A corporate murder mystery dinner your team will turn up to
Hire a murder mystery company for your office party or offsite — fully hosted, nobody sits and watches, and we come to you.
Most team building fails for the same reason: it asks people to perform. Someone has to volunteer, someone has to be scored, and the two people who were already confident do most of the talking while everyone else waits for lunch.
A murder mystery works differently. Seven or eight people take the key characters, each with something to hide, and everybody else is investigating them — questioning, comparing notes and working out who did it. Nobody has to put themselves forward, because the game gives everyone a reason to talk to people they would not normally talk to. The quiet person on the finance team ends up holding something the sales director needs.
How it runs
We come to you. Your office, a private room at a restaurant, a hotel function space, a conference venue — wherever you are holding it, we bring the game and run the whole thing. There is no travel charge on your quote and no radius you can fall outside of.
A professional game host runs the session start to finish. Your team plays; nobody from your side has to organise, present, or keep score.
90 to 120 minutes
Long enough to properly get into it, short enough to sit inside a working day or an evening.
Nobody watches
Seven or eight play the key characters and everyone else investigates. There is no audience.
Works with a meal
The game runs around dinner or lunch, so it is not an activity bolted onto an event — it is the event.
What it is good for
- Teams that have never met in person. Remote and hybrid teams flying in for a quarterly — two hours of this does more than a day of introductions.
- Departments that do not overlap. The game forces people across functions to compare notes, because the answers are split between them.
- Holiday parties. Something to do other than stand near the bar and leave early.
- Client and partner events. Easier to talk to someone when you both have a role.
- Conferences and offsites. A closing night that people stay for.
Sizes and timing
Groups run from around 8 people up to 100. Pricing is banded by guest count rather than charged per head, so a few extra people showing up does not change what you pay — and nobody has to stand at the door counting.
We ask for 45 days' notice. Corporate dates tend to be set further out than that anyway, but it is worth knowing before you promise a date to your team.
Themes
There are over twenty to choose from, and we build custom ones. For a corporate group that usually means one of the lighter, broader themes rather than anything that needs explaining — but if you want a game written around your company, your industry, or an in-joke that only your team will get, that is something we do. See custom murder mystery parties.
One thing worth saying plainly: this is a game, not a performance. If you are looking for something your team watches, this is not it.
Questions people ask
What is a corporate murder mystery dinner?
An evening where your team eats together and plays a murder mystery at the same time. Seven or eight people take the key characters, everybody else is investigating them, and our host runs the whole thing. It works as a corporate murder mystery event over dinner, over lunch, or as the entertainment at an offsite.
Can we hire a murder mystery company for an office party?
That is most of what we do. You give us the room, the date and a rough head count; we bring the game, the host and the characters. Holiday parties, offsites, team days and client evenings are all the same booking.
Do you come to our office?
Yes. Your office, a booked restaurant room, a hotel space, a conference venue — wherever the event is. We host nationwide and there is no travel charge added to your quote.
How long does it take?
The game runs 90 to 120 minutes. It fits inside a working afternoon or an evening, and it works around a meal rather than alongside one.
Does anyone have to perform or speak in front of everyone?
No. Seven or eight guests take the key characters and everyone else investigates, and the whole thing is played in conversation around the room rather than in front of it. Nobody is put on the spot.
How many people can play?
From about 8 up to 100. Pricing is banded by guest count rather than charged per person, so a few extra attendees do not change the cost.
How far ahead do we need to book?
We ask for 45 days. Corporate dates are usually set further out than that, but book once the date is fixed rather than once the invitations go out.
Can the game be written around our company?
Yes. There are over twenty themes to choose from and we also write custom games — around an industry, a company milestone, or something specific to your team.
Get a date held for your team
Pick your date and see the price for your group size. Nothing is charged until you decide to go ahead.
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