Christina Gass’ A Speakeasy Murder party

“We had a blast with A Speakeasy Murder! We played it on New Year’s Eve 2019 to kick off the 20s, and I think we picked the best way to spend it! Because most of the guests were planning on being there until midnight, we should have let the mystery go on a little longer, as most of the guests were being very cautious with their actions (this being everyone’s first Freeform Games mystery). But it still turned out very well, and almost everyone expressed interest in doing another one!
The guests had a lot of fun pulling their costumes together! And they really enjoyed each carrying their own secrets. It was so fun to watch them comparing their secrets at the end, and each in turn being scandalized by their friends’ secrets. I followed the advice I found in Freeform Games’ casting tips, and tried to cast guests who were already friends as the closest associates in the game, and so we had some lovely rivalries between the singers!
It was an extra boon that we had guests who were interested in performing – Lola killed her song ‘Whatever Lola Wants Lola Gets’ at the beginning, and Sugar gave her a run for her money with ‘At Last My Love Has Come Along’, in which she danced with Linguini. It was amazing to see how the guests played their characters! Of the 23 guests, Benny and Velma stood out as the most hammy (especially together), and at one point Velma even fake-slapped Benny for revealing her past in front of Tillie and Pickles! It was a hoot to watch!
It was also amusing that early on, Kit revealed his true nature to Mayor Trelawney, and the Mayor was quite game to try and work together to decipher the mysterious map, through unscrupulous means. I think the most successful characters were the ones who took the freeform nature of the mystery to heart, and were coming up with creative ways to bargain with other characters. All in all, this mystery was absolutely brilliant, and we are eager to play more Freeform Games!”
Christina Gass, United States

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A Speakeasy Murder is also available in French (as Drame à Chicago) and German (as Mord in der Flüsterkneipe).