Unfortunately for you all, one of you is a murderer! This murderer will attempt to kill everyone else before any of the potential victims can figure out his/her identity and correctly accuse them to the authorities!
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Longtime fans of the game will obviously be familiar with this mode of play, since it's the one that was the only mode of play in the original version (hence the name "Classic" mode, heh)
It has basically remained the same in terms of the rules (which are the following):
One player is selected to be the Murderer and it is his/her goal to kill all others before anyone can correctly identify him/her as the Murderer...
The potential victims must collect clues (by looking at/examining evidence like bloody or muddy footprints, clothing fibers and hairs left on bodies of victims and dropped items, players holding weapons that match the wounds inflicted on victims, players with bloody hands, etc)...
All clues observed, along with notes the player writes themselves, can be reviewed by looking at the Clue Book...
Once sufficient evidence is gathered to logically deduce the correct Murderer, a player must get to a phone to call in an accusation... Incorrect accusations, though, result in disqualification by death...
Players may also win by killing the Murderer (as in self-defense), but they must be certain, as killing anyone but the Murderer will result in disqualification...
BYOND Members will get to set an option at the beginning of the round to announce the location of all deaths (to speed up the game)...
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There are some changes, though... Aside from some long-standing bugs being fixed (the phones and phone cut-off box should be working properly after all this time, for instance) and the AI being improved to the point where they can actually win the round, there is now the change that all players may attack all other players (including themselves, which is handy for giving yourself some wounds that others can see, so they'll hopefully assume you were attacked by the murderer, when you are the murderer)
Of course, killing anyone but the murderer instantly results in DQ by death, so non-murderers should be very careful when attacking others...
This mode currently has two BYOND Member options:
1) Murder/death location announcements, on or off:
The very first version of Murder Mansion always announced when there was a death, and what floor of the mansion it occured on... Players felt that this removed the mystery aspect of the game, and didn't allow murderers to secretly kill off players... So, it was removed... Deaths are no longer announced, unless a BYOND Member starts the round and turns on this option!
2) Clues fade right away, on or off:
In normal mode, clues stick around for a long time... Some are on a timer, and some stick around until a player examines them and some never disappear until the end of the round... Well, if this option is turned on, clues will all fade almost as soon as they hit the floor... Blood splatters, water drips, footprints, etc. all gone almost instantly...
Good old Classic Mode... The gameplay that Murder Mansion was founded on... Sure to remain a fan favorite!
It's very strange there is no police, or cell phones.