ONE COURSE ULTIMATE MURDER MYSTERY DINNER
A downloadable game
In the same way as Dungeon World simulates a game of D&D whilst not using the mechanics - it appears to be a game of D&D to the outside observer - this game attempts to simulate a Murder Mystery. Complete with hidden roles (Detective! Killer! Accomplice! Red Herring! Others Not Listed Here!), stock characters (Big time oil man! Obviously murderous widow! Plucky photojournalist! And more!), and prompts to help improvise some sort of narrative.
It's got all the good bits of murder mysteries and hidden role games: secret agendas, gossip, revelations, pretending to be shocked at the revelations while secretly being smug that you figured it out ages ago, and none of the boring bits (like figuring out the optimum tactic, which works 9 games out of 10, we're looking at you Werewolf).
Crucially, this game plays out in about half an hour, which we believe to be the duration of a polite and civilised single course dinner. If it doesn't work quite the way you wanted, you can play something else over dessert.
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assuming this game is run with a GM, the GM I think should be the “butler” additionally I’m going to make some more roles and characters. Would you be open to making this in a permissive license? I’d be happy to do an update on it with just slightly more guidance for someone who wants to run/play this. I feel like I’m not able to be one of the characters now that I know who done it ya know
edit I finished reading it and I see now that the detective is the GM lol
It's sound really fun but I don't quite understand how to run it, does every player knows who did it?
As far as I can tell, who the murderer is is almost irrelevant and everyone have hidden agendas and motives. The game is, in my reading, a loving parody of different kinds of social deduction/hidden roles/murder mystery games. I plan on running this with my group and focus on roleplaying.
This is fantastic! <3
I can’t wait to give this a go.
Incredible concept, really excited to spring this on my friends one night.