Who Kidnapped Rudy Reindeer: Christmas Mystery Party Game

A hilarious family-friendly Christmas mystery party game. This festive, non-murder mystery is packed with North Pole workers, mischievous elves, eccentric reindeer, holiday rivalries, suspicious sabotage, missing equipment, guarded secrets, a ransom note, interactive challenges, and the mysterious kidnapping of Rudy Reindeer.

This is the non-murder version of the T’was the Night Before Murder Christmas game. 

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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Main-game players can get started before the party with costume suggestions, character information, details about the North Pole, and the mysterious events threatening Santa’s Christmas Eve delivery.

Scroll below this section to preview or download the Sample Game, Host Character Lists, and free invitations for each kit size.

The Sample Game contains carefully selected excerpts from the game, including plotlines, clue card formatting, the event timeline, and other materials. It allows you to evaluate the game’s format and quality before purchasing without revealing the solution.

• Expansion Pack #1: Adds 8 Characters and Two Expandable Teams
  Sold separately. 

Christmas Mystery Party Game Synopsis:

It is time for the annual pre-Christmas meeting at Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus’s home at the North Pole. Amid the holiday hustle, the Christmas workers must pause their preparations to report on the status of the enormous Christmas Eve toy delivery.

Hopefully, everyone will arrive with news of surpassed goals and deadlines met with ease. There is not a minute to spare, as a record number of children have landed on the nice list this year. Unfortunately, trouble is brewing beneath the tinsel. The sleigh’s navigation system may be in dire need of repair, Rudy has lost his nose cover, and the nice and naughty list still needs to be verified. Even worse, someone appears determined to sabotage the toy delivery through several devious schemes.

Dangerous times have fallen upon the North Pole. One small problem could trigger a disastrous chain reaction and result in Christmas being canceled.

Can the North Pole crew stop the sabotage, rescue Rudy Reindeer, and save Christmas before it is too late? This is where your story begins.

Host a Large-Group Christmas Mystery Party:

• Main Game: 16 unique suspect characters
  • Bag-Stuffing Crew:
    • Led by Gab the Elf.
    • Add up to 20 or more duplicate Bag-Stuffing Crew members.
    • The additional crew members are duplicate, non-suspect team roles.
    • This expandable team is included with the main game.
• Expansion Pack #1: 8 additional suspect characters
  • Sold separately.
  • The expansion pack is not a complete standalone mystery.
  • The expansion materials should be printed and used alongside the main game.
  • Penguin Family Team:
    • Included with Expansion Pack #1.
    • Add up to 20 or more duplicate Penguin Family members.
    • The additional penguins are duplicate, non-suspect team roles.
  • Arctic Prospector Team:
    • Included with Expansion Pack #1.
    • Add up to 20 or more duplicate Arctic Prospectors.
    • The additional prospectors are duplicate, non-suspect team roles.

There is no murder or victim in this mystery. The players investigate a sabotage at the North Pole and the kidnapping of Rudy Reindeer.

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