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Murder on Two Wheels
$39.95
Add intrigue to your next party with this murder mystery game, set at a biker bar.
Format:
30 Minute Mystery
Setting:
Ma's Roadside Saloon
Time:
30+ minutes
Ages:
Adult / Teen
Players:
Play with Printed Sheets or the App
Hosts have the choice of playing the game with printable documents or using the PWM Party Assistant app
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Play this game as a virtual party
Want to play this game over video chat so your guests can play from home? Try the virtual edition.
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Who killed The Snake? Find out before cops show up!
Backstory
Your guests will be playing the role of different members of a sleazy motorcyle gang living in a small town in the middle of nowhere. Most nights are spent drinking and talking bikes at the gang’s favorite hangout, Ma’s Roadside Saloon.
Murder!
Last night a member of the gang was killed at our favorite hangout, Ma’s Roadside Saloon. The victim’s name was Louis Parish, but he usually called himself “The Snake.”
Solving the Mystery:
All that the gang has to go in is some fuzzy security camera footage, and the knowledge that almost no one liked “The Snake.” No one wants to involve the police, so now it’s up to the guests themselves to figure out who the killer is!
There are 8 primary characters in this game. Read the "How to Play" section for instructions on how to play this game with more than 8 people.
* = Optional character
- Alex “Ma” Suds: Ma earned his nickname because he owns Ma's Roadside Saloon, the biker gang's favorite hangout. Ma is respected for his honesty and his ability to break faces.
- Clara Bolo: Clara likes knives almost as much as she likes hogs. She is the reigning knife throwing champion of Ma's Saloon and is a skilled and infamous knife fighter.
- Bo Green: Bo is as dumb as a brick wall and twice as stubborn. He is madly in love with Clara. She reciprocates intermittently.
- Sam Tallow: Sam is the gang’s go-to guy for mechanical repairs and modifications. Sam generally prefers the company of rusted motorcycle parts to the company of people. Sam is also the biggest, strongest person in the gang.
- Kretch Bellicose: Kretch is an enthusiastic brawler who started riding several years ago. He's a good guy when he's sober, but when he starts drinking he usually starts fighting too.
- Stacy-Sue Chary: Stacy-Sue grew up in the area and thinks motorcycles are neat. She scraped together enough money for an old dirt bike and hangs out at Ma's even though Ma knows her ID is a fake.
- Joe Turgid: Joe is a retired racer. He's a very skilled rider, but he has a big head that gets him in trouble from time to time. Joe rides a carefully maintained vintage motorcycle and is very proud of it even if it isn't as fast as some of the newer bikes.
- Arnold Epicure: Arnold is an old-school biker. He's seen and done most of the things these kids will see and do, but Ma's has cold beer so he puts up with them.
Extra Players
- *Investigator: If you have more than 8 players, additional players have the option of playing the role of "Investigators". In this role the players are not suspects and do not have character backgrounds but can question the suspects and try to solve the mystery along with the other players.
What's Included
Murder on Two Wheels is a 26-page downloadable PDF file that you print at home. It includes the following features:
- An introduction that explains the basic principles of running a 30-Minute Mystery
- A detailed party guidebook that will walk you through the event in a simple, easy-to-understand format
- Nametags and character sheets for each player – the character sheets include special goals and information unique to each character
- Step-by-step printing instructions
- And much more!
Our line of 30 Minute Mysteries is specially designed for fast setup and easy play, whether your playing in-person or virtually over video chat.
All you need to do is:
- Gather a group of players
- Distribute character sheets
- Follow the party guide instructions
If you’re playing in person, you have the option of printing out the hosting script and character sheets, or you and your guests may view them on your electronic devices.
Best of all, the party facilitator can choose whether they join in the game and solve the mystery along with the other guests!
Playing the Game
While this mystery has 8 primary characters, it is designed to accommodate any number of additional players. See the “Expanded Game for Large Groups” section below if you have more than 8 players.
Each of the players will be assigned a character and given a character sheet that explains who or what their character is, what information their character knows, and how their character should respond to events that occur during the game.
