Game rules 4-5 players
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Aim of murder mystery game
Find the murderer by interrogating players, investigating clues and sharing information with other players.
Remember! Not every player can be trusted.
The murder mystery game consists of three rounds.
Have you found a player without an alibi, with substantiated suspicions and clues? A player with traces at the place of the murder? Then you have found the murderer.
The murderer owns up after all players have received their final points.
App instructions mystery game
After each round, you give your answers in the app. Go to “Enter answer” and select the name of your character by clicking the arrow.
Have you entered all the character names? Click on confirm and see your results.
After each round you enter answers via the App. After input you receive points for every correct answer. Which answer is correct is not shown.
Total points of each player are adjusted per round in the scoreboard. After round 3 you see immediately who is the winner.
After each round you enter your answers in the app. Go to “Enter you answers”, select the name of your character by clicking the arrow. Have you selected all you all characters, press enter to confirm. Immediately you will see your score.
Explanation murder mystery
Proof that you were not at the crime scene during the murder. This proof is given when two characters were simultaneously at the same place, which is other than the crime scene.
After each round you score points for correct answers (see scores). The points scored can be exchanged for clues through the App.
Each player can request the following clues:
- House search
- Police report
- Criminal record
- Lie detector test
- Behavioural analysis
- Desk research
Requesting clues costs three points per clue, and they are subtracted from your total number of points.
Players who have the roles of ‘murderer’, ‘main suspect’ or ‘suspect’ have a motive for murder. The motive becomes apparent through the statements given and the answers to the questions in the murder file.
Only the saboteur has been given the task to mislead players. He or she possesses false information with which he or she can mislead players.
At the crime scene 8 traces were found, of which each player has received 4. You may ask other players for traces which you do not possess. In this way you complete the series of traces and come closer to the murderer.
Incriminating statements were made which supply a possible motive for murder. Confront players with incriminating information and discover his or her motive.
On the basis of the statements, Inspector Young Blood has drawn up a list of questions. Interrogate characters to clarify his or her role.
Murder mystery game roles
Murder mystery game rules
Don’t feel like reading the rules of the game?
Check out the introduction video from detective Young Blood. He explains how to start your murder mystery game.
Have the players introduced themselves? Start round 1 of your murder mystery game.
Detective Young Blood explains.
Preparations for a murder mystery
You need a smartphone with internet connection to use the App.