Murder Mystery Party Kit · 4–20 players · Christmas Eve, December 24

Murder at the North Pole

Murder at the North Pole: box, booklets and evidence envelopes
✓ The host can play too
$23.99 one-time
  • The host can play too: nobody knows the killer, not even you
  • A different killer every game, so you can play it again
  • Instant download: print it and play tonight
  • The evidence really points to the killer: five records crack the case in the final, and none of them is enough alone
  • Color and printer-friendly designs, US Letter and A4
  • Ages 12 and up
Players
PDF in English

Christmas Eve at the North Pole. An inspector has come to shut Santa's workshop down, and while he finishes his report, somebody is going to bring him his last cup of hot chocolate. That somebody will be sitting at this table. It might even be you.

One-time purchase. Not part of the subscription.

Good to know: The MurderMysteryTime subscription includes only the online games in the Cases section. Printable PDFs are not included and are sold separately. See the online membership.

The story

December 24, evening. At Santa's workshop at the North Pole it is the busiest night of the year, and the sleighs take off at midnight.

This year, though, the workshop has an uninvited guest: Chief Inspector Noah Cheer of the Department of Polar Affairs, a man who lives up to his name. For three days he has walked through every department with a notebook, written something down about everything he saw, and told everyone the same thing: "My report will be finished tonight. By morning, a great many things around here will have changed."

At 10:00 p.m., on the inspector's orders, the workshop went into power-saving mode. The lights were turned down, the hallways went dim, and nobody could properly make out anybody else. Everyone drifted off to one corner or another. The inspector shut himself in the guest room in the Main Building to finish his report.

Choose your edition

EditionCharactersPlay timePrice
4-8 players8about 1 hr 40 min$23.99
4-14 players14about 2 hours$29.99
4-20 players20about 2 hr 20 min$34.99

Use the characters from number 1 up to the size of your group. Every edition includes both paper sizes and both designs.

What’s inside

Every edition is a set of PDFs you print at home:

  • Host Guide
  • Character Booklets: one for every character
  • Evidence Cards
  • Evidence Key
  • Case File: To be opened in the final
  • Game Sheets
  • Invitation and Party Ideas
  • Envelope Covers
  • Solution Guide

How it plays

  1. Every guest plays a character. The victim (Chief Inspector Noah Cheer) is not a player.
  2. A draw at the start turns one person at the table into the killer. Only that person knows.
  3. There are three rounds. Each round opens one evidence card, and everyone answers the same question.
  4. Every innocent guest has one small, embarrassing secret. To protect it, they lie on exactly one of the three questions.
  5. The killer lies on all three. That is why nobody can be sure during the first three rounds; several people stay under suspicion.
  6. In the final the Case File is opened. Its records show where everyone really was and what they really carried, though none of them settles it alone. Only one person fits all three pieces of evidence: the killer.

Meet the suspects

Eight of the characters. The bigger editions add more.

Whit Whiskers: Workshop Manager
Whit WhiskersWorkshop Manager
Ginger Snap: Candy Chef
Ginger SnapCandy Chef
Manila Envelope: Mail Chief
Manila EnvelopeMail Chief
Rusty Bolt: Sleigh Mechanic
Rusty BoltSleigh Mechanic
Curly Ribbon: Wrapping Master
Curly RibbonWrapping Master
Mel O'Dee: Choir Director
Mel O'DeeChoir Director
Bailey Hay: Reindeer Keeper
Bailey HayReindeer Keeper
Lickety Split: Head Elf and Shift Supervisor
Lickety SplitHead Elf and Shift Supervisor

Look inside

Murder at the North Pole: Host Guide
Host Guide
Murder at the North Pole: Character Booklets
Character Booklets
Murder at the North Pole: Case File
Case File
Murder at the North Pole: Envelope Covers
Envelope Covers

Questions

Can we play the same kit again?

Yes. Every game the draw makes someone else the killer and the evidence changes. If the same group plays again, have everyone take a different character.

What if I turn out to be the killer?

Nothing changes. The guide holds no information meant for the killer, and you prepared the cards and the file without reading them, so you are in the same position as everyone else.

Is the killer obvious the moment the records are opened?

No. The records give numbers, not names, and none of them shows the exact answer on its own; each one only leaves a few possibilities open. Finding the right person means reading the records together.

What if someone cancels at the last minute?

If their character has the highest number, simply leave it out. If not, the player with the highest-numbered character plays the missing character instead.

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