Case file: how to play
How Masters of Mystery Games Work
Choose the experience that suits your group, then follow clear step-by-step guidance from opening clue to final reveal. No previous hosting or detective experience is needed.
Find your game formatEvery experience includes
- 01 A clear start-to-finish guide
- 02 Everything needed to solve or host
- 03 Help exactly where you need it
Choose your evidence
Four ways to enter the mystery
Switch between formats to see exactly what happens before, during and after you play.
Best for groups and occasions
Become the suspects
Choose a theme and guest count, assign characters, then let the Host Guide move the party through each round.
- 01Choose your game
Match the theme and version to your occasion and number of guests.
- 02Invite the suspects
Assign characters and send invitations — the booklets carry every guest's secrets, or let the free Party App deliver them.
- 03Follow the guided rounds
The Host Guide leads introductions, evidence, accusations and the final reveal. A randomly selected murderer keeps the mystery replayable.
Best for solo play and small groups
Reopen an unsolved case
Work through witness statements, reports, photographs and hidden connections at your own pace.
- 01Choose digital or boxed
Digital access opens after checkout. Where offered, a boxed kit brings the physical evidence to your door.
- 02Examine every lead
Cross-reference the evidence, eliminate suspects and request a hint only when the trail goes cold.
- 03Submit your verdict
Name the culprit, explain your theory and reveal whether you solved the case.
UK only: best for a day out
Turn the city into a crime scene
Choose a UK route and follow a self-guided investigation through real streets and landmarks.
- 01Choose your route and format
Select instant digital access or, where available, a printed guide book.
- 02Head to the start
There is no booking or fixed start time. Begin on the day and at the pace that suits your group.
- 03Walk, investigate, solve
Follow the route, decode clues at real locations and unmask the culprit.
Best for instant play
Escape without leaving home
Open an online mystery, work through its puzzles and race to connect the clues before the final reveal.
- 01Choose your room
Pick the story and difficulty that suits your players.
- 02Open your game
Access the online experience after checkout, with no physical delivery to wait for.
- 03Solve it together
Search for connections, test your theories and work through each puzzle as a team.
Quick recommendation
Not sure which format fits?
I want a hosted occasionChoose a Dinner Party Game
I want to study evidenceChoose a Cold Case Game
I want a day outChoose an Unsolved Trail
I want to play immediatelyChoose an Online Escape Room