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Tacky Sweater Shindig: Murder Mystery Party Game

Name: Tacky Sweater Shindig: Murder Mystery Party Game
Brand: My Mystery Party
SKU: TACKYSWT
Price: 43.95 USD
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$43.95

Product details

Type Download
SKU TACKYSWT
Age Range 13 to Adult
Minimum # of players 8 Suspects
Max Players (Main Game) 12 Suspects and 1 (Optional) Team Led by Optional Male Character
Max players available 125: 45 Suspects, Up to 80 Team Roles (2 Teams, Expansion Packs Sold Separately)
Difficulty rating Moderate, 5/10
Character roles Co-Ed or *All-Female (*By skipping optional Males & Optional Team - see Host Character List)
Game Duration 2 to 4 Hours Average (Flexible Timeline)
Game format Murder | Guided Clue Mingling | 4 Rounds
Vibe and Content Notes Clean Small-Town Holiday Chaos | Glittery Gossip, and Good Cheer | Cozy Christmas Mischief
Date of publication 2013. Last Revised: 2021

A festive Christmas murder mystery party game. This cozy holiday mystery is packed with outrageously tacky sweaters, competitive Christmas personalities, small-town gossip, department-store drama, old grudges, suspicious motives, festive challenges, and homicide inside the Silver Bells Ballroom at Snowflake Manor.

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

Boxed version of the Homicide at the Tacky Sweater Shindig mystery party game

Prefer a professionally prepared game? Choose the Boxed Kit version, and our staff will professionally print and prepare the game materials for you.

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Main-game players can get started before the party with costume suggestions, character information, details about Holly Hills, and the Tacky Sweater Shindig mystery premise.

Expansion Pack #1: Adds 12 Characters and an Expandable Team
Sold separately.
Expansion Pack #2: Adds 12 Characters and an Expandable Team
Sold separately.
Expansion Pack #3: Adds 9 Characters
Sold separately.

At the bottom of this page are links for the host character lists for each expansion pack, the free invitations, and the sample game materials.

Watch the Homicide at the Tacky Sweater Shindig mystery party game trailer

Christmas Murder Mystery Party Game Synopsis:

The citizens of Holly Hills are preparing for the annual Tacky Sweater Shindig inside the spectacular Silver Bells Ballroom at Snowflake Manor. The town’s most colorful personalities will arrive dressed in their most outrageously festive sweaters for an evening filled with delicious food, entertaining activities, holiday cheer, and enough gossip to keep Sugarplum Point buzzing well into the new year.

Unfortunately, several invited guests share old grudges, competitive rivalries, suspicious histories, and carefully guarded secrets. Rumors of revenge have circulated throughout Holly Hills, but the management of Snowflake Manor insists everyone will be perfectly safe and that no drama will be tolerated during the celebration.

You have received an invitation to the Tacky Sweater Shindig, your most gloriously hideous holiday sweater is ready, and this is where your story begins.

Host a Large-Group Christmas Murder Mystery Party:

Main Game: 12 unique suspect characters
- The game may be played with an all-female group by omitting the 4 optional male characters.
Main-Game Expandable Team:
- Clark Griswall may lead an optional Griswall Family team.
- The additional family members are non-suspect team roles.
Expansion Pack #1: 12 additional suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Includes an optional department-store elf team led by Hermey Garland.
- Purchase this pack before Expansion Pack #2.
Expansion Pack #2: 12 additional suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Includes an optional elf team led by George Bailey.
- Designed to be added after Expansion Pack #1.
Expansion Pack #3: 9 additional suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Designed to be added after Expansion Packs #1 and #2.

The main game and all three expansion packs provide 45 unique suspect roles. Additional Griswall family members and elf-team players are duplicate, non-suspect roles designed for larger groups.

The expansion packs should be added in numerical order. Each larger invitation and pre-game website includes characters from the preceding packs, so hosts should assign only the roles included with the materials they have purchased.

Browse tacky Christmas sweater inspiration, Snowflake Manor décor, festive party food, holiday accessories, Christmas games, glittering table settings, and more on the Pinterest board!

Homicide at the Tacky Sweater Shindig mystery party Pinterest board

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.

Great time!

Homicide at the tacky sweater shindig was a great murder mystery game for the Christmas holidays! Great time had by all! Highly recommend!!

Fantastic Fun!!

I purchased this for a Christmas staff party. I was a little nervous that we would not all get into the spirit of things, but I needn't have worried. WE LOVED IT!! Everyone was straight into it, and it was a great way for us to get out of our shells and interact with one another. I cannot thank you enough - everything was super easy to put together and it ran so well. THANK YOU!

Directions could be better

We’ve done several murder mysteries, and this one was a little disappointing. The concept and theme were good, but the clues and directions were a bit hard to follow. Many of them directed the characters to read several statements out loud to the entire group instead of interacting with individual characters and telling them things. It wasn’t as fun as we had hoped.

Fun game for the holidays with family

We did this murder mystery with our family and friends on Christmas Eve and it was a hit! It got people to loosen up and get to know each other as well as have a great time! Would definitely recommend

Family Christmas

I did this for a our large family Christmas party. It was great and so much fun. This was my first murder mystery party. I was nervous, but the instructions was excellent and helped me plan. I will definitely being doing this again next year. The only thing I would do different is pay the extra for the party pack instead of doing digital.

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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.

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