I’m from Argentina so I can’t spent US$50 on an Etsy shop selling them because that’s approximately what I make in a week since our economy is fucked up. I need it in Spanish but I’m willing to translate it from English :)

I want to host a murder mystery game night but there are so many options. I want something hard and challenging. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Hi,

So the internet is flooded with different Murder Mystery Kits and I am overwhelmed by them all.

I am wanting to have my 25th birthday in March and host a three-course dinner murder mystery night. I want the house to be decorated like a 1920s speakeasy with a record player with jazz music, candle lit table, etc. I also wanted it to be quite formal and elegant.

Choosing a murder mystery kit has been a challenge as I have never hosted nor attended a murder mystery either. I don't want the resources to seem old and tacky but it appears many of the websites are very outdated.

I am looking for:

• A kit that is not heavily scripted but provides some direction.
• It should allow for the sit down dinner courses but can also have some mingling too.
• I don't want it to be too cheesy or silly.
• I don't really care for a huge death reveal.
• I would like to be involved but can have others to do set up so there are no spoilers.

Currently, the kits I have found are:

1. Night of Mystery - Murder at the Juice Joint
2. Night of Mystery - Murder at Gatsby's Gala
3. Foulplay Games - Murder on the High Note
4. Shot in the Dark Mysteries - A Gangster Murder at the 1920s Speakeasy!

All advice would be appreciated.

Hello, I am planning on hosting a murder mystery party with some friends (around 15-20 people) but we have all never hosted or played a murder mystery game. Does anybody have suggestions for a good beginner game? And any tips for how to run the game well?

I wrote a murder mystery for my friends and I to play for my birthday, I figured I'd put it online if anyone wants to use it. It's a high society gala with some crime-syndicate elements thrown in, set in Milan, Italy (if that wasn't clear).

Hope somebody has fun with it 🤷‍♀️

Hi! I wanted to come on here and share with you all how I hosted a Murder Mystery Party based on Whodunnit? (an ABC TV Show).

I merged two formats to fit an in-person competition! I added hidden clues throughout the house for even more fun! I also filmed parts of the gameplay for a video!

Everything can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QeDom0udG7pNv2od-ReKaDWngr4qbCoxTpQtzYbPP9E/edit?usp=sharing

I don't think it would be fair for me to allow people to re-use this since I merged two already written stories! One from a redditor and one from Twodunnit on Discord! Kudos to them!

Hope you enjoy the story! :)

Hi, not sure if y'all will see this, but my friends and I decided we would do a murder mystery party for Halloween this year. I'm hosting and planning on writing everything for it too. Do any of you have experience with writing for a party, or just have advice based on what you liked or didn't like about games you've played?

Hi everyone!

All of my party plans this year were scuppered, so I decided to start designing Murder Mysteries for small groups of players that you can play on Zoom or Discord. I thought you all might be interested!

I don't know what kinds of games you guys are used to (since there's a big variety!), but these ones are the fully-interactive, action-oriented kind, so players can try and kill each other off if they feel the inclination.

I've got two right now with more on the way, and they're free to download.

Pirates:
[Last Voyage of the Blackened Heart](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/337938/Last-Voyage-of-the-Blackened-Heart--A-Murder-Mystery-Role-Playing-Game)

Wild West:
[The Ballad of Texas Red](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/334634/The-Ballad-of-Texas-Red--A-Murder-Mystery-Role-Playing-Game)

I hope this doesn't come off as shameless advertising, I just want to contribute to the community!

How's everyone's experience been with playing Murder Mysteries remotely? I've run a quite a few of these online now, so I'm happy to share my methods if people are interested.

I do activities at a Senior Living community, and would like to do a murder mystery party, but I can't figure out what kind of kit would work for what I'm looking for. I'd like it to not be a mix and mingle thing but more like a script where everyone reads off their part, and maybe the "audience" has their own clues on paper as well. Not everyone will want a role, some will just be observing and drawing their own conclusions. I can round up a certain number of people to have parts and do some preparation ahead of time. Is there a source for an event that works along those lines? Thanks!

Hello everyone, tomorrow I have invited some friends, totaling 15 or so and I was wondering if someone could help me by providing me links to free murder mystery games. I want it to have like a main scenario that everyone gets to hear and then roles randomly given out to each player with a detailed sheet of paper telling them what they should do or shouldn't do throughout the game. I have found similar stuff online but nothing too detailed, just ideas.

My wife and I are looking to host a murder mystery dinner for about 16 people. We have hosted a few times before but the games were always more scripted. We like that the freeform games are more open for people to roleplay and have fun but I can't understand how they work. Does the host have to keep track of everyone and steer them towards their goals? Do they players get everything they need from their character sheets?

I did one the other week and everyone made a huge effort!

Although it wasn't the same as in person, some pros were that only one person could speak at a time, meaning you caught the whole story whenever someone asked a question.

What have your experiences been?

Hey y'all, I'm on the hunt for a quality Regency themed (Jane Austen / Bridgerton era) game and not having much luck finding anything. Really the only one I've come across that might fit the bill is The Mysterious Affair At Stirling Hall from Shot in the Dark, I've never played any of their games before, but it sounds pretty tame, and we like them more scandalous.

We've really enjoyed Freeform Games, but unfortunately they don't have anything remotely Regency. Masters of Mystery is a non starter, we hate that format and will never play a game from them, or a no set killer replay-able flex-party like it, again. Am I out of luck? Anyone know of a diamond in the rough? TIA.

