Slayed at Sea Murder Mystery Game COMING SOON

It’s the roaring twenties – the champagne is flowing, the flappers are dancing, and the most glamorous form of travel is a first-class ticket for a transatlantic sea voyage. The Northern Emperor is sailing to New York and occupying her first-class cabins are an eclectic assortment of shady ladies and bent gents… It all comes to a head when someone murders Enzo Amato, the head of a New York crime family.

About the Game

What is a Mystery Night? It’s your golden ticket to host an evening of devilishly good fun, delicious deceit, and downright scandal. The concept? Simple. Each attendee (yes, even you, dear host) takes on a character and dives headfirst into a night of intrigue. Who’s guilty? Who’s innocent? One thing’s for sure—everyone’s got a skeleton or two rattling in their closet.

What’s Included

Everything you need to plan, prepare and host your game, including: 

• Instructions

• Invitations

• Character List

• Scene Setting Report

• 6 Character Booklets

• 1 Secret Clue

Synopsis

It’s the roaring twenties – 1926 to be precise, the champagne is flowing, the flappers are dancing, and the most glamorous form of travel is a first-class ticket for a transatlantic sea voyage. The Northern Emperor is sailing to New York and occupying her first-class cabins are an eclectic assortment of beautiful, sinister and unexpected passengers. The onboard entertainment pales in comparison to what these shady ladies and bent gents are getting up to… It all comes to a head when someone murders Enzo Amato, the head of a New York crime family.

Character List

Amanda Brown | Lovely English debutante who recently broke the hearts of all the upper class bachelors by marrying a wealthy American financier. 

Carla Jones | Glamourous, seductive and mysterious, Carla is the mistress of mafia boss Enzo Amato. 

Frank Anderson | Construction magnate who likes to tell people he built half of New York and owns the other half. Rich, powerful and ruthless, Frank expects everything to go his way. Or Else.

Lachlan McTulloch | Born and bred on a cattle station in South Australia. Lachlan is typical of men from the antipodes – strong, capable and enigmatic.  He’s a former WW1 solider, and not at all the usual type of man found travelling first class. 

Matilda Haverston-French | Tilly to her friends. A beautiful English aristocrat and scandalous divorcee. Tilly made a very bad marriage when she was 17 to a most unsuitable man. The family ensured a speedy divorce, but couldn’t stop the gossip.

Spencer Brown | Wealthy American financier – Spencer is handsome, charming and that most attractive of all qualities, rich. He recently married the lovely Amanda and they are returning to his home town – New York City – to start their lives together.

Details

Format | printable PDF

Players | 6 (3 male and 3 female)

Party Length | 2 - 3 hours

Rating | Adult. Themes include affairs, crime, complex relationship dynamics, and of course, murder!

The Boring Stuff

Trigger Warning

A crime has been committed. It’s not obvious who committed the crime because those nearest the crime are shady ladies and bent gents. If that wasn’t the case, there wouldn’t been a mystery to solve. If you are easily triggered, this is not the game for you.

Disclaimers and Terms and Conditions of Playing

By purchasing and playing this game, you and your fellow players agree to the disclaimers and terms and conditions outlined below.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Although the publisher has made every effort to ensure that the instructions for this game was correct at press time, the publisher does not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause.

This is a work of fiction and intended to be played as a game. Players are expected to read the clues provided without the need to perform any physical activity. Re-enactment of any part of the prior events outlined in the game are, in no way, necessary and are strongly discouraged in the playing of the game. The publisher does not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by physical activity players of the game undertake.

The sharing of this game to another host is strictly prohibited under the copyright of this game.