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Christmas Party Games for a Family With Kids (and Grandparents, and an In-Law) Most party games favour one kind of guest. A murder mystery gives grandparents, teenagers and a six-year-old the exact same job. Last-Minute Christmas Party Ideas When It Is Already December What to skip, what matters, and how a printable murder mystery fills the one gap that usually gets cut when a Christmas party comes together at the last minute. Ugly Sweater Party Ideas for After the Contest Ends The sweater contest runs about twenty minutes. Here is what to do with the rest of the night, without wasting the fact that everyone already looks ridiculous. Christmas Party Games for Adults That Outlast the Gift Exchange White elephant and Secret Santa structure the first twenty minutes and then stop. A murder mystery has four rounds built in, right through to the reveal. Halloween Costume Ideas That Come With a Part to Play The costume was never the problem. Choosing who you will be for three hours is an easier decision than choosing what to wear — and a better night. Halloween Office Party Ideas That People Actually Join In With A work party has constraints a house party does not. Seniority is in the room, and somebody is quietly hoping not to be noticed. Last-Minute Halloween Party Ideas When You Have Two Days What you can skip, what you cannot, and how to put a real evening together when it is already the twenty-ninth of October. Halloween Party Games for Adults That Are Not Just Bobbing for Apples Most adult Halloween games are children’s games with alcohol added. The real problem is that grown-ups will not volunteer to look silly — unless everyone does at once. How Many Guests for a Murder Mystery Party? Eight is the minimum — that’s how many characters are in the game. There is no maximum. Here is why. Boxed or Download? A Straight Answer Same story, same characters, same clues. The difference is time, and whether your printer is trustworthy. Never Done One Before? Read This First The honest answers to what people quietly worry about — acting, memorising, and whether it will be embarrassing. A Christmas Murder Mystery Party Is the Easiest Way to Save the Office Do The office Christmas party has a structural problem. A mystery fixes it, because it gives people who barely know each other something to talk about. Halloween Murder Mystery Party Ideas That Beat Another Costume Party Everyone has been to the party where people stand around in costumes. Giving them something to do changes the whole night. How to Host a Murder Mystery Party (Without Losing Your Evening to It) What actually happens on the night, how long each part takes, and the four things that decide whether it works.