A murder mystery starring your team

What your team gets

• Written around your people

  Every character carries a teammate's name and one thing about them, plus the inside jokes you give us. Kept affectionate: nobody is the butt of the story.

• A painted portrait of every character

  Each suspect gets a portrait, so the cast list looks like a real case file.

• Your setting

  Pick from 71 themes, or describe your own: a rival company, your industry, the office itself. We write the story there.

• Everyone gets their character by email

  You enter each person's email and we send them a private link to their character. They can read it on a phone or print it.

• Party mode for the night

  The host steps through the rounds on their phone and everyone's page unlocks round by round, in the room or on a video call.

• Host guide, name tags and ballots

  A round-by-round script with the solution and reveal, QR name tags and accusation ballots. Everything prints on letter or A4.

• An invoice and a person to talk to

  We invoice your company, and Matt answers your questions by email while you plan.

How it works

1. Tell us your team size, date and format below. No payment yet.
2. Matt replies within one business day to agree the setting, length and anything to avoid, and sends an invoice.
3. You give us first names and one detail per person (inside jokes too, if you like). We write the mystery.
4. Everyone gets their character by email, and on the day the host runs it from their phone.

Questions

How many people can play?

From 4 to 20, each with their own character written for your exact headcount. For bigger groups, tell us your size in the form and we'll say honestly what we can do.

Does it work for a remote or hybrid team?

Yes. Each person gets a private link to their character, and the host runs the rounds in party mode while everyone talks on the video call. Nobody needs to print anything.

How long does it take on the day?

You choose: Quick runs 1 to 2 hours (2 rounds), Classic 2 to 3 hours (3 rounds) and Epic 3 to 4 hours (4 rounds). Quick fits inside a long lunch or the start of a holiday party.

How far ahead should we book?

A week is comfortable, so people can read their characters and plan a costume if they want. Once we have names and details, the writing itself takes under an hour.

Can we pay by invoice?

Yes. We send an invoice to your company once you're happy with the plan. $199 covers up to 20 people. 30-day money-back guarantee: not happy with your kit? We fix it or refund you in full.

Is it suitable for work?

Choose the Campy or Dramatic tone and we keep it light. Details about colleagues are written affectionately, and you can tell us anything to steer clear of.

More on running one at work: a murder mystery for the office holiday party and a virtual murder mystery for remote teams.