Murder mystery party games

"Liven up a dinner party. Treat your guests to a brilliant murder mystery game with 'Death by Design' which is based on the 'death' of fictional interior designer Matt Finish."

Derbyshire Life 'Murder in Mind'

"The games are a great way to spend an evening with friends, each taking the role of a suspect and detective for two to three hours of intrigue, suspense and humour"

The Revenge of the Pharaoh
Our Scout Troop worked this into the fingerprinting Merit Badge. We defined three extra characters and gave them new clues to interact with other characters. Loads of fun, the boys REALLY enjoyed it. Tim Whited
This is a great murder mystery and we all had loads of fun dressing up. I challenge anyone to spot the real sting in the tail. Wow what an ending! Doug Bancroft

We had a great evening playing this game. The Fez I bought in Cairo came in useful for my costume along with the plastic sphinx (£6 E Bay). The game was well researched and is a must for Egyptomaniacs. I've already booked my Nile cruise. Rob Massey

Death by Design
We had great evening that was incredibly well organized by our hosts (this was important!). The names for the characters were really good...It was great to have each session numbered and we all loved the letters. Altogether it was really good fun and we liked the twists and turns in the plot making it plausible that anyone could've done Matt Finish 'in'. Our hosts had arrange 'phone calls and had a 'body' on the patio outside as well as fantastic food and wine. BRILLIANT! Janet Rees

Death of a Pirate
This was great... all our guest had a lot of fun and the adlibs were hilarious. Everyone laughed all night. Highly recommended for all. Kim Nadolny

This was a perfect way to give a party for my 19 year old daughter and her college friends. The planning was so simple and preparing for the party so easy. The guests surprised me by getting more in to their roles that I expected and with the way the game was structured, we had no lulls in the evening. Even the most "Jaded" of her friends commented that it was the best party they had been to even including the ones that did serve alcohol. The clues were great and enough of a challenge to guess the murderer. This was a small group of 11 people. We are going to try the vampire themed murder party at Halloween this year. I highly recommend this particular mystery as the parts are fun and varied. Kelly Meers

We ran this game as my Hen Night and it was totally awesome!!!!!! A fantastic excuse to dress up in costume and say oohhh aaahhhh mi hearties a lot. I will definitely be giving one of the other games a go in the future. Thank you so much!!! Vikki

Everybody came in character and we stayed in character all evening - which was scary at times! Would recommend this site to anyone thinking of entertainment with a difference. We are busy looking for another one now as normal boring dinner parties are now off limits in this household. Joyce and Mike Pitt

A St Valentine’s Murder Mystery
Had a great time at the speakeasy! I would definitely do it again! I would rate it as excellent 4 stars! Brandy Chaser

The scene was set, a dining room set out with a Valentine theme, 20's music beating in the background, 10 guests in total dressed in period wear with gangster style props. A great plot, good clues ready to lead or mis-lead the guests to the conclusion. 10 out of 10 we all had a great evening with this murder mystery as the catalyst. Keith Bart Ender

Murder in the Snow
Great names for characters and all the better for guests to use the accent for the character. We were on a skiing holiday so our après ski wear did as fancy dress and some inspiration with a feather duster as a microphone got the party off to a good start. It made a great evenings entertainment which started with the first 4 rounds before dinner and the rest during dinner. Everyone had their characters before the holiday which built on the excitement of the holiday and had the first clue early. Sue Archer

Everyone really enjoyed the mystery and entered in well. Only one person guessed, so the level of difficulty was quite high but the rationale was sound. Graham Johnston

This is a great game for anyone who loves a real mystery with a logical solution that can be thought out. The dressing up was really easy and lots of fun. Alan Jenkins

A Licence to Murder

Overall a very fun evening. All the guests arrived in character and ready to play. The characters were very creative and the guests really dressed the part and brought great props. . The Bond theme is great. So many ways to get creative with the menu, cocktails, music, pre-party lead-up. Also there are numerous Bond/007 websites for ideas. A fun party theme overall. Beth

This was so much fun!!! We played with 8 players with only about a week's notice. We enjoyed the online communication with one another. We LOVED the twist at the end... The clues were easy to follow and let everyone enjoy role playing. We can't wait to play again!! Christy

Death of a Vampire

Great fun. I love the "full" Vampire experience! Mary

We had a blast. Everything you could need is provided and it made for a great Halloween party. I'm trying another storyline very soon. Angela Bowman

We had a great time last year doing the party (as hosts) we are once again doing this party but inviting different people. Everyone had a blast and really got into their characters, even the shy ones that we didn’t think would. Everyone came in costumes, they were so easy to come up with and usually stuff from around the house. Great party and I would highly recommend it to anyone. Jodi Davis

The party was awesome... I run a haunted house every year, but have not had the time to recreate the spook world this year. This is why I chose Vampireland. I had the property (theme park) and the place was decorated to the hilt. Everyone came in character and played their roles to the max. We want to take this show on the road and perform for other groups. I’ll promote this game! John Turpin (The Haunted Spirit)

It was one of the best parties I have ever thrown. Everyone was so into their characters, we didn't want the night to end. I would recomend this mystery to anyone how is looking to throw an exceptional party. Thanks Again, Lynne Kennefick

Murder in the Wild West

Hi. Just to let you know that we played the Wild West Murder party game last week and it was great fun. I always like the dressing up best and this one was quite easy to do and everyone made a big effort. The game flowed well. Most of the people that played with us hadn't done a murder party before and were well impressed. Jacqueline Treacher

Just wanted to let you know that we had a fantastic night last Saturday. The party was an outstanding success, a really laugh!!! This was the first time that any of the people had been to one and we found it extremely easy to follow, (in the begging anyway!) before the wine started to flow.
Mark Giannandrea

We played the Wild West and it is by far one of the best games I have played. The costume opportunities were great. I have a picture I will send of the 12. The Bank Manager wore an authentic Bank Tellers uniform from 1870!
Jonathon Rolls, California

Murder on Paradise Island
Thank you for providing us with a great fun evening. We never stopped laughing. We started at 8pm and didn't finish until 3am! We will be in touch again for the next game Gill Holden, Hull

We had a blast at the party and we all thought the names of the characters were so clever" Christy Lowe

"My daughter and her friends played the murder mystery game last Sunday. THEY LOVED IT" Simon Meller

Murder at the Hop

The singing and participation became louder and louder as the
evening went on. There were some hysterical on-liners, and
we all agreed the games seem to have moved on immensely since we first started playing them about 5 years ago. Gill Holden