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- Type Download
- SKU KRINGEL
- Age Range 15 to Adult
- Minimum # of Players 8 Suspects
- Max Players (Main Game) 18 Suspects and 2 Optional Teams
- Max # Available (Sold Separately) 152: 32 Suspects and Up to 120 Team Roles (4 Teams)
- Difficulty Rating Moderate, 5/10
- Roles Co-Ed or *All-Female (*By skipping optional Males - see Host Character List)
- Game Duration 2 to 4 Hours Average (Flexible)
- Setting At Lacey Kringel’s annual holiday block party in the Holly Hills neighborhood of Hollyberry Town, where scandal-plagued neighbors gather for a festive Christmas celebration.
- Game Format Murder | Guided Clue Mingling | 4 rounds
- Vibe & Content Notes Clean Suburban Holiday Mystery | Festive Fun with Feuding Neighbors | Peace on Earth? Not on this Cul-de-sac.
- Publication Date 2008. Last Revised: 2022
A hilarious Christmas block party murder mystery game set at Lacey Kringel’s annual holiday gathering in Holly Hills. This festive suburban mystery is packed with feuding neighbors, unwanted gate-crashers, neighborhood gossip, blackmail, backstabbing, treachery, moochers, comedians, local police, news crews, and murder.
Murder Mystery Party Game Synopsis:
Lacey Kringel has once again agreed to host the annual Kringel’s Block Party for the Holly Hills neighborhood. The usual suspects will attend the gathering, while a few additional invitations have been distributed merely to keep the peace and prevent hostile gate-crashing.
The gossip grapevines of Hollyberry Town have been overflowing with scandal during the past year. Stories of blackmail, backstabbing, treachery, and bitter neighborhood feuds have circulated throughout this once-peaceful community. With certain residents holding grudges and others determined to settle old scores, peace on Earth may be asking too much from this cul-de-sac.
You have seen the RSVP list, and you are certain there will be drama. You also have an ax to grind with a few people attending the party, so you are more than ready to see what happens when everyone gathers beneath the holiday lights. This is where your story begins.
Host a Large Group Game:
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Main Game: 18 unique suspect characters
- 8 characters are required, and 10 are optional.
- The co-ed game may also be played with an all-female group by using the required characters and skipping the optional male roles.
- Includes the optional expandable team of neighborhood moochers led by Takey Takerton.
- Includes the optional expandable team of comedians led by Stan Upton.
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Expansion Pack #1: 7 additional unique suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- All 7 characters are optional and may be added in any combination.
- Includes the optional expandable police-officer team led by Callahan Coppa.
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Expansion Pack #2: 7 additional unique suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- All 7 characters are optional and may be added in any combination.
- Designed to be added after Expansion Pack #1.
- Includes the optional expandable news-crew team led by Pat Rivera.
All 32 suspect roles are unique characters. The four expandable teams use duplicate, non-suspect roles and may include up to 30 players each, allowing the complete game to accommodate up to 152 players.
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.
Fun and creative! This is our second murder mystery we have played through My Mystery Party. This one had creative characters and a fun story line. The one we did in the past had a video to show so we were able to follow the flow of the game. This time we didn’t and we ended up reading the results before guessing. I wish there were better directions so that the person who is putting on the party can also play without spoilers. Now that we know, we won’t do round 3 until after we guess. Event still, we had a great time and enjoyed the theme.
When you have the friends that get into parts it’s lots of fun!! I had 38 people attend the party. We gave out all the parts except for 2 that were in the kit. We did not buy expansion pack because I knew not everyone would
Get into it, but those that were not a part still engaged and asked questions. If you are a host and don’t want to know who dies it can be tricky. There is a part in the game play that people may need to go to a bathroom
Cabinet for a next step/clue. Our venue did not have a sink cabinet we used the kitchen cabinet and it just got a bit confusing for some to not be noticeable. Had I as the host known about certain parts I could have revised it a bit better. But through it all we had fun. No one guessed the killer!!!
I used this for a girls holiday get together and we had a blast! Easy to do with a little prep. Except if you're the host make sure you can stay sober for all three sessions! (I didn't...)
We hosted this party for 18 total people in our home and it was well organized and easy to host for newbies, but also very fun and engaging. We will totally do this again!
We played this at our Office Christmas party and everyone had a blast!