The game will progress in rounds.
Round One will start with the party’s host or hostess reading a script that explains the nature of the mystery that is afoot. After the introduction is read, each player at the table will share a piece of information from their character sheet, which will often be met by a response from another player.
Round Two begins with the host sharing a clue that should shed further light on the mystery. After the clue is revealed, the players will once again go around, providing another piece of information.
Round Three, the final round, begins with the host sharing the last clue. The players then go around the table a final time, sharing their last piece of information.
By this point, the players should have enough information to piece together a theory about who was responsible for the crime. Everyone will vote for the culprit, which the host will then reveal. Any player or couple who correctly guessed the identity of the killer is declared a winner.
From start to finish, the game typically requires half an hour to complete.
What Do I Need in Order to Play?
Our 30 Minute Mysteries are specifically designed to not require very much in the way of supplies. All you need is:
- Playing area
- In-person – Table to sit around or large playing area where the guests can sit in a circle
- Virtual – Video chat room (links to 3rd-party providers like Zoom included in game)
- A group of players (minimum 8 people)
- Access to a printer or electronic device (so you can distribute game materials)
Expanded Game For Large Groups
If you have more than 8 players, there are three ways that you can accommodate everyone:
- Investigator Role – Using this method, eight guests play the primary characters while the remainder of the guests each play the Investigator role. Players in this role are not suspects and do not have character backgrounds but can question the suspects and try to solve the mystery along with the other players.
- Teams – Each primary character can be played by 2 or more people that work together as a team. This works well if you’ve invited several couples to your event, but also works if you break up your guests into eight larger teams of 3 or more guests.
- Multiple Groups – If you have 16 or more guests, you can break them up into groups of 8 players and run multiple instances of the game on their own. This method is best for large events (e.g. fundraisers) where each table of people can play through the game independently. This method goes well with the Investigator method, which allows you the flexibility to add more than 8 people to any group.
Both the standard and expanded games are included with the purchase of any game kit.
Content Rating:
This party is rated adult/teen. There is no explicit material; the party does contain references to the following:
Murder
Difficulty:
This party is simple to set up and can be played with minimal or no preparation.
This party is average difficulty to solve.
Linda-Irving Materials –
Headline Fun to see team get our of their comfort zone.
Nickname Linda-Irving Materials
Menu Highlights Each team member received a "uniform" (Construction hat, t-shirt, safety glasses). "Suspects" were brought in on the pretense of making a concrete paper weight. Each person received a "tool" box with an construction action figure, pictures of the crime scene and weapon, a orange stress cone. Lunch was a Mexican buffet.
Theme Highlights Irving Materials is a Ready Mix Concrete Company, the bikers were turned into construction workers with names connected to the industry. Everyone had to wear their company Tee and construction hat. I used the opportunity to show the Accounting Team how to make concrete by making a concrete paper weight.
Employee lunch time activity/team building. Everyone enjoyed the game. It was easy to set up and play. I modified it to fit our work environment with action figures and a “uniform” for each player. I created “crime scene” pictures to go along with the kit. Everyone had a great time.
Biker Babe –
Headline Family Fun!
Nickname Biker Babe
Menu Highlights Pulled pork sandwiches, chili cheese dip and wings.
Theme Highlights We all were in biker attire. 70's music in the background.
We created Ma’s Saloon. Fake $1 bills posted all over. Beer signs and a full bar. Everyone played their part!
Susanne in Rural Ontario, Canada –
Headline Murder on 2 wheels
Nickname Susanne in Rural Ontario, Canada
Menu Highlights Had pizza & finger foods at first ...after first scene, we enjoyed homemade chilli while people discussed possible clues...we ended the night with biker birthday cake & icecream!
Theme Highlights Made up our own homemade Ma's Roadside saloon with sign. Had a mini dirt bike in an old carriage house renovated to be a party house. Lots of motorcycle costumes worn by all...even the associate friends, who did not have lead roles dressed in biker costume. Everyone enjoyed the play acting. As a hostess, I got to be one of the biker's girlfriend and gave instructions to the actors/actresses.