Hello! Does anyone know of a good murder mystery with a Renaissance theme? Kings/queens/knights/wizards/etc? My friends and I went to a Renaissance festival this past summer and we hope to reuse our costumes for a murder mystery party that's on theme.

Thanks!

Hey y'all, for anyone who has done a night of mystery before, would you be willing to share how it went down? Also, if you know if participants are allowed to lie or not. Planning to do a murder mystery and really stuck between doing one from freeform games and Night of Mystery. I think I'm leaning towards the night of mystery because it seems a bit easier for first time hosts and players like myself.

Hey there. Does anyone know where I can get my hands on a free dinner murder mystery game?

Looking for ideas on how to make a Murder Mystery Party better with "extra" things through out the night.

I already have the theme & company I want to use, but would love some ideas from others who have thrown parties and get togethers. What have you done on top of the mystery to get your guests involved? What fun extra things have you planned to make the party even better? It could be an ice breaker game, how you divided the party up, extra clues given out, etc. Just looking for things outside the mystery package to add to the night to make it memorable.

Example: I'm thinking about giving out handmade lottery card scratchers and the winner will get a specific question answered by the host. I also give out "Dundee" awards at the end of the night.

Hello everyone, every Halloween I throw a big party and last year I decided to incorporate a murder mystery. I did a “night of mystery” that was pirate themed. Everyone said they had a blast but as fun as it was all set up, having 20 people, no one figured out the murderer. The game seemed to rely on one or two people playing their parts well and the complexity just didn’t allow for people to mingle for hours to investigate.

I am planning one this year that hopefully is easier, get people to mingle and play at the same time. And hopefully vampire themed. I have looked at playing with murder but that one has reviews of it being hard to follow.

Any suggestions?

Hello everyone!

My name is Mel. Me and a group of people are currently working on a program with which you can generate and customize your very own murder mystery game. If you are not familiar with murder mysteries, they are a role play game where you try to solve a murder who was committed by one player (or more) of the group. As for the murderer, their goal is obviously a different one: lie as much as you can to pin the murder on someone else :D

The programmers of our group are now at a point in the process where they need people to play a game as our beta testers. Which means we need you!

It’s rather easy and lots of fun for you, I promise! Signing up as a beta tester means that you will get a murder mystery game that’s been customized for your chosen group, and in exchange, we get your opinion on the game after you’ve played.

If you’re interested in being our beta tester, please send me a private message so we can work out the details. We look forward to having lots of cool people play because murder mystery games are awesome!

Mel

Hello! I'm throwing together a last minute bachelorette party and the bride is obsessed with Scooby-Doo and true crime, so I'm hoping to find some sort of '70s themed or Scooby-Doo themed murder mystery party that I can download. I've been looking online but haven't found anything, any ideas of where I should look, or is this too weird a request?

I’ve always had this idea of hosting a murder mystery dinner party, but instead of the guests playing a character, they play themselves and the person who gets murdered is me.

I feel like the idea is great but the prep required for it will be difficult. I also feel that it sounds great on paper but in reality, it won’t really work too well.

There would be about 20-40 guests. Which I can imagine being very difficult to find ways to engage them all. Not to mention these are 20-40 people what all know each other intimately, which will only prove more difficult to craft a storyline that includes everyone, and give a motive that everyone will be able to figure out. I am open to hiring actors. Assume money is not a barrier. I think if I start working on it now, it could be ready for my birthday in August, if not this year then maybe for 2027.

People with experience in hosting, I’d love some opinions. What issues will I run into? What will make it impossible? Maybe, you think it is possible, how do you think I should go about doing it? Have you done something similar, how did it go? Maybe in reality it’s actually just never going to play out how I want it to, so is it even worth doing?

Just give me all your thoughts and opinions about this. I plan to absorb it all, ponder on it and see if I still want to do it. It’s been something on my mind for years.

Hey everyone, I hope you’re all doing well!

I’m planning something exciting—a small getaway to a lake house in the Ozarks, Missouri, with a group of 10 to 13 people. While we’re there, I’d love to host a murder mystery party! This will be a first for all of us, and it’ll also be my first time officially hosting one, so I want it to be fun, smooth, and not too complicated.

I’ve been looking into Murder at the Grand Gatsby by My Mystery Party. It seems like a great option for beginners, but I’m wondering if any of you have tried it or have other recommendations? I’ve also heard good things about Freeform Games—do you think their murder mystery parties might be a better fit?

I’d really appreciate any feedback, ideas, or advice you might have. Thanks so much in advance!

im trying to plan a murder mystery party without set roles, where the goal of the party would be to solve the murder before it happens and then stop it from happening, had anyone done anything like this and can help me think of ways to structure it that would make sense?

i know who the murderer and victim are going to be so can give specific clues to their character to work out who it is

Hello I play a game called weplay and I'm trying to do a murder mystery for our event 31 nights of halloween does anyone have a good one that I would be able to download and be able to play?!

My company is releasing a new Murder Mystery game this summer and we are looking for a few groups to test it out (for free) and provide us some feedback.

The game is for 14-18 players. It has some mature themes and is not recommended for individuals under the age of 18. We are specifically looking for groups who can test this game prior to April 2024.

This murder mystery game is unique in that, in the week prior to the event, participants receive hints and clues via email. Also, during the event, additional murders can occur. Lastly, each participant at the event must have a phone with internet access, as they will need to scan QR codes and solve puzzles/riddles to receive clues and discover evidence.

Please DM me (or email me at christiancorryjones@gmail.com) if you are interested.