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- Type Download
- SKU TURMTOY
- Age Range Tween to Adult
- Minimum # of Players 7 Suspects
- Max Players (Main Game) 20 Suspects
- Max # Available (Sold Separately) 136: 20 Suspects, 116 Team Roles (5 Teams)
- Difficulty Rating Moderate, 4/10
- Roles Co-Ed (See Host Character List)
- Interactive Extras Printable Nice & Naughty List Graphic for End Hunt
- Game Duration 2 - 4 Hours Average (Flexible)
- Setting In the Toyshop Board Room at the North Pole, where Santa, Mrs. Claus, reindeer, and other Christmas VIPs gather for the annual pre-Christmas toy-production meeting.
- Game Format Family-Friendly Thievery| Guided Clue Mingling | 4 Rounds
- Vibe & Content Notes Wholesome Fam-Friendly Comedy| Lighthearted Elf Drama | Festive Christmas Fun
- Publication Date 2007. Last Revised: 2023
A festive, family-friendly Christmas mystery party game set inside the toyshop boardroom at the North Pole. This lighthearted, non-murder mystery is packed with colorful Christmas personalities, hardworking elves, eccentric reindeer, toy-production problems, workplace disagreements, holiday gossip, suspicious behavior, interactive party games, and the disappearance of Santa’s Nice and Naughty List.
Christmas Non-Murder Mystery Game Synopsis:
The annual pre-Christmas toy-production meeting in Christmas Village is just around the corner. Mrs. Santa Claus has invited the North Pole’s most important leaders to gather in the toyshop boardroom for business discussions, Christmas games, holiday treats, and a little yuletide gossip.
Unfortunately, this year’s preparations have not gone smoothly. Toy production has fallen behind, the sleigh’s navigation system is tangled in trouble, and tensions among the reindeer are rising.
Even more concerning, anonymous voices in the workshop are questioning Santa’s management of the Nice and Naughty List. With Christmas Eve quickly approaching, the North Pole crew must put their candy cane-filled heads together and solve the problems threatening the Big Delivery.
The worker elves have been given the afternoon off and are heading to Yule Tide World in Gingersnap Village, leaving Christmas Village unusually quiet. Meanwhile, the North Pole’s VIPs will meet in the toyshop boardroom and attempt to restore order before a holiday catastrophe unfolds.
Can the team overcome the turmoil, recover the missing Nice and Naughty List, and ensure Christmas arrives on schedule? This is where your story begins.
Host a Large-Group Christmas Mystery Party:
- Main Game: 20 unique suspect characters
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Five Optional Expandable Teams:
- Toyshop Elves, led by Dank the Elf
- Ebbie Smooge’s Entourage, led by Ebbie Smooge
- Office Employee Elves, led by Pax the Elf
- Santa’s Bag-Stuffing Crew, led by Lun the Elf
- Santa’s Sleigh Team, led by Rudy Reindeer
All 20 suspect roles are unique characters. Each team may include up to 25 duplicate, non-suspect players. Current game configurations can accommodate up to 145 players.
There is no murder or victim in this mystery. Guests investigate the disappearance of Santa’s Nice and Naughty List.
This is the instant download version of the game. Simply download, print, and prepare everything you need to play, with no shipping fees or delivery wait.
PDF files included:
- Host Instructions
- Printable Game Materials
- Solution
- Optional Extras, such as the free invitation
For the boxed kit, also called the Party Pack, use the link provided on the product page.
Printing Tips
For the best results, open and print the files using Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free from Adobe.com. Other PDF viewers may alter fonts, spacing, colors, page sizing, or interactive features.
- Download the PDF files to your computer and note where you save them before opening or printing.
- Select Actual Size or 100% Scale unless the instructions specify otherwise.
- Do not select Fit to Page, as this may resize cards, labels, or other game materials.
- Confirm that the paper size is set to US Letter, 8.5 × 11 inches.
- Print one test page before printing the complete game.
- Use standard printer paper for any worksheets or investigation sheets.
- Use heavier paper for invitations, clue cards, and other materials that will be handled during the game.
- Print in color when possible for the intended appearance.
- Do not select double-sided printing.
- Allow ink to dry completely before cutting, folding, or assembling the materials.
Printer settings and results may vary by printer.
This was a really fun experience for multiple ages. We played with ages 7-adult, with the 7-year-old needing a little assistance. I recommend breaking up the rounds with either bonus games or other activities. To fit in with the mystery, I added added to my elf role the task of managing a North Pole company retreat where we decorated gingerbread houses and then as tensions increased throughout the night, we broke and settled disputes by playing “reindeer pong” aka bouncing ping pong balls into cups and then distributing shots (to adults, obviously). Creating a mug shot lineup was a lot of fun too!