Private Character Files
Every player gets their own role, objectives, secrets, relationships, and information on their phone.
MRDRInc. Party Case
Murder At The Velvet Rose
Everyone came with a secret. One of them came to kill.
Party Case19288 to 14 playersAbout 105 minutesTeen
Chicago, 1928. An exclusive speakeasy, a room full of secrets, and a murder that turns every guest into a suspect. Murder at the Velvet Rose is a phone-guided live murder mystery for 8 to 14 players, with private roles, evolving evidence, host controls, and a cinematic Art Deco atmosphere.
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The Case
Your group is not watching the mystery. They are inside it.
Chicago, 1928. Behind an unmarked door, the Velvet Rose is open for one more night of jazz, secrets, private deals, and dangerous company.
Then someone dies.
Murder at the Velvet Rose turns your group into the cast of a live Prohibition-era murder mystery. Every guest receives a private character role on their phone, complete with secrets, objectives, relationships, and information that changes how the investigation unfolds.
The host runs the night from the MRDRInc. Control Room, guiding the story through its phases, releasing evidence at the right moments, sending private messages, and opening accusations when the room is ready.
What the experience includes:
- A complete 1928 speakeasy murder mystery
- Support for 8 to 14 players
- Easy, Standard, and Expert difficulty
- Private mobile character files
- Character objectives, secrets, and relationships
- Phased evidence and live clue releases
- Host Director Briefing and phase-by-phase guidance
- Guest invitations and role assignment tools
- Private and group messaging
- Missing-player recovery tools
- Final accusations and reveal
- Replayable access through My Cases
The game is designed for about 105 minutes, with enough flexibility for groups that move faster or spend more time interrogating one another.
Dress for the Jazz Age, keep your phone nearby, and decide carefully who deserves your trust.
The Experience
Everything needed to turn a party into a live investigation.
Host Control Room
Prepare the night, guide story phases, monitor progress, release clues, and handle the unexpected from one place.
Strategic Evidence
Evidence enters the game as the story develops instead of arriving as one giant information dump.
Private Messaging
Send individual players or the whole group new information without stopping the room.
Director Briefing
Know the truth, the timeline, major mechanics, pacing triggers, and what to do if players go off script.
Your Games In One Place
My Cases keeps your purchased player places and created games together. Resume an existing game or purchase places for a new gathering.
How It Works
Buy it. Set it up. Invite everyone. Run the night.
Unlock the case
Choose the number of players and purchase their places. Open My Cases after checkout.
Create your game
Assign your purchased player places, then choose the difficulty and supported host options.
Prepare the event
Use the guided host setup, Director Briefing, and experience enhancements.
Invite your cast
Add guests, assign roles, and send private invitations from the Control Room.
Run the mystery
Guide phases, release evidence, message players, open accusations, and reveal the truth.
Case Details
FormatParty Case
SettingThe Velvet Rose, an exclusive 1928 speakeasy
Era1928
Players8 to 14 players
Play TimeAbout 105 minutes
AudienceTeen
DifficultyStandard
GenreProhibition-era murder mystery
DevicesPhone-guided player experience with a browser-based host Control Room.
Questions
Before you open the case.
Do I need to print anything?
No. MRDRInc. is designed to run digitally. Some cases may suggest physical enhancements, but essential mystery logic stays available through the game system.
Does everyone need a phone?
The experience is designed around individual mobile access because private roles, messages, and information are delivered to each player.
Does the host need to know the mystery already?
No. The Director Briefing and guided setup teach the host what matters before the game begins.
Can I replay the case?
Your created game stays in My Cases. Purchase the player places for each new gathering, then create its game.
Do guests need MRDRInc. accounts?
No. Guests enter the game through their invitation and assigned access. The purchaser owns the case through their account.
Open The Case
Murder At The Velvet Rose
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