Best Fit (Suitability)
54 articles from the Red Herring Games blog.
- Best Fit (Suitability) 54
- Event management 43
- News 44
- Dinner party ideas 41
- Problems and Challenges 34
- Fundraising 24
- Team building 25
- Knowledge Base 21
- Bespoke Kits 20
- Comparisons 16
- Education 13
- Cost and Pricing Questions 15
- Decoration Ideas 12
- Running large group scripts / games 13
- Reviews and Best Options 12
- Kids 10
- From the Authors 8
- Hen Nights 7
- Home 4
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How to Adapt Skit-and-Clue Murder Mystery Games for Different Performance Styles
If you’ve ever looked at our murder mystery games and thought, “This is brilliant, but how do I make it work for my group?” then we may have what you need! If you're looking for a much more flexible format game than our regular formats and are willing to put…
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Introducing: Seduction at Sea – and a new classroom murder mystery case file investigation pack for teachers
This week has seen us launch a brand new on-line case file murder mystery investigation game! It’s perfect for solo sleuths, but we’ve also designed a pack specifically for educators...
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Escape Games vs Murder Mystery Games for Digital Team Building: Which Should You Choose?
Picking the right corporate team-building activity can feel like a minefield – especially when you’re balancing different personalities, time zones, and comfort levels. The good news: both escape games and murder mystery games can be brilliant for team building. The best choice depends on what kind of teamwork experience you’re…
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Murder Mystery Experience: what ‘immersive’ really means (and which option fits your budget)
When people search for a murder mystery experience, they’re usually not looking for a box on the kitchen table. They want an event: a story unfolding around them, a room full of suspects, and that feeling that you’ve stepped into an Agatha Christie movie. That’s exactly what our ticketed events…
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Murder Mystery Night: the easiest way to have a ‘night out’ without planning one
A murder mystery night is an evening out with a difference. As well as your meal, there’s a story to follow, clues to spot, and just enough story and revelations to keep the table buzzing - without anyone needing to be “theatre people.” If you’re looking for a murder mystery…
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Murder Mystery Weekend: what to expect (and how to pick the right one)
If you’re searching for a murder mystery weekend, then the chances are you’re not looking for a fully immersive experience but rather looking for a fun night out, where you can have the odd drink or two without the worry of driving home afterwards. Spa facilities a bonus (who doesn’t…
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Video vs. Live Host for Your Murder Mystery: Which is Best for Your Group?
Should you use a video inspector or hire a live host for your murder mystery? Compare the pros and cons for your event.
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Ultimate Murder Mystery Party FAQ: How It Works, What You Need, and Hosting Tips
New to hosting? Our Murder Mystery Party FAQ covers everything from guest numbers and food to acting tips and solving last-minute dropouts.
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Best Murder Mystery Game for 4-5 Players
Looking for a murder mystery game for 4-5 players? Explore our top picks for small groups, from Bridgerton themes to collaborative case files.
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Party Games vs. Case File Mysteries: Which Murder Mystery Experience Is Right for You?
Looking at the key benefits of our party games and the case file mysteries to understand what best suits your party size and overall occasion.
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Murder Mystery Weekends 2025 Near Me – October, November dates
Discover murder mystery weekends near you in 2025 - Cheltenham, Ascot, Harrogate (with Christmas Markets), plus virtual events & a 2026 cruise!
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Our 4 Best Murder Mystery Hen Party Games
Need fun hen party games? Break the ice with an all-girl murder mystery. Discover 4 hilarious, easy-to-run games for an unforgettable night.
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Customisable Virtual Escape Game: Why Red Herring Does It Better
Make your next event unforgettable with a custom virtual escape game. Add your branding, themes, and unique puzzles. Build yours today.
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Where can I find a Murder Mystery Games for 20-25 Players?
Hosting a big party? Discover flexible Murder Mystery Games for 20-25 players - easy to run, fun to play, and made for large groups.
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Murder Mystery Games for ages 9-12 (tweenagers)
Struggling to find murder mystery games for ages 9-12? Discover fun, age-appropriate options perfect for tweens from Red Herring Games.
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4 Tips to Host the Perfect BBQ Party – Even When the Weather Doesn’t Cooperate
Make your BBQ party unforgettable! Add a murder mystery game for fun weatherproof entertainment, perfect for summer gatherings, rain or shine.
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3 Creative Public Library Fundraising Ideas That Engage & Entertain
Discover 3 creative public library fundraising ideas that engage the community, and host unforgettable events all year round.
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The Ultimate Guide to 8 Murder Mystery Games for Teenagers and Young Teens
Explore our 8 best murder mystery games for teenagers. Screen-free, social fun perfect for parties, youth groups, or family nights.
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Can I Run a Murder Mystery Without a Meal and Without Making Everyone Sit Down or Be in the Same Room?