We celebrated family and friend’s birthdays by hosting this fun murder mystery. 24 guests came to help solve the murder using the clues outlined in the games’ character portrayals. Lots of great biker get up costumes which was easy to come by. Lots of great ad lib acting added to the fun creativity in this well planned story.
Sherri –
Headline Ma's Roadside Saloo
Nickname Sherri
This game was very confusing! 1st thing that went wrong was our fault…we didn’t sit in the order the game suggested, having done this would have alleviated some confusion. But even if we did, the lines of the characters weren’t in order. Sometimes a character would have a line that seemed completely random then in the next scene you could see where it should have been. Also the replys to the other characters comments were off to the side of the page which was hard to follow sometimes. The killer reveal was a complete surprise as there weren’t any real clues in the game.
If you are going to play this, make sure you as the host sits down and reviews all the characters and play it out before actually playing.
Camp Man –
Headline Church Camp Extraordinaire
Nickname Camp Man
We had students guess who they thought it was based on the clues. THey did a lot of small group discussion and laughed a lot also. Great fun for all.
Robert kloz –
Headline Murder on Two Wheels
Nickname Robert kloz
Always do a murder mystery night and this was the one for this year. Everyone enjoyed the theme and dressing up for their part. One of the things I think needed improvement on were the "Responses to Characters". They should be used and informative, but if no one asks the correct question they aren’t used, and that was the problem here. Make the responses usable regardless. Otherwise we had a good time and enjoyed ourselves.
Alex –
Headline Super fun!
Nickname Alex
Menu Highlights I ordered pizza, breadsticks, and brownies. And some guests brought some cheap aluminum can beer to be "in character". It really set the mood!
Theme Highlights The guests had great costumes. I could have done a lot more to make it a better environment for the party but I did absolutely nothing other than dress the part and act the part. That was enough.
I bought this for my husband’s 30th birthday party. There was no way to surprise him about the whole party, so this part was the surprise. I had an outfit ready for him. He was so confused when everyone was arriving in biker outfits. Then I had him go change! Plus everyone was in character right from the start! So we were using different names than our real ones. Ha ha! Great surprise. I was a host AND a player and I did not find out who the murderer was beforehand. This made it a little more difficult to host than if I had read it all beforehand, but I wanted to play too! We had some very outgoing people and one pretty quiet person but everyone had fun and was able to get into character. I didn’t do the best job giving instructions, because I didn’t read them ahead of time. I was supposed to skip over the character bios and THEN read some more instructions ahead of time, I think. EVEN so and EVEN with one person joining last minute and me having to play 2 characters due to flaky people (read: miscommunication) it was STILL hilarious and fun. And many people had not met other people but we all were having lots of fun. YOU make this fun by getting into character! We drug this one out for about an hour and a half. It doesn’t have to go that long but we just acted in character for 45 minutes before even starting the game. So fun. I felt like the murderer was not obvious, which is bonus points! If I could change anything it would be to have slightly easier instructions and for the participants to be a little less scripted. I would have liked to have had more suggestions for how to set the mood, change up the space, etc. I’d say 4-5 stars though! This had to be somewhat scripted because it was designed to be shorter.
Robert Kloz –
Headline Murder on Two Wheels
Nickname Robert Kloz
Menu Highlights We had a sit down dinner but next time it will be more casual
Everyone had a good time and want to do it again. The end was a twist and the murderer was a surprise. Of course everyone dressed up as I told everyone ahead of time who they were.
Anish K –
Headline Fun time at office party
Nickname Anish K
It was a ton of fun. We had a impromptu "funday" right before the long weekend. So because we didn’t have much time to prep, we had no costumes. But that didn’t stop everyone from having a great time.
Super easy to set up and get into – really glad it was easy and able to roll out in no time. We had 30 people playing, so each character had about 3-4 players which made the game way more fun. I’ve attached some pics.