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Description
Host your own In Real Life or Virtual Murder Mystery game night with the ultimate Masquerade Ball and Carnival themed murder mystery game. Taking inspiration from Venetian Masquerade Balls, Carnivals and Mardi Gras our host your own murder mystery kits are perfect for a night in with family, a dinner party game with friends or a team building exercise over Zoom for colleagues.
Simply download the mystery game materials immediately after purchase, invite your friends and enjoy a night of laughs and mystery.
Murder Mystery Plot
The year is 1755 and it’s Carnival season in Venice, time for the masquerade ball.
A chance for rich and poor, old, and young to come together everyone to be equal for a night. But when everyone is hiding their identity, it can be hard to know who you are talking to.
The question on everyone’s lips is who is the figure in red? Seen conversing with several guests but no one admits to knowing them.
A glass smashes and the figure is found dead on the floor.
Who were they? And why did someone want them dead? It’s your job to find out...
Game Details
Murder Mystery Game Title: A Masquerade Murder
Game Play: Random Replay-able Game
Crime: Murder
Character Genders: Multiple Gender Neutral, Male & Female Characters
Game Setting: Masquerade Ball
Difficulty: Medium (Replayable With Different Outcome)
Game Length: 1.5 - 3.5 Hours
Costume Suggestions: Fantasy Themed
Ages: 13+
What's In The Download Kit
- Host Guide
- Detective Audio Files
- Evidence Packs
- Character Booklets
- Game Ballot
- Costume Suggestions (In Character Guides)
- Invitations
Characters
| 4 - 8 Player | The Countess | Party host, wealthy widow, and Queen of Society, you need her approval to do anything |
| The Sparrow | Distant relative of The Countess, works as her companion, reading to her and running errands | |
| The Dragon | Single man of large fortune, nephew of the Countess, main target for a lot of women | |
| The Dove | Young and quite naïve, very pretty and has recently inherited a large fortune | |
| The Lion | Retired military, wealthy, craves power and social status, no toleration for lower class | |
| The Stallion | Heir to his family Estate, master of seduction, virgin conquests are his favourite game | |
| The Stag | was in love as a young man but wasn’t allowed to marry her so never married anyone | |
| The Phoenix | Nobleman’s lover in his youth, he wasn’t allowed to marry her, has an illegitimate child | |
| 4 - 14 Player | The Cat | Recently widowed gentlewoman, desperately wants her children to marry well |
| The Hare | Life and soul of the party, jolly and drunk, loves to celebrate any occasion | |
| The Bluebird | Upper class, rich, dislikes the lower classes, desires to move up in society | |
| The Black Swan | From a good but not rich family, beautiful and seeks a very rich man to marry | |
| The Wolf | had money but wasted it, now has to fend for himself now, lies a lot | |
| The Fox | Respectable family but not rich, he’s made his own fortune but is still looked down on | |
| 4 - 20 Player | The Turtle | Quiet and reserved, is not like the rest of the family. |
| The Shark | Younger brother, wants his own profession so he’s not relaying on his family | |
| The Mouse | Cousin of Stallion, mother married beneath her so she’s poor, stays with relatives | |
| The Dog | The illegitimate child of the nobleman, came to seek out their father | |
| The Unicorn | Youngest daughter, pretty but foolish, easily manipulated as they fall in love too easily | |
| The Weasel | Vain, selfish, has a profession but still seeks a rich woman to marry to move up ranks |
Commercial License
You will need a commercial license in the following circumstances;
- You plan to use the game for profit (public or private)
- You plan to promote and host the game publicly
- If you are running the game as part of an event where guests or individuals are charged an entry fee
- If you are hosting the game for a virtual or public dinner party
You are not authorised to sell or amend any game or document in any form.
You must purchase the license with the game you intend on using it for. If you have already purchased the game individually please purchase this again with the license and we will refund your original order.