Planning an event without a sit-down meal? Discover our flexible format murder mystery games. Create a unique mingling or multi-room event.
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Unlock the Power of Corporate Team Building with our Facilitators Guide
Unlock true power of corporate team building! Discover how murder mystery games boost ROI and team skills. Download our free facilitator's guide.
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Your Corporate Event: Answering the 9 Most Common Questions
Planning a corporate event? Get answers to the top 9 questions on costs, customisation and virtual options. Find the perfect unique experience now!
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NEW: 50 Free Charity Fundraising Resources
Get your free charity fundraising resources here. Download grant writing advice, social fundraising tips, free quizzes, and 50 free escape games.
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How to Choose the Perfect Murder Mystery Games for Family
When it comes to hosting a fun and memorable gathering, murder mystery games for family are a fantastic choice. Whether you’re looking to entertain a small group or a large family with mixed ages, there’s games for family out there that can suit your needs. But how do you find…
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Murder mystery games for Guides, Scouts and other youth services
How to Choose the Right Murder Mystery Game for Your Youth Group When the office team get three emails in the space of 24 hours all asking about help with games for girl guide groups then we know theres a big poacher or jamboree camp due imminently! Planning a Guide…
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Corporate Entertainment for an Ice Breaker and Team Building
Looking for a unique way for an ice breaker? Red Herring Games offers corporate murder mystery events designed to entertain, engage, and encourage collaboration. Perfect as an ice breaker for team building, client events, or company celebrations, our games provide an unforgettable experience tailored to your organisation’s needs. What Makes…
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Join our Raise £3 Million project with our FREE Booster Pack
We've been chatting to a lot of Charities over 2024, and it seems that for many, even £200 to put towards a pack of fundraising resources is a challenge too far. We know that committing to the cost of fundraising resources to help raise funds is difficult. But we are…
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Unlock Fundraising Potential with Escape Game Vouchers
Are you looking for a creative, engaging, and exciting way to fundraise for your charity? Let us introduce you to an innovative solution that we've opened up to Fundraisers as part of our "Raise £3 Million" company challenge. Using our Escape Games to raise funds! Your charity can access vouchers…
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Do You Need to Hire a Host for Your Murder Mystery Party?
So, you've decided to throw a murder mystery party - great choice! In case you were wondering – it’s the right decision!! You’ll have a blast! But the reason you’re here reading this blog is because you have one last big question: should you host it yourself or should you…
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The Hidden Costs of Remote Work and How Virtual Events Solve Them
The Reality of Remote Work Remote work offers amazing benefits, but let’s talk about the hidden costs. When employees feel isolated, engagement drops, collaboration suffers, and staff turnover increases. There are some frightening statistics out there, with some reports saying as many as 1 in 5 employees are actively looking…
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The 5 Must-Have Elements that make for a Great Virtual Event
1. Choose the Right Type of Event for Your Team Not all virtual events are the same. Finding the right event for you will depend on your team’s size, personality, and goals. Some events work well for small teams, others for larger groups. Some flex well for attendees, others don't. …
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Why Remote Teams Need Virtual Events
The Challenge of Remote Work Let's face it... Remote work is here to stay. Employees love the flexibility, work-life balance, and lack of commutes. But there is a downside - the lack of office banter, the lack of cameraderie, all those "water cooler moments" are lost. And it's no wonder…
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Turn Dinner Into Donations: The Murder Mystery Fundraising Secret
The Secret to Effortless Fundraising Every day, we're bombarded with advertisements for fundraising balls, marathons, and coffee mornings—everyone seems to be jumping on the event bandwagon. But are large-scale events really the best way to raise money? Not always! If you want to raise funds with less stress, fewer costs,…
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Is Hosting a Murder Mystery Event the Best Way to Raise Money?
Big Event? Questions You Should Ask. Every day, we're bombarded with advertisements for fundraising balls, marathons, coffee mornings—everyone seems to be jumping on the large event bandwagon. So it must work, right? Not necessarily! While events can be a fantastic way to raise funds, they aren't always the best or…
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Planning the Perfect Custom Written Murder Mystery Game
Initial Planning When it comes to custom written games, the first thing we always do is ask you for information on what you’d like including in the game. This often means you need to do a little homework and get together with your co-organizers to brainstorm ideas. Discuss the themes…
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Incorporating Personalization in Custom written murder mystery games
Every successful murder mystery game has an engaging story at its core. A well written game will immerse players in the setting and theme, giving them engaging characters to portray. To get the most out of the custom written experience then we ask for input into every aspect of game…
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Why Custom Written Murder Mystery Games Make a Party Special
Have you ever attended a party that felt truly unforgettable? Perhaps it was the in jokes, the fact it fit the location so well, or the way the characters truly fit everyone playing so well that they didn’t feel uncomfortable and were really able to let their inner personalities go…
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Combating fundraising fatigue: How to Reignite Support with Engaging Fundraisers
Fundraising Fatigue what is it? If you're running a charity or trying to raise money then you are probably very aware of fundraising fatigue but have probably not heard it described in this way before. However you'll recognise the signs! From supporters: "Oh, sorry, we've donated to you already this…
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Are there pros and cons to using the Mp3/Video inspector vs playing the inspector as the host?
