Guides

Every Escape Game Box guide: how murder mystery games, cold cases and escape rooms in a box work, how to host a party and how to solve without spoiling the ending.

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  How to DIY Escape Room: How to Make an Escape Room at Home

  How to make a DIY escape room at home: write the story, build a linear or parallel puzzle chain, pick locks and ciphers, test the game and prepare hints.

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  How to choose Easy Escape Room Games (and Hard Ones): How to Pick the Level

  Easy escape room games vs hard ones: how EXIT, Unlock!, Deckscape and Clue Escape rate difficulty, what the numbers mean, and a grid to match a box to your group.

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  Guide Escape Room in a Box: How At-Home Escape Room Kits Work

  How an escape room in a box works: boxed adventures, card series and calendars, what is inside, how answers and hints are checked, play time and player count.

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  Guide How to Play a Murder Mystery Game: How Each Format Works

  How murder mystery games work at home: cold case files, boxed investigation games and party kits, what comes in the box, how long a game takes and how you check.

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  How to choose Murder Mystery Box: How to Choose the Right Case for Your Table

  How to choose a murder mystery box: one-off case or subscription season, player count, playing time, difficulty, online steps, age rating and what is inside.

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  How to choose Murder Mystery Party Kits: What's Inside and How to Choose

  How to choose a murder mystery party kit: required and optional roles, whether the host plays, prep time, setting, length, boxed vs printable and age rating.

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  How to choose Murder Mystery Games for Groups: How to Choose for Your Crowd

  How to choose murder mystery games for groups of 2, 3 to 4, 5 to 8 or 9 and more, by player count, age, time, the kind of fun you want and experience.

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  Guide How to Host a Murder Mystery Party: Plan, Timeline and Tips

  How to host a murder mystery party at home: how the rounds work, picking a kit for your guest count, invitations, food, decor and an hour-by-hour timeline.

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  How to How to Solve a Murder Mystery Game Without Spoiling the Ending

  A step-by-step method to solve a murder mystery game: sort the evidence, build a timeline, test each suspect and use the publisher's hints without spoilers.

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  How to How to Think Like a Detective: 7 Deduction Techniques for Games

  How to think like a detective at a deduction game: keep a grid, log sources, test rival theories, hunt contradictions and spend leads wisely in Consulting Detective.

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  Guide Murder Mystery Birthday Party: Ideas, Themes and Planning

  Plan a murder mystery birthday party for a 30th, 40th, 50th or a teen: casting the guest of honor, themes by age, kit sizes, cake, decor and timing.

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  Guide Murder Mystery for Beginners: Easy Games and How to Start

  Murder mystery for beginners: which easy murder mystery game to start with, how long it takes, how many players, rookie mistakes, using hints and what to play next.

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  Expert advice Murder Mystery Game vs Party: Which One Fits Your Night?

  A murder mystery game is a case you solve at the table; a murder mystery party is a hosted evening where every guest plays a suspect. Here is how to pick.

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  How to Murder Mystery Characters: Classic Roles and How to Cast Them

  How murder mystery characters work in a party kit: booklets, secrets and rounds, how many roles you need, which ones to cut, and how to cast your guests.

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  How to Murder Mystery Party Costumes: What to Wear for Every Setting

  Murder mystery party costumes by setting, from 1920s and Victorian manor to 1950s Hollywood, cruise, Western and 1960s casino, built from clothes you already own.

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  How to choose Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Which Box to Start With

  Which Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective box to buy first: the four Space Cowboys boxes compared, cases per box, players, age, scoring, and solo or group play.

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  How to Virtual Murder Mystery: Play a Boxed Game Over Video Call

  How to play a virtual murder mystery with a boxed game: mirrored copies or one shared box, document camera, screen sharing, roles, timing and online hints.

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  Guide What Is a Deduction Game? Types, Examples and How to Play

  What a deduction game is, its four families from Clue to MicroMacro: Crime City, how a game plays out, and how it differs from social deduction and escape rooms.