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- Type Download
- SKU ECHODWNLD
- Age Range 11 to 16
- Minimum # of players 8 Suspects
- Max Players (Main Game) 16 Suspects
- Max players available 32 Suspects (Expansion Packs Sold Separately)
- Difficulty rating Moderate 4/10
- Character roles Flex-Gender
- Interactive Extras Group Challenge * Finale Hunt for the Decoder
- Game Duration 2 to 4 Hours Average (Flexible Timeline)
- Game format Thievery| Guided Clue Mingling | 4 Rounds
- Vibe and Content Notes Tween-Friendly Spy School Drama * Clean, Lighthearted Fun
- Date of publication 2025
An exciting tween spy mystery party game. This action-packed, non-murder mystery is filled with young secret agents, covert identities, coded messages, suspicious classmates, academy rivalries, espionage challenges, carefully guarded secrets, a stolen piece of advanced spy technology, and an urgent investigation inside the mysterious halls of Echo Academy.
This is the instant download version, so there is nothing to ship and no shipping fee. Simply download, print, prepare, and play!
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 character information, costume suggestions, details about the academy classes, and an introduction to the secretive world of Echo Academy.
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Expansion Pack #1: Adds 8 Unique Suspect Characters
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Expansion Pack #2: Adds 8 Unique Suspect Characters
Sold separately.
Tween Spy Mystery Party Game Synopsis:
At the Echo Spy Academy, secrets and shadows are part of the curriculum. It's not just any school - it's the premier spy training ground for teens, where mastering the art of deception is as essential as acing your finals. Every year, the Academy's highlight is the dinner party, an event shrouded in mystery and intrigue.
You and your fellow students will engage in covert role-play on this special night. Dean Shadow will assign you a new identity. The challenge? Stay utterly convincing in your disguise throughout the evening. After all, in the world of espionage, the next mission might require you to become someone entirely different.
This year, the Academy is buzzing with a thrilling twist. The rumor is that someone is planning to sabotage the dinner party. Who could it be? What could it entail? The air is thick with suspense. Every conversation might contain a potential clue, and every glance could carry a hidden message, adding an extra layer of excitement to the evening.
As you enter Mirage Hall, you'll realize this isn't just another dinner party. It's a gateway to a thrilling mission, a test of your abilities, and a playground for your skills. The game is on, and how you play it could change everything. This is where your most exciting story begins.
Host an Echo Spy Academy Mystery Party:
- Main Game: 16 unique suspect characters
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Expansion Pack #1: 8 additional suspect characters
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- Sold separately.
- The expansion characters may be added in any combination.
- The expansion pack is not a complete standalone mystery.
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Expansion Pack #2: 8 additional suspect characters
- Sold separately.
- Designed to be added after Expansion Pack #1.
- The expansion pack is not a complete standalone mystery.
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.
We just hosted 16 kids for my daughter’s 11th birthday. Group was coed AND different friend groups. The structure of the party made it easy for all to connect, even if they didn’t know each other. The costumes gave an element of silliness. We had some that went all out and some that just did the bare minimum and it didn’t matter.
The instructions are great. I do recommend printing everything a week or two ahead. It helps you as the host to understand what happens. I was nervous the kids wouldn’t be into it, but they took it seriously. They even talked about their theories when they were eating.
Many had figured out the thief before the forensic report but the way it was phrased, it introduced enough doubt that they stayed interested.
We did one bonus game- the TP disguise game. I also made the scavenger hunt really tough. Even so, we ended the party at 3 hours, 10 mins as predicted.
My daughter asked if we could do it again next year with a different thief. I have a feeling we could be back for a different game.
This was an enjoyable party theme. This is an easier mystery and perfect for younger kids to follow along.
Our 11 year old invited 21 kiddos to her birthday party, everyone RSVPd yes (so I purchased the expansion pack), and everyone showed up! I was nervous about having to "recast" the main characters, but this wasn't an issue. The pre-game interactive contact so-and-so was difficult because there were two distinct friend groups, and I got a lot of questions about how to do that. (It was just to encourage excitement.) The kids showed up in costume and it was really cute although I'm not sure they really understood the acting portion.
The instructions were clear for hosting. I appreciated the ideas for cute food names (Detective Dogs, Secret Agent Sliders, etc) and the bonus game ideas were great (we only did one- the Disguise game with toilet paper, which was super fun). Organizing the round cards into envelopes the week before was helpful. Really, 16 kids max would have been my preference as 22 was quite a lot to handle. And, they needed a hint to solve the cipher code, but after that, they were able to easily figure out who the guilty party was. Extra fun that the guilty party also had no idea, and a few kids were absolutely convinced that it was them, and trying to convince others of this as well.
For decorations, I had a welcome table with a letterboard instructing the kids to Check-in, submit for photography and fingerprinting, pick up agent IDs (lanyards with a cartooned photo of them, their class, Echo Spy Academy from the photo provided and a place for their fingerprint), welcome drink (Truth Serum) and proceed to Mirage Hall. I made a castle door as the entrance, Suspect boards (with their photos, red yarn connecting them, fingerprint cards and a clue envelope with TOP SECRET), and a "class list" with a photo of the four different classes and the surrounding agent's IDs. Red table cloths covered with TOP SECRET papers. For goodybags, I used brown craft bags with TOP SECRET on the outside, included an invisible ink pen, sunglasses, a mini flashlight, a notebook that my kid decorated for each individual, and a magnifying glass (all from Amazon in bulk so not too pricey).
Overall, for 11 year olds, this was a fun non-murder party, the kids had a blast even if they needed a little help, and it was a successful party themed in a unique way that no one in her school had ever done before!
