The Missing Guest

The Missing Guest is a printable murder mystery game designed for 10 players and played over three rounds. Each guest receives their own character, secrets, information and objectives, while new clues and developments are introduced throughout the evening.

The game is designed to feel immersive without making hosting stressful. There are no scripts to memorize, no complicated rules to explain, and the host can play alongside everyone else. Players simply read their private information, talk to each other, investigate what happened and decide what they want to reveal.

The story is built so that every character has a reason to be involved in the mystery, no one is there just to fill a seat. Expect secrets, suspicious behaviour, family drama and plenty of reasons to accuse your friends.

Everything is provided digitally, so there is no waiting for a package to arrive. Simply download the files, print the materials at home or at a local print shop, assign the characters and you’re ready to play.

I recommend this game for adults and older teens, as it includes themes such as murder, secrets, affairs and family conflict.

Your game pack includes everything you need to prepare, host and play The Missing Guest, including:

• Host Guide & Preparation Instructions

• Character Overview for the Host

• 10 Invitations including character backgrounds and secrets (to send digitally or to print)

• Individual Player Tasks for All Three Rounds

• Printable Clues & Evidence

• Detective Report

• Round-by-Round Host Instructions

• Final Accusation & Reveal

• Full Mystery Solution

Everything is provided as printable digital files, ready to download and prepare at home. You will need to print around 20 pages.

This is a digital product. Nothing will be shipped to you.

After purchase, you’ll receive the game files as a downloadable PDF, ready to save and print at home.

The game is designed to keep preparation simple, allow around 30 minutes to print, organize the materials and assign the characters before your guests arrive.

Before the party, the host assigns each guest a character and prepares the printable materials.

During the game, players receive new information over three rounds. They mingle, question each other, complete their objectives and examine the clues as the story develops.

There are no scripts and players do not need to memorize anything. You simply read your private information, stay in character as much or as little as you like, and decide what you want to reveal.

At the end, everyone makes their accusation before the truth is revealed.

This purchase is for personal, non-commercial use only.

You may print and share the necessary character materials with the players participating in your own game, but the complete game files may not be resold, redistributed or uploaded online.