Observed arrival · 2026-08-27
Backwall Games Turns Murder Mysteries into 1987 VHS Rentals
A party-game service packages murder mysteries as VHS-style releases, with an app that distributes characters, clues, and timed evidence to groups of four to twenty.
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The game combines physical party materials with a companion app: guests receive individual links, choose characters, and get evidence on their phones as the clock advances. The stated format covers four to twenty players and runs for about two and a half hours, with the app redistributing evidence if attendance changes. Listed components include character booklets, a spoiler-free host guide, clue cards, and printable or postable invitations. The site also says additional VHS-style titles are in production.
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