Bad Santa: Christmas Murder Mystery Party Game

A hilarious Christmas murder mystery party game for 10–20 players, ages 14 and up, with co-ed casting.

The main game includes 20 unique suspect roles. Two expansion packs, sold separately, add 10 and 20 unique suspects, expanding the complete game to 50 unique suspects. The expansion packs also include four optional expandable teams, with up to 30 duplicate non-suspect roles on each team.

This quirky holiday mystery is packed with eccentric Christmas Hollow residents, workplace grudges, suspicious histories, unusual rivalries, cryptic challenges, required videos, carefully guarded secrets, and murder during Christopher Clause’s mysterious holiday gathering.

This game has no affiliation with or inspiration from the movie of a similar title. The content is clean and does not include drug use, alcohol abuse, foul language, or sexual innuendo.

This is the instant download version, so there is nothing to ship and no shipping fee. Simply download, print, prepare, and play!

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Players can get started before the party with costume suggestions, character information, details about Christmas Hollow, and the events leading to Christopher Clause’s mysterious holiday gathering.

• Expansion Pack #1: Adds 10 Characters and Two Expandable Teams
  Sold separately. Adds 10 unique suspect roles, expands the game from 20 to 30 unique suspects, and includes optional teams of duplicate Palmer family members and Frederick Waters’s loyal followers.
• Expansion Pack #2: Adds 20 Characters and Two Expandable Teams
  Sold separately. Designed to be added after Expansion Pack #1. Adds 20 unique suspect roles, expands the complete game to 50 unique suspects, and includes optional teams of duplicate friends of Rachel Greene and minions of Antonio Sopranos.

Bad Santa Christmas Murder Mystery Party Synopsis:

Christopher Clause, a master of deception and reclusive eccentric, invited an exclusive group of unsuspecting guests to what he promised would be “the most wondrous party of the year.” Once they arrived at Clause Manor, his staff discreetly locked the doors, trapping everyone inside. Moments later, Christopher appeared remotely on the living room monitor. Wearing a Santa suit and a sinister smile, he warned that someone wouldn’t make it out alive.

It quickly became apparent that Christopher had carefully selected his guest list. As the attendees tried to leave, they realized escape was impossible. Tensions mounted as they struggled to solve Christopher’s cryptic puzzle. Panic erupted when a dead body was discovered, confirming their worst fear: a killer lurked among them.

Christopher reappeared on the monitor, pleased that his twisted plan had unfolded. He delivered another challenge and announced that he would be calling the authorities. His warning was grim: unless the guests unmasked the killer before the police arrived, they would all be suspects in the murder.

With no choice, the trapped partygoers turned on one another, interrogating their peers and foes, searching for clues, and uncovering buried secrets. After a frantic race against time, the guests uncovered the truth and exposed the culprit. Only then were they allowed to leave Clause Manor under one chilling condition: they could never reveal what transpired within its walls.

Host a Large-Group Christmas Murder Mystery Party:

• Main Game: 20 unique suspect characters
  • Designed for 10–20 suspect players.
  • Includes co-ed character roles.
  • Includes two required videos with backup transcripts.
  • Includes two interactive group challenges.
• Expansion Pack #1: 10 additional suspect characters
  • Sold separately.
  • Expands the game to 30 unique suspects.
  • Most or all of these characters should be used before adding Expansion Pack #2.
  • Includes two optional expandable teams.
  • The Palmer Family:
    • Led by Merry Palmer.
    • Add up to 30 duplicate Palmer family-member roles.
    • The additional relatives are duplicate, non-suspect team roles.
    • This expandable team is included with Expansion Pack #1. Team roles are optional and can be added or not.
  • Frederick Waters’s Army:
    • Led by Frederick Waters.
    • Add up to 30 duplicate loyal-follower roles.
    • The additional followers are duplicate, non-suspect team roles.
    • This expandable team is included with Expansion Pack #1. Team roles are optional and can be added or not.
• Expansion Pack #2: 20 additional suspect characters
  • Sold separately.
  • Expands the complete game to 50 unique suspects.
  • Designed to be added after Expansion Pack #1.
  • Includes two additional expandable teams.
  • The expansion pack is not a complete standalone mystery.
  • Rachel Greene’s Friends:
    • Led by Rachel Greene.
    • Add up to 30 duplicate friend roles.
    • The additional friends are duplicate, non-suspect team roles.
    • This expandable team is included with Expansion Pack #2. Team roles are optional and can be added or not.
  • Antonio Sopranos’s Minions:
    • Led by Antonio Sopranos.
    • Add up to 30 duplicate minion roles.
    • The additional minions are duplicate, non-suspect team roles.
    • This expandable team is included with Expansion Pack #2. Team roles are optional and can be added or not.

Expansion Pack #2 requires Expansion Pack #1. Hosts should assign characters only from the main game and expansion materials they have purchased.

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