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- Revisions within the package are free.
- If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.
The money is reserved when you pay and released only once you accept the work.
Example result
Party scenario: a pirate-themed 8th birthday
Timeline
| Time | Block | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Welcome | Kids get a pirate name tag and a bandana; crews of 4 |
| 14:15 | Opening | Captain's speech, the "lost map" appears |
| 14:25 | Game 1 | Cannonball relay |
| 14:45 | Game 2 | Knots & riddles station |
| 15:05 | Snack break | "Ship's galley": pizza and juice |
| 15:30 | Game 3 | Treasure hunt with 5 clues |
| 16:05 | Cake | Song, candles, "pirate oath" |
| 16:20 | Farewell | Gold coin bags, crew photo |
Host lines (opening)
Tom (in captain's hat): "Ahoy, crew! I'm Captain Redbeard, and this morning a seagull dropped this on our deck." (holds up a torn map) "Half a map! Legend says the other half is hidden right here, guarded by riddles only real pirates can solve. Are you real pirates?" (kids shout "Aye!") "I can't hear you over the waves!" (louder "AYE!") "Then earn your gold. Three trials, one treasure. Crews, to your ships!"
Games and contests
Cannonball relay (20 min)
Each crew carries water balloons on a big spoon to their "ship" (a hula hoop) 10 metres away. A dropped "cannonball" goes back to the start. The crew with the most balloons in 3 minutes wins a map piece. Rain option: use ping-pong balls indoors.
Knots & riddles (20 min)
Two tasks per crew: tie a simple knot from a picture card, and solve 3 riddles. Example: "I have a bed but never sleep, a mouth but never eat. What am I?" (A river.)
Treasure hunt (35 min)
Five clues in rhyme lead around the yard. Clue 1: "Where green things grow and the hose sleeps tight, look under the pot that's painted white." The last clue leads to a chest with gold coin bags for everyone — no crew loses.
Props list
- 16 bandanas, name tags, captain's hat
- Torn map in 4 pieces, 5 rhyme clue cards
- 4 hula hoops, 4 large spoons, 40 water balloons
- Small chest, 16 bags of chocolate coins
Backup ideas
- If a game ends early: "Captain says" (pirate version of Simon says)
- If kids get tired: quiet "message in a bottle" drawing at the table
Client: the Novak family. Occasion: Leo's 8th birthday. Guests: 12 kids aged 7–9, 4 parents. Venue: backyard plus a living room in case of rain. Length: 2.5 hours. Host: Leo's dad, Tom.
The client and all details are made up.
About this service
We write a murder mystery for your guests to play over dinner: a setting and a victim, one suspect per guest, and a booklet for each character with their secrets, goals and what they may reveal in each round. Clues are released in rounds, so nobody can solve it before dessert, and only the murderer knows the truth. The host gets an opening speech, a clue schedule and a final reveal that explains every clue.
What is included
- What you getThe full game as text: story, character booklets, round-by-round clues, host guide and solution, plus invitations with costume hints in higher packages. You print or send the booklets yourself.
- A role for each guestWith secrets and personal goals
- Clues in roundsNobody solves it too early
- Host guideOpening, timing and the reveal
- Fair solutionEvery clue explained at the end
- InvitationsCostume hints, from Standard
How it works
- 1BriefYou pick the setting and guest count
- 2MysteryWe write the story, roles and clues
- 3PartyYou send booklets and play
What we need from you
The number of guests and whether roles can be any gender, the setting or era you like, the dinner format and how experienced your players are.
We will ask you:
- How many guests will play?
- Can roles go to any guest, or do you need set numbers of men and women?
- Which setting or era do you like?
- Is it a dinner with courses or a standing party?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicMystery for up to 6 guests$15 | StandardMystery for up to 10 guests$29 | PremiumMystery for up to 16 guests$55 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Characters | up to 6 | up to 10 | up to 16 |
| Game length | up to 1 hour | up to 2 hours | up to 3 hours |
| Extras | host guide | host guide and invitations | guide, invitations and clue cards |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
What if a guest cancels at the last minute?
We mark which characters are optional and where their clues go if nobody plays them, so the mystery still works.
Does the murderer know from the start?
Yes, their booklet says so and tells them how to lie convincingly. Everyone else learns the truth at the reveal.
Can the host also play?
Yes. We give the host a minor role that does not know the solution, with the clue schedule in a separate sealed note.