How it works
You host. You don't narrate.
The two things every host asks first: no, you don't sit outside the story reading a script — you play a character too. And yes, it works at 6, 7 or 8 — the murderer is always one of the six core characters, so the mystery solves properly at any size.
How it works
Three acts. Three courses.
01 · Print
Print the kit
Instant download, print-ready A4 PDFs. A host guide with one page of prep, eight character booklets, clue cards, place cards and invitations. A printer and plain paper is all it takes.
02 · Gather
Seat your suspects
About two hours, mapped to the courses of your dinner. You host, but you don’t narrate — you play a character too, and everyone at the table has something to hide.
03 · The Show
Let The Show host the night
Films, a full original soundtrack, act timers, the vote and the reveal — on your TV, from a browser tab. Included, and optional: the printed guide runs the whole night on its own.
What you need
Surprisingly little
- For the printable kit — a printer, A4 paper, and anything that opens a PDF. Card stock makes the clue cards feel like props, but plain paper works perfectly. About 7 MB.
- For The Show — an ordinary web browser on a Windows PC or a Mac, and either an HDMI cable or the ability to cast a browser tab to your TV. It streams on the night, so you'll want decent wifi in the room. No wifi there? The printed host guide runs the whole night on its own.
- Dinner — three courses, if the night is to keep its shape.
What you don't
Nothing to install
- No app, no account, nothing to install — The Show opens in a browser tab.
- No internet? No problem! You can host from the printed guide instead.
- No fonts, no software — the kit is print-ready PDFs.
- No acting experience. The booklets give every guest something to do in every act, so nobody sits quiet.
- No narrator. The Show does the narrating, keeps time, and handles the clue cards — putting each one on screen when it's earned, or telling you exactly when to deal it, depending on the game. And if you'd rather not set up a screen, the printed host guide runs the whole night on its own.
- Costumes are optional, and the invitations suggest them.
The Show is not built for phones or tablets, and won't run on a games console or a smart-TV browser. If none of that suits you, host from the printed guide instead — the mystery plays in full either way.