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Dinner party ideas
The game’s a foot by Michelle Crowther
The game’s a foot by Michelle Crowther My love of Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle’s crime novels began when I was 14 and the school’s fiction library was converted into a classroom. With nowhere to move the collection of dusty novels to, the books stayed and the desks arrived. During wet…
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Writing ‘Death at Dodge City’ by Michelle Crowther
Writing ‘Death at Dodge City’ by Michelle Crowther I became interested in the Wild West when I was doing research into gold rushes. I thought Dodge City, synonymous with gun-slinging and lawlessness,would be the perfect setting for a murder mystery. I found myself particularly attracted to the stories…
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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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Dinner party ideas
How long do you need to plan a murder ystery party?
How long does it take to plan a party? There are no “hard and fast” answers when it comes to this question as it all depends on the type of party you want to host and how involved you want everyone to get. (And also how much fun you want…
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Event management
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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Best Fit (Suitability)
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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Dinner party ideas
Ever felt like sometimes there\’s just not enough time?
Ever felt like sometimes there’s just not enough time? When you’ve got lots of friends, trying to keep up with them all can sometimes lead to you booking in dinner dates 6 months in advance. A quicker way to touch base with your friends would be to see…
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Comparisons
Murder mystery dinner parties at home – for dummies.
Murder mystery dinner parties at home – for dummies. If this is your first time and you’ve never hosted a murder mystery dinner party before, it’s sometimes quite daunting. We’ve all heard rumours about different parties that have run with various friends or friends of friends… “We all found…
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Event management
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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Education
Murder Mystery and the STEM agenda
Murder Mystery and the STEM agenda There has been increasing focus on STEM within schools in recent years, so much so, that Amazon itself now has a STEM section. For those not already in the Education-jargon look STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. So why are…
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Bespoke Kits
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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Bespoke Kits
Murders to order – Is it possible to get what you want for £4?
Murders to order – Is it possible to get what you want for £4? Writing murder mystery games is a skill. It’s not easy, but equally it’s not hard once you’ve learned how to do it. It’s a bit like riding a bike. Once you’ve got your mind wrapped…
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Looking for a murder mystery suitable for a family with children present.
How can you involve kids in a murder mystery party without ruining the game for everyone? THERE IS NO REASON ANYONE NEED BE LEFT OUT DURING MURDER MYSTERY PARTIES, NO MATTER HOW YOUNG OR HOW OLD THEY ARE. As well as activity packs for children, we’ve been known to…
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Education
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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Education
DIY fingerprint collection
DIY fingerprint collection We’re often asked about forensic science education with regards to home education. The focus on STEM within education (Science, technology, english and maths for those not already in the loop) has been increasing over the last few years and with the interest in CSI thanks to…
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Event management
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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Dinner party ideas
5 Quick Tips for Dinner Party Success
Whenever I sit down to plan a meal I always think about serving plates. The dinner plates are immediately in use for the main course.
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Dinner party ideas
A few ideas for dealing with last minute guest cancellations
A few ideas for dealing with last minute guest cancellations Flaky guests are always a problem. Sometimes they go down sick, sometimes their cat dies suddenly, sometimes they just can’t make it due to snow – but when you’ve got a murder mystery dinner party booked and they…
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Event management
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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Fundraising
Thinking of using a murder mystery for fundraising? Read on.
Thinking of using a murder mystery for fundraising? Read on. When people think of using a murder mystery as a fundraising event, most people immediately think of the formal sit down dinner theatre style events hosted by most hotels and restaurants. But in reality – these events just aren’t…
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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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5 place setting ideas to jazz up your murder mystery dining table!
5 place setting ideas to jazz up your murder mystery dining table! You’re hosting a murder mystery and you want to create some simple but effective place settings for your guests. There are a number of ways you can do this, but try these for size… 1) Making…
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5 ways to make the most of your crime scene at your murder mystery party!
5 ways to make the most of your crime scene at your murder mystery party! You’ve picked your murder mystery, you’ve invited your guests… but what about the dead body? Aren’t they invited too? Five top tips to creating your crime scene. 1) Find out all you can…
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Education
What can a murder mystery achieve in a school setting?
What can a murder mystery achieve in a school setting? Recently we were asked on our twitter feed how to “sell” a murder mystery event to a school. While we can’t reply to a question like that in 140 characters (who can?) We’ve posted a variety of reasons…