There are. So it's a decision you need to take for yourself and every host is different. Pros and cons to playing the inspector as a real person for your murder mystery rather than using the MP3/Videos: Pros to having a REAL inspector in your murder mystery game: Reading the…
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I need a murder mystery for an odd number of guests
Ever since we launched the firm in 2007 we've been asked for games to suit odd numbers of players. Not everyone is a "couple" and so hosts natually want to invite their solo friends too. As a result of this we made the decision in 2020 to make it even…
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How to host a high end murder mystery event on a mid-range budget.
When it comes to creating any experience you need to be looking at the following factors: Welcome Atmosphere Flow Finale A good event will have all four components correct. Any dip in any of those four main factors will affect the overall experience of the game, but any shortfall between…
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What does a custom written murder mystery game look like?
Actually this isn’t as easy a question as it might sound. The key word here is “custom”. If you contract us to write a custom written game then two options are possible: It will conform to one of our standard style games – but have a custom set of characters…
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What are the differences between murder mystery games and which will suit me best?
Sadly there isn’t an “industry standard” when it comes to describing murder mystery games. However, as luck would have it – crime writers are actually all very nice people – and although there may appear to be a lot of competitors in the murder mystery space, many of us talk…
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Which is the best murder mystery game for me?
You’re thinking of hosting a murder mystery for the very first time? Great! It’s really exciting. But what you’re faced with now is a LOT of options and a lot of different possible websites to buy them from and weirdly not really enough information to help you find the right…
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The Difference between Murder Mystery Party Games and Evidence-based Case File Games and why you’d pick one or the other.
What you get from one company isn't the same as what you get from another which can leave you confused and unsure what to pick.
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Murdering Games for small groups
Murdering Games for small groups FINDING THE RIGHT MURDER MYSTERY GAME FOR YOUR GROUP. Some people get a bit nervous when it comes to planning a murder mystery party. They’ve heard all sorts of stories of people having to be “killed” and sitting out of the rest of the…
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Creating Bespoke Murder Mysteries
Can we design something bespoke from scratch? Yes! In fact this is a question we get asked quite regularly. And the answer is – yes we can! As well as designing 6 standard formats of murder mystery game from scratch we are also extremely skilled in games design born out…
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Murder Mystery events for small large group sizes of around 12-25 guests
Murder Mystery events for the smaller size of large groups We’re often asked to host events for small numbers of guests. While it might seem unlikely you’d want an event management team when you only have between 12 and 25 people at an event, we can and regularly do…
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Weddings can be murder… let us help you out!
Weddings can be murder… let us help you out! Whether you’re the bride or groom, the father of the bride, the best man or the matron of honour, or indeed any of the parents who want to help out – there’s so much to think about when it comes…
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Hen Nights and Murder Mystery!
Hen Nights and Murder Mystery! I’ve spoken to a number of hens over the past few weeks, some planning for next year and some, in slightly more of a panic, planning for next week! It’s struck me how creative hens are becoming these days, looking for more and more…
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How to include younger children in murder mystery games
How to include younger children in murder mystery games As we near Christmas the enquiries start pouring in for family parties. There’s the usual questions of which murder mystery would we suggest as appropriate for Auntie Mable and the cousins (we never mind chatting this through), whether we can accommodate…
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How to host Murder mystery games for large numbers of guests
When it comes to running murder mystery games for large numbers of people it’s often a challenge to know what to look for or where to start. Should you look for a script? And if so, how hard will it be to perform it? Will you need actors? Are the…
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Murder mystery games for large numbers of guests – Novice hosts
Murder mystery games for large numbers of guests – Novice hosts How easy is it to run a murder mystery evening? Very often we’re asked how easy it is to run a murder mystery evening for large numbers of guests. The answer very much depends on what style of…
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Murder mystery games for large numbers of guests – Fundraising
Murder mystery games for large numbers of guests – Fundraising Very often we’re answering queries about how to use a murder mystery for fundraising. So this blog post is going to delve a little into two types of kit weroutinely point fundraisers at. However… before we go…
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Murder mystery fundraising: “Come Die With Me” mystery marathon.
The benefit of these fundraising events is there is no need for actors, venues, catering etc. Individual hosts and run within their own homes.
Cost and Pricing Questions