The Elderflower Inn
A cozy mystery game you can play in a small space. Someone at the hotel has been busy hiding money. Play as a local character at this friendly little inn.
6-10 · Parlor larp
Playtested, running pre-launch games now.
With fresh apple cider, pumpkin donuts, and live music played in front of a hay-bale maze, the local inn’s Harvest Festival should be the most celebrated event of the season. But this year, mid-celebration, the owner stepped onto the porch of the hotel and killed the music. Someone has been taking money from the inn for months. The people gathered here are the only ones with access, and nobody leaves until the sheriff arrives. Everyone but the thief has a reason to want this mystery solved before then.
Playtesting started in July of 2026. The game is now in pre-release and has ticketed games appearing around Chicagoland. Pricing and full release date are still to be determined. Join the Harvesters to be the first to hear when the game is released (and for upcoming playtests).
What players said
The Elderflower Inn is joyful, heartfelt, and farcical, like LARPING a Christopher Guest movie. The pacing is perfect and the instructions lend themselves to the development of very fun and fun-to-inhabit characters; you will feel a real urgency to protect your secrets and uncover everyone else's, you will get lost in eachothers lore, and you will never truly rule out a suspect. Some of the funniest, sweetest, and most memorable moments of my gaming career.
Refreshing and Cozy and still Complex. You will enjoy your stay at the Elderflower Inn.
A lot of fun and a great intro to LARPing, if you've been intrigued about trying it.
We loved inhabiting the characters and solving the mystery of who was stealing money from the inn.
As seen at
Publicly playtested since July 2026. Now in pre-release. You may have seen this game at these locations:
- Secret World Books, Highland Park · July 23
- A hidden location in Evanston
- Windycon, October 10, 2026
Jim makes games and events that invite people to embrace a shared fiction.