Whether you fancy yourself the villain, the victim or the unbeatable detective, we’re bound to have a kit that gets your spine tingling. You’ll be assigned a character in advance, but you won’t know everything about yourself until the game progresses.

The Little Engine That Could – This free murder mystery game includes parts for 8 players to figure out who murdered a passenger on the express train from India to Portugal. Some key characters include Juliet Catapult, Queen Derivative II, Lady MacBiff, Bendovero, and Romeo Magherd.Why set up an elaborate, pre-staged murder scene when you could instead invite a group of friends over for a simple meal and a movie or go to the theater instead? I was considering this (Night of Mystery) vs Freeform games but my understanding is that Freeform games are a bit more involved and require more experience/involvement, whereas the Night Of Mystery games are a bit better for beginners. A Death in the Cult – This 6 character murder mystery games fits in perfect with a murder mystery dinner party because it breaks the character revelations up by courses. He’s the janitor… Play the roles of surgeon Sam Lancer and nurse Taylor Love to solve Wilson's murder.

Either way, you can keep the kit and repeat it years down the road (as long as you forget who the killer is, of course).Our clear ratings will ensure you get the right plot for your group, and we’re here to help you if you need an odd gender ratio of guests, or just have odd guests you need us to accommodate! A more extensive section of Decorating Tips can be found under the Decorations tab of the "Running Your Murder Mystery Party" section of each game page. Chase the clues, solve the riddles and uncover tantalizing secrets along the way – but watch your back. This gives a short summary of the evidence used to catch the murderer (yes, in our parties there is ALWAYS at least one clue than nails whodunnit! Playing a murder mystery game is a fantastic way to stimulate the mind, build problem-solving skills, and socialize with team members.

With Night of Mystery, you choose a theme and download the entire kit, including beautiful printable invitations. The Pungent Pumpkin Poisoner – This murder mystery game is for 8-10 people and would especially be perfect around Halloween time. The Pre-party Booklets folders are usefully divided into Essential-Characters and Optional-Minor-Characters folders. Casino Fatale - Spies and underworld deals at a fabulous Parisian casino - for 15 to 30 guests, plus one host. This includes every detail you need, host instructions, clues, floor plans, hints, character scripts, invitations, labels, and the solution.

Celebrate the end of the war in style with a 40s themed cocktail soirée, before your host meets a dark fate. My husband and I recently got to attend a 70s themed murder mystery dinner party and it was beyond fun. Because the plots are set in different historical periods, your food and drink choices can be made to match them.

Once again, it was a really great evening and fun was had by all who attended – we’re looking forward to planning our next Murder already! I know these brands are popular though, so I'd be curious to hear about anyone's personal experiences (especially as a participant! Murder in the Caribbean – The rich tycoon Charlie Miles has been pushed off his yacht and the murder needs to be solved.My conundrum is that most of the options that would work for groups of this size seem to have A LOT of moving pieces (like bribery/chance), which I'm worried would be intimidating to newbies. For example, you can pick the Master Detective Box, which takes about three hours to solve, or the Rookie Detective Box, which takes about one hour to solve. The fact that they have a game modeled after Murder on the Orient Express has me sold, I’m swooning.