Getting started

Surveys in, mystery out. Phones hold secrets. Cards run the table game. Accuse, then find out who actually did it.

The whole night in four beats

Survey — everyone answers a short questionnaire ahead of time.
Story — an AI writes a mystery from your group’s real answers.
Roles — private dossiers go out; nobody holds the same information.
Party night — investigate, accuse, then the game reveals the truth.

At a glance

5–10 players · about 2 hours · phones for secrets · physical cards for the table game.

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Party night

Roles

Who knows what: murderer, accomplice, red herrings, and innocents.

Investigation

Two votes each round: put someone in the Hot Seat, then chase your own lead.

The Hot Seat

120 seconds under pressure — plus two one-time escape cards.

Plausible deniability

Investigation Deck

Physical cards at the table. Blue helps the innocents. Red helps the guilty.

Planted evidence

Red cards buy sabotage. Fake clues that look exactly like the real thing.

Act scenes

The whole room votes where to dig — one real hint among the dead ends.

Smoking Gun

The one conviction-grade clue. Earn it, block it, or miss it entirely.

Endgame

Winning

Who, Method, Motive — and three tiers of victory.

Red herrings

Three friends look guilty. They aren’t. Exoneration is earned.

Tools

Player app

Phones at the table: roles, clues, archive, and the finale reveal.

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