Surprise Cake at Tulip Mall — an online hidden-role game scenario
A glass roof, escalators, crowds of shoppers and a cake the birthday boy mustn't see too soon.
▶ Play this scenarioThe story
Tulip Mall has a glass roof, escalators and crowds of shoppers. The friends are throwing a surprise for the birthday boy on the terrace overlooking the Bosphorus: the cake is waiting at the bakery, but it has to be carried over without the birthday boy, who is strolling somewhere nearby, noticing a thing. The group spreads through the galleries looking for a quiet table — one of three. But someone in the group is a secret Buzzkill: they want to go home and stall until the mall closes before the candles are lit.
Roles
Lead the group from the car park to the quiet table without the birthday boy noticing.
Stall: the mall must close before the friends find the table.
Items
Event cards let you break other players' items, help cards repair them. With a broken item you can't play path cards.
The twist
Big clean-up. The deck has 6 “Gallery closed for cleaning” cards instead of 4.
FAQ
How many players do I need for “Surprise Cake at Tulip Mall”?
From 3 to 10. If you are short of friends, bots fill the empty seats: they build the route, scout the goals and even bluff in the chat.
What makes “Surprise Cake at Tulip Mall” different from the other scenarios?
Big clean-up: The deck has 6 “Gallery closed for cleaning” cards instead of 4.
Do I need to download anything or sign up?
No. The game is free and runs in the browser on a phone or a computer: all you need is a name and a room code.