So, you were just invited to your first murder mystery party and are wondering, where do I even start? Solving the whodunnit as a first-time player can be both challenging and exhilarating. In this blog post, we'll share some of the best tips and tricks for solving a murder mystery at a murder mystery party so you can surprise folks with your super sleuthing.

How to Host the Perfect Murder Mystery Party: A Step-by-Step Guide

We are always impressed by the creativity and ingenuity of our Foulplay murder mystery party hosts, but occasionally there is a party that leaves us truly speechless. That was the case meeting Tiger, our featured Foulplay party host! We met Tiger out and about in the Seattle theater community and learned that not only has he hosted Murder at Menlo Park 5 times, he used his skills as a software engineer and merged them with his party hosting chops to create a mind-blowing technical marvel for his games! Read on for his take on Murder at Menlo Park!

When we talk to potential customers, we are often asked, “Will I be able to host a murder mystery party even if I am anxious about it going well?’, “How do you convince your friends to do something like this?”, What if my friends are introverted/shy/anxious?” As long-time party planners, we understand the anxiety–but we also know that hosting a murder mystery party can reveal just how capable you are as well as garner a few surprises from your friends while they have a ton of fun! It’s always the most helpful for us to hear first-time hosts share their experience, and when we heard from Stella about her murder mystery party, we knew we had to feature her! Read on below to see how Stella transformed her house into a 1920s party that would rival one of Gatsby’s soirees!

If you're thinking of planning a murder mystery party for New Year’s Eve, you've come to the right place! Murder mystery parties are an exciting, engaging, and fun way to entertain your friends, family, or colleagues during this festive time of year. However, planning a mystery party can be overwhelming if you're not sure where to start. Fortunately, we're here to help! In this post, we'll provide a step-by-step strategy guide on how to plan the perfect NYE murder mystery party.

If you're thinking of planning a murder mystery party for the holiday season, you've come to the right place! Murder mystery parties are an exciting, engaging, and fun way to entertain your friends, family, or colleagues during this festive time of year. However, planning a mystery party can be overwhelming if you're not sure where to start. Fortunately, we're here to help! In this post, we'll provide a step-by-step strategy guide on how to plan the perfect holiday murder mystery party.

Running a murder mystery side hustle, we never know what fun emails we will get in our inbox each day. Such was the case when brand new Foulplayer, Chandler, reached out asking if we had any extra characters for Murder at Menlo Park. As the conversation continued, we came to find out that Chandler had some pretty amazing ideas for his first murder mystery game! After hearing his creative plans, we asked if he would be willing to submit his party to the blog, and luckily for us and our readers, he said yes! From a custom Wordle to handmade evidence, he went all in! Read on for Chandler’s story on how he hosted a murder mystery party for the first time after finding us on TikTok, with a ton of creative touches!

When we think about who is best equipped to solve a murder, a group of 20 law students certainly fits the bill! Melissa and her boyfriend, a current law student, had spent months talking about hosting a murder mystery party and finally decided to take the plunge. As a first time host, Melissa was looking for a structured game with a lot of characters and decided on our vintage carnival game, The Curious Carnival. Read on for Melissa’s story on how she hosted a wildly successful and immersive murder mystery game for 20 people!

If you're thinking of planning a murder mystery party for the Christmas season, you've come to the right place! Murder mystery parties are an exciting, engaging, and fun way to entertain your friends, family, or colleagues during this festive time of year. However, planning a mystery party can be overwhelming if you're not sure where to start. Fortunately, we're here to help! In this post, we'll provide a step-by-step strategy guide on how to plan the perfect Christmas murder mystery party.

First-time Foulplayer, Andrew, met us at Norwescon and played in one of our pop-up games (and even won best performer!). He decided to host his first murder mystery party for a “house con” and chose our true crime-themed murder mystery game, The Wych Elm, and we loved hearing all the fun stories from the night. Check out our interview with Andrew below for tips and tricks on how to host your own murder mystery party!

Meagan hosted our ‘80s summer camp horror murder mystery party, Cabin #5, for her friend Emma’s birthday party. We knew Meagan would use her long-time hosting expertise to throw an amazing birthday bash! . Check out our interview with Meagan below for a long-time host’s tips and tricks on how to host your own murder mystery birthday party!

If you're thinking of planning a murder mystery party for Halloween, you've come to the right place! Murder mystery parties are an exciting, engaging and fun way to entertain your friends, family, or colleagues this spooky season. In this post, we'll provide a step-by-step strategy guide on how to plan the perfect Halloween murder mystery party.

First-time Foulplayer, Sarah, hosted her first murder mystery party for her birthday recently. Sarah chose our space western murder mystery game, WANDERSTAR, and we were awestruck by the creativity and fun she brought to her party. Check out our interview with Sarah below for tips and tricks on how to host your own murder mystery birthday party!

As a first time host, Meg was looking for a structured game with a fun space theme and landed on WANDERSTAR. We know what it is like to host murder mystery games for the first time, so we put a lot of time and care into writing our games so that first time hosts can feel confident and ready to host an inclusive and fun party. Our values of inclusivity, clear expectations, and exploring new worlds resonated with Meg and her group of friends. Read on for Meg’s story on how she leveled up her regular monthly get togethers with an immersive murder mystery game.

Hosting a murder mystery party is a great way to make an ordinary night extraordinary. If you’re curious about how to host your own Foulplay party but don’t know what to expect, check out our interview with first-time host, Eric, about his recent murder mystery party experience as a newbie host!

When Emerald City Comic Con approached us to host pop-up murder mystery games, it was a perfect opportunity to bring our love for hosting murder mystery games to a whole new level. We chose our murder mystery game WANDERSTAR as the featured game for the con. By the end of the con, over 500 attendees had joined us spread across 13 murder mystery games for our biggest con presence yet! Here is our epic recap of our experience hosting murder mystery game parties at Emerald City Comic Con.

Are you looking for a fun way to entertain guests at your next party or event, or hoping to reconnect with friends and family over the summer? Consider hosting a murder mystery game! Murder mystery games have been popular for decades, and they have gained a resurgence in recent years thanks to the popularity of escape rooms, true crime podcasts, and crime TV series. If you're unfamiliar with what a murder mystery game is, don't worry, we've got you covered! In this blog post, we'll explain exactly what a murder mystery game is, how they work, and how you can host one of your own.

Whether you are hosting or attending an upcoming murder mystery party, you’re in for a fun-filled evening with your family and friends! But before the party even gets started, you still have to decide what to wear! While costumes are not required, they are a lot of fun and can really help you get into character, so it's a great idea to put together something before the night of the party. Don't worry, we’re here to help you with 5 tips on how to put together the perfect murder mystery costume.

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