect Characters
Sold separately. Designed to be added after Expansion Pack #1. Adds 8 unique suspect roles and expands the game to 32 unique suspects. Characters #25–28 are designed to be added together, while characters #29–32 are optional. -
Expansion Pack #3: Adds 8 Characters and Six Expandable Teams
Sold separately. Designed to be added after Expansion Packs #1 and #2. Adds 8 optional unique suspect roles, expands the complete game to 40 unique suspects, and includes six optional teams of duplicate non-suspect roles.
Trouble in Thornwood Mystery Party Game Synopsis:
Nested in the breathtaking Thanos Mountains, Thornwood is a relatively small town. Hartford University, one of the world’s most prestigious scholarly institutions, is the municipality’s lifeblood and is famous for its extraordinary contributions to many academic fields.
In recent news, Dr. Indiana Tawny, a famed archaeologist and professor at Hartford, unearthed a crown estimated to be a thousand years old from the submerged city of Posidonia. The crown, thought to be made of meteorite metals, platinum, and a combination of luminous minerals and bioluminescent organisms, might have belonged to the ancient city’s ruling class.
Scientists and historians from all corners of the world are desperate to participate in a collaborative research project surrounding the crown.
But before the find becomes a perpetual laboratory subject, the mayor of Thornwood is hosting a celebratory bash for the discovery in Thornwood Town Hall. On the night of the gala, the prized artifact will be displayed behind a glass case in the center of the Starlight Sonata Ballroom for all to admire.
Soon after the announcement of the celebration, the town’s hotels became fully booked, as did every restaurant in the city for the days surrounding the event. The tickets sold out in mere minutes, but you were fortunate to get your hands on one.
This is where your story begins.
Host a Large-Group Non-Murder Mystery Party:
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Main Game: 16 unique suspect characters
- Designed for 8–16 suspect players.
- Includes 8 required and 8 optional roles.
- Every character role is flexible gender.
- This is a non-murder mystery involving a stolen ancient artifact.
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Expansion Pack #1: 8 additional suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Includes 6 characters designed to be played together and 2 optional roles.
- Expands the game to 24 unique suspects.
- Optional main-game characters may be replaced with characters from this pack.
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Expansion Pack #2: 8 additional suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Includes 4 characters designed to be played together and 4 optional roles.
- Expands the game to 32 unique suspects.
- Designed to be added after Expansion Pack #1.
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Expansion Pack #3: 8 additional suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Includes 8 optional unique roles.
- Expands the complete game to 40 unique suspects.
- Six of the characters may serve as leaders of expandable teams.
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Expansion Pack #3 Expandable Teams:
- Lou Violet’s magician’s assistants.
- Sage Maroon’s City Manager’s Office staff.
- Cass Obsidian’s archaeology graduate students.
- Echo Amethyst’s entourage.
- Ember Lime’s Emerald Syndicate mobsters.
- John and Jane Silver’s tourists.
- Each team may include up to 30 additional duplicate, non-suspect roles.
The expansion packs are best added in numerical order because the larger invitations and pre-game websites include characters from the preceding packs.
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