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MYSTERY · BIG GAME / MARATHON
Under the Big Top
Murder behind the curtain. The circus must go on
90 min (Big Game) or 25-45 min play time across 1-5 days (Marathon) · 5-10,000 players (5-8 per team)
No payment upfront · Confirmed in 2 hours
GETTING IN
Easy to join, no setup needed
Three things to know before your team plays.
Any device
Laptop, desktop, tablet, or phone — same experience across screens.
Recommended browsers
Chrome or Safari for stable performance. Disable VPN if you experience connectivity issues.
THE STORY
What awaits your team
Circus Mirabelli rolled into town this week and wrapped its first show last night. By morning, one of the headliners was dead under the big top, the troupe is locked down for questioning, and the authorities pulled in your team because everyone in town has an alibi and somebody is lying. The show must go on tomorrow night — that's the contract — so you have one shift to crack it.
Three stages, three rooms, the same cast of suspects. The performers don't trust each other and they trust outsiders even less. Your team works the crime scene, sweeps the dressing rooms, and follows the case down into the parts of the circus the public never sees.
Find the killer before the curtain goes up. Or watch the wrong person take the bow.
GAME STAGES
Inside the experience — 3 stages
Stage 1
Scene Under the Big Top
Enter the tent, work the crime scene, talk to whoever's still around. Four eyewitnesses, three suspects with motive, one body in the center ring. Sort what's circus theater from what's actually evidence.
Stage 2
Behind the Curtain
Dressing rooms, prop trunks, and the personal belongings of the performers. Every suspect's space tells a different story than the suspect did. Match the room to the alibi and the gaps start to show.
Stage 3
The Dangerous Trick
A locked door behind the prop storage, a corridor the public never sees, and a hidden stash that someone wanted to stay hidden. Your team picks the lock, finds the connection, and names the killer.
Two ways to play Under the Big Top
Pick how your team experiences the activity. Each format has its own flow.
LIVE FORMAT
Big Game
Pick this if your team has a single moment to gather.
- Length
- 70–90 minutes
- Players
- Up to 10,000 in one live session
- Setup
- Single Zoom + live host + in-game chat
- Best for
- Quarterly all-hands · Holiday parties · Kickoffs
How it unfolds
Connection
Schedule + custom landing page with join button.
Intro & teams
Host welcomes, divides into teams. ~5 min.
Gameplay
Players solve puzzles in the 2D world via in-game chat.
Wrap-up & analytics
Top teams celebrated. HR receives detailed analytics on team performance.
ASYNC FORMAT
Game Marathon
Pick this if your team is distributed across time zones.
- Length
- 1–5 days window
- Players
- Up to 10,000 — team or solo play
- Setup
- Self-onboarded via platform + in-game chat
- Best for
- Distributed teams · Onboarding cohorts · Multi-region offices
How it unfolds
Setup
Schedule window + custom landing page with join link.
Self-onboarding
Pick avatar, play solo or create a team room.
Async play
Progress at own pace. 20-40 min play time per player.
Final scoreboard & analytics
Scoreboard publishes rankings. HR receives detailed analytics.
MAKE IT YOURS
Customize Under the Big Top for your team
Three layers of customization. Make the game distinctly yours.
TYPE 1
Your team as the on-call detectives
Each squad gets a real detective ID — actual name, photo, badge number. The case file is briefed to your team specifically, with notes that reference your real working styles.
TYPE 2
Your office as case HQ
The investigation map back at HQ is your real conference room or war room. Whiteboards, evidence pinboards, and the office coffee machine all show up in the briefing scenes.
TYPE 3
Your team legends as suspect backstories
Internal team stories — that famous all-nighter, the project nobody talks about, the legendary off-site — get woven into suspect alibis. Whoever made the decision behind one of those moments now has a motive.
Most popular for: company anniversaries · Christmas corporate · major team celebrations
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Questions about this game
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