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Dinner party ideas
Tips and review of Murder in the Med
Tips and review of Murder in the Med This review and feedback came courtesy of Honey Moris. We always provide hosting hints and tips – but Honey has come up with a set of her own for “Murder in the Med!” as well! HERE ARE HONEY’S TOP TIPS…
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Best Fit (Suitability)
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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Bespoke Kits
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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Education
Not just for Birthdays – our Children\’s mysteries are used all year
Not just for Birthdays – our Children’s mysteries are used all year If you’re looking for something low cost to do this half term, or if you’re an out of school club or child minder looking to amuse a group of primary schoolers – then we have exactly…
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Event management
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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Education
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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Best Fit (Suitability)
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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Best Fit (Suitability)
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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Event management
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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Dinner party ideas
Something for the kids
Something for the kids When it comes to entertaining that Tween bracket, those too old for bouncy castles and too young for teen parties – it’s no surprise that our puzzle based children’s mysteries are popular. Pitched at the 7-10 year old age range, they span the gap between…
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Best Fit (Suitability)
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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Best Fit (Suitability)
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.
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Dinner party ideas
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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Bespoke Kits
Can I add a new character to a murder mystery game at the last minute?
Can I add a new character to a murder mystery game at the last minute? QUITE OFTEN WE ARE ASKED IF IT’S POSSIBLE TO SIMPLY “BOLT ON” A FEW EXTRA CHARACTERS. This is often because guests have confirmed late. While we try to help where we can, it often…
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Comparisons
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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Bespoke Kits
Come and see us at the Agatha Christie Festival 2015
Come and see us at the Agatha Christie Festival 2015 How exciting! We’ve been asked to write the murder mystery evening for the International Agatha Christie Festival which is celebrating the 125th year of the best selling crime author! It’s not our first custom request, and it certainly won’t…
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Event management
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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Decoration Ideas
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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Decoration Ideas
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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Team building
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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Team building
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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Team building
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
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
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”…