Victorian Murder Mystery Party Game

Bloomsbury, November 1884. This house has kept the same arrangement since 1873: the family lives on the first two floors, and on the third lives someone a certificate says must stay there. Tonight there is an engagement dinner, and for the first time in eleven years a place has been laid for her. At eleven o'clock the master of the house is found dead in his study with his medicine glass beside him.

🕯 THE TWIST THIS ONE IS BUILT ON

There are six people at this table and your guests will spend two rounds counting five. Nobody hides. Nobody is disguised. One person is simply not counted, by a household that has organised eleven years of its life around a piece of paper — and the room catches the habit from them within ten minutes.

👤 6 CHARACTERS, EACH WITH A REAL SECRET

• The son, who lost more on the exchange than he can pay, and whose father knew

• The daughter, whose marriage settlement was spent before it was promised

• The aunt, who came to run the house for a fortnight in 1873 and never left

• The physician, who signed something in twenty minutes and has been paid quarterly since

• The fiancé, a solicitor, who has been reading this family's papers for four months

• And the sixth, who has been at this table all evening

⚠️ At the end of Round 2 the host asks the table how many suspects there are, and writes the number down without comment. That question is the whole game.

🖼 FULLY ILLUSTRATED — NEW EDITION

• 6 painted character portraits, one on every character sheet

• A "Meet Your Characters" page so your guests can see the whole household at a glance

• A painted cover of the study as it was found that night

Nobody hands out a plain sheet of text any more. Your guests get a face to play.

📄 WHAT YOU GET (instant download, 17 pages)

• Host Guide — how to run all three rounds

• At a Glance — the whole game on one page

• The Tangle — who is covering for whom

• The Story — read aloud to open the night

• 6 Character Sheets — secret, alibi, heart & leverage

• Clue Cards for Round 2 and Round 3

• Accusation Sheet — one per guest

• Printable Invitation

• ★ Full Solution — every clue explained

🎲 HOW IT WORKS

1. Buy → download instantly (no item shipped)

2. Print at home — A4 and US Letter both included

3. Hand out the sheets, read The Story aloud, play three rounds and vote

👥 4 TO 10 PLAYERS

6 is the full game. At 4 or 5 the host guide tells you exactly who to drop and which clue card to move. Up to 10, extra guests arrive as dinner guests of the house — they question, they vote, they can win.

⏱ 90-120 minutes · Teen & Adult · No host required to sit out — nobody’s sheet names the killer, so keep the last two pages sealed until the vote.

🖨 Print at home on plain paper. Nothing to cut out except the clue cards. No app, no batteries, no pieces to lose.

❤ For personal use only. Digital product — nothing is shipped.

★ GREAT FOR ★

Dinner parties, game nights, girls’ nights in, birthday celebrations, Halloween gatherings, and evenings when a group of friends wants something to do together — small groups and large.

★ QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK ★

Q: Is it hard to host?

A: No. The host reads one page aloud and the evening runs itself.

Q: Do guests need to act?

A: Not at all. Everyone reads their own sheet and answers questions.

Q: Can the host play too?

A: Yes. The solution stays sealed until the final reveal.

Q: How many people?

A: Works from 4 to 10. Spare roles simply sit out.

Q: Do I print everything?

A: Only the sheets for your guest count. A4 or US Letter.

Q: What if we get stuck?

A: Every kit includes a host guide and the full solution.

★ PLAYERS, TIME AND HOSTING ★

Players: 4 to 10 — spare roles simply sit out

Length: 90 to 120 minutes

Hosting: easy — the host reads one page aloud, and no guest needs acting experience