FAQS
1 How "Adult" is the Dialogue?
None of our murder mystery kits contain bad language or explicit dialogue so most grown-ups will be happy with the suggested dialogue provided. Everything is handled in a light-hearted way.
However, as the mystery games use a flexible script format, players can use their own words and ad-lib if they wish. Therefore, each player can choose whether to add additional innuendos, suggestions or jokes.
2 How Risque are the Murder Mystery Games?
Our mystery games offer a range of mature themes from risque to mild. The nature of each game's theme and content is reflected in the age guidance.
- If you fancy a somewhat more risque plotline, "Murder in the Naughty Nineties" has an age guidance of "adults and older teens" as there is a consensual callgirl ring. The accusations (and denials) can trigger lots of laughs.
- If you fancy a milder range of mature themes in your mystery party, then games with an age guidance of "adults and most teens 13+" will be unlikely to upset older guests. For example, "Murder in a 1920s Speakeasy" has storylines based around moonshine, flappers and gangsters. It does have allegations of an illegitimate child (or two) but these, like everything, are treated in a very light-hearted way.
3 Do All Adult Murder Mysteries Feature Romantic Entanglements?
Yes! We have found that these can add a lot of banter and amusement to murder mysteries. Expect different affairs and flirtations - both denied and admitted. There may also be proposals, engagement breakups and allegations from previous relationships.
Note that gender-neutral characters are not directly involved in any romantic themes - although they do have their own shocking secrets and fun storylines.
4 Are Any Mystery Games Appropriate for All-Female Adult Groups?
"Murder in the Swinging Sixties" is often played by all-female parties due to its large number of gender-neutral characters. Other customers, however, also play other games for female dinner parties or weekends away and women have then enjoyed dressing as men. A few customers have also played "Murder in the Naughty Nineties" as a hen party.
5 Can Teens Join In Adult Murder Mystery Parties?
Mystery parties labeled "adults and most teens 13+" can be enjoyed by many teenage family members. This does, however, very much depend on the personalities involved. Depending on family dynamics, some teens might prefer to play gender-neutral roles as these have no flirting involved.
