This Christmas, have a murder mystery party
Do something different this Christmas - throw a murder mystery party for your friends and family.
You don't need professional actors or a fancy hotel - you can instead hold the party in the comfort of your own home for your friends or colleagues!
Christmas murder mystery games from Freeform Games
Our murder mystery games are interactive social events where you scheme and negotiate with other players in order to solve the murder and achieve your goals. Each murder mystery party game is a complete evening's entertainment, and they range in size from 6 up to 33 guests.
They are ideal for parties of all sorts - especially Christmas!
Games for Christmas!
The Night before Christmas - It is December 24, 1948. The socialite Evington-Browne family and guests are preparing for the annual Christmas Eve cocktail party, held by tradition at the family's hunting lodge in the White Mountains north of Boston. Snow has been falling for days - a blizzard has now set in - and the party finds itself cut off from the rest of the world. This is unfortunate, as the valet of one of the guests has been found dead in the kitchen! It looks like a heart attack - but is it murder? The Night before Chrismtas is suitable for 12 to 15 guests and a host.
Snow Business - Each winter, the Harrisons and the Perrys ski in the French Alps and always rent the Chalet Flaubert. They hire the whole chalet and bring both families and friends. The holidays are usually an opportunity to relax and unwind away from the pressures of normal life, but this year has been different. Jacqui and Mariella have been arguing, Lucy has sprained her wrist, snow has cut the chalet off - and tonight, real tragedy has struck. A few minutes ago, John Morgan was found dead at the foot of the attic steps, his neck broken at an unfortunate angle. Nobody can leave the chalet; and there is no phone or radio in here... Snow Business is suitable for 10 to 12 guests and a host.
Or enjoy one of our other murder mysteries -- see the list on the left!
Each of our kits contain everything you need to run a fabulous Christmas murder mystery party:
- Detailed character backgrounds including goals, secrets, information about other characters and more (and you will know everything you need to know at the beginning - we don't drip-feed you your background)
- Costume guides to ensure that your party is a really colourful event
- Goals for every character - solving the murder is only one of your objectives
- Background information setting the scene
- Cards to represent items, money
- Special abilities for each character that let them affect other characters
- Hints to help beginning players
- Complete details for the host to run the game and make sure everyone has a great time
- Detailed timetables explaining what happens and when
Free introductory files
To give you a taste of murder, you can download free introductory files for each game. These files provide you with a list of all the guests, an invitation for you to send out, some background material (such as the cover of a newspaper) - plus details of how to buy the game.
(You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read these files. Acrobat Reader is completely free and is available to download here.)
How do they work?
Choose one of the games and download the files. You (assuming that you will be the host) then read the instructions, plus the character backgrounds and other details. You also need to separate out the information that their guests receive - character backgrounds, items, money and so on.
On the night of the party you introduce your guests and give them their detailed character backgrounds. These contain details of who they are and why they are present, along with clues to solving the mystery and the objectives they need to achieve.
Each guest has a character with goals and problems. One might have to solve the murder and pay off their gambling debts. Another character might want a certain object, while yet another is having an affair. Once the game starts, the guests talk to each other and decide who to trust and who to blackmail in order to solve the mystery and achieve their goals.
Unlike the traditional boxed sets available in the shops, these games are completely interactive. While there is a solution to the murder, how your guests achieve their other goals is entirely up to them. There might even be more murders - it's entirely up to you!
Exclusive to the Internet
Our games are available only on the Internet - you won't find them in the shops. Once you have paid for the game, you will be emailed the password that will enable you to download and play the game.
Benefits of ordering over the Internet include:
- Credit card payments are handled by WorldPay, a specialist company with a secure card-payment server - we don't see your credit card details at all
- Ordering over the Internet is virtually instantaneous - we will email you the passwords so that you can start downloading the game immediately
- Environmentally friendly - no packaging or transportation costs
- If you don't trust the Internet, the free introductory files detail other ways to pay
Money-Back Guarantee
We have a cast-iron money back guarantee. If you're not completely satisfied with our murder mystery games, then just let us know within 30 days and we will refund you your money.
(We should probably add that this doesn't happen very often - most people think that our murder mystery games are pretty good...)
Who are these games suitable for?
Some of our games involve adult themes and as a result they are not suitable for young children. They are perfect for open-minded, intelligent people willing to have a good time.
Run a Freeform Games murder mystery game and have a Christmas party to remember!