Frequently asked questions about murder mystery parties

I get many questions about murder mystery parties. These, however, are some of the most common questions.

the questions

Murder mystery parties are interactive party games for anywhere between 7 and 200 guests. Murder mysteries come in all sorts of shapes and sizes - dinner theatre, interviewing suspects and turn-based games.

Because I like them so much, I concentrate on "interactive" murder mystery games.

What are interactive murder mystery parties?

What are the other types of murder mystery party?

Why do you like interactive murder mystery games so much? Here are ten reasons.

What makes for a great murder mystery party kit?

Are there any free murder mystery games? (Yes!)

How do I choose a suitable game?

What does the host do? (And other questions about hosting.)

Can I run the games as a charity fund raiser? (Yes you can!)

Having difficulties opening files, or paying for the game? Check out these troubleshooting questions.

Questions about costs and pricing, including currencies, shipping, receipts, and selling the game afterwards.

How can I sell a murder mystery game that I've written myself?

Is it possible to make money from hosting murder mystery games (includes commercial licenses)?

Have any murder mystery parties been translated into other languages?

Can you replay the murder mystery games?

It depends on the game. The licence for some games let you run them just the once. Others let you run them as many times as you like.

However, you can't really run them with the same group again, as once you've played a game then everyone will know the game secrets.

Do you know of any games for over 200 people?

While I have tips and suggestions for hosting really big murder mystery parties here, I'm afraid I don't know of any published games for over 200 people.