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St. Paul, Minn.

Video: A steampunk 'whodunit'

Steampunk mystery party host
The Red Ribbon Society, a nonprofit and all-volunteer organization devoted to steampunk, regularly hosts mystery events.
Yi-Chin Lee / MPR News

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The Red Ribbon Society, a nonprofit and all-volunteer organization devoted to steampunk, hosts regular mystery events — murder mystery parties set in the Victorian era with a steampunk backdrop. Players interact with cast members from the Red Ribbon Society to solve the mystery.

Photojournalist Yi-Chin Lee joined the party as Kevin Borchers, president of the society, describes steampunk and the game.