Event management
43 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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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 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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How We Built a Murder Mystery for a Moving Cruise Ship (No Spoilers)
When people hear “murder mystery cruise”, they often imagine a single themed evening; a bit of drama after dinner, then back to normal holiday mode. What we create at Red Herring Games is different. We build a premium, story-led experience that unfolds across the ship, over multiple days, and using…
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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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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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How long does it take to play a murder mystery game?
How long a murder mystery game takes to play is actually a harder question than it sounds as a) it depends on which style of game you're playing b) whether you're eating and c) what your guests are like - are they people who like to ham things up or…
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How Much Does It Cost to Buy a Custom Written a Murder Mystery Game?
We recieve an email probably 4–5 times a week, asking us how much it will cost to buy a custom written murder mystery game. So if you’re curious about costs, you’re not alone! As you might expect, it’s difficult to give an exact figure instantly because every custom-written game is…
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If I’m hosting a murder mystery can I play too?
One of the questions we're often asked each week is whether the host can play or whether they need to host. Because of the wide range of different ways of playing murder mystery games and the fact each murder mystery company designs their games slightly differently, we understand totally why…
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What are the main differences between our murder mystery games and some of the others in the internet?
This is a great question and one we're often asked. It's important to recognise that not every company makes games in the same way and because of that, you aren't really comparing apples to apples. Quite often while all games are called muder mystery games - they don't run in…
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Pros and cons to knowing you’re the murderer in a murder mystery game.
We decided early into our game creation that it was going to give a better experience NOT to tell the murderer they’re the murderer at any point in the game. This is primarily because we’re players ourselves and before we started writing our own we had one too many parties…
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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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Your invitation to join us for an unforgettable Murder Mystery Cruise Experience setting sail May 2026!
It’s hard to believe it’s been over four years since our last murder mystery cruise. Back in 2019 we took the DFDS boat from Newcastle to Amsterdam return. The amenities were fairly basic, and the weather horrendous... but it didn’t put us off looking for another opportunity! (With a bigger…
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Virtual Parties!
How to host a Virtual Party! In this uncertain time of social isolation – there has become a need to socialise while keeping your distance. It seems weird. It seems strange. It’s certainly unprecidented – but as far as we’re concerned – the show must go on… and for us…
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Weddings can be Murder, but we can help!
WEDDINGS CAN BE MURDER, BUT WE CAN HELP! Red Herring Games have always offered a fantastic alternative to the usual wedding meal, but now we can also offer to host your actual wedding ceremony! Della our events manager has recently qualified with UKSOC as a Wedding and Family Celebrant,…
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Can you beat the bomb?
Suitable for any number of players, these escape scenarios bring everything to you for a puzzle solving experience and team fun. Everyone plays together.
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Getting more ”Bang” for your bucks
Encourage new business into your venues – by creating more "Bang" with your marketing bucks. It's easy when you know how. Let us show you how it's done.
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10 Party Game ideas for New Year for Adults and Teens
Time Filler Games for New Year Parties Whether you just need some quick “time fillers” or are looking for something that will last an entire night – this quick top 10 list of party game ideas will keep adults (and teens) amused while you all wait for the…
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Commercial or Domestic user – what is the difference?
Is my event eligable for a not-for-profit discount? What is the difference between a commercial user and a domestic user? For those who work in the Am Dram theatre world you’ll know all about paying licenses or royalties and it will come as no surprise to you that we…
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Adapting Multi-room games for single room use.
Adapting Multi-room games for single room use. While we provide most of our games as “single room” murder mysteries already – and that’s often where we send someone when they’re looking for a single room scripted game – there are also times when that style of event with acting…
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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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Emma went to 10 Downing Street!
Emma went to 10 Downing Street! When I went for my first job interview, fresh out of university and in my new suit, all ready to answer the hardest questions I could imagine any interviewer would put to me and certainly ready to explain why I was the best…
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Tips for creating body outlines
Tips for creating body outlines When people play a murder mystery – they often ask us for help when it comes to creating that “chalk outline” effect. So here are our top tips for creating that “authentic” looking chalk outline. Solid Rough Surface: So long as…
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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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Masked Revengers?
Masked Revengers? At Red Herring Games we’re often asked to help source props and costumes for special events. Often if it’s a team building event or last minute private party,accessories are the costumes of choice. It’s far easier to accessorize a guest than it is to provide full fancy…
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Success at the Agatha Christie Festival
Success at the Agatha Christie Festival 18th September saw the team down in Torquay helping out with the production of the murder mystery we custom wrote for the Agatha Christie Festival this year. Over 120 people crammed into the Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey, one of the central locations…
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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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The SECRET to great office parties.
The SECRET to great office parties. Great office parties need not necessarily be BIG office parties. Some of the best office parties I’ve had with staff have been smaller intimate affairs. The problem with attending a large party night at a hotel is that your staff have to mix…
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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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Talk like a pirate – Arrr!
Talk like a pirate – Arrr! This September we’re teaming up with the UK’s official “Talk like a Pirate Day”. As part of their event, we’re donating 10% of all sales of our Pirate Themed murder mystery games this August/September to the HFT charity which supports people with…
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Fundraising? – 3 Top Tips
Sponsorship is the key to ANY charity function, be it a small event or a large one. Cover your initial costs with sponsorship.
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How to make the most of your murder mystery theme
How to make the most of your murder mystery theme So, you’ve picked your mystery, you have your theme, but what now? Well, basically you can make as much or as little effort as you like. However, from experience, the more effort you make to get your guests…
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Are mix and mingle style murder mystery games possible?
Are mix and mingle style murder mystery games possible? One of the most regular requests we’ve had recently has been for mix and mingle parties. Is it possible to do it? The answer is yes. But there are lots of different ways of playing mix and mingle games so…
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Midsomer Murders – live
Midsomer Murders – live My daughter said to me this evening. “Wouldn’t it be fun mummy if we could be IN Midsomer Murders for real, interview the suspects and work out who the killer was ourselves?” It surprised me… she’s been the daughter of a fictional assassin as long…
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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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Including small children in Murder Mystery Dinner Parties
Including small children in Murder Mystery Dinner Parties When you are planning a family get together and know you have small children at a party it’s often hard to know if, or how you should include them a the murder mystery evening. Will they be scared? Will the content…
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Surprise! It’s a murder mystery evening!
All available as a downloadable option so as long as you can print you can decide that morning to change your surprise plans!
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Can we run our own murder mystery event?
Can we run our own murder mystery event? Very often we are asked if it’s possible to run your own murder mystery evening without paying for actors. The quick answer is “yes”. We are one of very few (if not the only) murder mystery company who sells our scripts…
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Making favour boxes
Making Boxes Boxes make a great alternative to crackers on the table settings, and work all year around and for every type of event. These boxes are very very simple to make. WHAT YOU NEED: Two sheets of stiff paper or…
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How to make Crackers
Crackers are a great “extra” for murder mystery dinner parties. They aren’t just for Christmas, rather they’re a unique party favour – especially when you make them yourself as you can add in more expensive or themed party favours tailored to your guests. They aren’t difficult to make either. …
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Short notice murder mystery nights – Don’t Panic! We can help!
Short notice murder mystery nights – Don’t Panic! We can help! Very often we are called in at very short notice to deliver a murder mystery evening. This could be because a venue has been let down by another supplier, or could be because a team building event has…
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