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Clue Parties: The Ultimate Live-Action WHODUNNIT

Not every event has room for a massive stage production, and not every host wants a formal sit-down dinner. If you want a party where everyone is in on the action from the second they walk through the door, a Clue Party is the answer.

We take the classic mystery board game mechanics and turn your home, office, or rented space into an interactive crime scene.

How the Game Works: Four Acts of Chaos

Instead of sitting back and watching a show, your guests become the show. We can handle intimate groups of up to 40 guests where everyone gets a role, or scale up to 300+ for larger corporate events (10-20 guests play characters, everyone plays detective).

  • Prologue (The Invitation): Every guest receives a personalized character card written in first-person prose. It contains your backstory, secret motives, and three specific clues about other people in the room. You can act it out or simply read off the card if you are feeling camera-shy.
  • Act I (The Murder is Announced): Our professional detective host takes the mic, sets the rules, and transforms the room. Your living room or office suddenly becomes a 1920s speakeasy, a cruise ship, or a high school gym.
  • Act II (On the Case): Everyone is set loose. You are simultaneously a suspect and a detective. You mingle, interrogate each other, trade clues, and try to protect your own secrets.
  • Act III (The Murder Board): Guests weigh the evidence, separate real motives from red herrings, and fill out their final verdict sheets.
  • Act IV (The Final Solutions): Our detective collects the answer sheets, calls out the funniest wrong guesses, and reveals who actually got away with murder.

Pick Your Favorite Theme

We have dozens of ready-to-go scripts, and we regularly write custom stories for our clients. Some of our most popular themes include:

  • 1920s Speakeasy
  • Great Gatzby Satire (popular with teen events)
  • Gilded Age Mansion
  • Small Town Murders
  • Murder Mansion
  • 1940s Old Hollywood
  • International Spies
  • 1970s Disco
  • 1980s Pop Rock,
  • 1990s At the Mall
  • Renaissance Festival or Shakespearian Drama

Clue Parties are perfect for birthday parties, bachelorette weekends, team building, and holiday celebrations. Stop hosting standard mixers where people stand in cliques. Give your guests a secret assignment and let them solve a crime together.

Ready to host a Clue Party at your home, venue, or office? Reach out to us today to pick your theme and lock in your date!

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