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 FINDSYMC
- Age Range 12 to Adult
- Minimum # of Players 8 Suspects
- Max Players (Main Game) 12 Suspects
- Max # Available (Sold Separately) 18 Suspects
- Difficulty Rating Moderate, 4/10
- Roles Flex-Gender
- Interactive Extras Multiple Choices for the Challenge Each Round, Spy Clues
- Game Duration 2 - 4 Hours Average (Flexible)
- Setting At Ms. Cornelia Crimson’s castle on Dismal Lane in Dreary Hollow, where guests must complete a series of challenges to uncover the spy among them.
- Game Format Find the Spy | Challenge to Win Clues | Guided Clue Mingling | 4 Rounds
- Vibe & Content Notes Clean Challenge Fun * Friendly, Suspicious Competition * Find the Mole
- Publication Date 2010: Last Revised: 2017
A suspenseful challenge-based spy mystery party game set inside Ms. Cornelia Crimson’s castle on Dismal Lane. This unique non-murder mystery is packed with stolen treasures, secret identities, eccentric guests, physical and intellectual challenges, hidden clues, suspicious competition, and a planted spy concealed within the group.
Spy Mystery Party Game Synopsis:
Ms. Cornelia Crimson has stolen something you hold dear to your heart. You may not have noticed the item is missing yet, but Ms. Crimson assures you that you will discover what she has taken soon enough. She claims she is willing to return your treasured possession—but only if you journey to her castle on Dismal Lane and earn the right to reclaim it.
You are not the only person who has received this disturbing invitation. Ms. Crimson has assembled an unusual collection of guests and secretly planted a spy among them. Throughout the evening, the group must complete a series of challenging physical, intellectual, and teamwork-based competitions. Successful challenges will earn valuable clues that may reveal the saboteur's identity.
The guest who correctly identifies the spy will have the stolen item returned and become heir to the Crimson estate. Those who guess incorrectly will never recover their treasured possessions. You have received an exclusive invitation to the castle on Dismal Lane. Will you accept the challenge and expose the spy? This is where your story begins.
Expand the Spy Mystery Party Game:
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Main Game: 12 unique suspect characters
- Features a non-murder, challenge-based mystery played across four rounds.
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Expansion Pack: 6 additional unique suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Includes 6 additional gender-flexible roles.
The host receives three challenge options for each of the first three rounds, for a total of nine challenges. At least one challenge must be hosted during each round. Some optional challenges may require simple household items, but you can play using the materials included in the download.
This is a non-murder mystery game and does not include a victim sign or forensic report.
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've hosted many murder mystery parties and this was an engaging and easy-to-prep one that two mixed-age (ages 8-50) families enjoyed. We loved that it was clean and silly without being super cheesy. I do wish that the solution had been printed on a completely different page so it was easier NOT to see it if you were hosting and also prepping, but to be fair, there were several warnings and the option to have them prep it (this option is quite pricey, however). Just be VERY careful if you are hosting and playing to look for the STOP. I am a speed reader and had a hard time stopping my eyes when I was skimming everything for instructions. You will use LOTS of envelopes! I would also recommend not having guests take notes on their clue sheets because they end up turning them in to vote for the spy each round and we didn't think that through as we were jotting down notes through the session. Overall, it was a well-organized and flexible way for two families to gather so I am happy with my purchase!
This was a great evening… the spy was difficult to figure out… so everyone was amazed when 1 guest figured it out..
Amazing game with lots of fun
We utilized this mystery for our daughters’ 15th birthday party with their friends. It worked out very well and everyone had a great time. We followed the menu as suggested. Timing listed was pretty close. They may have enjoyed trying more of the challenges.
Our group of middle-aged to senior citizen women had a great time solving the clues and doing the challenges! Everyone got into the spirit of the event and dressed in costume. I would recommend that the designers of the on-line version create page breaks so that all of the name tags are on two pages rather than stretching out to three. Also it would be better if the Challenges did not start in the middle of a page but could be printed out together. In addition, would have liked to know before ordering that the on-line version was 59 pages long (and had to print out multiple copies of some of those pages) so that I wouldn't have run out of ink in the middle of printing!