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Murder mystery party for 16 people

Sixteen is the largest cast we make, and it plays like a full production. Here is which of our mysteries fit 16 players, exactly who is in the cast at that size, and what changes about hosting at this size.

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Mysteries that work for 16 players

1920s · 6–16 players

Death at the Speakeasy

Chicago, 1927. The gin is cold, the jazz is hot, and the owner is dead.

The cast at 16 players

Lola LaRue, the headline singer (she/her)
Dorothy "Dot" Marlowe, vinnie's wife (she/her)
Frankie Costa, the bootlegger (he/him)
Dr. Edmund Hale, the society doctor (he/him)
Ruby Fontaine, the cigarette girl and bookkeeper (she/her)
Sam "Sticks" Delaney, the bandleader and drummer (he/him)
Charlie "Hot Lips" Bertrand, the trumpet player (he/him)
Mabel Marlowe, vinnie's sister and the hostess (she/her)
Otis Greene, the bartender (he/him)
Countess Anastasia Volkova, the "russian countess" (she/her)
Detective Jack Brannigan, the off-duty cop (he/him)
Pearl Whitmore, the heiress flapper (she/her)
Vera Castellano, the rival club owner (she/her)
Father Michael Doyle, the priest, and vinnie's cousin (he/him)
Ginger Malone, the chorus girl and lola's understudy (she/her)
Benny "The Nose" Russo, vinnie's bodyguard (he/him)

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Hosting 16 players: what changes

✓One mystery, sixteen characters, no duplicates. Every guest has a unique secret and unique objectives.
✓Give yourself 30-minute rounds and a hard stop. Sixteen people will happily interrogate each other all night.
✓Nominate a co-host to watch the dashboard while you play. Advancing the rounds is one tap, but someone has to remember to do it.
✓Photos before the reveal. Costumes are at their best before anyone knows who did it.

New to this? Read how to host a murder mystery party first, then how the game is played.

Questions hosts ask

Do all 16 guests need their own phone?

Yes, one phone per player. Each guest gets a private link with their character, secret and round objectives. Two people can share a character on one phone if they want to play as a pair.

What if 16 becomes 15 or 17 on the night?

Change the player count on the host dashboard right up to the moment you press Start. Optional characters drop in or out; the mystery still solves.

Does the host play?

Yes. The host is a normal character. Advancing rounds is one tap on the dashboard, and the TV screen shows clues to the room.

Is it printable?

Every mystery includes a print view of all character cards and the host sheet as a backup. Most hosts never print anything.

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