The Roswell Incident

The Roswell Incident is an interactive murder mystery game with an alien theme for 10-13 guests (plus one host) published by Freeform Games.

(I wrote The Roswell Incident. If you click the link below and buy The Roswell Incident, I will earn a small commission.)

The story

In June 1947, an Idaho pilot reported seeing a string of nine shiny unidentified flying objects flying past Mount Rainier at speeds of 1,200 miles an hour.

One week later, something crashed near Roswell, New Mexico (population 25,000). An experimental aircraft? A weather balloon? A secret military project?

Or something else?

Two days later and Roswell has visitors. It is noon, July 3, 1947.

how The Roswell Incident works

The Roswell Incident is an interactive murder mystery game, so all the players receive complete details of their character, including a detailed backstory, objectives that they must try to achieve, and information about other characters.

Characters also have item cards (that represent guns, crash debris, and so on), and abilities (that let them detect secrets find out information about other people).

In my opinion, once you've played an interactive murder mystery game, you won't want to go back.

While The Roswell Incident has a murder (poor Macready...), the game mainly concerns the mystery surrounding the object that crashed nearby.

the casT

The cast of The Roswell Incident includes:

Citizens of Roswell

• Mayor Weinrib: Roswell’s mayor
• Sheriff Jackson: Roswell’s police chief
• Dr. Blake: Vet, with a practice opposite the sheriff’s office
• Turner: Cattle rancher living north of Roswell, originally from England
• Karns: Chain-smoking mechanic and junkyard owner
• Finley: Roswell Courier reporter

Roswell Army Air Field

• Major Collins: US Army major
• Sgt. Baker: Major Collins’ driver
• Dr. Fowler: Shark Systems Inc scientist

Visitors

• Prof. Kraushaar: Physicist at the University of New Mexico
• Živojinović: Junior reporter for Albuquerque Chronicle
• Agent Franz: FBI agent
• Agent Deacon: Junior FBI agent

(Some of these may be more than they seem!)

the details

Instead of a formal dinner party, The Roswell Incident is better suited to a buffet meal or finger food.

Everyone needs to be able to talk quietly with each other - to plot and scheme and achieve their goals.

The Roswell Incident also needs a dedicated host, someone to organise the game.

They will read the entire game and will be available to answer questions.

I really enjoy being the host - you know what's going on and can watch your friends scheme and plot and be devious to one another.

how to get The Roswell incident

Click here to purchase The Roswell Incident from Freeform Games.

You will be taken to the Freeform Games LLP website - follow the instructions to purchase The Roswell Incident.

Just download the game, print it out and have a great murder mystery!

Disclosure: I am a partner at Freeform Games - feel free to ask me lots of questions! (I will also earn commission if you buy The Roswell Incident.)

Click here to purchase The Roswell Incident.