Team building
25 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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Comparison Costs for Hosting a Virtual Murder Mystery vs. a Live Event?
Comparing the benefits, costs and the best situations for hosting live events vs virtual murder mystery. We always have an ideal option for you!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Scouts and Guides – We can help planning for the year!
Scouts and Guides – We can help planning for the year! Recently a couple of scout leaders called into the office in Grimsby entirely unaware we existed. We work with Scouting and Guiding groups all over the world, so when they arrived I explained the sorts of things we…
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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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Introducing the FIRST ever on-line digital interactive murder mystery game
Introducing the FIRST ever on-line digital interactive murder mystery game Museums at Night can now be accessed 365 days a year thanks to ground breaking project by Red Herring Games and the National Fishing Heritage Centre from Grimsby. This week saw the culmination of their 2014 May project, which…
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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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Escape room or murder mystery? Which do you choose for your office?
Escape room or murder mystery? Which do you choose for your office? In recent years we’ve seen an explosion of escape room / lock in rooms across the world. People who pay either individually or as a small group to be locked into a room within in a house…
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Team building – murder mystery activities
Team building – murder mystery activities We’re often asked what sorts of other “team building” activities can be bolted into murder mystery games to encourage team work during a corporate team building day. It’s important to understand that a murder mystery is team building in and of itself (details…
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Teambuilding – construction project ideas.
Teambuilding – construction project ideas. This blog forms part of a series of blogs with team building ideas. To find out more team building ideas just click on the “team building” category within the blog and read them all. Construction projects for team building exercises. All constructional activities will…
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How to play Mafia – great team building mini-game
How to play Mafia A great team building mini-game We get asked all the time about the Mafia game. It’s easy to play and is great for a “space filler” in a team building day. Youth groups tend to love it once they understand the rules. And you can easily kill a good…
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Team building activities – Ice breaking ideas.
Team building activities – Ice breaking ideas. The following activities all run with minimal / no advance preparation and equipment. The activities have been split into activities for complete strangers, and ones that might be more appropriate for people that already know each other. However you may find games…
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Team Building Activities – How Murder Mystery Games fit in
Team Building Activities – How Murder Mystery Games fit in We’re often being asked what sort of activities could be used for team building ideas along side murder mystery events. As a result we’ve put together a few blog posts of team building ideas. Just hit the “Team building”…
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Team Building Activities – Communication focused
Team Building Activities – Communication focused We’re often being asked what sort of activities could be used for team building ideas along side murder mystery events. As a result we’ve put together a few blog posts of team building ideas. Just hit the “Team building” category to find them…