This game is licensed for personal, private use only. If you plan to use it for any commercial purpose, public event, business, organization, school, fundraiser, church, promotional activity, paid event, or any use that generates revenue or provides a commercial benefit, you must purchase a Commercial License.
- Type Download
- SKU CRAZYXMAS
- Age Range 12 to Adult
- Minimum # of Players 6 Suspects
- Max Players (Main Game) 12 Suspects
- Max # Available (Sold Separately) 88+: 22 Suspects, Up to 66 Team Roles (2 Teams)
- Difficulty Rating Moderate, 4/10
- Roles Co-Ed or *All-Female (*By skipping optional Males - see Host Character List)
- Interactive Extras Christmas Icon Award Certificate (Printable with Kit)
- Game Duration 2 - 4 Hours Average (Flexible)
- Setting At Santa's cottage in the Christmas Village of the North Pole during the bustling holiday season.
- Game Format Family-Friendly Murder| Guided Clue Mingling | 4 Rounds
- Vibe & Content Notes Family Christmas | Light-hearted, Silly Drama | North Pole Characters
- Publication Date 2009. Last Revised: 2024
A festive, family-friendly Christmas murder mystery party game set in Santa’s bustling Christmas Village at the North Pole. This lighthearted holiday mystery is packed with colorful Christmas characters, silly drama, competitive rivalries, suspicious motives, festive challenges, the coveted Christmas Icon Award, and a not-too-serious murder at Santa’s Cottage.
Christmas Murder Mystery Party Game Synopsis:
In Christmas Village, tucked deep within the North Pole, preparations for the holiday season continue 364 days a year. Each year, the coveted Christmas Icon Award is presented to the most outstanding holiday helper. A toyshop elf usually claims the prize, but this year’s competition is tighter than ever.
Rumor has it that Icy the Snowman and the Gingerbread Man are the leading contenders—but in Christmas Village, anyone could take the title. The winner receives more than bragging rights: a cash bonus, a year’s supply of chestnuts, an extra vacation day, the power to change one Christmas law, and a guaranteed place in the legendary Claus Hall of Fame.
With delivery night fast approaching, Christmas Village is buzzing. Silver bells are ringing, eggnog and sugar plums are plentiful, and Mrs. Claus has invited everyone to Santa’s Cottage for a celebration and the highly anticipated award announcement.
The townsfolk are perfecting their carols and selecting their finest holiday attire. Rivalries are growing, and the stakes have never been higher—but everyone must put on a jolly face and spread some Christmas cheer.
Mrs. Claus has personally invited you. There may be a few Christmas characters you would rather avoid, but when Mrs. Claus calls, you show up—or else! Who knows? Perhaps you will claim the Christmas Icon Award. This is where your story begins.
Host a Large Group Game:
- Main Game: 12 unique suspect characters
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Expansion Pack #1: 5 additional unique suspect characters
- Sold separately.
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Expansion Pack #2: 5 additional unique suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Designed to be added after Expansion Pack #1.
- Includes 2 optional expandable teams: Smooge’s Bankers and the Elf Mechanics.
All 22 suspect roles are unique characters. The complete game can accommodate up to 88 players by adding as many as 66 duplicate, non-suspect team roles.
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.
I hosted the Crazy Christmas Catastrophe this week with guests from 9 years old - 74 years old. Everyone had an absolute ball. Was great to see the kids and teens getting into character and also writing down clues, interrogating us all.
Highly recommend this for some serious family fun.
I was skeptical that this would provide the level of interaction amongst our group I was looking for, but it did! We played with 12 players. The goal was to do rounds between drinks and meals as recommended, but it was tough with a larger group, so just did all three rounds after dinner. It still worked great. At the end when everyone was sharing their suspect and motive, there was still quite a bit of chatter! Really fun and took just under an hour total in the method we did it.
We used this for our office Christmas party. It was fun. I wish there were more characters that were gender swappable. Like Mitzy the Elf, we didn't have enough women so we changed that character to Mitchy the Elf.
We downloaded the materials. If I would have ordered in time, we totally would have gotten the box set so no one would know who the guilty character was.
We used an angel halo headband and caution tape for the victim. It was a hoot!
We had a good time with this product and I would highly recommend this.
We have done a lot of Murder Mysteries and I was very pleased with this one. I wanted something that would work for 6 people because we planned to do it after our Thanksgiving dinner. We did it with no advance prep, except for preparing the parts and clues to pass out. Even without costumes or characters having advance notice, it was really fun.
Great for small parties. Loved playing over the top characters. Created an incredible experience for all!