Early (predecessor?) parlor/play-acting game of hosting a murder/mystery. There were at least six games in the Jamie Swise line, some of which were incorporated into the Milton Bradley Life of the Party line of mystery games. This one... Why did a nice lady like Mary Wrightwood suddenly stop publishing her weekly gossip rag and begin building a virtual...
This is one of the Jamie Swise murder-mystery role-playing games published by Just Games. It was later published by Milton Bradley as part of their "Life of the Party" line beginning in 1987. Episode: Who Killed Roger Ellington? The Plot: Post-war America was thriving in 1948, as was murder in a small Massachusetts town. Industrialist Roger Ellington was...
The only six-player game in the Jamie Swise murder-mystery party game line (the rest are all 8 players). From the back of the box: One of the regulars of the Last Chance Mission just couldn't get into the holiday spirit. Early on the morning of December 26th, this person garroted mission "resident" John Lancaster. Was it the flamboyant "Reverend" Bobby...
"As a Shakespearean comedy was being presented on an off-Broadway stage, a real-life tragedy was being acted out backstage. Bit player Barry Wine was murdered while he sat in his dressing cubicle. With a suspect list which includes a wealthy producer, an overly ambitious director, a talented costume designer, and five actors (some of whom are legends in...
Ringmaster and circus owner Joshua Brady was found dead inside the cat cage by aging lion tamer Rudolph Valini. Brady, who had recently acquired the circus, was despised by his adopted circus “family.” What was he doing in that cat cage? Why did he buy this creosote and cotton candy heaven in the first place? Find the answers to these and other relevant...
Milton Bradley produced 8 mystery party/role-playing games (in the vein of “How to Host a Murder”) beginning in 1987. They were published as "Life of the Party" games; four mysteries and four murders. These are also copyright Jamie Swise Games—the designer of the games, who produced several other titles (and many, if not all, of these) a few years earlier....
Milton Bradley produced 8 mystery party/role playing games (in the vein of How to Host a Murder) in 1987. They were all called "Life of the Party" games, four mysteries and four murders. The back of all boxes indicates that these are also copyright Jamie Swise Games, as that outfit produced several of their own titles (and several, if not all, of these) a...
Milton Bradley produced 8 mystery party/role playing games (in the vein of How to Host a Murder) in 1987. They were all called "Life of the Party" games, four mysteries and four murders. The back of all boxes indicates that these are also copyright Jamie Swise Games, as that outfit produced several of their own titles (and several, if not all, of these) a...
Mystery party game for 3 male and 3 female characters. Local television personality Lowell Weenaman, better known as Captain Weenie, was found murdered last night at Readenweep Racetrack. Mr. Weenaman was making a personal appearance, in costume, as part of the track's season opening festivities. The Captain Weenie Show, which totally lost its school age...
The city of Jarren’s Outpost has once again fallen into disarray. Although no-one has been formally charged with the minor crime of regicide, the search for a new democratically elected leader has commenced. Unfortunately the people of Jarren’s Outpost aren’t quite sure what ‘democratically elected’ means so instead a week long competition has been set up...
A murder mystery dinner party game for 8-20 people. There will be 3 murders committed during the party. Players will have to find out who the killer is, as well as work out the secrets that all other players are keeping. This in an improv style game. There are no scripts, only talking points and actions that players can take to earn points. The person with...
Jelena: Tears of a Goddess is a game in which a group of heroes must find the lost goddess Jelena to protect the world from an emerging darkness. On their journey, the group of heroes will have to complete classic dungeons, fight massive battles, and rebuild a dilapidated fortress to successfully survive the final battle. However, the heroes will not have...